All Obituaries

Melvin Calhoun was born on October 27, 1959.  He passed away on September 25, 2022.

Marie Elaine-Theresa Batiste Davis was born in New Orleans, LA, on December 27, 1951, the eldest of six children to the union of Albert Batiste, Jr. and Evelyn Jeanpierre Batiste. She was a graduate of Xavier University Preparatory School, class of 1969. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Xavier University of Louisiana, and later a Master’s Degree from The University of New Orleans. Marie was always an avid book reader, with an obsession for her James Patterson novels. Marie...

Lucille Smith was born on May 28, 1924. She passed away on September 25, 2022.

John Pierre Hughes, Sr. was born to the late Robert A. and Naomi C. Hughes, on June 28, 1964, in Monroe, Louisiana. He was the grandson of the late Ike and Beatrice Hughes and the grandson of the late John L. & Alice P. Chisley. He became a part of the Christian community at an early age, attending Logtown Baptist Church, Popular Chapel AME and Solomon Temple Baptist Churches. He attended Swayze Elementary School, Richwood Jr. High School and he graduated from Richwood High School in...

Mother Zora McCall-Watters was born on November 22, 1935, to proud parents, the late Reverend D.L. McCall and the late Hattie Garner-McCall. She accepted Christ as her Savior at a very early age in Delhi, LA, where she baptized and joined the Seven Star Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of her father, Reverend D. L. McCall. She enjoyed tennis, puzzle books, bowling, singing, doing crafts, and most of all, God’s word. She truly never met a stranger and because...

Lora B. Evans was welcomed into the loving arms of our Lord on Saturday, September 24, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Otha Evans. She is survived by: her sons, Jerome Waller of Monroe, Louisiana, and Otha D. Evans of Jacksonville, Florida; daughter, Betty Waller Elam of Gautier, Mississippi; grandsons, Dominique Jefferson, DeEdrick Jefferson, Antonia Johnson, Jerome Waller, Jr., and Monquas Barnes; granddaughters, Aletha Jackson,...

John Richard Motley was born on January 12, 1954.  He passed away on September 25, 2022.

Charles Miller joined an already thriving family, the seventh child born to the late James Miller and Rachel Burns-Miller of Delhi, Louisiana on January 28, 1946.  Charles loved his family very much and worked diligently to build the family structure. Charles along with his siblings were educated at Waverly High School, Winnsboro, Louisiana. He attended school through the ninth grade, when he and his brothers had to work to help support the family. Charles later decided to...

“For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith...” II Timothy 4:6 (KJV) Diann “Ann” Deloris Augustine was born January 7, 1968, to the late Earlene Wroten Fowler and Charles Augustine in Monroe, LA. Diann “Ann” was a pillar of her community. Ann would give you last, and Ann would feed you if you were hungry. Ann would whoop you in a good hand of...

Wonnie “Nita” McGirt was born on November 27, 1941, in Rayville, Louisiana. She was the fourth of ten children to the late Reverend Ruben Gibson, Sr., and Katie Mae Gibson of Rayville, Louisiana. She was known for the love of her Lord Jesus Christ. She was loved by all who knew her and even those who did not. She accepted Christ at an early age at Pleasant Grove No. 2 Baptist Church in Rayville, Louisiana, under the leadership of Reverend L. B. Brass. Where she was an active...