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Obituaries

Rayful Brown Jackson

Rayful Brown Jackson was born Dec. 23, 1947, and died Aug. 12, 2019, at the age of 71. A viewing will be held from 10 - 11:45 a.m. Friday, Aug.

Frank Walton Etherington

Frank Walton Etherington, 75, of Ruston, LA, passed away on Aug. 25, 2019, in Ruston. Frank was born in Louisville, KY, on June 19, 1944, to Frank and Edna Futrelle

William Howard Larry

Funeral services for William Howard Larry, 80, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug, 27, 2019, at the New Mt. Union Church in Junction City, Ark., with the Rev.

Howard Morton Willis

Howard Morton Willis, formerly of Ruston, passed away July 25 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was 77 years old. Howard was born Dec. 26, 1941, in Clay, LA, to Prentiss

Shelton Jerome “Goldie” Goldsmith

Shelton Jerome “Goldie” Goldsmith was born Aug. 20, 1956, and died Aug. 16, 2019. Visitation will be held from 2 - 5 p.m. Friday at King’s Funeral Home in Ruston. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday Aug. 24, 2019, in the B.E. King Chapel of King’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Liberty Hill Cemetery. Final arrangements are entrusted to King’s Funeral Home, 1511 W. California Ave., Ruston, LA.

Betty Lou Williams Hawthorne

Betty Lou Williams Hawthorne, of Grambling, LA, was born May 10, 1930, and died Aug.14, 2019, in Memphis, TN. Visitation will be held from 10 - 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, at New Rocky Valley Baptist Church, with funeral services beginning at 11 a.m. at the church, located at 2155 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, Grambling, LA. Interment will follow at Grambling Memorial Garden. Final arrangements entrusted to King’s Funeral Home, 1511 W. California Ave., Ruston, LA.

Vernita W. Andrews

Funeral services for Vernita W. Andrews, 93, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at the Mt Union Baptist Church in Marion, LA Officiating will be the

Peggy Burson

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Peggy Burson, 73, was born on Sept. 30, 1945 in Hope, AR, and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Aug. 19, 2019, in Farmerville, LA. Services will

Linda Kay Williams

Funeral services for Linda Kay Williams, 62, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at the Marion Baptist Church in Marion, LA, where the Rev. Ronnie Traylor

Bro. Robert Simpson Witt

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Funeral services for Bro. Robert Simpson Witt, 83, of Bernice will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Zion Hill Baptist Church, on Cypress Creek Road in