Gregory Anthony Masaitis, age 62, of Marksville

A Memorial Service for Mr. Gregory Anthony Masaitis will be held at Christian Family Worship Center at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Arrangements are under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Marksville.

Mr. Masaitis, age 62, of Marksville, formerly of Warren, Ohio passed away at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA on Sunday, May 10, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Mary Huyvan Masaitis.

He was a lifelong musician and loved playing the trumpet and writing music. He was a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School in 1971. He attended Dana School of Music and was a member of the Warren Military Band. He retired from Delphi Packard Electric in 1999 as a tinner/millwright.

Survivors include two daughters, Candice Michelle Smith and husband, Brandon of Fifth Ward, Olivia Starr Simpson of Warren, Ohio, two brothers, Albert Masaitis and wife Betty, Russel Masaitis, and four grandchildren.