Obituaries

Nellie Ruth Eddy Isler

Nellie Ruth Eddy Isler

Apr 9, 2017

Shreveport-Nellie Ruth Eddy Isler was born in Frenchtown, New Jersey on April 21, 1916. Ruth entered into eternal rest on April 9, 2017, just twelve days shy of 101 years. Ruth had fond memories of her younger years in that small town on the Delaware River. She was an avid tennis player, swimmer, basketball player and graduated Valedictorian of her...

Barbara C. Davis

Barbara C. Davis

Apr 9, 2017

Graveside services will be held at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery.

Betty Moore

Betty Moore

Apr 1, 2017

Obituary not available.

William George DeSoto

William George DeSoto

Mar 31, 2017

William George DeSoto, 79, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family March 31, 2017. Services celebrating his life were held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Boone Funeral Home, Shreveport. Pastor Tommy Allen of Lighthouse Baptist Church officiated. Interment followed in Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William G....

William Steel

William Steel

Mar 25, 2017

Obituary not available.

Cecil R. Strickland

Cecil R. Strickland

Mar 25, 2017

Services for Cecil Ray Strickland, 81, will be held Monday, April 3, at 10:30 AM at Asbury United Methodist Church, 3200 Airline Drive, Bossier City, LA, under the direction of Rev. Ken Norton and assisted by Rev. Matt Rawls and Rev. Tim Barnes. Cecil began his journey home Sunday morning after a sudden illness. Cecil was a lifelong resident of...

John W. Lepenski

John W. Lepenski

Mar 24, 2017

Bossier City - The family of John W. "Bill" Lepenski will receive friends at Boone Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 between 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Bill passed March 24, 2017 following a brief illness. He was raised in Ft. Worth and still has family and friends in that area. During vacations, he often devoted his time working...

Chevillette M. Bush

Chevillette M. Bush

Mar 23, 2017

Obituary not available.

Frank Edward Turner

Frank Edward Turner

Mar 20, 2017

Frank Edward Turner, born November 1, 1955, went to be with his Savior on March 20, 2017 at the age of 61. He was born in Kansas City, MO, and was a resident of Shreveport-Bossier for 44 years. Frank was known for his tireless work ethic - he was employed as an insulator for 13 years before returning to school...

Gary Curtis Coffelt

Gary Curtis Coffelt

Mar 16, 2017

Gary Curtis Coffelt "Curt", 27, of Greenwood, La went to be with the Lord on March 14, 2017. Curt was born a miracle baby on April 24, 1989 in Shreveport, La to Sheryl McCoy Flores and Carlton "Mike" Flores. Curt is preceded in death by his dad Mike Flores, grandparents Lula Mae and Edward Flores, great grandparents Curtis and Nellie...

Richard Garrett

Richard Garrett

Mar 12, 2017

Obituary not available.

Margaret Montgomery Toland

Margaret Montgomery Toland

Mar 9, 2017

Margaret Rose Montgomery was born in New Orleans, LA on May 7, 1945 to Marguerite Nuccio Montgomery & John Alden Montgomery and departed this earthly life on March 9, 2017 in Shreveport where she had lived since Katrina in 2005. Margaret grew up in New Orleans where she graduated from Fornier High School then attended NSU, studying music and drama....

Sam A. Windham

Sam A. Windham

Mar 7, 2017

Samuel Arthur Windham passed away March 7, 2017. Mr. Windham was born July 16, 1932, in White Oake, Mississippi, to Marshall T. Windham and Mary D. Windham. He served in the Korean War and received three Purple Heart medals. Mr. Windham married Joyce Woodruff on November 27, 1952, in Bentonia, Mississippi, and they moved to Louisiana in 1954. After 34...

Jackie Ainsworth

Jackie Ainsworth

Mar 5, 2017

Obituary not available.

Lainie C Dominguez

Lainie C Dominguez

Mar 3, 2017

On August 31,1970 eight airmen in Keflavik, Iceland worked all night to improvise an incubator aboard a P-3C Orion, an anti-submarine surveillance aircraft, to fly a 10 week premature baby weighing only 3 pounds 2 ounces to Wiesbaden, Germany. That tiny baby, Lainie Christine Dominguez, spent the next two months in a Wiesbaden hospital until she was healthy enough to...

William Moore Swan

William Moore Swan

Feb 25, 2017

Mr. William Swan, 70, of Shreveport, LA passed away on February 25, 2017 at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM until service time at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, 5430 Jewella Avenue, Shreveport, LA. The interment will follow at Northwest Louisiana Veteran's Cemetery in Keithville, LA...

Jackie Jordan

Jackie Jordan

Feb 25, 2017

Funeral services for Jack will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Stockwell Baptist Church. Officiating will be Brother Nathan Luellen and Brother Bobby Lewis. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to service time. Jack was a proud member of the U.S. Coast Guard for 28 years, and passed away at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center on...

Freddy Marvin Shumake

Freddy Marvin Shumake

Feb 25, 2017

Mr. Freddy Marvin Shumake, age 83, of Converse, LA, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Fred was born Tuesday October 3, 1933 in Atlanta, Louisiana. He was proceeded in death by his parents Fred Lee Shumake and Virginia Gatton Shumake Merrill and sisters Eugenia Thornton, Derinda Shumake, and Theresa Baker. Fred will be remembered as an independent, determined man....

Syble Dutton Whitehead

Syble Dutton Whitehead

Feb 23, 2017

Obituary not available.

Don O. Thomas

Don O. Thomas

Feb 23, 2017

"To yesterday's companionship and tomorrow's reunion" Bossier City, LA - Don Orlando Thomas, a resident of Bossier City passed away peacefully on February 23, 2017. He attended LSU-Baton Rouge and graduated from Centenary College with a Bachelor of Science Degree. Don was the owner of Producer's Pump & Supply Co. and Don's Trailer Park in Waskom, TX. He was a...