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Obituaries

James Franklin (Jeff) Allen

James Franklin (Jeff) Allen, 87, of Ruston passed away Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

Ceasar Lee McConnell, Sr.

Mr. Ceasar Lee McConnell, Sr., 82, was born July 11, 1937, and died Feb. 15, 2020.

Ollie Rhodes

Funeral Services for Ollie Rhodes, 68, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at the Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Arcadia. Interment will immediately follow at the Shiloh Cemetery. Services are entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home, Arcadia.

Samuel Lee Modest, Jr

Samuel Lee Modest, Jr., 50, was born Nov. 24, 1969 and died Feb. 15, 2020.

Ronald Earl Archer

Funeral Services for Ronald Earl Archer, 60, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at the Marion Baptist Church in Marion, where the Rev. Ronnie Traylor is pastor.

Robert Daniel Hurtig II

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Bob Hurtig hailed from Cincinnati, Ohio. The Hurtig family emigrated from Germany to America. While some Hurtig family members settled in New York to seek their fame and fortune in show business (Hurtig and Seamon Vaudeville), others made their home Cincinnati.

Gene Herbert Johnson

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Gene Herbert Johnson, 64, passed away Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Edmond, OK. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in the Riverview Cemetery, Seymour, TX, with Benny Archer officiating under the direction of Archer Funeral Home, Seymour, Texas.

Wanda Marcella Wessels

Mrs. Wanda Marcella Wessels, age 81 of Ruston, died Feb. 17, 2020. A private family service will be held Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Online condolences

Billie Laverne Spurlock Ponder

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A graveside service honoring the life of Mrs. Billie Laverne Spurlock Ponder of Shreveport, Louisiana, formally of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at Greenwood Cemetery, 515 Everett Street, Ruston, LA. Dr. Darrell E. Dean will be officiating.

Tritus “Trick” Wright

Tritus “Trick” Wright, 88, was born Dec. 11, 1931, and died Dec. 14, 2020. Visitation will be held from 2 - 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. All services will be held at King’s Funeral Home 1511 W California Ave., Ruston, LA. The next two months will play an important role in Louisiana’s future.