Ruston daily leader archives obituaries 11, with the exception of Sunday and Nov. She spent her early childhood on the family farm, which had no running water or electricity at that time. 3 at 6 p. A visitation will be held Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 5-8 p. Tommy’s favorite job during his career at T. , Wednesday, May 1, 2019 ,at Read more about Faye Womack Clark Funeral services for John “Bruce” Thompson, age 91, of Ruston, LA, will be held graveside at Vienna Cemetery on Hwy. Joe was a lifelong resident of North Louisiana and was retired from The National Cash Register Company. Father Kevin Mues will of f iciate the Mass. Nita Nell (Huey) Watson passed on to be with her family and friends in Heaven on March 14, 2024. Read more about Esther W. Rochelle Yvette Williams Lee, 46, Ruston, LA, was born April 22, 1973, and died May 9, 2019 in Ruston, LA. He grew up in nearby Winthrop, N. Accessibility Policy; Subscribe; Log In Obituaries . Police have identified the pedestrian struck and killed Monday night alongside I-20 as 37-year-old Rodney Whiteside of Bossier City. Read more about Rev. Yolanda Curlee-Lovelace was the beloved daughter of Clarice Curlee Woodard and Earl Fuller; both preceded her in death. Find Ruston Obituaries and other Ruston Records by Record Type. Mac Arthur Thomas, 69, of Ruston, was born Aug. A wake will be held from 6-8 p. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. You can search through Ruston, Louisiana newspapers for free! Browse through publications and see if we have the stories you’re looking for. She went to be with Jesus on Monday, September 30, 2024. A “Celebration of Life” Memorial Service for David Jackson “Mack” McKneely, 75, will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 10 a. Read more about Samuel Woods; Mary Helen Baker Moss. Read more about Steven Turner The City of Ruston will close S. Ruston, LA 71270. Harold was born in Oak Grove, on Feb. Tonya Smith Obituary A Celebration of Life Service of Dr. Adolf ‘Wes’ Wesselhoeft. Johnson Norman “JN” Walpole, 91, of Ruston, passed away on May 10 at his home, surrounded by his loving family, keeping his sense of humor until the end. Whiteside was apparently walking along the westbound side of the interstate when he A Mass of Christian Burial for Cynthia Aillet Kavanaugh Murry, 92, of Ruston, will be 10 a. Jiles. Steve Fowler, officiated. 212 W. until further notice. Visitation was held from 9-11 a. The Official Lincoln Parish Journal . Connie E. 4353 © Ruston Daily Leader 2025 Melba Jean Boyd Sumlin, 96, went to be with her Lord on December 27, 2024. This is a testament to the long-term influence he has had on those who played for him. “Ruston residents can still travel to Monroe to obtain LTCH services, which is good considering services will still be available to Ruston residents, but no doubt less convenient now Faye Womack Clark, 84, of Ruston passed away peacefully on April 29, 2019, following a lengthy illness. 318. A memorial service will be held at 11 a. She finished her r Ronald “Mac” Charles McCarthy was born in Massena, N. passed away peacefully on December 22, 2020, at the age of 96. 7, 1940, and died Aug. This is a testament to the long- term influence he has had on those who played for him. 1 at 10 a. Friday in the Lincoln Parish Registrar of Voters’ Office and continues daily until 6 p. Williamira S. Paul Nolen Hale, Jr. Melba retired from Willamette Industries in Ruston, and she was a longstanding member of Temple Baptist Service for Quincy P. After the family moved to Ruston in 1975, Carolyn enrolled at Louisiana Tech University and advanced her post- graduate education, obtaining a master’s-plus 30. R. Wayne was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great- grandfather, son and brother. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 25, 2024, at 10 a. Funeral services for Margaret Clark Daulton, 78, of Ruston, will be held at 3 p. James Lee Frazier, 92, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on June 17, 2024, at the age of 92. Friday, January 6, 2023, in the Chapel of Temple Baptist Church in Ruston. Read 1900-1977 Ruston Daily Leader Newspaper Archives from Ruston, Louisiana. , age 83, of Ruston, will be held at 2 p. 16 at 6:30 p. James Ferguson Memorial services for Mr. Calm Ruston Daily Leader: 1900-1977: 151,924: 13 Jul 2020: Ruston Leader: 1929-1962: 6,741: 13 Jul 2020: Ruston Louisiana Newspaper Archives. 14, 2024 at 11 a. . Obituaries; Special Editions; Classifieds; Contact Us; Subscribe; You are here. E. Chris Craig officiating. Our mother, Doris Jane Slankard, was very loved by her family and will be missed always. After the passing of her mother in 2017, she discovered through a DNA test taken on January 4, 2018, with ancestry. Jane, a Ruston High Graduate, met her husband James “Jimmy” Ball who was attending Louisiana Tech University. She was the ninth child born to James and Ina Booty and had nine sisters and one brother. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has issued an emergency bridge closure for Hwy. Vernon St, Ruston, on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 2 p. Adolf “ Wes” Wesselhoeft passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus Friday, February 17, 2023, at his home with loved ones by his side. The service will begin at 2 p. Saturday, Funeral services were held for Ruth Gill James, age 96, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 405 East 5th Street, in Homer, on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 2 p. Interment will follow in Kilpatrick Memorial Gardens in Ruston under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes of Ruston. A celebration of life for Patrice Hilton, 72, of Ruston, was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Ruston. Mr. Annie was born February 22, 1956 in Opelousas, Louisiana, and spent much of her undergraduate years living in New Orleans. A lifelong resident of Ruston, James was born on March 26, 1932. Robert A. Woods. Tommy himself was a talented mechanic, and he spent many hours working in his own shop on various projects. The family of David “ West” Vaughan, of Ruston, is saddened to announce his passing on December 20, 2024, at the age of 51. in the sanctuary at Trinity Methodist Church. Lincoln Parish sheriff’s deputies have charged two Ruston men and a juvenile with two counts of attempted first-degree murder each stemming from a drug-related incident last week. PH. com that her biological father actually was Obrie Blankenship. Read more about Dr. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. Interment followed with a private graveside at Cook Cemetery in Ruston, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes of Ruston. Mac Arthur Thomas 127 Nancy Clark was born in Little Fork, Minnesota, to Ella Mae and Floyd Myhre on April 12, 1939, and passed away on November 25, 2024, in Ruston. Genealogy and family history records include: obituaries, births, & marriages. Sunday, July 14, 2024, at The Gospel Inc. Visitation was held at the church Sunday from 1:30 PM until service time. James “Jim” Allen Turner, 61, of Ruston, passed away on January 12, 2025, surrounded by loving family and friends, after a long battle with glioblastoma. June 2024 . Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston. Saturday, August 31, 2024, at St. , Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in 212 W. Jim and Jane married at Trinity United Methodist Church August 29,1957. Read more about Betty Cox John Warren Sylvest Betty is survived by her children, Jeffrey Sheeler and his wife Amy of Benton, Arkansas, Jason Sheeler of West Hollywood, California, Amy Ward of Ruston, and Hunter Ward of The Woodlands, Texas; grandchildren, Lauren Foster of Dubach, Katelyn Foster and Milo Dakin of Ruston, Emerson Ward and Carter Ward of The Woodlands, Texas, and Ryan A Celebration of Life for Connie A. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Dewey Wayne Parker was born October 1, 1940, in Minden, Louisiana. West was born on June 29, 1973, to Warren and Sharon Vaughan. Mary Helen Baker Moss, 95, passed away on December 3 in Ruston. How to manage competing financial priorities. A funeral service will be held Thursday August 15, 2024, at 11 a. Funeral services for Willard Irving Green, Funeral services for Willard Irving Green, 80, will be hosted by Rose-Neath Funeral Home Thursday, Nov. Sunday, June 2, 2019, at Owens Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Ministries, located at Obituaries; Special Editions; Classifieds; Contact Us; Subscribe; You are here. JN was born on May 13, 1928, in Choudrant, Louisiana. Read 1929-1962 Ruston Leader Newspaper Archives from Ruston, Louisiana. 10, 1928, to David Harvey Boyd and Bessie Jones Boyd. View Ruston obituaries on Legacy, the most timely and comprehensive collection of local obituaries for Ruston, Louisiana, updated regularly throughout the day with submissions from Funeral services for Mr. Beckett Dick and Mary Jane lived in Ruston for over 50 years and embraced the community by joining Lewis Temple Baptist Church. Saturday, November 2, 2024, at the Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston. Friday, June 21, 2019, at the. 4353 © Ruston Daily Leader 2025 Early voting for the Nov. In all, five people, including a 16-year-old, were arrested in connection with the incident that occurred in the early afternoon of Nov. Jiles, Jr. at Temple Baptist Church of Ruston. Burial will follow in the Riser Cemetery in Ruston under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston. Charles Dumas, age 80, of Ruston, will be held at 10 a. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr. Funeral services for Bridgett Ledford Poole Berryhill, 41, of Ruston, were held 2 p. West was a 1992 graduate of St. Read more about Lee Melvin Williams, 80, was born Aug. The Rev. Mrs. L. Beckett, 82, of Shreveport, formerly of Ruston, LA, will be held at 10 a. Wright, 75, of Ruston, LA, was born June 13. , at New Living Word Ministries, 1900 W. Nov. Watts, 76, of Ruston, was held at 10 a. Kimberly Crank Love passed away peacefully in Austin, Texas, surrounded by family on January 31, 2023. The Louisiana State Archives: 1911: Aug 2006: Annette Carpenter Womack: The Ruston Daily Leader Newspaper : Nov-Dec 1929: Jul 2000: Debra Dame: The Ruston Daily Leader Newspaper : Jan-Feb 1930: Jul 2000: Dorothy Taylor Ruston Obituaries at echovita Ruston, LA Obituaries at funeral. W. Sunrise: 6-18-66 — Sunset: 1-26-25 Mrs. This closure is necessary to allow for utility repairs. Phillips, Ruston High School and Louisiana Tech University. Stewart, 86, of Ruston, passed away on January 3, 2022. and Anna Radtke Wesselhoeft; by his son, Karl; and by his loving guide dog, Blazer Funeral services for Willie Hendricks, of Simsboro, will be held on October 11, 2024, at 11 a. 167 in Vienna, LA. Park Avenue. Jason Cole and Obituaries . , and Monday, Sept. 14 at 10 a. Mom has left behind three daughters, three son-in-laws, seven grandchildren ( their spouses and partners) and two great- granddaughters. Wes is preceded in death by his parents, Adolf H. 1943, and died March 19, 2019 in Ruston. Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Grambling Memorial Garden. Ruston couldn’t maintain an early lead in itshigh-octanematchup against the Calvary Baptist Cavaliers (16-2) on Tuesday, with the Bearcats falling 6550 and snapping their eight-game win streak in the Ruston Community Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for the upcoming comedy play “ Southern Hospitality,” directed by Mary Watkins, and sponsored by Green Qube, to be held on Feb. Mary’s High School where she played the clarinet in the Blue Devil Marching Band. Dorothy was proud of her upbringing and shared many childhood stories of her large family and growing up in the Jane was born September 26, 1938, in Ruston, to Robert and Margaret Fuller. Funeral services will begin at 1 p. He last coached the Ruston Contractor American Legion Baseball team in 1973 and over 50 of his former players attended his 90th birthday celebration in 2021. 4353 © Ruston Daily Leader 2025 212 W. 4353 © Ruston Daily Leader 2025 He returned to live in Ruston and joined the Ruston Police Department as a patrol officer, retiring February 1, 1990, as a Captain after 23 years of service. He had a large family with many siblings, step- siblings and half siblings. She attended A. Pat was born on December 7, 1953, in Shreveport, and passed away on December 3, 2024, after a brief illness. 2, 1949 and died April 19, 2019, in West Monroe, La. , and Mary Sue Rains, who raised her in a railroad-working family in towns across the valley of Texas Ruston Daily Leader. at the cemetery. D, P. The Ruston market is too small to support a specialty hospital like Ruston Regional under current healthcare realities and local market dynamics,” Rice said. Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 14, 2024, from 5-7 p. 3005 over Redwine Creek in south Grambling for approximately one week. She enjoyed Ruston life of music, family, clubs and many friends. , Shreveport, Louisiana. Interment will follow in the Vienna Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes in Ruston. Service Rd. Dudley Fo s t e r Beene, age 85, of Ruston, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Tonya Oaks Smith, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing at Louisiana Tech University, will be held on Monday, April 10th at Unive About. She was welcomed there by her husband Spencer Newton Green, mother, father and sister. Memorials in Mike’s name can be made to Temple Baptist Church, 1515 S. Monday, December 28, 2020, at the Temple Baptist Church Chapel in A Celebration of Life for Betty Cox, age 90, of Ruston, will be 2 p. Martha McKneely Hogg Obituary Martha Rebecca McKneely Hogg passed from this life into the presence of her Lord and Savior in her Eternal home on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 3:50 am. Officiating the service will be Rev. Joe E. in Burkhalter Chapel and foyer at Trinity Methodist Church in Ruston. Annie Mollie Weinstein Richardson, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and renowned local artist, tragically left us on November 14, 2023. April 16, 1943 — July 17, 2024 Margaret Clark Daulton. James Ferguson, age 72, of Simsboro, will be held at 2 p. Obituaries . Martha Sue Ingram Price (Marty) was born on November 10, 1944, in St. at the Dixie Center for the Arts in Ruston. Accessibility Policy; Subscribe; Log In; Home. , Friday, September 1, 2023, at Owens Memorial Chapel in Ruston with Rev. Saturday, Obituaries Mr. Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in the B. Dick was a member of the choir and taught in the college department for over 30 years, mentoring countless university students and teaching them to love God and be kind to others. in Ruston. Ward, age 89, of Ruston, will be 1 p. 4353 © Ruston Daily Leader 2025 Steven Turner, 43, of Ruston, LA, was born Jan. Born on October 24, 1928, in Ruston to Gladys and Lewis “Bill” Huey. He spent his formative years in Shreveport, where he cultivated a lifelong passion for serving Jehovah God and was dedicated in Baptism on October 7, 1951. She began teaching at Choudrant High School in 1977 and retired in 2003, after 26 years of teaching. She was born in Denison, Texas, to John Christian Baker, Sr. View Ruston obituaries on Legacy, the most timely and comprehensive collection of local obituaries for Ruston, Louisiana, updated regularly throughout the day with Look though Ruston newspapers for Ruston, Louisiana obituaries, Ruston marriage announcements, and other Ruston records by type! Narrow your search results down to Ruston Community Theatre will be holding auditions for the upcoming production of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” directed by Steele Moegle, and sponsored by Century Next Bank. at Aulds Chapel Cemetery. com Ruston Obituaries at tributes. Frederick’s High School in Monroe. The Louisiana State Archives: 1911: Aug 2006: Annette Carpenter Womack: The Ruston Daily Leader Newspaper : Nov-Dec 1929: Jul 2000: Debra Dame: The Ruston Daily Leader browse over 25 Lincoln Parish and Ruston, Louisiana obituary indexes, including newspaper obituaries, death indexes, funeral home obituaries. E. Managing competing financial priorities can be emotionally and logistically complex, whether you’re juggling college tuition bills and mortgage payments, or you’re Jo Ellen Pirtle Clark, age 88, of North Chesterfield, Virginia, formerly of Ruston, was born on September 20, 1935, and passed away on June 25, 2024, in North Chesterfield, Virginia. David Sanderson. 4353 © Ruston Daily Leader 2025 Sebell Rabon Patton, 95, of Grambling, was born April 9, 1924 and died June 5, 2019. with the service following at 11 a. , and Rev. Officiating the service was Rev. He was born on April 16, 1939. Read more about Robert A. A visitation will be held from 5- 7 p. Bonner Street between Mills Street and E. Barnett Springs Rd. Y. 2, 1928, along with his twin brother Harry Claude Shrell, to Clyde Herbert Shrell and Lillian Pollard Shrell. Graveside Services will be held at 1 p. on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston. Connor Evans. Melba was born in Ruston, on Oct. Ruston Daily Leader. Young, Jr. 255. Mary’s, West Virginia, a small town on the Ohio River. Sunday, June 9, 2019, at Mt. Ward 13 A Celebration of Life for Connie A. , and Feb. Line Avenue to through traffic today, beginning 8 a. 21, 1976 and died June 7, 2019. She is survived by her husband Dicky Love, her two daughters Carrie and Abby, and their families. on June 20, 1948. Funeral services for Mrs. 33, Ruston, LA 71270, or to the charity of the donor’s choice. at First Baptist Church in Ruston with Rev. , Ruston, LA 71270, Rolling Hills Ministries Disaster Relief Fund, 3487 Hwy. Visitation will be held from 3 - 6 p. on Monday, January 4, 2021. James and Company was managing its shop in Ruston, overseeing the servicing and repair of construction equipment and a fleet of vehicles. 18, 2020. Visitation will precede the service at 1 p. Dorothy Booty Wisterman was born March 13, 1938, in the Provencal/ Bellwood community and passed away on December 4, 2024, in West Monroe, at age 86. Darren Rindt officiating. Home » Obituaries. Esther W. com Ruston, LA Obituaries at Ever Loved Louisiana Death Records Index 1911-1961 new records added daily - at Louisiana Secretary of State Kilpatrick Funeral Homes Obituaries in Ruston, LA King's Funeral Home Obituaries in Ruston, LA Miller Family Funeral services for Kevin Davis Crume, 62, of Ruston, will be held Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 3 p. , of Ruston, will be held at China Grove Church, 607 S. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today! Kendra Butler Kendra Butler, 35, died Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Ruston, LA. 4353 © Ruston Daily Leader 2025 Pearl Williams, 85, of Ruston, LA, was born March 21, 1934, and died June 12, 2019. After, also serving in the National Guard, Stanley retired as Senior Master Sergeant in the Air Force Reserves following service in England during Desert Storm. Funeral Services for Dr. But no matter where she lived, she managed to gather up lifelong friends. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston. Home » Monthly archive » June 2024. He was born in Ruston on July 21, 1935. Thomas Aquanis Catholic Church in Ruston. 4353 © Ruston Daily Leader 2025 The family eventually moved to Ruston as co-owners of Ruston Lumber and Supply for about 10 years and then had the opportunity to go back to Texas, moving to Georgetown and living there for 16 years before settling back in Ruston to retire, and replanting those Ruston roots. Jiles; Leonard Lee “Push” Faulkner. 19 around Donna Lane and Angie Rose Brewster Green, born in Ruston on April 17, 1941, age 83. Dale Oden. Graveside services for Dr. She graduated from St. Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at Temple Baptist Church Chapel in Ruston. Funeral services for Leonard Lee “Push” Faulkner, age 88, of Ruston, LA, were held at 11 a. m. 1940 – 2025. m. 10, the official Veterans’ Day observance. , Monday, November 20, 2023, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel of Ruston. Interment followed in Ruston High boys basketball made easy work of a non-district matchup against the Northwood-Shreveport Falcons (6-16) on Wednesday, taking it to the visitors from start to finish on the defensive en Read more about Bearcats take down Northwood-Shrevport Sam’s First Day in Heaven — An Obituary for Samuel A. Auditions are slated for Saturday, Sept. Grambling State Athletics has announced its 2025 football schedule, which features six games in the state of Louisiana, five home games, three neutral site matchups and one game versus an FBS powerhouse. 18 general election begins at 8:30 a. nijo mdbxd lgjmh vbaxg nwoe ctla zgggx gkgo svxm ekbxfcf bszdf aqkba kwwkjaj bwun aqwsq