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Larry Wayne Ginn

Larry Wayne Ginn, 84, passed away April 12, 2023. Visitation will be from 10 A.M. until 11:30 A.M., Monday, April 17, 2023 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston. Graveside services will be at noon, Monday, April 17, 2023 at Bernice Cemetery in Bernice, Louisiana under the care and direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home-Ruston. Rev. Dale Oden will officiate. Larry Ginn …

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Harvey Davis

Harvey Leon Davis, born September 28, 1951, beloved husband, father, grandfather,died peacefully at home after a very lengthy battle with cancer on April 5, 2023. Harvey L. Davis Harvey grew up in Dubach, Louisiana and was a member of the Class of 1969 of Dubach High School. He worked for the Ruston Fire Department for 33 years and 2 months, …

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Ira Johnson

Funeral services for Ira C. Johnson,90, was held Friday, March 24 10 a.m. at the Port Hudson Louisiana National Cemetery in Zachary, Louisiana. A Memorial service followed Saturday, March 25 at 1pm.  Ira Johnson Ira Collins Johnson, passed away peacefully at his home in Jackson, Louisiana, on Monday, March 13, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born April 28, 1932, the …

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Shirley Jackson

Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Ruth Tucker Jackson, age 88 of Farmerville, LA were held at 2:30 PM March 23, 2023 at Farrar Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Kurt Auger officiating. Burial followed in Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. Visitation was held from 1:00 PM till the time-of-service March 23, 2023 at Farrar Funeral Home …

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Maude Rogers

A funeral service for Mrs. Maude B. Rogers, age 90 of Marion, LA were held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at Dean Baptist Church in Marion, LA with Bro. Don Williams officiating. Burial followed in Reppond cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. Maude Rogers Mrs. Maude enjoyed hunting and fishing; she was quite the Tom Boy …

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Bettye Auger

Funeral services for Mrs. Bettye Ann Auger, age 77 of Farmerville, LA were held at 2:00PM Monday March 20, 2023 at First Baptist Church in Farmerville, LA with Rev. Kurt Auger and Cody Keys officiating. Burial followed in Enterprise Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. On March 17, 2023, Bettye Stewart Auger went home to be with the …

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Gary Canterbary

A funeral service for Mr. Gary Canterberry. Age 72 of Spearsville, LA was held Wednesday March 22, 2023 at Hopewell Baptist Church in Spearsville, LA with Bro Dewayne Ramsey, Bro. Adam Holloway and Chis Canterberry officiating. Burial followed in Conway Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home.   Gary Canterbary Mr. Canterberry is preceded in death by his parents: …

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LWF: 2024 D’Arbonne Drawdown Up for Discussion

A long-awaited federal reimbursement check for funds Union Parish spent nearly seven years ago is in the mail, the Bayou D’Arbonne Lake Watershed Commission announced at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday. Also during the meeting, LWF biologist Ryan Daniel told the commission that Lake D’Arbonne is in such “great condition” that the drawdown scheduled for next year may not be …

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Fans turns out to remember Jerry Lee Lewis

As much as Jerry Lewis’ fans love his music, that’s how much the man loved his fans, his widow Judith Lewis told a packed house at the Union Museum of History and Art in Farmerville Saturday. Jerry Lee Lewis Remembrance Day, organized by the museum and made official with a proclamation by Farmerville Major John Crow, drew a packed house …

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