Obituaries

Bobbie Lee

Bobbie Lee

Oct 9, 2025

Bobbie Lee departed this life on October 9, 2025, at the age of 88. Viewing will be held on Friday, October 17, 2025, at MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home, 7803 Florida Blvd., Denham Springs, La 70726 at 5 pm to 7 pm. Religious service will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 3 pm. Interment will be in Plainview...

Cleveland Grayer, Jr.

Cleveland Grayer, Jr.

Oct 7, 2025

Cleveland Grayer, Jr. departed this life on October 7, 2025, at the age of 76. Viewing will be held on Friday, October 17, 2025, at MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home, 7803 Florida Blvd., Denham Springs, La 70726 at 5 pm to 7 pm. Religious Service will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11 am. Rev. Tommy Robinson will...

Willie James Lee

Willie James Lee

Oct 7, 2025

Willie James Lee departed this life on October 7, 2025, at the age of 66. Viewing will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Apostolic Assembly of Christ Temple, 48123 Hwy. 16, Denham Springs, La 70706 at 9 am until the religious service at 11 am. Bishop Mac Albert Lee will be officiating the service. Interment will be in...

Baby Ma’Taya Ketay Broadway

Baby Ma’Taya Ketay Broadway

Oct 1, 2025

Baby Ma’Taya Ketay Broadway peacefully departed this life on October 1, 2025, at just 9 days old. Religious service will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Greater Mount Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 46377 Durban Rd. Ext., Tickfaw, La 70466 at 11 am. Pastor Andrew L. Jackson will be officiating the service. Interment will be in Holly Gardens cemetery.

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Felicia Dionne Perkins

Felicia Dionne Perkins

Sep 29, 2025

Felicia Dionne Perkins departed this life on September 29, 2025, at the age of 53. Viewing will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at House of Praise, 13900 Jr. Dr., Walker, La at 9 am until the religious service at 11 am. Pastor Richard Harbor will be officiating the service. Interment will be in Walker Memorial cemetery. 

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Mary Bridges

Mary Bridges

Sep 27, 2025

Mary Bridges departed this life on September 27, 2025, at the age of 81. Viewing will be held on Friday, October 17, 2025, at Mt. Kingdom Baptist Church, 14420 Nuccio Rd., Tickfaw, La at 10 am until the religious service at 11 am. Pastor David Charles Blount will be officiating the service. Interment will be in Galilee Church cemetery. 

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Donald Glynn Williams, Sr.

Donald Glynn Williams, Sr.

Sep 26, 2025

Donald Glynn Williams, Sr., age 42, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025, at Clarity Hospice in Baton Rouge. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Macedonia Church of Deliverance, 17590 Hwy. 933, Prairieville, LA 70769 at 1 pm until the homegoing service at 2 p.m. Pastor Mack "Chip" McCraney Jr. will be officiating the service. Interment will...

Kenneth Earl Page

Kenneth Earl Page

Sep 26, 2025

Kenneth Earl Page departed this life on September 26, 2025, at the age of 61. Viewing will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Morris Chapel COGIC, 1328 McDaniel Rd., Amite, La at 1 pm until the religious service at 2 pm. Pastor Sidney Banks, Sr. will be officiating the service. Interment will be in Baker cemetery. 

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Josephine Thomas Lockhart

Josephine Thomas Lockhart

Sep 25, 2025

Josephine Thomas Lockhart departed this life on September 25, 2025, at the age of 84. Viewing will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025, at MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home, 7803 Florida Blvd., Denham Springs, La 70726 at 6 pm to 8 pm. Viewing will resume on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at New Zion Baptist Church, 126 East St., Denham...

Dorothy Donahue

Dorothy Donahue

Sep 22, 2025

Dorothy Donahue departed this life on September 22, 2025, at the age of 67. Viewing will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Darlington Church of God in Christ, 8880 Hwy. 10, Greensburg, La 70441 at 12 noon until the religious service at 1 pm. Pastor Fredrick Skinner will be officiating the service. Interment will be in the church...

Sharon Elaine Legarde

Sharon Elaine Legarde

Sep 21, 2025

Sharon Elaine Legarde departed this life on September 21, 2025, at the age of 65. Viewing will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 19013 Old Covington Hwy., Hammond, La 70403 at 11 am until the religious service at 1 pm. Rev. Earnest C. Brown will be officiating the service.

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Floria Bush

Floria Bush

Sep 17, 2025

Floria Bush departed this life on September 17, 2025, at the age of 86. Viewing will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Rocky Hill AME Church, 151 Rocky Hill Rd., Amite City, La 70422 at 10 am until the religious service at 11 am. Rev. Joe Chaney will be officiating the service. Interment will be in the church...

Thatis Anthony “Skipper” Walker

Thatis Anthony “Skipper” Walker

Sep 15, 2025

Thatis Anthony “Skipper” Walker, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, veteran, and man of faith, peacefully departed this life on Monday, September 15, 2025, at the age of 69. Born in Greensburg, Louisiana, Thatis was the eldest of six children born to the late Albert Cyprian and Viola Walker Cyprian. He was lovingly raised by his maternal grandparents, Leon “Big Daddy” and...

Catherine Harrison

Catherine Harrison

Sep 13, 2025

Catherine Harrison departed this life on September 13, 2025, at the age of 83. Viewing will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at WK Gordon Prayer Center, 8930 Plank Rd., Baton Rouge, La 70811 at 9 am until the religious service 11 am. Pastor Linda Drewery will be officiating the service. Interment will be in Southern Memorial Gardens.

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Vertlee Hurley Washington

Vertlee Hurley Washington

Sep 9, 2025

Vertlee Hurley Washington, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, departed this life on September 9, 2025, at the age of 105. She leaves to cherish her loving memories, her children; Joycelyn W. Guntz, William J. Washington, Jr. and Keith Michael Washington (Maryann) , grandchildren; Demetrise Ballerini (Cosimo), Marc Washington and Kimberly G. Washington, great...

Bertha Wilson Dunn

Bertha Wilson Dunn

Sep 7, 2025

Bertha Wilson Dunn departed this life on September 7, 2025, at the age of 64. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home, 7803 Florida Blvd., Denham Springs, La 70726 at 11 am. Rev. Daniel Johnson will be officiating the service. 

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Thomas James Harris

Thomas James Harris

Aug 30, 2025

Thomas James Harris departed this life on August 30, 2025, at the age of 85. Religious service will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, 9700 Scenic Hwy., Baton Rouge, La at 11 am. Pastor Welton Pleasant will be officiating the service. Interment will be in Southern Memorial Gardens. 

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Michael Tyrone Nelson, Jr.

Michael Tyrone Nelson, Jr.

Aug 29, 2025

Michael Tyrone Nelson, Jr., departed this life on August 29, 2025, at the age of 13. Viewing will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 2800 Wyandotte St., Baton Rouge, La 70802 at 10 am until the religious service at 11 am. Rev. Byron Sanders, Sr. will be officiating the service. Interment will be in...

Rosie Lee Barnes

Rosie Lee Barnes

Aug 29, 2025

Rosie Lee Barnes departed this life on August 29, 2025, at the age of 96. Viewing will be held on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at Remnant of God C.O.G.I.C., 8895 Florida Blvd., Walker, La 70785 at 1 pm until the religious service at 2 pm. Elder Leroy Johnson will be officiating the service. Interment will be in Walker Community cemetery. 

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Ulylesses Hughes

Ulylesses Hughes

Aug 27, 2025

Ulylesses Hughes departed this life on August 27, 2025, at the age of 57. Viewing will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Greater Refuge Temple Ministries, 1005 NW Central Ave., Amite, La 70422 at 9 am until the religious service at 11 am. Bishop Richard Joseph will be officiating the service.

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