Featured Obituaries

James Ray "Jimbob" DeShazo, beloved husband, father, friend, and longtime member of the western-wear industry, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the age of 79.
Jim was born on March 30, 1947, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Charles Ray and Myra DeShazo. He graduated from Amon Carter Riverside High...

Brenda Gail Ward Jackson left this Earth on July 5, 2026. She is preceded in death by her son Colin Lee Jackson and her parents Roy and Beulah Ward. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Jackson, her daughter, Minnie Jackson, her grandchildren Jest Jackson, his wife Courtnie, and their two children Rose and James,...

Harry Leach Hudson, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, will forever be remembered for his warmth, love, and sense of humor. He passed away on August 27, 2026, at the age of 71.
We would like to invite all who knew and loved Harry to join us as we commemorate his life. A gathering will be...

Lucille Mae Keller Brignac, 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Golden Age Nursing Home in Denham Springs. She was a native of French Settlement.
Lucille retired from French Settlement Elementary School, where she served as secretary for many years. She was known for her kind heart, gracious...

John "Chip" Collins, born March 18, 1960, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, went home to be with our Lord on August 18, 2026. He grew up in Baton Rouge and was a member of Winbourne Avenue Baptist Church, where his faith in God deepened and flourished. When he was 12 years old, he began studying Tae Kwon Do under Master Ki...

Jimmie Ruth Lawson Peterson left this world on Monday, August 17, 2026, to be welcomed to Heaven by her Lord and Savior and reunite with her husband, Floyd Richard "Dickie" Peterson and daughter, Kathryn Ann "Kathy" Peterson. Born to James Albert and Doris Raiford Lawson on June 15, 1930, Jimmie went on to leave the...

Claudia "Merle" Bates, 90, of Greenwell Springs, LA, passed away with love on August 20th, 2026. She was born in Baton Rouge and graduated from lstrouma High School in 1954. She married Raymond "Razer" Bates, her high school sweetheart, in 1953 until his passing in 2006. Merle, as she was always called, was the talk...

Ruby Firmin Bacon, a native of Simmesport and a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at the age of 92. Before retiring, she spent her career working as a lab assistant at the Pathology Group of Louisiana. Ruby was a member of the Sunshine Band, where they played...

Allan Roy Allbritton, DVM, PhD, age 91, passed after a long illness under hospice care at The Pearl at Jamestown, an assisted living facility in Baton Rouge, on August 17, 2026. He was pre-deceased by his wife of over 70 years, Irene Shiel Allbritton, who died August 20, 2024. Allan and Irene were long-time members...

Clay McAfee Flournoy, a Baton Rouge financial advisor, military veteran, proud father and grandfather, devoted husband, faithful church member, big brother and loyal friend, died peacefully at Baton Rouge General Medical Center on Saturday, August 15, 2026 after a brief illness. He was 77.
Clay was born September...

Mildred Jesse George, 94, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2026. She was born on January 5, 1932, in Kingsville, Texas, to Emil Adolf Jesse and Irene Broderhausen Jesse, and was raised on a farm in South Texas alongside her four sisters and one brother. From an early age, she valued family deeply, a devotion...