Obituaries

Services for Jackie W. Goldsby, 62, was held Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 2:00 PM in the Rose-Neath Mansfield Chapel with Brother Ricky Smith officiating. Burial followed in the Allen Cemetery, Mansfield, LA. The family received friends at the Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 16 from 5:00 until 9:00 PM. Mr. Goldsby was born May 9, 1951 in Mansfield, and passed away October 14, 2013. He was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mansfield, LA. Mr. Goldsby was preceded in death by his parents; Eugene Thomas and Lexie Slanton Goldsby; and one brother; Donald Lynn Goldsby. Family left behind to celebrate Mr. Goldsby’s life are his wife of 44 years Kathy Goldsby; son Thomas Dwayne Goldsby; daughters Lisa Busby and husband Mark, and Shannon Estes; sister Robbie Goldsby Dillard; grandchildren Tabatha Goldsby, Mark Busby, Jr., Kade Busby, Josh Estes, and Lauren Custis; and great-grandchildren Spencer Goldsby, Ian Goldsby, McKayla Goldsby, and Layla Goldsby.

A Mass of Christian burial was held for Bernard H. ‘Sonny’ Laffitte at 10 AM Tuesday, October 22, 2013 in St. Joseph Catholic Church with Reverend Edmund A. ‘Larry’ Neihoff officiating. Burial was in Carmel Catholic Cemetery at Mansfield, LA. Visitation was Monday, October 21, 2013 from 5 PM until 8 PM with a Christian Wake service at 6 PM in Rose-Neath Funeral Home. Mr. Laffitte 88, died Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Mansfield, LA.