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Teresa Marie Owens
Mar 19, 2025
Funeral services for Teresa Marie Lee Owens, age 56 of Trout, LA, will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 22, 2025, from the Olla chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home. The Owens Family will receive visitors beginning at 12:30 PM until time of service.
Teresa was born on July 2, 1968, at Alexandria, LA to the union of her parents,...
Elbert T. Gaskill
Mar 16, 2025
Funeral services for Elbert T. Gaskill, age 58, of Grayson, LA will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Jack McKeithen officiating. Caldwell Parish Chief Deputy, Jack McKeithen will deliver remarks and Warden Kevin Wyles of the Caldwell Parish Correctional Center will deliver the eulogy. Interment...
Gloria H. Fuqua
Mar 14, 2025
Gloria McGuffee Hughes Fuqua
July 28, 1941 to March 14, 2025
With our hearts filled with both sorrow and the peace of knowing she is in the loving arms of our Savior, we announce the passing of Gloria, a devoted wife, loving mother, and a woman of unwavering faith on March 14, 2025 at the age of 83 at Golden Age Healthcare...
Johnny Ray Acosta, SR
Mar 14, 2025
Johnny Ray Acosta Sr. – Born September 25th, 1947, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
He was a great man, husband, and father. He was hardworking and very determined, if he set his mind to it, he did it. He was a terrific mentor and friend to many. He was very reliable, if he said he was going to do it, you could count...
Stacey Rice-Alger Wheat
Mar 11, 2025
Memorial service will be Friday, March 14, 2025, at Crossroads Baptist Church from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM.
Stacey Rice-Alger Wheat was born on April 19, 1968, at Monroe, LA, to the union of her parents, Richard Ruben Rice and Claudine Wheeler Rice, and she passed from this life on March 11, 2025, at the Citizens Medical Center in Columbia following...
Derwood Paul Maxwell
Mar 7, 2025
Funeral services for Derwood Maxwell will be held 2:00 PM, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, Louisiana, with Bro. Warren Maxwell officiating. Interment will follow in Olla Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Monday, March 10, 2025, at Riser Funeral Home in Olla from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.
Derwood Paul...
Henry Michael "Mike" Ivy
Mar 4, 2025
Funeral services for Henry Michael Ivy, age 75, of Monroe will be held 2:00 PM Saturday March 8, 2025 from the sanctuary of Olla First Baptist Church. His cousin, Terri Corley, who was like a sister, will deliver the eulogy and Bro. Dennis Baker will be bringing the message. Interment will follow in the Olla Cemetery under the direction of...
Arlis Woodrow Grant
Feb 28, 2025
Private graveside funeral services for Arlis Woodrow Grant, age 84, of West Monroe will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson with his grandson, Jim Grant officiating. The family will receive the public for visitation at Riser & Son Funeral Home in Columbia from 12:30 PM until 1:45 PM.
Arlis Woodrow Grant was born...
Dale Hendrix
Feb 28, 2025
Funeral services for Dale Hendrix will be held 2:00 PM, March 5, 2025, at Bethany Baptist Church with Bro. Doyle Adams officiating and Bro. Billy Lane McClanahan assisting with interment following in Bethany Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Tuesday at Bethany Baptist Church from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Elijah Dale Hendrix, age 72...
Glenda Fay Russell Broussard Grant
Feb 15, 2025
Funeral services for Glenda Fay Russell Broussard Grant will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday February 18, 2025 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Jack McKeithen officiating. Interment will follow in the Little Star Cemetery at Holum. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Monday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Glenda was...
Martha Lou Thornhill Simons
Feb 14, 2025
Martha Lou Simons passed from this life to life eternal on February 14, 2025, at the age of 78 at the Haven Nursing Center in Columbia following an extended illness. Martha lived a life of faith with dedication to children, community, church and family.
Martha proudly served forty years in education in Caldwell Parish as a teacher, Supervisor of Secondary Education,...
Nancy Aileene Hancock
Feb 8, 2025
Nancy Aileene Holmes Hancock was born January 29, 1938 in Columbia, Louisiana to the union of her parents, Joe Holmes and Dorlis Eula Finley Holmes and passed from this life on February 8, 2025 at Haven Nursing Home. Nancy was a member of Old Bethel Church, where she went until her health started declining. She was a school nurse in...
Bettye Sue Hearns
Feb 7, 2025
Bettye Sue Hearns was born in Columbia, La on July 26, 1941 to the union of her parents, Grover Starks and Onieda Brown and passed from this life February 7, 2025 at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe.
Bettye was a hard worker, and a loving mother. She was not only a mother to her children, but all the other children...
Robert Edward "Bob" Love
Feb 2, 2025
Robert Edward "Bob" Love was born on March 14, 1943 at Monroe, LA to the union of his beloved parents, the late Clifton Benson Love and Mary Burnice Barker Love. He passed from this life on February 2, 2025 at the Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria following a brief illness.
Bob was also preceded in death by his parents and...
Chad Michael Walton
Jan 30, 2025
Chad Michael Walton was born on May 10, 1983, at Lancaster, California, to the union of his parents, James Dean Hanson and Kimberly Tabatha Walton, and passed from this life on January 30, 2025, in North Little Rock, Arkansas, his current residence. Chad was preceded in death by his grandparents, Margerite Hatten and Don Hatten of Hebert, LA. He was...
Casey Leigh Crooks
Jan 26, 2025
Funeral services for Casey Leigh Stamper Crooks, age 45 of Columbia, Louisiana, will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, January 29, 2025, from the sanctuary of Columbia Heights Baptist Church, Columbia, with Sister Kristy Dunn and Bro. Courtney Dunn officiating. Interment will follow at Fellowship Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. The family will have...
Ralph R. Harris
Jan 26, 2025
Ralph R. Harris, age 76 and a lifetime resident of Urania, Louisiana, passed from this life after a long hard-fought battle with cancer on January 26, 2025. He was born September 25, 1948, to his parents, Carl W. “Dooley” and AnnieBelle “Bill” Harris. Ralph worked as an electrician at Urania Lumber Company then continued to Georgia Pacific and Louisiana Pacific....
Alton Norman Gilliam
Jan 24, 2025
Funeral Services for Alton Gilliam will be held 2:00 PM, Monday, January 27, 2025, at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, Louisiana with Bro. Shad Tibbs officiating and Rickey Nugent assisting. Interment will follow at Chickasaw Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Riser Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 8:00...
Raygn Ellis Rials
Jan 21, 2025
Raygn Ellis Rials passed away in the arms of his loving parents on January 21, 2025 at Columbia, Louisiana, after a brief illness.
Raygn was born on November 11, 2024, to Sara Kosh and Ronnie Rials, joining siblings: Mason Rials, Madison Rials, Ryley Rials, Ruth Kosh, and Rayna Rials. Despite his short time on earth, he was deeply loved and brought...
Suzanne Norris Harris
Jan 18, 2025
Suzanne Norris Harris, age 71 of Olla passed from this life on January 18, 2025 at her residence following an extended illness. She was surrounded by her loving family . Suzanne was born on August 13, 1953 at Alexandria, LA to the union of her parents, the late Charles Shelby Norris and Jean McCann Norris. She was preceded in death...
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