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Notice of Death – June 27, 2023

Janie Thomas

March 6, 1928 – June 26, 2023

Gibsland, La.

Visitation: 5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 2023, First Baptist Church, Gibsland.

Funeral service: 10 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 2023, First Baptist Church.

Burial: Gibsland Cemetery.

Dorothy J. “Billie” Kaylor

August 17, 1927 – June 24, 2023

Haynesville, La.

Visitation: 1 until 2 p.m. Thursday, June 29, 2023, Bailey Funeral Home, Haynesville.

Funeral service: immediately following visitation, Bailey Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial: Private service in Shady Grove Cemetery.

Rudy Grafton

June 27, 1930 – June 26, 2023

Bernice, La.

Visitation: 5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 2023, Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Homer, La.

Graveside service: 9 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 2023, Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Bernice.

Grayson “Dale” Gourdon Jr.

Oct. 3, 1969 – June 25, 2023

Castor/Ringgold, La.

Visitation: noon Wednesday, June 28, 2023, Rockett Funeral Home, Ringgold, La.

Funeral service: 2 p.m., immediately following visitation.

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