Cecilia Lee Bland passed from this life at 3:18 pm on July 17, 2025, at the age of 81 while living in Albuquerque, NM.
Born February 28, 1944, in Norfolk, Virginia, parents were Cecil Emmett Bland, Jr., and Nannie Omega McKinney Bland. In 1944, Cecil was in the Army training in Pennsylvania and Nan was living there, too. When Nannie got...
Funeral services for Dr. Mary Ann Neff Shaw, 87, will be held at 10:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 900 Jordan St., Shreveport, Louisiana on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Visitation will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall St., Shreveport, Louisiana. A private burial will follow. Officiating the...
Funeral services for Robert “Chester” Lofton, 81, will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Self Cemetery, Barham Rd. in Hornbeck, Louisiana. A visitation will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Officiating...
A funeral service for Alfred “Al” Edward Flowers, Jr., will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Dr., Bossier City, Louisiana. A graveside service and potluck lunch will follow at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana. A family visitation will be held starting at 10:00 a.m., and a general visitation...
A graveside service for Clayton Earl Alexander, 81, will be held on Friday, November 14, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Restland Cemetery in Waskom, Texas. A visitation will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Dr., Bossier City, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Matthew Adams.
Clayton was born...
A Mass of Christian burial to celebrate the life of Maudie Lee (Procell) Sepulvado Woodruff, 94, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 14, 2025 at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Ebarb with Father Joseph Madalla officiating. A burial will follow the service in the church cemetery. A visitation will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025,...
A graveside service for Linda Sue Seals Ebarb, 79, will be Friday, November 14, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, 307 Hammond St., Zwolle, Louisiana. A visitation will be held on Friday, November 14, 2025 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 9891 Texas Hwy., Many, Louisiana....
Christi Meyer Ganey, 54, of Bossier City, Louisiana, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 19, 1971, in Shreveport, Louisiana, Christi was a devoted wife, mother, “Gigi,” sister, daughter, and friend. Her warm spirit, strength, and love for others touched countless lives and will be forever remembered.
Christi graduated from...
Funeral services for Mary Evelyn Kauffman Rinaudo, 89, will be held Friday, November 14, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Centuries Memorial Park Cemetery, 8801 Mansfield Rd. in Shreveport. A visitation will be held Friday, November 14, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service. Officiating the service...
Funeral services for Tracy Coleman Addison, 50, will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Forest Park West Cemetery, 4000 Meriwether Rd. in Shreveport. A visitation will be held on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home....
Lynda R. Craig of Mansfield, Louisiana, a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, and grandmother passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 8, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
A lifelong resident of Mansfield, she was born on May 16, 1951 to James Mixon Rascoe Sr. and Mayme Rascoe Binning. Lynda was a 1969 graduate of Mansfield High School and attended Northwestern State...
Memorial Services will be held for Mr. Gerald B. Allen, SR, age 83, at Calvary Baptist Church, 1993 HWY 3062, Homer, LA, on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Stephen Beard, officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 10-11 a.m., prior to the service.
Gerald Bruce Allen, SR, age 83, was born January 15, 1942, in Delhi,...
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 5:8
“If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” Romans 14:8 NLT
Services will be held at Cypress Baptist...
Martin Dale Lingle, known simply as "Marty" to everyone that had the pleasure of knowing him, passed away at the age of 92 peacefully on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 in Alexandria, LA.
Marty was a man whose heart was renewed through faith, which gave him a source of deep peace. He was a natural conversationalist - someone who could talk with...
Almost from the time he became a Christian as a teenager, Charles Middleton sensed that God wanted him to preach. With that conviction, after his 1957 graduation from Fair Park High School in Shreveport, Charles went to enroll at Louisiana Baptist College (now University). At registration, when informed of the amount he owed, he replied, “I don’t have any money,...
James Everett Crout passed away peacefully on October 26, 2025 surrounded by his family. He joins his beloved wife of 60 years, Glenda Faye, who preceded him in death in September. He is survived by daughter, Jessica Crout Russo and son-in-law, Nicholas Russo of Shreveport, LA; son, Timothy Crout of New York; granddaughters, Magdeline Russo of Shreveport, LA, and Mariana...
A memorial service for Carolynn Lonis Morris, 75, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at First Christian Church, 2205 Shed Rd., Bossier City, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Reverend Laura Demann.
Carolynn was born on June 24, 1950 in Lemesa, Texas to Archie and Mary Lonis and passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2025 in Shreveport,...
Funeral services for Janis A. Hopper Quin, 74, will be held at 11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall St., Shreveport, Louisiana on Monday, November 17, 2025. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Burial will be held at Hill Crest Memorial Park in Haughton, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Reverend Andrew Brewster.
Janis was...
John Lucas Cocchiara died peacefully on September 28, 2025, at 86 years old. He was born on September 16, 1939, in New Orleans and was raised there by his parents Joseph and Rose DiLeo Cocchiara. He attended Tulane University and Tulane University School of Medicine. He married Bonnie Sue Harris in 1960.
John started his medical practice as a general surgeon...
Billy Roy Cook of Arcadia passed away on October 18, 2025. He was born February 3, 1940, in Arcadia, Louisiana to Rachel and Roy Cook. Bill graduated from Arcadia High School and served in the United States Army as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne during the Korean conflict. Bill was lifelong member of First Baptist Church Arcadia, joining the...