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Anna Ruth Pitman

Anna Ruth Pitman

Jan 15, 2013

Anna Ruth Pitman 1929 - 2013 Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. Proverbs 31: 10 -12 (KJV) Anna Ruth (White) Pitman...

Billy Gore

Billy Gore

Jan 14, 2013

Graveside funeral services for Mr. Billy Ray Gore, age 83, of Columbia will be held 11 am Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson, under direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia.Rev. Ron Lowe will be officiating. The family visitation will be on Thursday January 17, from 9 am to 10:40am at the funeral home. Billy...

Robert Newell

Robert Newell

Jan 14, 2013

Funeral services for Robert L. Newell, age 65 of Clarks, LA, will be held at 2 PM Saturday, January 19, 2013 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home with Bro. E.R. Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson, LA. Visitation will be held on Saturday at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, LA from 12 PM until...

Mary Alice Caraway

Mary Alice Caraway

Jan 12, 2013

Funeral services for Mary Alice Page Caraway, age 63, of Columbia will be held Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 11 AM from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with Rev. Linda Smith and Rev. Rick Crandall officiating. Interment will follow in the Columbia Hill Cemetery in Columbia. Visitation will be Monday evening from 5 PM to 8 PM...

William Richardson

William Richardson

Jan 12, 2013

Funeral services for William J. "Edge" Richardson, 89, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with Bro. John Mark Little and Bro. Roger Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson, LA. Mr. Richardson passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013...

M.L. Jack Harvey

M.L. Jack Harvey

Jan 12, 2013

Funeral services for M.L. Jack Harvey, 76, of Hebert will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Bethany Baptist Church in Hebert with Bro. Rod Shipp officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the church. Jack was born May 9, 1936 to Loyd and Modie...

Cindy Dickey

Cindy Dickey

Jan 12, 2013

Funeral services for Cindy Gail Dickey, age 41 of Columbia, will be held at 10 AM Wednesday, January 16, 2013 from the sanctuary of Clarks United Pentecostal Church with Bro. Wesley Manning, Bro. Carlisle and Bro. Tim Whitstine officiating. Interment will follow at Columbia Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday evening at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia from 5 PM...

Rev. Clyde Parmer

Rev. Clyde Parmer

Jan 10, 2013

Funeral services for Rev. Clyde O. Parmer , age 82, of La Porte, Texas and formerly of Monroe, LA will be held 2 pm Sunday, January 13, 2013 from the Columbia chapel of Riser Funeral Home with Rev. Bruce McGee and Rev. Warren Maxwell officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, west of Columbia. Visitation will be on...

Sr. Lawrence

Sr. Lawrence

Jan 4, 2013

Arthur Jack Lawrence, Sr., a long-time Columbia, LA resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 4, 2013 at 92 years old, with family at Ollie Steel Burden Manor, Baton Rouge. Mr. Lawrence was born in Georgetown, LA on July 21, 1920. He was a loving father and grandfather. He was a World War II veteran. Mr. Lawrence was retired from...

V. H. (Virgil) Ostteen

V. H. (Virgil) Ostteen

Jan 3, 2013

Funeral services for V. H.(Virgil) Ostteen age 88 of Columbia will be held 10 AM Monday January 7, 2013 from the Columbia chapel of Riser Funeral Home with the Rev. Eric Harriman officiating. Interment will follow in the Burroughs Garden of Memories, east of Columbia. Visitation will be on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Riser Funeral Home from 5pm until...

Sr. Bonneau

Sr. Bonneau

Jan 1, 2013

Funeral services for Samuel Peter Bruce Bonneau, Sr., age 70 of Trout, LA will be held at 2 PM on Friday, January 4, 2013 from the sanctuary of Shady Grove Pentecostal Church in Nebo, LA with Rev. Curtis Thornton officiating. Interment will follow at Olla Cemetery in Olla, LA. Visitation will be Thursday evening at Shady Grove Pentecostal Church from...

Israel Guerrero

Israel Guerrero

Dec 31, 2012

Funeral services for Israel Guerrero, age 78, of Columbia will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, January 3, 2012 at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with Bro. Roger McClanahan, Jr. officiating. Roger McClanahan, Sr. will deliver the eulogy. Interment will follow at Burroughs Garden of Memories Cemetery in Columbia. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM at...

Dale Claunch

Dale Claunch

Dec 30, 2012

Graveside services for Dale Claunch, 57, of Columbia, will be held 12:00 PM Wednesday, January 2, 2012 at Old Bethel Cemetery in Clarks with Bro. Glen Gore officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia. Dale was born May 3, 1955 to Charles and Dorothy Ross Claunch in Monroe and he...

Carl Nugent

Carl Nugent

Dec 29, 2012

Funeral services for Carl Nugent, age 75 of Duty Ferry, LA, will be held at 2 PM Tuesday, January 1, 2013 from the chapel of Riser Funeral in Columbia with Bro. Kent Nugent, Bro. John Flemming and Bro. Charles Robertson officiating. Interment will follow at Sandy Bayou Cemetery, east of Columbia. Visitation will be Monday evening, December 31, 2012 at...

Carolyn Escalon

Carolyn Escalon

Dec 29, 2012

Funeral services for Carolyn Richmond Escalon, age 71 of Columbia will be held 2pm Wednesday January 2, 2013 from the sanctuary of Fellowship Baptist Church, west of Columbia, with Rev. Brian Rankin and Rev. Billy Lane McClanahan delivering the Eulogy. Interment will follow in the Fellowship Cemetery with services under the direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will...

Doris Franklin

Doris Franklin

Dec 28, 2012

Funeral services for Doris Hamilton Franklin, age 78 of Olla, will be held at 2 PM Monday, December 31, 2012 from the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Olla with Rev. Johnnie Phillips and Bro. Scotty McDowell officiating. Interment will follow at Chickasaw Cemetery in Olla. Visitation will be Sunday evening at First Baptist Church of Olla from 5 PM...

Rev. Wayne Hendrixson

Rev. Wayne Hendrixson

Dec 28, 2012

Funeral services for Rev. Wayne B. Hendrixson, age 83 of West Monroe, will be held at 10 AM Monday, December 31, 2012 from the sanctuary of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, west of Columbia, with Bro. Ed Smith and Bro. Freeman Crain officiating. Interment will follow at Friendship Cemetery in Sikes, LA. Visitation will be Sunday evening at Mt. Pleasant Baptist...

Billy G. Ellis

Billy G. Ellis

Dec 26, 2012

Funeral services for Billy G. Ellis, 51, of Columbia, will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Columbia First Baptist Church with Bro. Rick Crandall and Bro. Eric Harriman officiating. Interment will follow at Crossroads Cemetery in Grayson. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Columbia First Baptist Church. Services are under the...

Dollie Love

Dollie Love

Dec 18, 2012

Dollie R. Love died on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. She was born in Kelly, Louisiana on November 29, 1921, the daughter of David and Julia Roberts. She lived almost all her life in Kelly and Olla, moving to Omaha in 2004 to be near her daughters. For many years she was a member of the Olla Congregation...

Rudolph Williams

Rudolph Williams

Dec 18, 2012

Funeral services for Rudolph W. Williams will be held on Friday, December 21, at 2:00 PM at the Bethany Baptist Church in Hebert, LA. Rudolph passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 18, 2012 at Maison de Lafayette Nursing Home in Lafayette, LA. He was 103 years old. Reverend Brian Rankin will conduct the funeral services. Burial will be in the...

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