Obituaries

Richard Drew Jones passed September 21, 2022, at 75 years of age after a brief illness. He was born in Douglas, Arizona, the second child, after his sister Vici, of Richard and Peggy Jones. A graduate of Louisiana Tech, a journalism major, he loved writing and the written word. He never stopped learning. He was a lifelong reader, a keenly observant traveler, and yet a man of few, wellchosen, words.

Our little fighter, Rebecca Roane, has finally gained her Angel Wings. She quietly moved to Heaven on the 16th of September. Becky was born to Richard and Mary Jo McGrain Roane on 8-261971 in Geneva, New York. She went on to live and work in Texarkana Texas, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Ruston and Heidelberg Germany, before settling for good in Bokeelia Florida. She bravely fought serious health issues from birth while always worrying more about others than herself. She knew and befriended everyone; her 16 years of Walmart customers would stop her on the street to talk with her and would wait in line to use her checkout.

A Celebration of Life for Lois Gronewold, 80, will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 3 p.m. in the main sanctuary of Farmerville First Assembly of God with Pastor Robbie Lawson officiating.

Funeral services for Billy Joe Upshaw, 84, of Ruston, were held Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 10 a.m. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston with Brother Gerald Nelson and Brother Jim Manning officiating.