Notice of death — Aug. 25, 2026

Ruby W Billups 
Friday 09/05/1930 — Friday 08/21/2026  
Family Gathering: Friday 08/28/2026 2:00pm at King’s Funeral Home 
Visitation: Saturday 08/29/2026 8:30am to 9:50am, New Rocky Valley Baptist Church, 2155 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Grambling 
Service: Saturday 08/29/2026 8:00am to 8:30am at King’s Funeral Home 
Notes: AKA Ivy Beyond Walls 
Celebration of Life: Saturday 08/29/2026 10:00am, New Rocky Valley Baptist Church, 2155 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Grambling 
Interment: Saturday 08/29/2026 Following Service, Grambling Memorial Garden, Highway 80 West, Grambling 

Virgie Pearl Roberson 
Apr 20, 1944 — Aug 23, 2026 
Funeral Service: Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 10:00 am 

Esther Evelyn Haywood 
Aug 13, 1940 — Aug 21, 2026 
Visitation: Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home 
Funeral Service: Thursday, August 27, 2026, 2:00 pm, Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home 
Interment: Thursday, August 27, 2026, 3:30 pm, Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, 623 US-80, Monroe