Notice of Death – August 20, 2024

John L. Kensey

May 14, 1944 – August 16, 2024

Homer, La. 

Funeral service: 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, First Baptist Church, Plain Dealing, La.

Interment: 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, Caldwell Cemetery, Plain Dealing, La. 

James Dale Bates

August 1, 1930 – August 15, 2024

Homer, La.

Visitation: 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Lake Claiborne, Homer, La.

Memorial service: 2 p.m., immediately following visitation.

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