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Melba Joyce Swett
Mar 26, 2021
Funeral services for Melba Joyce Swett will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, April 2, 2021 at the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow at Hebert Cemetery, Hebert, LA. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Thursday, April 1, 2021 from 5 PM until 8 PM....
Helen "Cleo" Ryan
Mar 25, 2021
Funeral services for Helen “Cleo” Ryan will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, March 29, 2021 from the sanctuary of Life Church, 4960 Hwy 4 E, Columbia, LA with Bro. Dean Love and Bro. Joshua Love officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, LA under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. The family will receive...
Della Marie Andre Patterson
Mar 23, 2021
Funeral services for Della Marie Andre Patterson will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at the chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with Bro. Kent Nugent officiating. Interment will follow at Rosefield Cemetery, Rosefield, LA under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors prior to the service beginning at 9:00 AM at...
Jamie Dakota Howell
Mar 16, 2021
Funeral services for Jamie Dakota Howell will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, March 21, 2021 from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia with Bro. Byron Caldwell officiating. The family will have a visitation at the funeral home on Saturday, March 20, 2021 from 5 PM until 8 PM. Jamie Dakota Howell was born December 30, 1994...
Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Dark
Mar 12, 2021
Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Dark, age 85, was born June 25, 1935 in Houma, Louisiana to the union of her parents, Warwick G. Debnam and Gertrude Gaudet Debnam, and she passed from this life March 12, 2021 at her home in Columbia, Louisiana. Beth worked for many years with the office of Social Security as a claims representative. After retirement, she...
Roy Glynn Strickland
Mar 12, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Roy Glynn Strickland, age 66, of Columbia, Louisiana will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, March 15, 2021 at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, Louisiana with Bro. Billy Lane McClanahan officiating. Services are under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Roy was born July 1, 1954 in Columbia, LA to the union of...
Ralph J. Sparks
Mar 9, 2021
Ralph J. Sparks, age 76 of Grayson, LA passed away March 9, 2021 after an extended illness. Ralph was born December 28, 1944 in Grundy, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Eloise Sparks; father, Andy Sparks; mother, Gracie Meadows Sparks, son, Ralph "Sparky" Sparks and his brother. Left to cherish his memory are his step-children:Tamara Peavy,...
Mary Helen McDaniel
Feb 28, 2021
Funeral services for Mary McDaniel will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, LA with Bro. Cory Fowler officiating. Interment will follow at Olla Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 2, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Riser Funeral Home, Olla. Mary Helen...
Evelyn Shipp McKeithen
Feb 23, 2021
Evelyn McKeithen of Columbia, was born on July 10, 1920 and passed away on February 23, 2021. Before moving to Columbia, she was a longtime resident of Hodge, Louisiana, where she lived with her husband and raised her children. A graveside service will be held at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson, Louisiana on Saturday, February 27 at 11:00 A.M. with...
Marion Eugene May, Sr.
Feb 22, 2021
Funeral services for Marion Eugene May, age 89, of Columbia will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 27, 2021 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Green officiating. Interment will follow in the Fellowship Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday beginning at 12:30 until time of service at the funeral home. Mr. May...
Jerry Wallace Douglas
Feb 22, 2021
Funeral services for Jerry Wallace Douglas age 81 of Urania will be held 10:00 AM Thursday February 25, 2021 from the sanctuary of Standard Baptist Church with Bro. Chad Tibbs and Bro. Scott Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Urania Cemetery at Urania with services under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Olla and Columbia.Visitation will be...
Jessie Mae Brown
Feb 22, 2021
Funeral services for Jessie Mae Brown, age 87, of Clarendon, Arkansas and formerly of Grayson, LA will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, February 25, 2021 from the Columbia Chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. Visitation will be on Thursday at the funeral home...
John Benton Short
Feb 22, 2021
Graveside funeral services for John Benton Short age 92 of West Monroe will be held 10:00AM Wednesday at the Old Union Cemetery at Grayson with Bro Johnny Lutrick officiating. The family will gather at the cemetery by 9:45 AM. John Benton Short was born on May 18, 1928 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama and passed from this life on Monday February 22,...
Lillian Marie LeBlanc
Feb 22, 2021
Lillian Marie LeBlanc, age 81 of Gurdon, AR, was born June 22, 1939 in Clarks, LA to the union of her parents, John Ewing Reitzell and Bernice Myers Reitzell, and she passed away February 22, 2021 at National Park Hospital, Hot Springs, AR. Lillian was a loving mother, sister and friend. She loved her family and her Lord. She was...
Antonio Dion Harris
Feb 19, 2021
Funeral services for Antonio Harris, age 39 of Columbia, Louisiana will be held Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Life Church of Columbia, Columbia, LA with Bro. Dean Love officiating. Interment will follow at Brownville Cemetery, Columbia under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors at the church on Friday, March 5, from noon to 4 PM....
Frances Louise Enterkin
Feb 19, 2021
Funeral services for Frances Enterkin, age 82 of Olla, will be held at 10 AM, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Standard Baptist Church, Olla, LA with Bro. Jack McKeithen officiating. Interment will follow at Olla Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Olla. The family will receive visitors at the church on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 from...
Kathryn Sue "Susie" Nelson
Feb 18, 2021
Funeral services for Susie Nelson, age 69 of Grayson will be held 1:00 PM Friday February 26, 2021 from the sanctuary of Cross Roads Baptist Church with Rev. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow in the Cross Roads Cemetery at Grayson with services under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be at the church on...
Billy Ray "Lightning" Warner
Feb 11, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Billy Ray Warner will be at 10:00 AM, Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson, LA With Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Services are under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. Billy Ray was born June 12, 1940 in Columbia, LA to the union of his parents, Alva Hilburn Warner and...
Paul Wayne McCoy, Sr.
Feb 9, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Paul McCoy, Sr., age 72 of Columbia, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Columbia Hill Cemetery, Columbia with Bro. Courtney Dunn and Sister Kristy Dunn officiating. A visitation will be held at the chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia from 12:30 to 1:45 prior to the service on Saturday. Paul...
Tom David Gay
Feb 5, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Tom Gay, age 73 of Columbia, LA will be at 11:00 AM Friday, February 12, 2021 at Columbia Hill Cemetery, Columbia with Pastor Stephen Fife officiating. Services are under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. Tom David Gay was born on August 31, 1947 in Monroe, LA and passed from this life on...
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