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Ethel Alexander Wilkes

Funeral Services for Mrs. Ethel Alexander Wilkes, age 88 of Farmerville, LA will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Farmerville First Baptist Church with Bro. Kurt Auger and Bro. Alan Miller officiating. Interment will follow at Promise land Cemetery on Wilkes Drive in Farmerville.Ethel was born on October 15, 1935 and left this Earth to sing with …

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Mr. Billy Wayne Dison

Funeral services for Mr. Billy Wayne Dison, of Gilbert, will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church near Spearsville with Bro. Mike Senn and Bro. Bobby Ensminger officiating. Interment will follow at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Community Memorial Winnsboro. Visitation will be held from 1:00PM until time of service …

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Thomas Larkin Bayles

In loving memory of a man whose presence was a beacon of strength and wisdom, Thomas Larkin Bayles peacefully departed this earthly realm on August 12, 2024. He was born in the serene town of Farmerville, LA, one of 7 siblings, on August 3, 1933, to Gertie Williamson Bayles and Thomas Jefferson Bayles. Thomas was a devoted husband to Louise …

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Dr. Richard Ingram Ballard

Dr. Richard Ingram Ballard was born on February 19, 1957 to Ingram Ramsey Ballard and Catherine Canterberry of Farmerville, La. He passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024 with his loving wife by his side. Dr. Ballard was a graduate of Farmerville High School and attended Northeast Louisiana University for his undergraduate degree on a track and field scholarship. He …

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Linda Bridges

Linda Bridges, 61, of Linville, Louisiana passed away on August 9 in the Crossroads Community.  A visitation will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Farmerville, Louisiana. Preceding her in death were her spouse, Luther Douglas Platt, parents, Andrew Jackson Bridges, Jr. and Lucille Freeberg Bridges and a sister …

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Rev. Richard Edward Hinkle I

Rev. Richard Edward Hinkle I, 87, of Marion, Louisiana, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, departed from this world on Sunday, July 14, 2024. A celebration of Rev. Hinkle’s life will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Farmerville, Louisiana at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Richard Hinkle, II officiating. Born on October 4, 1936 in Murphysboro, …

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Elmer Ray Black

Elmer Ray Black, 81 of Spearsville, LA, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2024 at his residence. Elmer was born on April 19, 1943 in Spearsville to the late Penelope Geneva Holley Black and Leslie Marlon Black. He was a longtime member of Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon formany years. He was a retired truck driver, …

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This week in Sportsman’s Paradise: Sherman Cottingham in the BNB Hall of Fame

Sherman Cottingham, 97 years old, is one of the few living Black Baseball League players from the glory days of 1920-1940’s baseball From the college home base to the Hall of Fame, Sherman Cottingham has achieved what few people can claim to achieve! Sherman Cottingham, a native of Farmerville, LA, the Woodlawn Community, a graduate of Grambling State University, and …

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Farmerville – Grants and Special Projects

Portable sewage pump at Mayor Crow’s Peaceful Acres trailer park. There is no shortage of need for funding within the Town of Farmerville. The Gazette’s last two editions addressed the critical need for renovation of the town sewage system which daily contaminates Lake D’Arbonne with substances such as fecal coliform, from inadequately treated raw sewage. Most substances exceed the permitted …

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