Current obituaries for DeRidder in Louisiana

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Sonya Lynn Ortego

Sonya Lynn Ortego

Mar 24, 2016

Sonya Lynn Ortego, 28, of DeRidder, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016 at her home.  Visitation will be Monday, March 28, from 2pm until time of service at Smyrna Baptist Church.  Funeral service will be Tuesday, March 29, at 4pm at Smyrna.  Interment will be at Smyrna Cemetery.  Rev. Michael Howard will officiate. Sonya is survived by her fiancé, Matthew...

Leola Carhee

Leola Carhee

Feb 23, 2016

Leola Carhee, 88, of DeRidder, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at her home.  Visitation will be Saturday, February 27, from 11am until time of service at Grace Church.  Funeral service will be Saturday, February 27, at 1pm at Grace Church.  Interment will be at Community Cemetery.  Rev. George Lee Glass will officiate. Leola is survived by five daughters, Anisa...

Horace Ray Davis, Sr.

Horace Ray Davis, Sr.

Feb 6, 2016

Horace Ray Davis, Sr., 64, of DeRidder, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016, at his home.  Visitation will be Thursday, February 11, from 6-8pm at Chaddick Funeral Home.  Funeral service will be Friday, February 12, at 11am at Sweet Home Baptist Church.  Interment will be at North Merryville Cemetery.  Rev. Freddie Thomas, Jr. will officiate. Horace is survived by five...

Thomas “Tommy” Martin Johnson, Iii

Thomas “Tommy” Martin Johnson, Iii

Feb 5, 2016

Thomas “Tommy” Johnson, III, 51, of Grant, La, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at his home.  He was born April 18, 1964 in DeRidder to Thomas “Tinker” & Sharon “Sue” Johnson.  He married and is survived by his wife Regina “Jena” Nugent Johnson.  They were married June 16, 1989. He is also survived by his mother, Sue Johnson; one...

Bobbye Diane Harper Strange

Bobbye Diane Harper Strange

Feb 5, 2016

Bobbye Diane Strange, 69, of DeRidder, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 in Alexandria.  A memorial service will be Monday, February 8, at 2pm at New Life Baptist Church.  Rev. Lynn Clayton will officate. She is survived by three children, Amanda Rogers & Bruce, Jarred Middlebrooks & Crystal, and Adam Middlebrooks & Janie; two sisters, Sharon K. Bienvenu of Youngsville,...

Georg Helmut Tietze

Georg Helmut Tietze

Feb 4, 2016

Georg Helmut Tietze, 82, of DeRidder, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at his home.  Funeral service will be Monday, February 8, at 11am at Chaddick Funeral Home.  Interment will be at Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Leesville.  Rev. George Lee Glass will officiate. Georg is survived by two daughters, Annette G. Duplechin & Paul of DeRidder, and Denise Tietze...

Tina Louise Burks

Tina Louise Burks

Jan 1, 2016

Tina Louise Burks, 52, of DeRidder, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at Beauregard Memorial Hospital.  Visitation will be Tuesday, January 5, from 9am until time of service at Chaddick Funeral Home.  Funeral service will be Tuesday, January 5, at 3pm at Chaddick’s. Tina is survived by her husband of 27 years, Kelton Thomas Burrow of DeRidder; three sons, Jason...

Dennis Ray Smith

Dennis Ray Smith

Dec 26, 2015

Dennis Ray Smith, 76, of DeRidder, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at his home.  Visitation will be Wednesday, December 30, from 11am-2pm at Chaddick Funeral Home.  Funeral service will be Wednesday, December 30, at 2pm at Chaddick’s.  Rev. George Lee Glass will officiate. Dennis is survived by his wife, Linda Nell Smith of DeRidder; three daughters, Sheila Smith Foley...

Patricia Clay Allen Vaughn

Patricia Clay Allen Vaughn

Oct 30, 2015

Patricia Clay Allen Vaughn, 78, of DeRidder, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at Beauregard Memorial Hospital.  Visitation will be Sunday, November 1, 2015 from 4-7pm at Chaddick Funeral Home.  Funeral service will be Monday, November 2, 2015 at 11am at First United Methodist Church.  Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.  Rev. Lamar Oliver will officiate. Patricia is survived by...

Reverend George L. Glass, Jr.

Reverend George L. Glass, Jr.

Oct 1, 2015

Their ministry began in 1954, when he was privileged to serve alongside his father as associate pastor in Baton Rouge, La.   The next five years provided opportunity to pastor churches in Tunica, Bunkie, and Camp 8, Louisiana, before they were led to North Little Rock, Arkansas, in pastorate over eighteen years.   In 1978, their journey led them back to DeRidder,...

King James Hillman

King James Hillman

Oct 1, 2015

King James Hillman, 63, of DeRidder, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Colfax.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 17, at 2pm at Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen in DeRidder. King is survived by his son, Tim Hillman & Kayla of DeRidder; daughter, Jamie Hillman of DeRidder; four grandchildren, Conner, Chyann, Keithen, and Zaydin; and the mother of his...

Brett Adram Brister

Brett Adram Brister

Sep 26, 2015

Brett “Pete” Brister, 69, of DeRidder, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at his home.  Visitation will be Tuesday, September 29, from 5-9pm at Chaddick Funeral Home.  Funeral service will be Wednesday, September 30, at 11am at the funeral home.  Interment will be at Providence Cemetery.  Rev. Ross Whitaker will officiate. Pete is survived by his son, Dennis Brister &...

Sammy Royce Harvey

Sammy Royce Harvey

Sep 26, 2015

Sammy “Sam” Harvey, 60, of DeRidder, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Beauregard Memorial Hospital. Services will be private. Sam is survived by two sons, Samuel Harvey & Hettie of DeRidder, and Clint Harvey of Leesville; fiancé, Janice Scott of DeRidder; two stepsons, Fred Stephens of Leesville, and Devin Maricle of DeRidder; five grandchildren, Destiny, Morgan, Saraiyah, Tigaye, and...

Alisha Faye Myers

Alisha Faye Myers

Aug 26, 2015

Alisha Faye Myers, 54, of DeRidder, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at her home.  Visitation will be Friday, August 28, from 3pm until time of service at Shiloh Baptist Church.  Funeral service will be Saturday, August 30, at 11am at Shiloh.  Rev. Rod Martin will officiate. Alisha is survived by her husband, Ernest Myers of DeRidder; two daughters, Heidi...

Keith Antel Smith

Keith Antel Smith

Aug 25, 2015

Keith Antel Smith, 53, of Rosepine, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at his home.  Visitation will be Friday, August 28, from 9am-9pm at Chaddick Funeral Home, and Saturday, August 29, from 9am until time of service at Chaddick’s.  Funeral service will be Saturday, August 29, at 3pm at the funeral home.  Interment will be at Providence Cemetery.  Rev. Ross...

Martha Lenora Whittington

Martha Lenora Whittington

Aug 11, 2015

Martha Lenora Whittington, 87, of Longville, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at her home.  Visitation will be Thursday, August 13, from 5-9pm at Chaddick Funeral Home.  Funeral service will be Friday, August 14, at 11am at Memorial Baptist Church.  Interment will follow at Barrentine Cemetery.  Rev. Jimmy Clark will officiate. Martha is survived by three daughters, Gloria Bower of...

Athela “Letha” Mae Freeman

Athela “Letha” Mae Freeman

Jul 27, 2015

Athela “Letha” Mae Freeman, 62, of DeQuincy, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015 at St. Pat’s Hospital in Lake Charles.  Visitation will be Friday, July 31, from 6-9pm at Chaddick Funeral Home.  Funeral service will be Saturday, August 1, at 11am at Chaddick’s.  Interment will be at Almadane Cemetery.  Rev. John Crosley will officiate. Letha is survived by her spouse,...

Robert James Hamilton

Robert James Hamilton

Jul 24, 2015

Robert James Hamilton, 58, of Rosepine, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at Woodlands Health Care Center in Leesville.  Visitation will be Tuesday, July 28, from 5-9pm at The Church of Rosepine.  Funeral service will be Wednesday, July 29, at 10am at The Church of Rosepine.  Rev. Greg Crawford will officiate. Robert is survived by his two sisters, Pat Broxson...

Stephen Lawrence Foster

Stephen Lawrence Foster

Jul 21, 2015

Stephen Lawrence Foster, 53, of Leesville, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at his home.  The body was cremated. Stephen is survived by his four children, Christopher Foster of Bidderford, ME, Matthew Foster of Westbrook, ME, Stephen Foster, Jr. of Westbrook, ME, and Sean Foster of Mexico, ME; his life-partner, Denice Shepard of Leesville; brother, Michael Licaki of Rhode Island;...

Robert Ellis Paul

Robert Ellis Paul

Jul 17, 2015

Robert Ellis Paul, 65, of DeRidder, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at his home.  Visitation will be Monday, July 20, from 4-8pm and Tuesday, July 21, from 9am until time of service at Grace Church.  Funeral service will be Tuesday, July 21, at 4pm at Grace Church.  Interment will be at Old Cypress Cemetery.  Rev. George Lee Glass and...