Notice of Death – January 18, 2024

Emery Champion

June 20, 1934 – Jan. 12, 2024

Arcadia, La.

Visitation: 1 – 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, Memorial Funeral Home, Mrs. Johnnie M. Walker Chapel, Arcadia. 

Celebration of life: 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, Memorial Funeral Home, Mrs. Johnnie M. Walker Chapel, Arcadia. 

Neva Buggs-Kemp

July 10, 1927 – Jan. 13, 2024

Homer, La.

Visitation: 1 – 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, Memorial Funeral Home, Homer.

Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, Memorial Funeral Home, Homer.

Vera Holyfield

Feb. 14, 1934 – Jan. 06, 2024

Haynesville, La.

Visitation: 2 – 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, Memorial Funeral Home, Homer.

Funeral service: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, Shiloh Baptist Church, Haynesville.

Interment: 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, Gordan Heritage Cemetery, Haynesville.

Varnita Merrie Bartholmae Witcher

March 16, 1939 – Dec. 27, 2023

Minden, La.

Celebration of Life Memorial Service: 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, North Acres Baptist Church, Minden.

Mary Rockett Tomlin Williamson

Oct. 24, 1936 – Dec. 27, 2023

Minden, La.

Visitation: 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, First Baptist Church of Minden.

Graveside service: 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, Springhill Cemetery, Springhill, La.

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