Gardie B. Woods 
Tuesday 02/21/1933 — Saturday 07/29/2023  
Family Gathering: Friday 08/04/2023 2:00pm at King’s Funeral Home 
Visitation: Friday 08/04/2023 3:00pm to 5:00pm at King’s Funeral Home 
Life Celebration: Saturday 08/05/2023 11:00am, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 622 West Line Ave, Ruston 
Interment: Saturday 08/05/2023 Following Service, Lane Chapel Cemetery, LA-151, Downsville  

Mattie L. Reed Johnson  
Monday 07/25/1932 — Tuesday 07/25/2023   
Family Gathering: Friday 08/04/2023 2:00pm to 3:00pm at King’s Funeral Home  
Visitation: Friday 08/04/2023 3:00pm to 5:00pm at King’s Funeral Home  
Wake: Friday 08/04/2023 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Zion Traveler Baptist Church, 1201 Martin Luther King Drive, Ruston  
Celebration of Life: Saturday 08/05/2023 11:00am, Zion Traveler Baptist Church, 1201 Martin Luther King Drive, Ruston  
Interment: Saturday 08/05/2023 Following Service, George Washington Carver Memorial Park, Martin Luther King Drive, Ruston   

Jeffrey Edge  
May 2, 1951 – July 23, 2023  
Graveside Service: Saturday, August 5, 2023, 10:00 AM, Riverside Cemetery, 3901 S Grand St, Monroe  

Beth Backus   
January 22, 1930 – July 24, 2023   
Celebration of Life Saturday, August 5, 2023, 10:00 AM, Cook Baptist Church 

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