These notices are new additions since yesterday’s Cenla Remembers report. One earlier notice carries a service update below.
James Clifton Smith
- Born: February 24, 1941
- Died: October 23, 2026, age 85, Rapides Regional Medical Center
- Funeral home: Escudé Funeral Home, 6608 Porterie St., Mansura
- Service: No service information was provided.
David James Normand
- Born: April 24, 1963, Shreveport
- Died: October 22, 2026, age 63, Hilltop Nursing Center, Pineville
- Funeral home: Fall Creek Funeral Home, Pineville
- Service: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 10:30 a.m., St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Hessmer
- Officiant: Rev. Kenneth Michiels
- Visitation: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Rateau Center, Hessmer, until time of service
Donnis Wayne McWilliams
- Born: July 5, 1950
- Died: October 22, 2026
- Funeral home: Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball
- Service: No service information was provided.
Paul Allen Crenshaw
- Born: September 8, 1963, Malden, Massachusetts
- Died: October 21, 2026, age 63, of Marksville
- Funeral home: Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Marksville
- Visitation: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 6:00–9:00 p.m., Hixson Brothers, 445 W. Bon Tempt Street, Marksville; Rosary 6:30 p.m., Deacon Ken Primeaux; visitation continues Thursday, October 29, 8:00–9:30 a.m.
- Service: Mass of Christian Burial, Thursday, October 29, 2026, 10:00 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marksville
- Burial: Graveside, Thursday, October 29, 2026, 11:00 a.m., St. Joseph Cemetery #2, 1271 South Washington Street, Marksville
James Harper, Jr.
- Died: October 20, 2026, age 89, Rapides Regional Medical Center; of Pineville
- Funeral home: Robinson Family Mortuary, Pineville
- Service: Friday, October 30, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Antioch COGIC, 243 Noa Street, Pineville
- Officiant: Admin Assistant William C. Anderson, Jr.
- Interment: Garden of Memories Cemetery
Hardy Deal
- Died: October 18, 2026, age 69, Rapides Regional Medical Center; of Alexandria
- Funeral home: Fall Creek Funeral Home, Pineville
- Service: No service information was provided.
Updated Notices
Mrs. Leona Brady Allen — service update
- Funeral home: Progressive Funeral Home, Alexandria
- Service: Monday, October 26, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Pentecostals of Alexandria
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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