These notices are new additions since yesterday’s Cenla Remembers report. One earlier notice carries a service update below.
John Thomas Shelton, Sr.
- Born: October 31, 1935
- Died: October 25, 2026
- Funeral home: Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria
- Service: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 11:00 a.m., chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria
Marvin Lee Malone
- Born: January 29, 1937
- Died: October 24, 2026
- Funeral home: Rush Funeral Home, Pineville
- Service: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 1:00 p.m., Rush Funeral Home, Pineville
Johnnie Louis Alston
- Born: December 12, 1948
- Died: October 23, 2026
- Funeral home: Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball
- Service: Thursday, October 29, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball
Francis Dee Dobernig
- Born: August 31, 1940
- Died: October 23, 2026, age 86, at his residence, Dry Prong
- Funeral home: Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball
- Service: No service information was provided.
Dassen Harmson
- Born: October 2, 1959
- Died: October 23, 2026
- Funeral home: Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville
- Service: Thursday, October 29, 2026, 12:00 p.m., Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville
Buford Lee Rodriguez
- Died: October 22, 2026
- Funeral home: Rush Funeral Home, Pineville
- Visitation: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Christ Church, 1013 E. Whatley Road, Oakdale
- Service: Funeral ceremony, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
Avia “Avie” Sayes
- Born: April 12, 1936, Johnson Settlement
- Died: October 22, 2026, age 90, Baton Rouge
- Funeral home: Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Marksville
- Visitation: Friday, October 30, 2026, 10:30 a.m., Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, 445 W. Bon Temps, Marksville; eulogy 1:00 p.m.; rosary 1:30 p.m.
- Service: Mass, Friday, October 30, 2026, 2:30 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 141 S. Washington St., Marksville
- Officiant: Father Matthew Bonner
- Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery #2, 1271 S. Washington St., Marksville
Mr. Freddie Armstrong
- Born: February 20, 1948
- Died: October 20, 2026
- Funeral home: Progressive Funeral Home, Alexandria
- Service: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Progressive Chapel; viewing 9:30 a.m.
- Officiant: Pastor Johnny Ray Harbor
- Burial: Garden of Memories
Mr. Jerry Lair
- Funeral home: Progressive Funeral Home, Alexandria
- 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
- Officiant: Bishop Anthony Mangun
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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