These notices are new additions since yesterday’s Cenla Remembers report.
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Breann King
- Born: August 28, 2004
- Died: October 31, 2026, age 22, at her residence, of Bayou Chicot
- Funeral home: Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale
- Visitation: Sunday, November 1, 2026, 4:00–10:00 p.m., and Monday, November 2, 2026, 8:00–10:00 a.m., The Lighthouse Church, Turkey Creek
- Service: Monday, November 2, 2026, 10:00 a.m., The Lighthouse Church, Turkey Creek, 1728 Glenmora-Turkey Creek Hwy, Ville Platte, LA 70586
- Officiant: Reverend Cody King
- Burial: McCormick Cemetery, Turkey Creek, LA 70585, following the funeral
Darby D. Miller
- Born: February 3, 1938
- Died: October 31, 2026
- Funeral home: Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria
- Visitation: 9:00–11:00 a.m., Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria
- Service: Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 11:00 a.m., chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria
- Officiant: Reverend Ron Perry
- Entombment: Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville
Samuel Desselle
- Born: January 2, 1940
- Died: October 31, 2026
- Funeral home: Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Marksville
- Visitation: Monday, November 2, 2026, 9:00–11:00 a.m., Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Marksville, 445 W. Bon Tempt Street
- Service: Monday, November 2, 2026, 11:30 a.m., Mass of Christian Burial, St. Genevieve Catholic Church, 4052 Highway 452, Marksville, LA (Brouillette)
- Officiant: Father Jose Pallipurath
- Interment: St. Genevieve Cemetery, 4052 La 452, Brouillette, LA 71351
Charles “Chuck” Barnhart
- Born: December 22, 1950
- Died: October 30, 2026
- Funeral home: Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
- Service: Thursday, November 5, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Mass of Christian Burial, St. Joseph Catholic Church, 221 South Washington St., Marksville, LA
- Officiant: Father Matthew Bonner
- Entombment: Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum, 1315 Egg Bend Road, Fifth Ward, LA, with Military Honors
Pauline Ann Spicer
- Born: October 27, 1941
- Died: October 30, 2026
- Funeral home: Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Jena
- Visitation: Monday, November 2, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Jena
- Service: Monday, November 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m., chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Jena
- Interment: Summerville Cemetery, Taylor Chapel Rd., Trout, LA 71371
Constantine P. Thomas
- Born: February 27, 1969, Baton Rouge, LA
- Died: October 26, 2026, age 57, at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA
- Funeral home: Miller & Hill Funeral Directors
- Visitation: Saturday, November 14, 2026, 10:00–11:00 a.m. CST, Newman United Methodist Church, 5700 Oran Avenue, Alexandria, LA 71302
- Service: Saturday, November 14, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Newman United Methodist Church, Alexandria
- Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 4000 Monroe Highway, Ball, LA 71405
- Repast: Willowbench Meeting Place, 638 Main Street, Pineville, LA 71360, after interment
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.
