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Ollie Stephen Briscoe

Ollie Stephen Briscoe

Nov 9, 2023

Funeral services for Ollie Stephen "Steve" Briscoe will be held 3:00 PM, Sunday, November 12, 2023 at Crossroads Baptist Church with Bro. Shane Duke officiating and Bro. Kent Nugent assisting with interment following at Sandy Bayou Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 1:30 PM until time of service at 3:00 PM. Steve was...

Stephen Walter McGrew

Stephen Walter McGrew

Nov 6, 2023

Funeral services for Stephen Walter McGrew, age 60 of Grayson will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, from the Chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home with Brother Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow in the Cross Roads Cemetery.  The family will receive visitors at the Chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home from 1:00 PM...

Randy Lavell Black Jr.

Randy Lavell Black Jr.

Nov 6, 2023

Funeral services for Randy Lavell Black Jr. will be held 2:00 PM November 9, 2023 at Fellowship Baptist Church with Bro. Chris Bennett officiating with interment at Old Bethel Cemetery following under direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held November 9, 2023 at Fellowship Baptist Church from 12:00 PM until time of service at 2:00. Randy was born...

Jerry Humphreys Hall

Jerry Humphreys Hall

Nov 4, 2023

Funeral services for Jerry Humphreys Hall will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, November 11, 2023, at Columbia Methodist Church, Columbia, Louisiana, with Brian Hall and Pastor Stephen Fife officiating. The family will receive visitors at the church, on Saturday, prior to the service from 10:30 AM until 1 PM. A private burial will be held at Welcome Home Cemetery,...

Marcus Wayne Norrell Sr.

Marcus Wayne Norrell Sr.

Nov 1, 2023

Funeral services for Marcus Wayne Norrell, Sr. will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, with Rev. Sherman Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Etier Cemetery, Hebert. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 noon until time of service at 2:00.

Marcus was born June 3, 1972, in Columbia,...

Ethel Crain

Ethel Crain

Oct 31, 2023

Funeral services for Ethel Lee Crain (nee Peppers), age 82 of Grayson, will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, November 3, 2023, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Adkins officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Bethel Cemetery at Grayson immediately following the service. The Crain Family will receive visitors beginning at 12:00 Noon...

Jerry Wayne Harper

Jerry Wayne Harper

Oct 24, 2023

 

Jerry Wayne Harper was born on June 30, 1947 at Transylvania, LA to the union of his parents, the late Grady Harper and Addie Butler Harper. He passed from this life on Tuesday October 24, 2023 at the Citizens Medical Center in Columbia following an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his parents,  and a sister, Louise...

Gladys Ann Brown Farrington

Gladys Ann Brown Farrington

Oct 23, 2023

Funeral services for Gladys Ann Brown Farrington will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Welcome Home Baptist Church in Hebert, La with Bro. Jim McKeithen officiating with interment following at Adams Cemetery in Grayson La. under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia from 5:00 PM to 8:00...

Ethel Gwen McClanahan Brown

Ethel Gwen McClanahan Brown

Oct 22, 2023

Funeral services for Gwen McClanahan Brown will be held 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Bethany Baptist Church, Hebert, with Bro. Marty Earnest officiating. Interment will follow at Bethany Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 11:00 AM until time of service at 2:00 PM at Bethany Baptist Church.

Ethel Gwendolyn McClanahan Brown...

Charles Boyd Douglas

Charles Boyd Douglas

Oct 18, 2023

Funeral services for Charles Boyd "Charlie" Douglas will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 20, 2023, at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, LA with Bro. Joe Lowe officiating with interment following at Old Bethel Cemetery under direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Friday, October 20, 2023 from 10:00 AM until time of service at 11:00 AM....

Mabel Elizabeth "Tumlinson" Saxon

Mabel Elizabeth "Tumlinson" Saxon

Oct 16, 2023

Memorial Service for Mabel Elizabeth "Tumlinson" Saxon will be held 4:00 PM Friday October 20, 2023 at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with Bro. Bruce McGee officiating.  Visitation will be Friday October 20, 2023 from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM.

Mabel was born December 20, 1939, in El Campo, Texas to the union of her parents, John Tumlinson and Lillie...

Thomas Chadwick Putnam

Thomas Chadwick Putnam

Oct 16, 2023

Thomas Chadwick Putnam age 58 of Columbia and formerly of Urania was born on July 9, 1965 at Jackson, Mississippi to the union of his parents, Jimmy Dale Putnam and Dorothy Jean Whittington, and he passed from this life on October 16, 2023 at his residence following an extended illness.

Thomas Chadwick loved all types of music as it...

William Fenton McDaniel

William Fenton McDaniel

Oct 13, 2023

Funeral services for William Fenton McDaniel age 80 of Grayson will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday October 17, 2023 from the sanctuary of Pine Grove Apostolic Church with Rev. Heath Barnhill and Rev. Johnny Barnhill officiating. Interment will follow in The Pine Grove Cemetery with services under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. The Family will receive...

Robert Henry Kennedy

Robert Henry Kennedy

Oct 13, 2023

Funeral services for Robert "Bob" Henry Kennedy, age 87, will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at First Methodist Church of West Monroe with Pastors Chris Winterman and Shawn Hornsby officiating. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, Louisiana. The family will receive visitors at the...

Garry Lee "Sonny" Brodnax

Garry Lee "Sonny" Brodnax

Oct 8, 2023

Graveside services for Sonny Brodnax will be held at 2:00 PM, at Squires Cemetery, in Summerville, LA, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Visitation will also be held Wednesday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, LA.

Garry Lee "Sonny" Brodnax was born to Edward Lee Brodnax and Nancy Lucille Moore Brodnax in Many, LA...

Betty Ann Thornton

Betty Ann Thornton

Oct 2, 2023

Betty Ann Thornton, age 80, went home to our Lord on October 2, 2023.

She is survived by her husband, Jimmy, and their four children: Terry (Arthur), Tanya, Sonny (Leah), and Ruby (Steve). She was a loving grandmother of seven and great-grandmother of six.

Betty was born in Jackson, Mississippi. She had a great and profound love for her...

Deanna Riser

Deanna Riser

Oct 1, 2023

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Deanna Riser, who left us on October 1, 2023, at the age of 63. She was born on July 30, 1960, to Lillian and Neil Riser in Columbia, Louisiana. She peacefully departed this world surrounded by her loved ones.

Deanna is survived by her mother, Lillian Riser Gentry; her...

Sheila Denise Davis

Sheila Denise Davis

Sep 28, 2023

Funeral services for Sheila Denise Davis, age 55, of Columbia will be held 2:00 PM Sunday October 1, 2023 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Shane Duke officating. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until time of service at the funeral home on Sunday. Burial will follow in the Little Star Cemetery East of...

Rhonda Foy Clark

Rhonda Foy Clark

Sep 27, 2023

Rhonda Foy Clark, age 60, of Columbia was born on  December 4, 1962 at Savannah, Georgia to the union of Stanley Sterling Foy and Mildred Jean Hyatt Foy. She passed from this life on September 29, 2023 at the Citizens Medical Center in Columbia following injuries received in an automobile accident. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday October 3,...

Luther Floyd Holloway

Luther Floyd Holloway

Sep 27, 2023

On September 27, 2023  Luther passed from this life at the age of 79.He was born on June 22, 1944 in Harrisonburg, LA to the union of Ora Floyd Holloway and Laura Henderson Holloway. He attended Enterprise High School. Luther received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Louisiana Tech  in Ruston, LA in 1966 in Wildlife Management. He attended Oklahoma...

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