Tyson Da’Shawn Speaks, 20, of Phoeniz, Arizona, died on Thursday, January 13, 2022. He was born on April 20, 2001, in Alexandria. Services were held at 12 p.m. Monday, January 24, 2022, in the chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Jena with Rev. Michael Hatcher officiating. Burial followed in th...

Vandell Smith, Sr., 81, of Jena, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria following an illness. He was born on November 3, 1940 to Herman Smith and Ardis Zeno Smith in Chicago, Illinois. Services were held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, January 22,...

Thomas Edward Kirby, Jr. was born on October 14, 1952 and from the time he entered this world he turned heads and overcame long odds. He was born prematurely to Thomas and Frankie Kirby, weighing only four pounds. The doctor informed his mother that Tommy would likely be underweight, anemic, and si...

Benny Marvin Love, Jr., 75, of Jena, passed from this life on Saturday, January 15, 2022, in Jena. He was born on July 15, 1946 in Alexandria to his p...

Verda Lorene Brown Collins, 89, of the Walkerville Community, was received into Heaven on Thursday, January 13, 2022. She was born Monday, March 21, 1...

Kenneth Paul “Doc” Mauterer, Jr., 73, of Olla, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Dr. K.P. served ...