This Special Tribute began in January 2021, after so many were not afforded traditional funerals during the year 2020 due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The Times-Signal staff, along with the staffs of the businesses and firms listed, has continued this tribute each year as a way to acknowledge those who passed away during the previous year and whose obituaries appeared in this newspaper.

LaSalle Parish has lost many great men and women during the past year, individuals who will never be replaced but whose legacies live on through the many lives they impacted.

Sometimes, knowing what to say or do for a person who lost a loved one is very difficult and words of sympathy don’t seem enough. We trust this “Special Tribute” will bring some level of comfort to those still grieving the loss of a family member or friend. May God continue to bless and comfort everyone affected by the loss of these great lives.

January

Fredrick DeWayne Jenkins Jan. 1 Gladys Marie Traylor Jan. 2 Donald “Duck” Hopkins Jan. 4 Sandra Lee Dawson Jan. 6 Martha Pitfield Walston Jan. 8 Bob Cooper Jan. 9 William Brett Hester Jan. 10 Thomas David Carter Jan. 11 Frances Lemeta Dickey Jan. 14 Emanuel Leonard Lewis, Jr. Jan. 14 Brenda Cay Kornegay Jan. 16 Doyle Lynn Dickey Jan. 17 Kenneth Ray Emfinger Jan. 19 Phyllis Ann Hillman Jan. 19 Jotreen Patricia Jackson Jan. 19 Mark John Lindloff Jan. 19 Mack Arthur Spillers Jan. 19 Claudine Love Risdal Jan. 20 Cheryl Ann Windham Terry Jan. 20 Meddie Ainsworth Breithaupt Jan. 21 Pamila Joan Brown Jan. 21 Barbara Boyett Ramsey Jan. 21 Martha Fae Huffman Smith Jan. 21 Patricia “PatPat” Beard Jan. 22 Sherry Leann Taylor Jan. 22 Margaret Clark Armstrong Jan. 23 Hiram “Hidy” Cook Jan. 23 Dustin “Dunc” Rogers Jan. 24 Melissa Smith Jan. 27 James “Jim” Summers, Sr. Jan. 29 Evie Jo Barber Jan. 31

February

Edgar Franklin Tingle Feb. 1 Rita Glynn Joy Sanders Feb. 4 Nancy Lou Beckley Nugent Feb. 5 Rebecca Kay Franklin Feb. 6 Dina Liles Feb. 6 Hazel Kathleen McCarthy Feb. 8 Frances Carson Poston Feb. 10 Opal Claire Doughty Feb. 12 Mary Phyllis Farmer Feb. 12 Brenda Evelyn Brockner Feb. 13 Jo Beatrice Simmons Savage Feb. 14 Tracie Anne (Guin) Wilkinson Feb. 14 Maynard Lenard Barnhill Feb. 15 Stephanie Book Feb. 17 Clifton “Click” Henry, Sr. Feb. 21 Isabella Estelle Marie Sikes Feb. 21 Steven “Stevie” Underwood Feb. 21 Kenith Ray Williams Feb. 21 Franklin “Curt” Crawford Feb. 22 Bradley Kimdline Stewart Feb. 22 Mary K (Uttenhove) Erickson Feb. 23 Paula Gail House Feb. 23 Janet Noble Stewart Feb. 23 Bobbie “Bob” Holland Feb. 24 Don Hudnall, Sr. Feb. 24 Floyd Lucerne DeVaux Feb. 25 Paula Sue McMullen Feb. 25 Rev. Donald Eugene Privett Feb. 25 Glenda G. Reed Feb. 25 Anna Lea Sellers Feb. 25 Billy Morse Feb. 27 Robert Lee Bordelon Feb. 28 R.J. Futrell, Jr. Feb. 28

March

Earl D. Brown March 1 Gary Dwaine Lisenby March 1 Johnny Albert Wilson March 1 John Dexter Huffman March 2 Bythol Ray Butler March 3 Albert Glenn Henderson March 3 Robert “Hawk” Hawkins March 4 Jerry Douglas Powe, Sr. March 4 Major Larry W. Corley March 6 Henry L. Wright March 6 Carol May McDougald March 7 Alpha Lea (Smith) Tomlinson March 7 James Albert Graham March 8 Tommy Hugh Nugent, Sr. March 8 Jewell Taylor Price March 9 Judy Breithaupt March 10 Sue Hicks Robertson March 11 Billy A. Talley March 11 Dana Dayton Kinach March 12 Autumn Reign Barnhill March 13 Cassie Ann Taylor Martin March 15 Mary “Beth” Ganey March 16 Gracie Hunter Bell March 17 Wanda Hudson March 17 Calvin Lee Whittington, Jr. March 17 Verna Elaine Spence Clancy March 18 Ronald “Ronnie” Cherry March 19 James Isaac McKeithen March 21 Charles “Bud” Slay, Sr. March 20 Jacqueline Newsome Tarver March 22 Josephine “Jo” White March 22 “Jack” Tanner, Jr. March 24 Virginia “Ginger” McDowell March 27 Ginger Nell Atkins Parish March 29

April

Vivian Ann Thompson April 2 Billy Eugene Lisenby April 3 Michael Glenn Thomas April 3 Edgar Forrest Cook Jr. April 5 Selma Lou Dugas April 6 Anna “Pudden” Hooter April 6 Jimmie McIlwain April 6 Vicki Lynn (Thompson) Allen April 8 Mike Brown April 14 Terry L. Masters Sr. April 17 Yvette Peppers McCullin April 17 Kameron Lane Shelton April 18 Frances Ruby (Scott) Couch April 19 Willard Lee Robbins April 19 Ethel “Ms. Lou” Sharp April 21 Glynn Shivers April 22 Valarie Faye Smith Coldiron April 23 Kenneth William Paul April 23 Patsy Lynn Henderson Posey April 23 Launa “Jenell” Crawford April 24 Diana Lynn Crockett Lewis April 25 Vicki Cockerham Keene April 25 Isaiah DeWayne Nash April 25 Larry Doughty April 27 Joyce Flynn April 28 Benjamin “Ben Franklin” Scroggs, III April 29

May

Donald Austin Jones May 3 Carolyn W. Posey May 4 Troy Lamarr Cockerham May 8 Margie Hogan Paul May 9 William “Joe” Cook May 10 James “Jim” Brooks May 14 Mickey Lynn Husbands May 14 Billy Mark Enterkin May 15 Judy Marie Williams May 15 Larry Malcolm Powell May 19 Julia M. Breithaupt May 24 Donald Ray Joiner May 24 Mildred Jiles Randall May 29 Michael Shane Robbins May 29 Jerry Lee Tarver May 30 Mary Caren Elder Connell May 31 Rev. Huey Palmer Tarpley May 31

June

Edith Alene Banks June 1 Christine Campbell Whatley June 1 Eddie Roy Posey June 3 Roland “Ed” Harris June 4 James Ray Nelson June 4 Aybll William Brown June 5 Jerry Glen Howard, Sr. June 6 James Dale Mulig June 6 Scott Drew Kennedy June 10 Allen Davis Coleman June 11 Alvin Ray Hudson June 11 James Roy “J.R.” King June 17 Emma Dell Mize Montpelier June 18 TaKurious “Charlie” Smith June 18 Bobbie Ray Gunn June 20 “Mac” William Stapleton June 22 Peggy Louella Wilson Blake June 23 Russell “Jr” Flowers June 25 Grace Isonhood Barron June 27 John V. Gough June 27 Gordon Cornelius Brown June 29

July

Solomon “Sammy” David, Jr. July 1 Betty Oxner July 2 Richard Daniel Faulkner July 5 Joseph “Joe Tom” Trunzler, Sr. July 5 Dr. Robert “Bobby” Connell, III July 11 Stanley “Pete” Prudhomme July 12 Lola Brasher July 13 Mary “Polly” Taylor July 13 Carma Mae Whittington Walker July 13 Oneda Mullen July 14 Billie “Bill” Hopson July 15 Earlene Kay Jackson July 18 Sammy Glen Franklin July 21 Marion “Mike” Lester July 23 Clarence “Boo” Mason July 30 Christopher Lee Barbo July 31 James Earl Cruse July 31

August

Alicia Rushing Guillot Aug. 3 Amelda Lynn Lees Wiggins Aug. 3 Fanny Marques Galan Aug. 5 Floyd Dennis Bradford Aug. 11 Justin Mark Owens Aug. 11 Lovan Barton Thomas Aug. 13 Charles Edward Dorsey Aug. 14 Guy Ronald Methvin Aug. 16 Gilbert Coleman, Sr. Aug. 17 Ronald Martin Blaney, Sr. Aug. 20 James “Wild Bill” Poole Aug. 20 John Fletcher Baker Aug. 21 Stephanie “Stevie” Bigner Aug. 21 Donald Curtis Roark Aug. 24 Reverend David Bailey, Sr. Aug. 24 Marion “Bill” Bailey Aug. 26

September

Marilyn Rose Crooks Sept. 2 Clark F. Freeman Sept. 3 Clifton “Sonny” Carlton, Sr. Sept. 5 John Wayne “Johnny” Long Sept. 5 Wanda Marie Humphries Sept. 6 Jordana Fuselier Watson Sept. 6 Warren Lecil Chase Williams Sept. 7 Melvia Jean Flowers Sept. 8 Jessie Ira Jones Sept. 8 James Benton Whiddon Sr. Sept. 8 Raymon Morrison Finley Sept. 10 Donald Cross McMillin Sept. 10 Deborah Kay Esters Burrows Sept. 12 Richard E. “Dick” Maxwell Sept. 12 Betty Pritchard Sept. 12 Clyde Lee Young Sept. 12 Rita K. Stephens Sept. 14 Rev. Allen “A.B” Masters, Jr. Sept. 19 Zachary Lane Joiner Sept. 26 Robert “Bobby” Thompson, Jr. Sept. 21 Charlie Edward Mullins Sept. 24 Emily Ann Russel Winbery Sept. 25 Clarence Nathan Bruce Sept. 26 Donna Jaye Whatley Sept. 27 Rhonda Foy Clark Sept. 29 Mary T. Lurry Sept. 29

October

Alvie “Dean” Torrey Oct. 3 Reverend “C. D.” Beard Oct. 4 Garry “Sonny” Brodnax Oct. 8 Floyd Horace Schillinger Oct. 8 Margaret Cooper Brummet Oct. 11 Allen “Mac” Coleman Oct. 12 Brandon Taylor Beard Oct. 14 Danny G. Byrnes Oct. 15 Thomas Otis Hill, Sr. Oct. 16 Thomas Chadwick Putnam Oct. 16 Roger Fritz Oct. 17 Charles “Charlie” Douglas Oct. 18 Edward Darrell Frazier Oct. 18 Stanford Richardson, Jr. Oct. 19 Thomas “Tommy” Champlin Oct. 20 Roland “R.D” Clark Oct. 21 Danny Earl Brown, Sr. Oct. 22 Lisa Renee Knapp Oct. 29 Ruth Naomi Daniels-Jackson Oct. 30 Frances Prestridge Richard Oct. 31 Murlee Walker Wilbanks Oct. 31

November

Christy Adams Wilbanks Nov. 1 James “Jim” Zeagler Sr. Nov. 1 Mary White Pentecost Nov. 2 Robert “June” Fowler Jr. Nov. 4 Robert Lamar “Buddy” Powell Jr. Nov. 8 Airlea “GG” Coleman Taylor Nov. 8 Connie Sue Mayo Nov. 9 Jean D. Norris Nov. 10 Ollie Faye Jones Cloud Nov. 12 Jerry Lynn Lanier Walker Nov. 12 Mamie Josephine Farris Nov. 14 John Randolph Fleming Sr. Nov. 15 Dewey Andrew Walker Nov. 16 Stephen “Brent” Farley Nov. 18 William “Cool” Scott Herron Jr. Nov. 18 Jonda Rana Hendrix Parnell Nov. 18 Cynthia Diane Phelps Nov. 18 Willie Ray Thomas Nov. 19 Lacey Blaze Hayman Smith Nov. 21 John Webb Duck Jr. Nov. 22 Rebecca “Becky” Wesberry Nov. 22 Sherman Wayne Ford Nov. 27 Ronald Lafayette Andrews Nov. 30 Shelby Masters Nov. 30

December

James “Jim” Greenfield Dec. 1 E.M. Smith Dec. 1 Jason “J.J.” Dewayne Ford Dec. 5 Donald “Larry” Hines Dec. 5 James Roger Faulkner Dec. 6 William Walter “Bill” Smith Jr. Dec. 7 Rodger Lee Bratton Sr. Dec. 9 Marjorie Henderson Coleman Dec. 10 Ella Virginia Emig Dec. 10 James “Jimmy” Delbert Noel Dec. 13 Mary Hebron Sanders Dec. 13 Betty Lee Speaks Dec. 14 James Howard Guillotte Dec. 15 Gregory “Greg” Lloid Dec. 15 Obie Edward Jones Dec. 16 James Dalton Young Dec. 16 Raymond Goodman Dec. 19 Velma Lea Paul Dec. 19 Paula Andrew Ratcliff Dec. 19 James Denison Dec. 22 Larry Scott Ganey Dec. 22 Patricia Nell Smith Irby Dec. 22 Sam Morris Mason Dec. 22 Mary Louise Norris Dec. 22 Joan Davis Rachal Dec. 22 Jerry “Ashley” Bozeman Dec. 23 Lloyd Adrian Montpelier Dec. 24 Dr. Robert John Vokurka Dec. 26 Mary Francis Hankemeier Dec. 27 Geneva Paul Dupuis Dec. 28 Leonard “Bud” Rankin Dec. 29 Nicholas “Nick” Ciraulo Dec. 30 Donna Marie Speaks Dec. 30