Voight “Buddy” Netherland

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August 19, 2026

Voight “Buddy” Netherland, 88, of Jonesville, LA, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 10, 2026, in Alexandria, LA, surrounded by his cherished family.

Services were held Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Wallace Ridge Pentecostal Church near Jonesville, with Revs. Chad Franklin and Joel Ford officiating.

Interment followed in the Heard Cemetery in Manifest under the direction of Magnolia Funeral Home of Alexandria.

He was born November 8, 1937, in Jonesville, LA to the union of Guy and Philist...

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