Bettie Lou Merritt 
July 30, 1940 – February 9, 2022 
Visitation: 5-7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 11, Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 2300 W. California Ave., Ruston 
Funeral service: 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 12, at Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 2300 W. California Ave., Ruston 
Cemetery: Minden Cemetery

Lester Allen Doss, Sr. 
March 12, 1941 – February 7, 2022 
Visitation: 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 10 at Fellowship Baptist Church, 6470 Hwy. 151, Dubach 
Service: 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 11 at Fellowship Baptist Church, 6470 Hwy. 151, Dubach 
Cemetery: Friday, Feb. 11 at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery, Dubach 

Patsy Ann Taylor Stewart 
March 2, 1938 – February 8, 2022 
Visitation: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 11 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Monroe 
Service: 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 11 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Monroe  

Carrie Belle Riser “Kitty” Boyd 
June 15, 1926 – February 5, 2022 
Visitation: 9:30-11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 12 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, 209 N. Bonner St., Ruston 
Service: 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 12 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, 209 N. Bonner St., Ruston 
Cemetery: Saturday, Feb. 12 at Riser Cemetery in Ruston 

 

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