Funeral Services for Laverne Gilyard of Tickfaw, Louisiana, are 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, at Mt. Kingdom M.B. Church in Tickfaw with burial in Holly Gardens Cemetery in Hammond, Louisiana. Williams Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Mt. Kingdom M.B. Church in Tickfaw.

Mrs. Gilyard, 65, died Aug. 18, 2014, at her residence. She was born on Oct. 23, 1948, in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.