Dana Dean Powell, age 60, of Robeline passed away on January 4, 2019. He was born to Bill and Betty Powell on January 1, 1959 in Jonesboro.

Dana, known to many as “Bull,” was a simple man with a great love for his family and his friends. He was generous and loyal to a fault. He was tough but had a huge heart, especially for children and animals. He worked alongside his family in the logging and timber business for many years as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator. He loved to tinker with engines and could fix things that seemed unfixable.

Dana had a passion for the outdoors. He enjoyed riding four wheelers, motorcycles and inherited his mother’s love for fishing. He loved to spend time with his family and friends. Later in life, he enjoyed raising cattle, a garden and tending his land. His genuine smile and ability make you laugh when no one else could, will be just a few of the special things those who love him will miss.

Funeral services for Dorothy M. Ezernack were held December 31 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Zwolle. Father Richard Norsworthy officiated. Interment followed at the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Zwolle.

She was born February 25, 1929 in Zwolle to Albert and Mary Frances Ebarb and passed December 27, 2018 in Zwolle. Dorothy was a life-long resident of Sabine Parish.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Albert J. Ezernack, Sr.; daughter, Charlotte Cartinez; grandson, Scotty Craig; and brothers, Clifton Ebarb, Bill Ebarb, Alfred Ebarb, Raymond Ebarb and Steve Ebarb; and son-inlaw, Euell Martinez.

Mrs. Joy M. Rodrigues née Ward, formerly Wester, a longtime resident of Many, died December 30, 2018. She was 72 years old.

Born in Lotus in 1946, she was preceded in death by her parents, Carlis and Eula B. Booty Ward; sisters, Inez Harwell and Shirley Ward; and her brother, John Ward.

Funeral services for Infant Ray Leonidas Brown of Coushatta were held December 30 at Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Brian Jennings officiating. Interment followed in Tanyard Cemetery

Ray was born December 8, 2018 in Minden and passed away December 26, 2018 in Coushatta.

He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfathers, Jesse Ray Waddle and Jerry Don Campbell; paternal great-grandfather, Byron Leonidas “Jack” Brown; and paternal great-grandmother, Mary Ann Bamburg.

Funeral services for Lloyd H. Ford, 78, of Belmont, were held December 30 at Union Baptist Church in Belmont with the Reverends Dean Johnson, Glen Howard and John Lewing II officiating. Burial followed in the Old Pisgah Cemetery.

He was born on Monday, April 29, 1940 in Converse, and passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Louisiana Extended Care Hospital in Natchitoches.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lovette Veddette Ford and Lee Virgie Litton Ford; brother, Lee Veddette Ford; and his mother and father-in law, L. B. Evitt and Lessie Evitt.

Funeral services honoring the life of Louise Smith Stutts, 76, were held January 6 at Rose-Neath Chapel in Mansfield with the Rev. Roger Bynog, Jr. officiating. Burial followed at Harmony Cemetery in Provencal.

Louise was born October 5, 1942 in Provencal to Minden and Caroline Garthman Smith and entered into rest on January 1, 2019, in Kilgore, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three husbands, Gerald LaCour, Roger Ashlock, Earl Stutts; and brother, Minden Hall Smith, Jr.

Leo Maynard Linaweaver, 71, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at his residence in Zwolle. He was born on Friday, June 27, 1947 in Lindsborg, Kansas.

He was preceded in death by his father, Forest McKinley Linaweaver; mother, Vera Gladys Gordon Linaweaver; sister, Glova Flood; brothers, Maynard Linaweaver, Delbert Linaweaver and Clarence Linaweaver; and nephew, Jimmy Flood, Jr.

Shanna Dees Gaspard of Many has settled into her new job as Executive Director of the Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce. She was elected by the Chamber’s Board of Directors in October, to replace Kenneth Ammons, who retired after a threeyear stint at the helm.

A 1985 graduate of Many High, Gaspard is the daughter of J.L. Dees and Joy Starks.

She is married to Austin Gaspard and they are the parents of five children. They also have 10 grandchildren.

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Jerrod Heath Lemmons, a part-time Many Police Department officer, has been arrested on charges that he set fire to a home he was leaving.

The state fire marshal obtained an arrest warrant after interviewing him in connection with the fire, which was reported on the Amy Street in Many on December 29.

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King’s Chapel American Methodist Episcopal Church cordially invites you to their 24^th annual Martin Luther King Jr. march and celebration on Monday, January 21. The march will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of MLK and Alabama with the program starting at 11 a.m. at King’s Chapel AMEC. This year’s speaker will be the Rev. Gwendolyn E. Snearl, presiding elder of the Alexandria-Thibodeaux part of the Central North Louisiana Conference.

The Rev. Snearl is the daughter of the late Harry Snearl, who was himself a reverend, and Almeta Jacob Snearl. She is a native of Plaquemine and resides in Baton Rouge. She is the oldest of six children.