Thelma Houston

Thelma Houston 76 of rural Patoka passed away February 15 2026 at her family farm surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of Fred Donald and Opal Belcher Adams on June 25 1949 in Centralia. She married John Tom Houston on November 14 1969 at the Fairman Baptist Church. Thelma is survived by h...

Thelma Marie Collins Hyer 67 of Spencer died Monday January 19 2026 at WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital Morgantown due to injuries sustained in a single motor vehicle accident with her husband James Michael Mike Hyer. Thelma was born April 22 1958 at Clarksburg the daughter of the late Robert Ler...

Jessie Hue Southwell born on April 3 1941 was the beloved youngest of twelve siblings. Raised in a loving family he was cared for by his older siblings after the early passing of his mother Arbaella Cooper Southwell. Jessie found a second mother in Ms. Lena his cherished stepmom. He moved to Houston...

Dinah Joan Copeland Crain was born May 21 1951 in Magee MS. She was the daughter of the late Albert McNair Sr. and Allie Bell McNair Jones. She was lovingly known as D. J. and Donna Jo to her friends and family. D. J. received her education at M. F. Nichols Senior High School in Biloxi MS where she ...

Lakeland John Wesley Best 92 of Lakeland Florida passed away of natural causes on Wednesday January 21 2026 at Breezy Hills Rehab Center in Lakeland. John was born February 27 1933 in Greenfront Alabama on a farm. His parents were James Roy and Emma Jane Messer Best. He was baptized at Liberty Bapti...

was born on July 5 1950 to James Tee Sr. and Victoria Rogers Gray in Southampton County Virginia. She was the fourth of eight children five sisters and two brothers. She attended schools in Southampton County where she played the clarinet in the marching band before graduating from Riverview High S...

Deacon Donald Ray Robinson, also affectionally known as “Rat,” peacefully entered eternal rest on January 12, 2026, at the blessed age of seventy-one. He was born on October 10, 1954, in San Antonio, TX, to James Potter and Lucille Deckard.Donald Ray attended public school. He joined the United Sta...

Mario Gonzalez Garcia Jr. entered his eternal rest on Wednesday January 28 2026 at 82 years old. He was born on November 12 1943 to his parents Mario and Elvira Garcia in Rio Grande City Texas. He will be remembered for jokes and laughter. His family knew him as a selfproclaimed food critic. He enjo...

Born and raised in Houston Texas John Leslie King Jr. began his beautiful journey as the son of Reverend John L. King Sr. and Pamela Tolds on January 2 1982. John completed his primary and secondary eduation in Missouri City Texas where he went on to graduate from Willowridge High School in the year...

Lafayette Funeral services will be held Saturday December 6 2025 at 1100 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church for Novella Chiasson Dugas 97 who died December 1 2025. Novella Chiasson Dugas lived a long life defined by faith family service and steady work. She was known for her sharp humo...