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- Joe Howard Laurence, passed away on November 17, 2025, at the age of 95. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 24, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Myers Colonial Funeral Home in DeRidder. Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM prior to the service. A burial will follow the service at Cooper Cemetery in Merryville, LA.
- Funeral services for Antoinette R. Williams will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville, Louisiana. Burial will follow in the Leesville Memorial Cemetery.
- Nancy Jane Phy, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2025, in Deridder, Louisiana, at the age of 75. A public viewing will be held at Smyrna Baptist Church on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 12:00 PM. Following the viewing, a memorial service will take place at the same location at 1:00 PM.