Notice of Death – September 03, 2023

Bonnie Phillips Simpson

November 22, 1940 – August 30, 2024

Homer, La. 

Visitation: 1 – 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Homer, La. 

Funeral service immediately following visitation. 

Interment: Salem Cemetery, Athens, La. 

Linda Elizabeth Carder Cook

April 28, 1947 – August 19, 2024

Sibley, La. 

Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, Bistineau Cemetery, Heflin, 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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