Funeral arrangements made for 4 family members killed in house fire on Kemp Lane

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A Shreveport woman will sadly be putting to rest her mother, grandmother and two daughters following a deadly house fire.

On Sunday, Apil 6, a blaze was reported at 6:38 a.m. in the 2400 block of Kemp Lane. Eureka Garner, 56, Mildred Carter, 84 and Ne-Vaeh Garner, 5, were pronounced deceased at local hospitals. Tayona Garner, 7, was also taken to the hospital. She succumbed to her injuries on April 11 after being in critical condition.

Shereka Garner, Ne-Vaeh and Tayona’s mother, told KSLA Tayona had her Honor Walk around 2 a.m. The 7-year-old donated organs to help four people. Tayona was in the second grade and Ne-Vaeh was in kindergarten.

Shereka says investigators are examining electrical issues as the possible cause of the fire, but the investigation is ongoing.

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The family is asking for any financial assistance to help with burials. You can donate to the “Garner Fire Victims Memorial Fund” at any branch of the Community Bank of Louisiana. The money is going directly to the funeral homes.

Good Samaritan Funeral Home is handling services for Eureka, Ne’Vaeh, and Tayona.

Family hour will be Friday, April 25 at 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the funeral service will be held Saturday, April 26 at 1 p.m. Both services will be hosted at Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church, located at 2842 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Shreveport.

Heavenly Gates is handling services for Mildred are still pending. Mildred Carter is Shereka’s grandmother.