Doris Evelyn Roark Cruse, 78, of Jena, passed from this life on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Shreveport. She was born August 6, 1943 in Jena. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, August 11, in the chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena with the Revs. Emitte Belgard, David Lukens, Harvey...

Lyle Allen “Butch” Menard, 72, of Harrisonburg, and formerly from Westfield and Kirklin, Indiana, passed away on May 22, 2021 at Universal Health Services in Fort Worth, Texas following a stroke two months prior. Butch was born on March 19, 1949 to Don C. and Francis Jeanette Tharp Menard in Dewitt,...

Sister Gayle Eileen Davis Coon, 76, of Jena, claimed her heavenly reward on August 4, 2021 in Alexandria, Louisiana. She was born August 17, 1944 in Archie to the union of Lee Roy Davis and Vernon Clark Davis. On November 16, 1960, Sister Gayle married her childhood sweetheart, the late Rev. Crawfor...

Lonie Imogene Andrews, 90, of Jena, passed from this life on Wednesday evening, July 28, 2021. She was born in Jena on March 29, 1931 to the union of ...

Mrs. Joyce LaVelle Powell Finlay, 90, of Jena, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021. She was born Thursday, March 19, 1931, to the union of her parent...

Waymon Wayne Sandifer, 84, of Jena, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. He was born Januar...