Richard Lee Dubois "Pops"

Funeral services for Richard Lee Dubois “Pops”, 81, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall St., Shreveport, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until time of service. Burial will be held at Forest Park Cemetery, St. Vincent. Officiating the service will be Brother Melvin Fletcher.

Richard was born on November 2, 1943 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois to Maymie Elizabeth Prince Dubois and Virgil Paul Dubois and passed away Thursday, February 13, 2025 in Bossier City, Louisiana.

He lived in Mt. Vernon, Illinois until high school when his family moved to Shreveport, Louisiana where he attended Fair Park High School. Richard married Carolyn June Masters in 1991, blending their family of his daughter and her three sons.

Richard owned several Washateria’s, a parts store for appliances and other businesses for several years. He was the Director of Building Maintenance for the City of Bossier for many years until his retirement. He always enjoyed working and repairing almost anything that was broken. He was a member of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana F.&A.M., Temple No. 448, Bossier City for over 50 years, serving as Grand Secretary. He loved his family and friends. He was always there to help anyone that needed him. He had a huge personality and loved to pick on everyone. His mom called him the clown of the family as well as “that Richard” and then laugh. He would sit with her for hours in her latter years. A true Mama’s boy, she always kept his candy around for him.

Richard is preceded in death by his parents; son, Jimmy Paul Dubois; daughter, Sheila Dubois Grogan; step-son, Michael Vance; brothers, Marshall Dubois and Don Ed Dubois and sisters, Karen Freeman and Janice Dubois Sprawls (Cookie). Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Carolyn Dubois; step-sons, Steve Vance and wife, Robbie and Darrell Vance and wife, Kayla; brother, Kenneth Dubois and wife, Brenda; sisters, Nancy Howell and husband, Lee and Connie Birmingham and husband, Terry; step-grandchildren, Chloe Towery and husband, Garrett and Corey Vance and wife, Jessica, Joe Vance and wife, Callie, Justin Vance and Kalynn Vance; several step-great-grandchildren and a host nieces and nephews. And his best friend of 70 years, John Stuckey.

Honoring Richard as pallbearers will be Darrell Vance, Steve Vance, Tom Poston, Gary McClain, Corey Vance and Tarriel Poston. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be John Stuckey and Marion Spataro.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials may be made to Shriners Children’s, lovetotherescue.org or Shreveport Bossier Rescue Mission, 901 McNeil St., Shreveport, LA 71101.