Nellie Merritt Moreland
May 25, 1946 – January 13, 2026
Visitation: Monday, January 19, 2026. 3:00PM – 5:00PM, Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Graveside: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 11:00AM, Springhill Cemetery, 506 Cemetery Road, Springhill
Charlie VanBuren Smith
August 25, 1944 – January 13, 2026
Graveside Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 10:00 AM, Smith Family Cemetery
John Drake, Jr.
Friday 01/16/1953 — Saturday 01/03/2026
Visitation: Friday 01/16/2026 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home
Celebration of Life: Saturday 01/17/2026 12:00pm at King’s Funeral Home
Private Burial
Christell Elaine Hicks
Monday 07/01/1968 — Tuesday 01/06/2026
Visitation: Friday 01/16/2026 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home
Funeral Service: Saturday 01/17/2026 11:00am, Fellowship Baptist Church, Hwy 507, Simsboro
Interment: Saturday 01/17/2026 Following Service, Rocky Baptist Church, 133 Braswell Lane, Simsboro
Curtis Rankins
Tuesday 04/02/1957 — Friday 01/09/2026
Visitation: Friday 01/16/2026 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home
Celebration of Life: Saturday 01/17/2026 10:00am at King’s Funeral Home
Interment: Saturday 01/17/2026 Following Service, Rocky Hill AME Cemetery, Greensburg
Johnny Lee Drayton, Sr. (Jay Baby)
Tuesday 12/25/1945 — Monday 01/12/2026
Visitation: Friday 01/16/2026 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home
Life Celebration: Saturday 01/17/2026 2:00pm, New Rocky Valley Baptist Church, 2155 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Grambling
Interment: Saturday 01/17/2026 Following Service, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Bowden Road, Ruston (Clay)
Mary Ruth Allred
August 26, 1944 – January 10, 2026
Visitation: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Longstraw Baptist Church, 1799 Styles Ranch Rd, Choudrant
Memorial Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2:00 PM, Longstraw Baptist Church, 1799 Styles Ranch Rd, Choudrant
Erma Irene Jackson Faulkner Hudson
October 3, 1931 – January 13, 2026
Visitation: Monday, January 19, 2026, 1:00PM – 3:00PM, Temple Baptist Church Sanctuary, 1515 S. Service Road West, Ruston
Service: Monday, January 19, 2026, 3:00PM, Temple Baptist Church Sanctuary, 1515 S. Service Road West, Ruston
