Obituaries in Ruston, LA

Shirley Ann Lorenz Minor age 82 passed away on Sunday January 18 2026. Shirley was born to Clarence and Evelyn Eimann Lorenz on October 15 1943 in Chappell Hill TX. The family moved to College Station TX where she lived until 1974. At that time she moved to Ruston LA when her husband Dennis began te...

Graveside services for Mr. Charlie VanBuren Smith age 81 of Ruston LA will be held at 1000 AM Friday January 16 2026 at Smith Family Cemetery with Pastor Hudey Beaubouef officiating. Burial will follow service under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston LA. Charlie was born A...

Funeral services for Mr. Johnny Monk also known as Money Man Hobo or Lawnmower Man age 73 of Simsboro LA will be held at 200 PM Thursday January 15 2026 at Owens Memorial Chapel with Rev. Kelly Leach officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Clay under the direction of Owens Memorial C...

Delma Eugene Wilhite Will age 85 was born on January 5 1941 in Point Wilhite LA to Lucile Acree and Francis Eugen Wilhite lived on the banks of Lake D Arbonne in Farmerville LA and he passed away Tuesday January 20 2026 at Princeton Place Nursing Home in Ruston LA. Will was a man whose life was defi...

Funeral services for Pamela Ann Woods Womack age 79 of Ruston Louisiana will be held at 200 p.m. on Thursday January 22 2026 at Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. David Griffen officiating. Burial will follow at Ansley Union Church Cemetery in Ansley Louisiana under the direction of Owens ...

Ellen Beth Williams age 81 of Choudrant LA was born on June 7 1944 in Portales NM to Lorena and John Newton and passed away on Sunday December 21 2025 in Choudrant LA. Ellen was married to Richard Williams and they shared 62 years together. She worked with Richard in the Federal Courts as a secretar...

Memorial services for Mary Ruth Allred age 81 of Farmerville LA will be held at 200 PM Saturday January 31 2026 at Longstraw Baptist Church in Choudrant LA with Bro. Andy Allred officiating. Services being held are under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral home in Ruston LA. Mary Ruth was...

Graveside services for Ms. Kay Doss age 73 of Dubach LA will be held at 1100 AM Monday December 1 2025 in Hamilton Cemetery with Rev. Marvin Winham officiating under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston LA. Kay was born May 22 1952 in Bernice LA to Sylvia and Archie Doss and...

Memorial services for Billy Paul Moss age 52 of Ruston LA will be held at 200 PM Saturday December 6 2025 at Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston LA with Rev. Andy Allred and Rev. Jeremy Jones officiating. Billy was born on January 21 1973 in West Monroe LA to Barbara and William Moss and pa...

Funeral services for Mr. Edward "Al" Alton Nugent age 86 of Ruston LA will be held at 1100 AM Thursday December 4 2025 at Cook Baptist Church in Ruston LA with Rev. Joseph Fowler officiating. Burial will follow in Antioch Cemetery in Simsboro LA under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral H...

Funeral services for Connie Smith Stewart age 75 of Ruston LA will be held at 200 pm Thursday December 4 2025 at Owens Memorial Chapel with Bro. Zach Yates officiating. Burial will follow in Kilpatrick Memorial Gardens under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston LA. Connie wa...

Thomas Arthur Lawrence Jr. age 69 of Huttig Arkansas passed away unexpectedly after a short battle with cancer on Monday December 1 2025 in Monroe Louisiana. He was born to Thomas Arthur Lawrence Sr. and Madeleine Miranda Lawrence on July 12 1956 in Niskayuna New York. A butcher by trade Tom was kno...