Notice of death — March 17, 2026

Anita Worsham Brown 
January 30, 1933  –  March 14, 2026 
Visitation: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 5:00PM – 7:00PM, Kilpatrick Funeral Homes 
Service: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1:00PM, Kilpatrick Funeral Homes 
Final Resting Place: Fellowship Cemetery in Dubberly, LA 531, Dubberly 

Jewelritt Sims  
Sunday 03/27/1955 — Thursday 03/12/2026   
Visitation: Friday 03/20/2026 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home  
Celebration of Life: Saturday 03/21/2026 1:00pm, Zion Traveler Baptist Church, 1201 Martin Luther King Drive, Ruston  
Interment: Saturday 03/21/2026 Following Service, George Washington Carver Memorial Park, Martin Luther King Drive, Ruston  

Paula Jean Ireland  
December 5, 1945 – March 14, 2026  
Services pending  

Mary Estelle Harrell  
July 19, 1931 – March 15, 2026  
Graveside Service: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 10:00 AM, Salem Cemetery, 11793 HWY 151, Dubach 

Ella L. Jones   
Tuesday 08/20/1940 — Tuesday 03/10/2026    
Visitation: Friday 03/20/2026 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home   
Funeral Service: Saturday 03/21/2026 11:00am, Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ, 1405 South Farmerville Street, Ruston   
Interment: Saturday 03/21/2026 Following Service, Grambling Memorial Garden, US Highway 80 West, Grambling   

Jerome Dimmer   
Friday 06/07/1957 — Wednesday 03/11/2026    
Family Gathering: Friday 03/20/2026 2:00pm at King’s Funeral Home   
Visitation: Friday 03/20/2026 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home   
Funeral Service: Saturday 03/21/2026 11:00am at King’s Funeral Home   
Interment: Saturday 03/21/2026 Following Service, Ebenezer Cemetery, Parish Road 214, Ruston   

Jackie Lou Holladay   
April 19, 1935 – March 12, 2026   
Visitation: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home   
Graveside: Friday, March 20, 2026, 10:00 AM, Keesee Cemetery, Monarch, AR   

Gerald Van Lyles   
June 21, 1947 – March 12, 2026   
Memorial Visitation: Monday, March 23, 2026, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home