Life celebration services will be held at the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 318 North Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457, 2:00 p. m. Saturday, January 26, 2019 with burial following in the St. Mary Baptist Church (Cane River) Cemetery.  The remains will lie in state at the funeral home for public visitation from Noon until service time.  The family will receive friends at a wake service Friday evening, January 25, 2019 from 7:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m. at the funeral home.