Funeral services for John Arthur Hayes, 47, of Boyce, will be announced by Heritage Rowe Funeral Home of Leesville.  Words of condolence my be expressed at heritage-rowe.com.

Funeral services for Virgenna Ann Luke, 40, of Slidell will be announced by Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville. Virgenna passed away on Monday, May 31, 2010 in Slidell.

Mynona Andrews Nash, 81, of DeRidder, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2010 in Rosepine. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 5, 2010  at Myers-Colonial Funeral Home in DeRidder, with Roy Mosby officiating. Burial will follow in Beauregard Cemetery in DeRidder. Visitation will be Saturday morning at 10 a.m. until time of service at Myers-Colonial Funeral Home. For the full obituary click here.

The NSU Writing Project will sponsor a summer writing camp for students grades one through three June 7 – 11. The camp, “Nature All Around” will be daily from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the NSU Elementary Lab School Library.

Von Ziel Addison, 77, of Anacoco passed away on May 26, 2010. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Heritage Rowe Funeral Home of Leesville.

Fredda Robinson Duke, 96, passed from this life on May 25, 2010 at Many.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Hixson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dale Poe officiating. Burial will be at Sanders Cemetery in  Jasper, Texas, under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Leesville, a Dignity Memorial Provider. Visitation will begin on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Hixson Funeral Home and Thursday from 9 a.m. until the service at 2 p.m. at Hixson’s.
Survivors include two daughters, Ruth Holt and husband Earl of Hornbeck and Linda Sanders and husband J.W. of Kurthwood;  one son, Joe Duke and wife Linda of Pickering; one sister, Alama Lee Yannuzzi of San Antonio; 9 grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren. 
Fredda was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Duke and her children, Freddie, Don and John Paul, Gloria Jean and Delores Ann. 
She was born in Alledredge, Texas to William Robinson and Mae Grigsby Robinson. Fredda was a cook for 15 years at West and East Leesville Schools.  She was one of the last charter members of the Sunny Hill Baptist Church of Kurthwood. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfh.com.

Funeral services for Marjorie Anderson Bailey, 88, of Leesville will be announced by Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville. Mrs. Bailey passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at her residence in Leesville.

Vera Farris Self, 88, passed from this life on May 26, 2010 at her residence in Hornbeck.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the 1st Baptist Church of Hornbeck with the Revs. Bill Hines and Jack Bell officiating. For the full obituary please click here.

Funeral services for Ethel L. Evans Pollard, 82, of Leesville, will be held Friday, May 14, 2010 at 10 a.m. at East Leesville Baptist Church with Rev. Gil Arthur officiating. For the full obituary click here.

Charles “Buck” Mayo, 63, passed from this life on Monday, May 10, 2010 in Leesville. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 3 p.m. at East Leesville Baptist Church with the Rev. Gil Arthur and Rev. John Welch officiating. For full obituary click here.

Funeral services will be celebrated for Mr. Eddie Johnson, formerly of Leesville and son of the late Mrs. Cleola Johnson, on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the Agape Evangelistic Ministries Church in Leesville. Public visitation will be convened at the church from 11 a.m. until service time with burial following in the Leesville Memorial Cemetery.  Mr. Johnson passed May 10, 2010 at the Oschner’s Medical Center of Baton Rouge.

Audra Mae Saltzman Denard passed away May 6, 2010 in Houston, Texas. She was born July 16, 1939 in Creole to Nolan Joseph and Enola Saltzman. For the full obituary click here.

Joe Brown, 90, passed from this life on Monday, May 10, 2010 at his residence in Leesville. For the full obituary click here.

Floy Haymon Gorham, 79, of Waco, Texas, passed away peacefully Friday, April 9, 2010 in Dallas. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors Chapel with the Reverend Susan Gorham Robb of Dallas, Texas and Elder J.R. Haymon of Marysville presiding over the services.  Visitation was one hour prior to service. For the full obituary click here.

Funeral services for Glenn D. Addison will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 2 p.m. in the Burr Ferry United Pentecostal Church with Revs. James Harrington and Rev. Ricky Egan officiating. For the full obituary click here.

Funeral services for Lois F. Grant Wells, 59, of Kurthwood, will be held today, Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 2 p.m. in the Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville with Rev. Wesley Jackson and Rev. Greg Mortensen officiating. For the full obituary click here.

Gabrielle Chun-sa Nielsen, infant daughter of Elijah P. Nielsen and Yu-jin Nielsen passed away April 19, 2010 at Baynes Jones Hospital, Fort Polk. For the full obituary click here.

Yowama Self, 87, of Anacoco, died on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Byrd Hospital in Leesville. For complete obituary click here.

Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Martin, 61, of Hornbeck will be held at the Prewitts Chapel Baptist Church in Hornbeck at 2 p.m. on Friday with the Revs. Nick Hilton and Huey Haymon officiating. For complete obituary click here.

Funeral services for Charles Thomas Dowden, 61, of Leesville will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at First United Pentecostal Church in Leesville with the Reverends Malcom Jeane, C. W. Dowden and Clyde Dowden officiating. For the full obituary click here.