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Rosie Mae Shanklin

Rosie Mae Shanklin

Feb 7, 2024

Rosie Mae Shanklin of Baton Rouge, LA passed away on February 7, 2024. Mrs. Shanklin was born on August 30, 1945, to Roosevelt and Catherine Brooks. The family asks that you keep them in your prayers at this time.

Rose Alice Brown

Rose Alice Brown

Feb 6, 2024

Rose Alice Brown of Baton Rouge, LA passed away on February 6, 2024. Ms. Brown was born on April 14, 1944, to Jessie Brown and Zeola Drummer. The family asks that you keep them in your prayers at this time.

Eliza Porter Brown

Eliza Porter Brown

Feb 4, 2024

"Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted." Matt. 5:4

Eliza Porter Brown affectionately known to her family and friends as " Liza " was born on Sunday, July 29, 1934, to the late Ferdinand and  Harriet Etta Porter.

Liza married the late Samuel Brown and to this union seven children...

Gertie Springer

Gertie Springer

Feb 4, 2024

Gertie Springer of Baton Rouge, LA passed away on February 4, 2024. Ms. Springer was born on September 4, 1936, to Ethel Franklin and Robert Springer. The family asks that you keep them in your prayers at this time.

Willie D. Smith

Willie D. Smith

Jan 31, 2024

Willie D. Smith of Baton Rouge, LA passed away on January 31, 2024. Mr. Smith was born on March 21, 1955, to Albert and Catherine Smith. The family asks that you keep them in your prayers at this time.

Ernest Johnson, Jr.

Ernest Johnson, Jr.

Jan 28, 2024

Ernest Johnson, Jr. was born in New Roads, Louisiana, on January 21, 1954. He was a handsome and adorable baby boy entering the life of Joe Swift and Evelyn Johnson. He was a jolly little fellow up until the age of five. He had a younger brother and an older sister. After age five, Ernest, his brother, and his...

Irma Jean Walls

Irma Jean Walls

Jan 24, 2024

Irma Jean Walls of Baton Rouge, LA passed away on January 24, 2024. Ms. Walls was born on April 6, 1946, to Johnnie Turner and Irma Green. The family asks that you keep them in your prayers at this time.

Linda Diane Gibson Stokes

Linda Diane Gibson Stokes

Jan 23, 2024

Reflections of a Blessed Life

Linda Diane Gibson Stokes was born on December 11, 1949, in Tallulah, Louisiana to the late George and Gladys Gibson. She was baptized at St. Matthew AME Church in Tallulah, Louisiana.

Linda Diane was educated in Tallulah, Louisiana then later transferred to Holy Rosary...

Felton Nelson Burks

Felton Nelson Burks

Jan 20, 2024

Felton Nelson Burks was a kind and caring man, who was always "the life of the party." He loved life to the fullest and was always there to celebrate life with his family. He had a passion for singing and dancing and he loved to share stories of his days as a member of the music group, The Tempo's....

Ruth Watkins Stansberry

Ruth Watkins Stansberry

Jan 18, 2024

Ruth Watkins Stansberry of Baton Rouge, LA passed away on January 18, 2024. Mrs. Stansberry was born on January 23, 1935 to the late Isaac & Doshie Watkins. The family asks that you keep them in your prayers at this time.

Christine Garner Hall

Christine Garner Hall

Jan 17, 2024

Christine Garner Hall of Baton Rouge, LA passed away on January 17, 2024. Mrs. Hall was born on June 6, 1956 to Robert Lee Garner and Carrie Ada Neal. The family asks that you keep them in your prayers at this time

Wade Colie Mcbride

Wade Colie Mcbride

Jan 16, 2024

Wade Colie McBride of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on January 16,2024. Mr. McBride was born on August 26, 1951 to James and Zenobia McBride. The family asks that you keep them in your prayers at this time.

Deceased Parents: Louis James, Sr. and Zenobia S. McBride

Deceased siblings: Louis James McBride, Jr., Kenneth McBride,...

Keisha Marie Simpson

Keisha Marie Simpson

Jan 15, 2024

Keisha Marie Simpson of Baton Rouge, LA passed away on January 15, 2024. Ms. Simpson was born on November 4, 1983 to Gloria Ann Jones. The family asks that you keep them in your prayers at this time.

Faye Lynette Boykin

Faye Lynette Boykin

Jan 10, 2024

Faye Stewart Boykin was born to Wilson Leroy Stewart, Jr. and Shelvia Jackson Stewart in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on May 27, 1944. She went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Faye was a spirited, generous woman who was a...

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