Ruby Weekly Billups  
Friday 09/05/1930 — Friday 08/21/2026   
Visitation: Saturday 08/29/2026 8:30am to 9:55am, 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: Ivy Beyond the Walls Ceremony
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  

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 

Valerie Jean Grant Kennedy 
Wednesday 10/31/1956 — Sunday 08/23/2026  
Celebration of Life: Friday 08/28/2026 11:00am at King’s Funeral Home 
Interment: Friday 08/28/2026 Following Service, St. Rest Baptist Church Cemetery, 209 Walker Road, Choudrant 

Joyce Ann Lowery 
Nov 28, 1937 — Aug 23, 2026 
Visitation: Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Thursday, August 27, 2026, 5:00 – 7:00 pm  
Graveside Service: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Friday, August 28, 2026, 10:00 – 11:00 am 

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