
Marc Andre Morace, 48, of Trout, passed from this life on Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Jena. He was born December 10, 1969 to the union of his parents, A. A. Morace and Faye Beard Morace. Services were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 14, at Shady Grove Pentecostal Church near Nebo with the Revs. David Hutchinson and Curtis Thornton officiating. Interment followed in the Jena Cemetery, east of Jena, under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena. He was preceded in death by his parents, A. A. Morace and Faye Beard Coleman; and brother, Jefferson Gray Morace. Those left to cherish in memory include his wife, Brandi Taylor of Jena; son, Zachary Sawyer Morace of Jena; daughters, Megan Muse and Breanna Morace, both of Pineville, and Gabriel Morace of Jonesville; step-daughter, Natalie Taylor of Jena; brother, Alius “AA” Morace of Little Creek; sister, Nola Lavonne Badeaux of Covington; and grandchildren, Ezekiel Ryan and Israel Jameson Muse. Pallbearers were Wesley Taylor, Kyle Badeaux, Jason McFerren, Ryan Muse, Patrick Badeaux and Jonathan Perkins. Honorary pallbearers were Gray Morace, Chase Morace and Austin Morace.