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Notice of Death – May 30, 2023

Billy Ray Meshell

Oct. 21, 1956 – May 24, 2023

Zwolle, La.

Visitation: 5 until 9 p.m., Wednesday, May 31, 2023 and 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2023, Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Many, La.

Funeral service: 2 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2023, Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Many, La.

Burial: Aimwell Cemetery

Linda Whitlow Washington

April 20, 1941 – May 29, 2023

Springhill, La.

Visitation: 5 until 7 p.m., Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill, La.

Funeral service: 2 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2023, Springhill Methodist Church, Springhill, La.

Burial: Harmony Cemetery, Magnolia, Ark., under the direction Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill.

Dr. J. Robert Kemmerly

August 15, 1936 – May 27, 2023

Minden,  La.

Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2023, First Methodist Church Sanctuary, Minden, La.

Funeral service: 11 a.m. immediately following visitation.

Burial: Zion Rest Primitive Baptist Church, Jonesboro, La.

Emily Halsey Prothro Van Horn

May 4, 1923 – May 25, 2023

Baton Rouge/Minden, La.

Funeral service: 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2023, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Minden, La.

Burial: Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Minden.

John Everett Speer

Dec. 23, 1956 – May 22, 2023

Haynesville, La.

Funeral service: No information is available at this time. Thursday, June 1, 2023, Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Many, La.

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