Connie Cordell Farrar 
September 3, 1945 – September 30, 2024 
Service: Sharon Baptist Church, Thursday, October 3, 2024, 2:00 pm 
Cemetery: Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery, Thursday, October 3, 2024 

Rufus Washington Jr.   
Sept. 9, 1955 – Sept. 25, 2024   
Visitation: 12-2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at King’s Funeral Home   
Memorial service: 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at King’s Funeral Home   
Cemetery: Grambling Memorial Garden  

Effie Lofton  
Friday 04/02/1943 — Wednesday 09/25/2024  
Visitation: Friday 10/04/2024 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home  
Funeral Service: Saturday 10/05/2024 1:00pm at King’s Funeral Home  

Connie Mitchell  
Sunday 08/03/1975 — Thursday 09/26/2024   
Visitation: Friday 10/04/2024 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home  
Funeral Service: Saturday 10/05/2024 11:00am, Springhill Baptist Church, 727 Dicks Store Road, Simsboro  
Interment: Saturday 10/05/2024 Following Service, Shady Grove, Simsboro 

Jerry Lane Spencer 
Thursday 09/06/1951 — Monday 09/30/2024  
Visitation: Friday 10/04/2024 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home 
Funeral Service: Saturday 10/05/2024 11:00am, Zion Hill Baptist Church, 505 Lee Street, Ruston 
Interment: Saturday 10/05/2024 Following Service, Grambling Memorial Garden, Highway 80 West, Grambling 

Vivian Ann Lassiter 
September 8, 1935 – September 30, 2024 
Visitation: Thursday, October 3, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Owens Memorial Chapel 
Funeral Service: Friday, October 4, 2024, 10:00 AM, First Baptist Church Ruston, 200 S Trenton St 
Cemetery Committal: Friday, October 4, 2024, Forest Lawn Cemetery, 2500 West California Ave, Ruston 

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