Local obituaries for Forest Park Funeral Home and Cemeteries
Mary Willis
Sep 18, 2022
Mary Hensley Willis, 71, a former oil and gas draftsperson, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at her home in Shreveport due to heart failure. Mary was born on July 31, 1951, in Memphis, TN, to Melvin C. Hensley and Elizabeth Ellen McMann. She lived most of her life in Jackson, MS and in Shreveport, LA. After graduating...
Johnny Keen
Aug 26, 2022
Johnny Keen went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 26, 2022, at 7:35 PM, after he lost his fight to an illness at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center. Johnny was born December 24, 1932, in Mangrum Louisiana to the late Lee Keen and Jessie (Overstreet).
Johnny is survived by his wife of 66...
Janice Oakes
Aug 12, 2022
Janice Cowden Oakes, 84, passed away peacefully at Grace Home in Shreveport, LA on August 12, 2022. Janice was born on January 23, 1938, in Sparta, TN, to Herman and Nina Cowden. She lived her life in Sparta, TN; Nashville, TN; Hattiesburg, MS; Atlanta, GA; and Shreveport, LA. She worshipped as a member of Grace Community Church, enjoyed spending...
Frances Eleanor Milgate
Jul 30, 2022
Frances Eleanor Brown Milgate, 79 years old, born January 15, 1943, of Shreveport, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022.
Frances was predeceased by her parents, William and Eleanor Brown. She is survived by her husband, Edward Allen Milgate; her two daughters, Judith M. Rongey (Robert) and Pamela M. Stephens (Gregg); and two grandchildren, Edward...
Betty Marie Patton
Jul 30, 2022
Betty Marie Chandler-Patton, 46, a former inventory specialist, has died on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Willis-Knighton Hospital. Betty was born on October 5, 1975, in Shreveport, Louisiana to Lanell Smith and Richard Glen Chandler. She lived most of her life in Haughton, Louisiana and graduated from Louisiana Tech with her Bachelor's Degree.
Betty was preceded...
Shirlene Jahn
Jul 9, 2022
Shirlene Louise Jahn, 62, of Shreveport, LA, passed away at her home on July 9, 2022. She was born February 26, 1960, in Minden, LA to Wade Jones and Mary Dyck. Shirlene was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Jahn Jr.; father, Wade Jones; stepfather, William Phillips; and brother, Olan Jones.
She is survived by...
Wayne O. Hagen
Jul 7, 2022
Wayne Hagen was born June 28, 1938 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to parents, Elmer Hagen and Lavina Fleming Hagen. Wayne Hagen died July 7, 2022, at 1:00pm. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Virginia. He is also preceded in death by his first wife, Juanita Lawler Hagen, and his second wife, Doris Houston Hagen....
Bill Joseph Cornelious
Jul 4, 2022
Bill Joseph Cornelious, 80, a former mechanic, has died on Monday, July 4, 2022, in Shreveport, LA. He was born on December 26, 1941, in Shreveport, to Ben Cornelious and Camille Tuminelo. Bill attended Fair Park High School and played in the American Legion Baseball League. He gave over 40 years of service working as a diesel mechanic. Other...
John Jacob Sandris
Jun 30, 2022
John Jacob Sandris, 75, a former letter carrier, has passed away on June 30, 2022. John was born on March 2, 1947, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Eddie Sandris and Robyn Lacheur. He lived most of his life in Shreveport and Bossier City. After graduating from Notre Dame High School, Mr. Sandris bravely served in the United States Army during...
Helen Marie Logan
Jun 24, 2022
Helen Marie (Paris) Logan, 79, a former housewife, has died peacefully of natural causes on Friday, June 24, 2022. Helen was born on May 14, 1943, in Cotton Valley, LA, to James Jefferson Paris and Allie Brooks Paris. She lived in Shreveport and Bossier City in Louisiana, as well as Grand Prairie, Texas. Helen was an avid reader and...
Maria Suzanne Markell
Jun 23, 2022
Maria Suzanne Markell was born on June 10th, 1972, to her parents, Jack and Nancy Markell, in Sanford, North Carolina, and she passed away suddenly on June 23rd, 2022, at the age of 50. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Nancy Markell, both in 2019.
Maria graduated from Monroe High School in...
Regina Rosemary Barron
Jun 21, 2022
Regina Rosemary Sproles Barron passed away quietly on June 21, 2022. Gina was mother to Robbie Dean Losey and John Wesley Barron, and wife of Wesley Dale Barron, all of Shreveport.
Gina was born in England to Oscar and Kathleen Sproles on December 11, 1945. She moved to Bossier City as a teenager and later attended...
Clarence Nicholson Frierson, Jr.
May 17, 2022
Memorial services for Clarence Nicholson Frierson, Jr. will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 900 Jordan Street, Shreveport, LA, at 12:00 noon on May 26, 2022. For those unable to attend in person, the service will be livestreamed at http://www.fpcshreveport.org and on the church's Facebook page.
"Tannie," as he was known to all who loved him,...
Raeanna L Free
May 16, 2022
Raeanna Laree Free, 23, of Stonewall, entered into Heaven on May 16, 2022, after fighting a lifelong battle with heart problems and undergoing a heart and liver transplant in Houston, TX. Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM on May 21, 2022, with funeral service immediately following at 11 AM, May 21, 2022 at Shreveport Baptist Temple Church with...
Walter Clarence Stevens Jr.
May 7, 2022
Graveside services for Colonel Walter Clarence Stevens Jr. will be held at Forest Park East, 3700 St. Vincent Ave. Shreveport, LA on Friday, May 13, at 10:00 AM for family and friends.
Colonel Walter C. Stevens Jr. USAF(R) died on May 7 at the age of 93. He was born January 25, 1929, in Macon, Georgia....
Rose Ella Buhrer
Apr 8, 2022
Rose Ella Buhrer, 78, of Shreveport, Louisiana, died Friday, April 8, 2022, in her home where she raised her children and lived for 54 years.
She was born on February 27, 1944, to Ileene Morgan and Duleth Garrison in Avawam, Kentucky. She was proud of her Smoky Mountain roots and claimed that having one leg slightly...
Barbara 'Babs' Brown
Mar 22, 2022
Barbara 'Babs' (Love) Brown, 92, a retired home health nurse, died of natural causes at her home surrounded by loved ones on March 22, 2022. She was born on May 23, 1929, to W. B. Love, Sr. and Lola Johnston Love in Shreveport, LA. She attended C. E. Byrd High School and Northwestern Nursing School. Barbara earned the Clara...
Walter Wesley
Mar 14, 2022
Mr. Walter Wesley, age 53, died on March 14, 2022, in Shreveport, LA. Walter was born on November 5, 1968, in Monroe, LA, to Jim Wesley Jr. and Rosie Lee (Price) Wesley. After graduating from Carroll High School, he bravely served in the U.S. Army.
Walter was preceded in death by his father, Jim Wesley, Jr....
Jeanette Harmon
Feb 28, 2022
Jeanette McDonald Harmon passed away peacefully on the early morning of February 28th, 2022 in the loving company of her son and daughter at T. Boone Pickens Faith Presbyterian Hospice in Dallas due to complications from diverticulitis.
Jeanette was born in Shreveport, Louisiana to George R. and Eugenia McDonald on March 1st, 1936. Jeanette graduated from...
Helen Thomas
Feb 28, 2022
Mrs. Helen Gulley Thomas, 93, passed away on Monday, February 28 in Shreveport, LA after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 26, at 2:00 pm at Forest Park Funeral Home, 1201 Louisiana Ave in Shreveport. Helen was born in Panola County, TX on August 12, 1928. Her mother died when Helen was very...
