Obituaries
Arthur Jean Dear
Dec 20, 2016
Arthur Jean Dear, 80, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 20, 2016.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Anna Lee Dear; seven children, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two step-children and four step-grandchildren; sisters, Irene Cole, Earline Hutchinson and Nana Sue McDonald; and a host of...
Lour Jean Johnson
Dec 17, 2016
Lour Jean Johnson, 57 of Merryville, LA, passed from this life on Saturday, December 17, 2016.
Those left to cherish her memory are husband, Tony Johnson; sons, Emmitt LeeWayne Jordan of Merryville, LA and Clement Jordon of Sandjack, TX; daughter, Lori Jordan-Bradley of West Monroe, LA; brothers, Louis Jordan and Stephanie, Luke...

Herbert Olivier, Sr.
Dec 12, 2016
Herbert Olivier, Sr., was at home with his family when he left this world and entered Heavens gates on December 12, 2016.
Visitation will be held Friday, December 16, 2016, from 6-10 PM. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 1 PM. Both events will be held at...

Phillip Lee Mcelhaney
Dec 11, 2016
Phillip Lee McElhaney, 57, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Sunday, December 11, 2016.
Those left to cherish his memory are sons, Micah Lee McElhaney of Port Arthur, TX, Mason Lynn McElhaney of Hackberry, LA, Malkim Dean McElhaney of Longville, LA, Malachi Jean McElhaney of Longville, LA, Michael Joyce (Ebony...
Roosevelt Moore, Jr.
Dec 11, 2016
Roosevelt Moore, Jr., 36, passed from this life on December 11, 2016.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Myers Colonial Funeral Home in DeRidder, LA. Burial will follow at Beauregard Cemetery in DeRidder, LA.
Timothy Nash, Sr.
Dec 10, 2016
Timothy Nash Sr, age 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at his home in Rosepine, Louisiana, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 23, 1932, in Leesville, Louisiana. Timothy truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures such as his family, friends, fishing, and his cattle.
Lisa Kay Benton
Dec 9, 2016
Lisa Kay Benton passed away December 9, 2016, after a brave battle with metastatic breast cancer. Lisa was born August 27, 1961, to Jackie Lamar and Sharon Bradbury Benton in Dothan, Alabama.
After graduating from Tara High School in Baton Rouge in 1979, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology...
James Ray Lepley
Dec 7, 2016
James Ray Lepley, 44, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 7, 2016.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Darlene Lepley of DeRidder, LA; sons, Alex Crews and James Ray Lepley, II of DeRidder, LA; daughter, Hannah Lepley of DeRidder, LA; mother, Sharon Lepley of Daniels,...

Robert Iutress Brumley
Dec 6, 2016
Robert Iutress Brumley, 56 of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 6, 2016.
Leamon Robson, Jr.
Dec 3, 2016
Leamon Robson Jr. was born in DeRidder, Louisiana on October 15, 1953 to the late Leamon Robson Sr. and Minnie Gill Robson. He was reared in DeRidder, Louisiana and attended school in Beauregard Parish.
He accepted Christ as his personal savior at an early age and united with the Sweet Home Baptist Church under the...
Gerald Douglas Banks
Dec 2, 2016
Gerald Douglas Banks, 70, passed Friday, December 2, 2016 with family by his side. A native of DeRidder, LA. A graduate of DeRidder High School, class of ‘66. He served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Bexar during Vietnam. After serving his country, he worked and retired at Boise Cascade.
Those...
Elaine Riggs Jackson
Nov 30, 2016
Elaine Riggs Jackson, 85, of Merryville, LA, passed from this life on November 30, 2016 at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son, John Jackson and Dana of Lake Charles, LA; her daughter, Juanice Jackson Welsh and Dr. James B. Welsh of Midland, TX; her sisters,...
Clarence Cecil Hudson
Nov 30, 2016
Clarence Cecil Hudson, 73, of Merryville, LA, passed from this life on November 30, 2016.
Those left to cherish his memory is his wife, Stella Hudson of Merryville, LA; sons, Timothy Hudson and wife Traci of Merryville, LA and Jason Hudson of Merryville, LA; daughter, DeAnna Perry of Merryville, LA; brothers, Charles...
James Rufus Burch
Nov 30, 2016
ames Rufus Burch, 87, of Leesville, La, passed from this life on Wednesday, November 30, 2016.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Bethel Grove UPC in Merryville, LA. Burial will follow at Hinson Cemetery in Knight Community.
Hebert Edwin Smith
Nov 28, 2016
Herbert Edwin Smith, 89, of Merryville, LA, passed from this life on November 28, 2016 at Resthaven in Lake Charles, LA.
Those left to cherish his memory are his son, Brian Smith and wife Lisa of Lake Charles, LA; his brother, Royce Smith and wife Frances of White Oak, TX; his grandchildren,...
Edith Kittrell Walker
Nov 27, 2016
Edith Kittrell Walker, 85, of Rosepine, LA, passed from this life on November 27, 2016.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Rose Ashworth and husband Samuel of Singer, LA and Pam Leonard and husband Wayne of DeRidder, LA; brother, Wayne Kittrell and wife Lucille of Sugartown, LA; sister, Delores...
Shirley Lott Marchie
Nov 24, 2016
Shirley Lott Marchie, 58, of Merryville, LA, passed from this life on November 24, 2016 at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Justin Marchie of Merryville, LA; her daughters, Wendy Dauzat and husband Jimmy of Fifth Ward, LA, Amy Dodge and husband...
Thomas Wilson
Nov 21, 2016
Thomas “Tex” “Tata” Wilson, 84, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on November 21, 2016.
Those left to cherish his memory are his nephews, David Jamel Wilson and wife DeAnna of Slidell, LA and Brian Keith Wilson and wife Melissa of Pirate’s Cove, Toledo Bend, LA; niece, Sherrolyn “Diane” Wilson of...
John Edgar Ruston, Sr.
Nov 20, 2016
John Edgar Ruston, Sr., 91, of Merryville, LA, passed from this life on November 20, 2016.
Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, David Earl Ruston and wife Mary Anne of Sun City Center, FL and John E. Ruston, Jr. and wife Sherry of Hammond, LA; daughters, Martha Ruston Spetz...
Lewis Brinkley
Nov 19, 2016
Lewis Brinkley, 94, of DeQuincy, Louisiana, passed from this life on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Funeral services will be held at Burr Ferry Pentecostal Church, November 22, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. in Burr Ferry, Louisiana.
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