Jessie Mullin Hammonds, a native of Simsboro, but long-time resident of Baton Rouge, died peacefully in her sleep on January 21, 2024, at the age of 96.
Funeral services for Paul Wayne Pepper, will be held Friday January 26, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Ruston First Assembly of God. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Interment will be at Rocky Springs Cemetery in Lisbon.
James R. Buggs Jr., 90, passed away on December 29, 2023, in Gulfport, Mississippi. He was born on June 12, 1933, in Ruston. James was married to his late wife, Bettye Jean Buggs.
A memorial song service for Dr. Tommy Grafton, age 83 of Farmerville, will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Farmerville. Visitation will be held at noon, prior to the service.
Warford Wayne Parks was born February 13, 1938, in Monroe, to Warford Scott Parks and Hazel Gray Boatright and passed away peacefully, Wednesday, January 10, 2024 in Ruston.