Obituaries

Nov 6, 2018

Sadly, Elaine L. Corkhill passed away on November 6, 2018 with her daughters by her side.  Memorial services for Elaine will be 7:00 PM, Friday, November 9, 2018 at Boone Funeral Home-Bossier City. 

Elaine was born in Wisconsin to Mary and Elmer Turner.  After graduating from high school, Elaine married and had two daughters.  After moving South, she began a career...

Nov 6, 2018

Nov 5, 2018

Curtis L. Alexander was born November 16, 1951 and passed suddenly November 5, 2018 with his wife Trish by his side. 

Curtis was born and raised in Shreveport/Bossier area and graduated from Fair Park in 1969.  During his working years, he enjoyed many different paths.  He enjoyed being a DJ for several local radio stations the most.  When not working he...

Oct 30, 2018

Fred “Freddie Boy” Douglas was born January 6, 1948 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Richard Douglas and Loretta Jones Douglas, both of whom preceded him in death.

Fred confessed his belief in Christ at an early age and was baptized at the Camp Zion Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. E.G. Hodge. 

After graduating from Princeton High School in 1965,...

Oct 29, 2018

Mary was born in Ipswich, England. She was the first of three sisters to come to America in 1960 as the wife of Jesse Judson Childs, Jr. (MSgt of the USAF), with her son Bobby.  They settled in Bossier City, LA, and with the exception of a short stay in Fort Worth, TX, where she remained until her passing on...

Oct 29, 2018

Virginia Ann Wells Young passed away at Colonial Oaks Senior Care Center while recovering from surgery surrounded by her family.  She was born in South Gate, CA February 16, 1933 to Ernest and Ethel Wells.  She graduated from Compton High School in Compton, CA where she met her husband William (Bill) Young.  They were married in Lynwood, CA April 11,...

Oct 28, 2018

Joseph (Mark) Santone, 70, was born in Shreveport to Anthony (Tony) and Rosalie Fertitta Santone. Sadly Mark passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with cancer.   A Celebration of Life Service for Mark are pending. 

Mark graduated from Fair Park High School and attended ULM for a short period of time.  During the Vietnam Conflict, Mark decided to join...

Oct 28, 2018

Funeral services for W.C. Lloyd, Sr. will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Boone Funeral Home-Bossier.  Graveside services will be Thursday 3:30 PM in Union Springs Cemetery, Corrigan, TX.    Officiating will be Rev. Darrell Dean.

W. C. was born March 2, 1925 and passed away October 28, 2018 with his family by his side.  During his life, he proudly...

Oct 26, 2018

Graveside services for Tommy (Tom) Leonard will be Friday, 1:00 PM, November 2, 2018 at Hill Crest Memorial Cemetery.  The family will receive friends on Thursday, November 1, 2018 between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM at Boone Funeral Home-Bossier City. 

Tom was born in Bossier City on September 9, 1950 and sadly he passed away suddenly in Arkansas on October 26,...

Oct 26, 2018

United States Air Force TSgt. (Retired) Rodney E. Gilbert, age 77 of Bossier City, La., succumbed to cancer at his home surrounded by his family on October 26, 2018. Born in Madison Wisconsin on June 21, 1941 to his late mother and father, Dolores E. Gilbert and Rodney C. Gilbert. He enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 17 and retired...

Oct 25, 2018

Billy Joe Simmons, age 87 of Springhill, Louisiana passed away on October 25, 2018.  Billy Joe was born August 5, 1931 in Delhi, LA to Joseph and Nobie McKinnis Simmons.  He was a United States Navy Veteran and served in the Korean Conflict.  Hunting, fishing and watching LSU football were things that he enjoyed.  He retired from International Paper Company...

Oct 24, 2018

Dudley Joseph Vallot, of Shreveport, LA, passed away peacefully at home on October 24, 2018 at the age of 84. Dudley was born in Youngsville LA to Alley and Ida Vallot on October 7, 1934. He was as Cajun as they come and didn’t learn English until he was 6.

Dudley was a beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather and...

Oct 20, 2018

Martha Colette Humphrey Benge

(1947 – 2018)

Bossier City – Dear Friends and Family, our Mom, Colette, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 20, 2018.

The funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Airline Baptist Church in Bossier City.  Visitation will be held at 9:00 AM.  Boone Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Our Mom was born September...

Oct 20, 2018

Beverly Jean Gardner Cash of Lindale, TX, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018, from complications with pneumonia.  

Beverly was born on September 25, 1954, to Margaret Nell and Gene Gardner in Carthage, TX.  She graduated from Bossier High School in 1972.  She enjoyed a career of over 25 years as a beautician throughout Bossier and Caddo Parish.  She began a...

Oct 18, 2018

James Paul Hibner passed away peacefully on October 18, 2018 at home with family at his side.  A memorial service to honor Jim’s life will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Bellaire Baptist Church.  Officiating will be Dr. Randy Harper. 

Jim was a simple man that had a strong faith in God.  He valued time with his family...

Oct 18, 2018

Larry E. Wood passed away peacefully on October 18, 2018 following a lengthy illness.  A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Social Springs Baptist Church, Ringgold.  Officiating will be Bro. James Hester.

He was born August 2, 1943 in Raleigh, NC.  Following high school, he joined the Army and proudly served his country in...

Oct 16, 2018

Johnny James “Oatmeal” Doss passed peacefully in Plain Dealing, LA on October 16, 2018 at the age of 67.

Johnny is survived by his mother, Johnnie Mae Knoble Pauley of Longview, TX; daughters, Marissa “Shawnee” Doss Haynes and Husband Derek, of Plain Dealing, LA, and Mary Alice Gentry and John Staver of Belmont, Wisconsin; step-sons, Michael Shannon Powell of Hallsville, TX,...

Oct 11, 2018

A memorial service to honor the life of Alfred Samuel Theriac will be held at 3pm on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Boone

Funeral Home in Bossier City, LA.  

Alfred was born on January 12, 1939 in Clarendon, Arkansas and was called by his Heavenly Father to come home on Thursday, October 11,

2018.  He had fought a courageous battle with a...

Oct 11, 2018

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Oct 7, 2018

Alice Doreen Watts, 89, transitioned from this life on October 7, 2018 in Shreveport, Louisiana.  Doreen was born November 24, 1928 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada to Elijah Leaburn Murphy and Alice Lillian Murphy.

She had an adventurous spirit from a young age, traveling with her family from Saskatoon to a homestead northwest of Loon Lake, Saskatchewan.  At age 18, Doreen moved...