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Willie "Bobby" Raborn Jr. obituary, Kentwood, LA

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McKneely Funeral Home - Kentwood

501 Avenue G

Kentwood, Louisiana

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Sep. 29, 2025

12:00 p.m.

McKneely Funeral Home - Kentwood

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Willie Raborn Obituary

A resident of Kentwood, LA, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at Our Lady of Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA. He was born September 22, 1932 in Kentwood, LA and was 93 years of age. He is survived by his 3 children, Suzanne Raborn Denais and husband, John, Keith Raborn and wife, Debra, and Randy Raborn, Sr. and wife, Pam; grandchildren, Sheri Hebert and husband, Joe, Kimberly Aldrich and husband, Tom, Brandon Lassere and wife, Jamie, Sarah Sotillo and husband, Isaac, Caleb Raborn and wife, Mikayla, Randy Raborn, Jr., and Rachel Raborn; 13 great-grandchildren, Ethan, Jacob, Aimee, Bryan, Aurora, Kyra, Cara, Cate, Chris, Nathen, Aiden, Eli, and Jaleigh; and a sister, Yvonne Birch. Preceded in death by his wife, Estelle Foster Raborn; parents, Willie B. Raborn, Sr. and Lillian Stewart Raborn; sister, JoAnn Alford. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 10:00AM until religious services at 12:00 Noon on Monday, September 29, 2025. Services conducted by Rev. Darryl Miller. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

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Published by AN17 on Sep. 25, 2025.

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10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

McKneely Funeral Home - Kentwood

501 Avenue G, Kentwood, LA 70444

Sep

29

Funeral service

12:00 p.m.

McKneely Funeral Home - Kentwood

501 Avenue G, Kentwood, LA 70444

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501 Avenue G, Kentwood, LA 70444

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