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Dorothy Fortado
Jan 6, 2015
Dorothy Argus Fortado passed from this life on Tuesday January 6, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born on June 13, 1927 in New Orleans, and she resided there until Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city in 2005. She grew to love North Louisiana and eventually found it to be home. She was preceded in death by...
Jayse Brown
Jan 5, 2015
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Thus, Jayse Eli Brown, infant, was called as the newest angel in Heaven. Jayse is the son of Arika Minger and Vincent Brown, Jr. both of Jena. His other family includes his grandparents: Karen Smith of...
Katherine Harris Winsett
Jan 1, 2015
Funeral services for Katherine Harris Winsett age 94, of Columbia, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 5, 2015 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home with Bro. Josh Caldwell and Bro. Warren Maxwell officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery in Clarks. Katherine...
Lorene Laffoon
Jan 1, 2015
Funeral services for Lorene Laffoon, age 79 of Clarks, will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 4, 2015 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with Rev. Richard Smith and Rev. Charles Laurant officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson....
Tommie Parker
Jan 1, 2015
Graveside services for Tommie Harding Parker, age 95, of Grayson, will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Old Bethel Cemetery in Clarks with Pastor Dottie Smith officiating. There will be no visitation. Interment will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery. Tommie was born March 16, 1919 to H.R. And Narcissa Harding in Berclair, TX and she passed...
Georgia Hodges
Dec 30, 2014
Funeral services for Georgia White Hodges, age 72 of West Monroe, formerly of Enterprise, will be held at 2 PM Saturday, January 3, 2015 from the sanctuary of New Ouachita Baptist Church, Enterprise, LA with Bro. James King officiating. Interment will follow in Rosefield Cemetery, Harrisonburg, LA. Visitation will be Saturday at New Ouachita Baptist Church from 11 AM until...
Ray McMullen
Dec 28, 2014
Funeral services for Ray McMullen will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 30, 2014 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Old Union Cemetery west of Columbia. Ray was born August 18, 1949 to Willard and...
Rhonda Jean Cavazos
Dec 27, 2014
Funeral services for Rhonda Jean Cavazos, age 50, of Grayson, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 31, 2014 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia. Visitation will Tuesday from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson. Rhonda was born November 8, 1964 to Buddy and...
Jessie Mae Sanders
Dec 24, 2014
Graveside funeral services for Jessie Mae Barfield Sanders age 89 of Clarks will be held 1:00 pm Friday December 26, 2014 at the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. Rev. Jack McKeithen will officiate the services which are under direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be on Friday from 10:00 am until 12:30 pm at the funeral home...
Regina Dillard
Dec 23, 2014
Funeral services for Regina Dillard, age 56 of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2 PM Sunday, December 28, 2014 from the sanctuary of Bethel Assembly of God Church, 4813 Hadley St., Monroe, LA with Bro. Billy Frank Sellers officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, LA. Visitation will be Saturday, December 27, 2014 from 5PM...
Thomas Owen Butler
Dec 22, 2014
Funeral services for Thomas Owen Butler, age 77 of Clarks, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, December 27, 2014 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery west of Columbia. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 AM until service time at the funeral home. Thomas was born September 6, 1937 in Missouri to...
Devoyd McDougald
Dec 21, 2014
Funeral services for Devoyd L. McDougald age 89 of Olla will be held 11:00 am Tuesday December 23, 2014 from the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Olla with Rev. Milton Wilson and Rev. Johnny Phillips officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow in the Olla Cemetery with services under direction of Riser Funeral Home of Olla. Visitation will...
Patricia Carr Underwood
Dec 13, 2014
Funeral services for Patricia Carr Underwood age 55, of Monroe, will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Bosco Baptist Church with Bro. Roger Stoffer and Bro. Doyle Jinks officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the church. Interment will follow at Roselawn Cemetery in Calhoun. Services are under the direction of...
Vertie Meredith
Dec 10, 2014
Funeral services for Mrs. Vertie Lee Meredith, 84 of Clarks will be held 2:00 PM Friday December 12, 2014 from the Columbia chapel of Riser Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Goodman and Rev. Eddie Riley officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Union Cemetery at Grayson. Visitation will be on Thursday December 11, 2014 from 4:00 pm until 8:00...
Florence Braddock
Dec 9, 2014
Funeral Services for Mrs. Florence Bethra Braddock, age 93 of Grayson, will be held at 10 AM Friday, December 12, 2014 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with Bro. Wiston "Pete" McCarty officiating. Interment will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, LA. Visitation will be Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA from...
Martha Wright
Dec 6, 2014
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Lord Wright, age 87, of Oak Ridge and formerly of Grayson will be held 10:00AM Tuesday December 9, 2014 from the Columbia chapel of Riser Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Crandell officiating. Interment will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson under the direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be held...
Ruby Irene Patterson
Dec 3, 2014
Funeral services for Ruby Irene Adams Patterson, age 96, of Columbia, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, December 5, 2014 at Fellowship Baptist Church west of Columbia with Bro. Nick Andrews and Bro. Brian Rankin officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the church. Services are under...
Roy Guerrero
Dec 2, 2014
Funeral services for Roy Frank Guerrero age 54 of West Monroe will be held 11:00 AM Friday December 5, 2014 from the Columbia chapel of Riser Funeral Home with Brother Danny Hawthorne officiating. Interment will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. Visitation will be on Thursday December 4, 2014 at the funeral home from 4:00 PM until 8:00...
Eva Culp
Dec 2, 2014
Eva Lou Culp was born on September 15, 1955 at Jena, Louisiana to the union of Pearl Culp and Betha Lou Paul Culp. She passed from this life on Tuesday December 2, 2014 at her residence following an extended illness.She was preceded in death by her father. Left to cherish her memory: two sons: Michael Wahlberg of Austin, Texas and...
Brian Sellers
Nov 24, 2014
Brian Keith Sellers was born on June 5, 1960 at Urania, Louisiana to the union of his parents Denzel Sellers and Helen Inez Rossell Sellers, and passed from this life on November 24, 2014 at his residence following a brief illness. When Brian was working he was a painter for Stone Container Corporation. On October 26th of this year Brian...
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