Cenla Remembers continues its daily listing of death notices received from Central Louisiana funeral homes. The six notices below are new additions since October 9, 2026. Updates to three earlier notices follow. Notices appear in order of date of death, most recent first. Service information is included when the funeral home provides it.
Travis Uylessy Francisco, Jr.
- Born: October 18, 2024
- Died: October 6, 2026, in Hessmer
- Funeral home: Escudé Funeral Home, 6608 Porterie St, Mansura
- Visitation: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 8:00–11:00 a.m., Escudé Funeral Home, Mansura
- Funeral service: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Escudé Funeral Home, Mansura
- Burial: St. Paul Cemetery, Mansura
Robert Lynn Jackson
- Born: October 1977 (day not given), Alexandria
- Died: September 26, 2026, in Alexandria
- Funeral home: Robinson Family Mortuary, Pineville
- Memorial service: Sunday, October 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Smyrna SDA Church, 916 Richmond Drive, Alexandria
- Officiant: Pastor Joseph Footman
Jimmy Lee “Jimbo” Morris
- Born: March 27, 1959, Pineville
- Died: Friday, September 25, 2026
- Funeral home: Robinson Family Mortuary, Pineville
- Viewing: Thursday, October 1, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
- Funeral: Thursday, October 1, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Little Zion Baptist Church, Long Bridge
- Location: 307 South Bayou de Glaise Rd, Cottonport (per graphic)
- Burial: church cemetery
- Officiant: Rev. Vernon Simon
Earl Matthews Jr.
- Born: January 25, 1945, Chambers
- Died: September 23, 2026 (age 81)
- Funeral home: Robinson Family Mortuary, Pineville
- Graveside service: Thursday, October 1, 2026, 1:30 p.m., Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 3348 University Parkway, Leesville
- Military service: U.S. Army, 1965–1972; two tours in Vietnam
- Name note: surname appears as “Matthews” in the post and “Mathews” on the graveside line
Maple B. Brown
- Born: July 28, 1943
- Died: September 21, 2026
- Funeral home: Robinson Family Mortuary, Pineville
- Service: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10:30 a.m., Farenzie Cemetery, Colfax
- Officiant: Rev. Larry Spottsville
Hattie G. Williams (“Sue”)
- Died: date not shown
- Funeral home: Robinson Family Mortuary, Pineville
- Service: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Mt. Triumph Baptist Church, 720 Millrace Road, Boyce
- Officiant: Pastor Joseph Franklin
- Interment: First Evening Star Baptist Church Cemetery
Updated Notices
The funeral homes have added service information to notices we published earlier.
Joanne Jenkins — service update
- Graveside service: to be held on a later date, Golden Chain Baptist Cemetery, Cottonport
- Service date and time: not yet announced
Jasmine Tr’Nay Offord (“Jazz”) — service update
- Visitation: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10:00–11:00 a.m., Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 11 16th Street, Alexandria
- Funeral service: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 11 16th Street, Alexandria
- Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery, 2733 Eddie Williams Avenue, Alexandria
Robert Louis Thomas — service update
- Visitation: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 9:00–10:00 a.m., New Scott Olly Baptist Church, 2627 Willow Glen River Road, Alexandria
- Funeral service: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m., New Scott Olly Baptist Church, 2627 Willow Glen River Road, Alexandria
- Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 4000 Monroe Highway, Ball
Building Cenla Remembers
We want to thank Progressive Funeral Home, Miller & Hill Funeral Directors and Escudé Funeral Home for helping us develop and perfect this new service for Central Louisiana.
As Cenla Remembers grows, we will open the service to additional funeral homes throughout the region. Funeral homes that would like to take part in the testing phase can email us at CenlaRemembers@involvedinitall.com. Families and members of the general public will also be able to submit notices.
Notices submitted directly by the public will require official verification before publication. That safeguard will help us make sure the information we share is accurate and respectful to the families involved.
Our purpose is simple: to give Central Louisiana one more place to remember the people who were part of our communities and to help families share important service information with their neighbors.
We extend our condolences to every family represented in today’s Cenla Remembers.
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