Notice of Death – August 10, 2026

Gregory Lee Schildroth
July 28, 1960  –  August 7, 2026
Springhill
Visitation: Noon, Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Walnut Road Baptist Church, Springhill.
Funeral service: 2 p.m., immediately following visitation.
Burial: Springhill Cemetery, under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill.

Barbara Desdy Holland Hollis
April 22, 1943  –  August 10, 2026
Springhill
Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday, August 13,m 2026, New Sarepta Baptist Church, Sarepta.
Funeral service: 11 a.m. immediately after visitation.
Burial: Springhill Cemetery, under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home.

James Robert “Bobby” Dodson
December 21, 1954  –  August 6, 2026
Sarepta
Visitation: 9 until 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Bailey Funeral Home Chapel, Springhill.
Funeral service: 10 a.m. immediately following visitation.
Burial: Spring Branch Cemetery, Taylor, Ark.

Melanie S. “Nina” Pearce
September 4, 1962 — August 5, 2026
Minden
Visitation: 5 until 7 p.m., Friday, August 14, 2026, Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Minden.
Funeral service: 1 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2026, Rose-Neath.

Julia Fay Hunt Allen
June 8, 1950 — August 2, 2026
Minden
Memorial service: 3 until 5 p.m., Sunday, August 16, 2026, The Venue on Pearl Street, Minden.

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