By Edgar on March 28th, 2018

    Eric Todd Knippers, 43, of Many passed from this life on March 19, 2018. Service was held March 22 at Myers Colonial Funeral Home in De- Ridder. Pastor Vic Warrick and Pastor Daniel Lowe officiated. Graveside service and burial followed at Friendship Cemetery in Robeline. He was preceded in death by his granddad, Glen Knippers and maternal grandparents, Nita and Floyd Martin. Those left to cherish his memory are his mother, Madalon Martin Merchant and James of Leesville; father, Glen Dale Knippers of Many; daughter, Lela Akili Knippers and her mother, Laura Blankenship, of Rosepine; son, Justice Driskill of Grand Bay, Alabama; brother, Curtis Andrew Knippers and Ashley of Many; sister, Ashlee Green and Andi Moneti of Perth, Australia; grandmother, Lela Jeanette Knippers of Natchitoches; step-mother, Martha Corley Knippers and a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, extended family, and friends. Pallbearers were Byron Guidry, Phillip Moreau, Andy Knippers, Acie Savell, Jacob McLendon, Jason Martinez, Carlton Naquin and Michael Fuselier. Words of comfort may be shared at myers-colonialfuneralhome.com