Darwin Ray Gates
Feb 5, 1952 — Aug 29, 2026
Visitation: Friday, September 4, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm, Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home
Graveside Service: Friday, September 4, 2026, 3:30 – 4:30 pm, Kilpatrick’s Memorial Gardens, 1270 LA-544, Ruston
Jeff “Bull” Dempsy Frasier
July 1, 1960 – Aug. 29, 2026
Funeral service: 2 p.m., Sept. 3, Owens Memorial Funeral Home
Burial: Douglas Cemetery, Hwy 821, Ruston
Richard Andrew “Andy” Ballard
April 30, 1987 – August 29, 2026
Visitation: Thursday, September 3, 2026, 10:00AM – 11:00AM, Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1200 Farmerville Highway, Ruston
Service: Thursday, September 3, 2026, 11:00AM, Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1200 Farmerville Highway, Ruston
Final Resting Place: Pisgah Cemetery, 113 Pisgah Church Road, Bernice
Lula M. Dean
Saturday 05/15/1943 — Wednesday 08/26/2026
Visitation: Friday 09/04/2026 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home
Celebration of Life: Saturday 09/05/2026 2:00pm at King’s Funeral Home
Interment: Saturday 09/05/2026 Following Service, George Washington Carver Memorial Park, Martin Luther King Drive, Ruston
Dorothy A. Parker
Friday 03/01/1957 — Friday 08/21/2026
Visitation: Friday 09/04/2026 3:00pm to 6:00pm at King’s Funeral Home
Celebration of Life: Saturday 09/05/2026 11:00am at King’s Funeral Home
Interment: Saturday 09/05/2026 Following Service, Bonner Cemetery, Ruston
