Obituaries in Cotton Valley, LA

Funeral Service for Mrs. Antionette Hartsell Thomas, age 76, of Plain Dealing, LA, will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, January 16, 2026, at the Plain Dealing Church of Christ, Plain Dealing, LA, with Adam Miller officiating. Interment will follow in Plain Dealing Cemetery under the direction of Bailey ...

Margaret Eileen (Jones) Thomas was born September 28, 1924 in Dodson, Louisiana, a small community in Winn Parish, to Osa Jones and Rosa Belle Warner Jones. At the age of two, Eileen lost her father to blood poisoning. She was raised in Gaar's Mill alongside her three sisters by her widowed mother, ...

Helen Davis McCaskill, 92, of El Dorado, AR passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at The Springs in El Dorado.Helen was born April 8, 1933, in El Dorado, AR to Linnie Davis and Marie Kooms Davis.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, A.E. “Sam” McCaskill, her brother, Eddie Davis a...

Melba Scarborough age 86 joined her beloved husband, Cecil Scarborough on the 21st, 2026.They had 63 years of blessed marriage and 3 children; Cecil Scarborough Jr. wife Kathy, Tina Scarborough and Melissa Tanner and husband FrankShe was a loving and compassionate wife, mother, sister, Grandmother a...

Graveside services for Mr. Jerry Rae LeMay, age 90, of Springhill, LA will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 10, 2026 at the Springhill Cemetery, Springhill, LA with Carl Teel officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill, LA.Mr. LeMay was born on Dec...

Funeral services for Mrs. Janice D. Veuleman Coutee, age 91, of Plain Dealing, LA, will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the Plain Dealing Baptist Church, Plain Dealing, LA, with Rev. Alan Brown officiating. Interment will follow in Plain Dealing Cemetery, Plain Dealing, LA under ...

Funeral services for Olivia Marie Powell, age 13, of Minden, LA, will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill, LA with Bro. Tim Everett officiating. Interment will follow in Union Springs Cemetery, Shongaloo, LA, under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home...

Bobby Jerrell Millican, age 85 of Parkers Chapel, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at South Arkansas Regional Hospital in El Dorado.  Bobby was born on September 2, 1940, in Buckner, AR to the late Mildred Evelyn Tucker Millican and Millard A. MillicanBobby Jerrell was formerly employed...

Graveside services for Mrs. Stacey Hilburn Landrum, age 56, of Haughton, LA, will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, January 17, 2026 at the Plain Dealing Cemetery, Plain Dealing, LA, with her family officiating. Interment will follow in Plain Dealing Cemetery, Plain Dealing, LA under the direction of Ba...

Mary Ellen Taylor, lovingly known as “Nana” passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ.  She lived a life marked by faith, hard work and deep love for her family and friends.  Mary was born on August 7, 1932, in Emerson, AR to Jessie Lee and Willie Mae Dees Wynn. She marrie...

Graveside services for Mrs. Lou Ann Whittlesey, age 62, of Plain Dealing, LA will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, December 27, 2025,at the Plain Dealing Cemetery, Plain Dealing, LA. Interment will follow under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Plain Dealing, LA.Visitation will be held Friday, Dece...

Kathryn Jean Dillon Taylor, aged 79, passed away on January 8, 2026, in Little Rock, AR. She was on October 16, 1946, in Minden, LA. "Jeanie" grew up in Cotton Valley and later resided in Ivan, LA, with her husband of 45 years, Tommy.A dedicated educator, Jeanie worked as a substitute teacher and wi...