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Gorgonio Martinez
Jan 3, 2026
Funeral services for Gorgonio Martinez, age 86 of Columbia, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 4, 2026, graveside at Columbia Hill Cemetery with Bro. Oris Hall officiating.
Gorgonio Martinez was born May 9, 1939 in Allende, NeuvoLeon, Mexico to the union of Juan Martinez and Virginia Martinez. He passed on January 3, 2026 after a lengthy illness surrounded by...
Joseph Gary Martin
Dec 29, 2025
Funeral services for Gary Martin, age 76 of Columbia, will be held 11:00 AM, Friday, January 2, 2026, from the sanctuary of Outreach Baptist Church with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow in the Fellowship Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. The Martin Family will receive guests on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at the...
Cortez Ledrew Green
Dec 27, 2025
Cortez Ledrew Green was born March 31, 1991, in Monroe, Louisiana. He passed away on December 27, 2025, at 34 years old, in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM. Saturday, January 3, 2026, from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, Louisiana. The family will begin greeting friends at 10:00 AM at the funeral home.
Billie Ruth Baum
Dec 27, 2025
Graveside services for Billie Ruth Baum will be held December 29, 2025, at 10am at the Garden of Memories in Winnfield, Louisiana, with Bro. Dick DeBusk officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, Louisiana.
Billie was born December 12, 1934, in Winnfield, Louisiana to the union of Ocie O. Warner and Audie Waller Warner and...
Fannie Ruth Shipp
Dec 25, 2025
Memorial services for Fannie Ruth Shipp, of Hebert, Louisiana, will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 3, 2026, from the sanctuary of Hebert Community Church, 696 Hwy 848, Hebert, LA (Columbia).
Fannie Ruth Shipp was born January 1, 1952, in Clarks, Louisiana, to the union of her parents, Charles Archie Howell and Carrie Baker Howell. She passed away December 25,...
Phyllis Grissom Daves
Dec 24, 2025
Phyllis Grissom Daves was born October 5, 1952 in Hayti, Missouri, to the union of her parents, Ezra Matthew Grissom and Varnell Burgett Grissom. She passed away at her home on December 24, 2025, at the age of 73, after a brave battle with cancer. Phyllis worked for and retired from the Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office where she was a...
Jerry Boyett
Dec 21, 2025
Funeral Services for Jerry Boyett will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Olla First Baptist Church with Bro. Johnnie Phillips officiating and Bro. Dennis Baker assisting with interment following in Olla Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Friday, December 26, 2025 at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, La. from 5:00 PM...
David Arnold Powell
Dec 21, 2025
A memorial service honoring the life of David Arnold Powell age 71 of Kelly will be held 3:00 PM January 10, 2026 from the Columbia Chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home. Friends and Family will share memories of their friend and beloved relative. Honoring David's request the family chose cremation. The memorial service will include military honors. The family...
Emilia Claire Simons
Dec 18, 2025
Emilia Claire Simons was born and passed from this life on December 18, 2025 at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe. Although she never got to experience an earthly life with her loving family, she was ushered into the gates of Heaven and is now sitting at the feet of Jesus, as He,Himself said, Suffer the little children to come...
Bobby Ray Bradford
Dec 18, 2025
Funeral services for Bobby Ray Bradford, age 92 of Natchez, Mississippi and formerly of Olla, LA will be held on Friday December 26, 2025 from the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Olla with Bro. Dennis Baker officiating. Interment will follow in the Georgetown Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Olla. The Bradford Family will receive...
Patricia Jarrell Harper
Dec 18, 2025
Funeral services for Patricia Jarrell Harper will be held at 2 PM, Sunday, December 21, 2025, at Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with Bro. Chris Gainous officiating and Bro. Jonathan Broussard assisting. Interment will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery, Clarks, LA. The family will have visitation at the funeral home on Sunday from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM.
Patricia...
Mary Virgina Myers
Dec 17, 2025
Mary Virginia Myers was born in Oak Grove, Louisiana on July, 20, 1947 to the union of her parents, Lewis LaForge and Ruth Hill LaForge and passed from this life December 17, 2025 at Haven Nursing Home.
Ginger was easy going, and enjoyed her simple life. She loved going to garage sales, looking around, and collecting anything she wanted. Ginger also...
Morgan Sloane Ballard
Dec 16, 2025
Morgan Sloane Ballard was born February 11, 1987, in Monroe, Louisiana, and she passed away December 16, 2025. She was preceded in death by her grandparents: Raymond Ballard, Sybil Ballard, Leroy Barnette, and Patricia Barnette Rice. Morgan was a true nature lover who loved to be outdoors. She especially loved being on the water, whether boating, fishing, or just enjoying...
Beatrice Maxine Harrelson
Dec 13, 2025
Funeral services for Beatrice "Maxine" Harrelson, will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, December, 20, 2025 at Riser Funeral Home with Dustin Harrelson officiating with interment following in Sandy Bayou Cemetery in Sandy Bayou. Visitation will be held Saturday from 11:00 AM until time of service at 1:00 PM.
Beatrice Maxine Harrelson was born to the union of J.H. McNeil and...
Margaret Louise Kenney
Dec 11, 2025
Margaret Louise Higgins Kenney, age 78, of Columbia, Louisiana, passed away from this life on Thursday, December 11, 2025.Margaret was born on March 19, 1947, in Wisner, Louisiana, to the late W. W. Higgins and Catherine Louise Higgins, both of Sicily Island, Louisiana.Margaret was a unique person who valued her privacy deeply. In accordance with her wishes, there will not...
Penny Dulaney
Dec 11, 2025
Funeral services for Penny Mayes Dulaney, age 62 of Sikes, will be held 1:00 PM, Tuesday, December 16, 2025, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Montgomery officiating. Interment will follow in the Dulaney Cemetery near Sikes. The Dulaney Family will receive visitors on Monday, December 15, 2025, at the funeral home from 5:00...
Charles "Den" Harris
Dec 5, 2025
Charles “Den” Harris Obituary
Funeral services for Charles "Denva" Harris , known by everyone as "Den" will be held 10 :00 AM Wednesday December 10 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Pete Molnaird officiating. Interment will follow in the Cross Roads Cemetery at Grayson. The Harris Family will receive visitors on Tuesday December 9, 2025...
Patty Blackman Rentz
Dec 5, 2025
Funeral services for Patty Blackman Rentz age 61 of Minden, LA and formerly of Caldwell Parish will be held 1:00 PM Tuesday December 9, 2025 from the Columbia Chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Murray Twyman and Rev, Alan Miller officiating. Interment will follow at the Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson. The Rentz Family will receive visitors...
Aaron Terry Kelly
Nov 29, 2025
Funeral services for Aaron Terry Kelly will be held 1:00 PM, Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at Apostolic Truth Tabernacle Church in Grayson, La with Bro. Sherman Jones officiating and interment following in Welcome Home Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Monday, December 1, 2025 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Apostolic Truth...
Rhonda Jones Jewell
Nov 28, 2025
Funeral services for Rhonda Jewell will be held at 2 PM, Monday, December 1, 2025, from the sanctuary of the Pentecostal Church, Clark’s, LA with Rev. Jeff Masters officiating. Interment will follow at White Swan/Boeuf Prairie Cemetery, Fort Necessity, LA, under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. The family will have visitation at the church prior to the...
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