Graveside Services for Ms. Melinda Denise Burks, of Oil City, will be Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., in the Lake Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Belcher, Louisiana. Public Viewing will be Friday, October 2, 2026, from 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., at Washington's & Smith's Paradise Funeral Home, 1842 Barton Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107. Flowers for the service may be purchased from Treva’s Flowers at 318-344-7744.