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Doris Gough Barnhill

Doris Gough Barnhill

Apr 16, 2022

Doris Gough Barnhill, 59, of Olla, passed from this life on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Mildenhall, England on October 5, 1962 to Jack and Trudi Gough. Doris graduated from LaSalle High School in 1980, and then Southern Arkansas University in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. Throughout...

Jenny Lynn Bamburg

Jenny Lynn Bamburg

Apr 13, 2022

Jenny Lynn Bamburg was born on January 13, 1953, in Little Rock, AR, to the union of her parents, Bill and Joyce Vinson, and passed from this life at her residence on April 13, 2022, after a lengthy illness. Jenny was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of over forty years, Gary Bamburg; her brother, Skip Vinson; and...

William "Dub" Carl  Comeaux

William "Dub" Carl Comeaux

Apr 12, 2022

Funeral services for William "Dub" Carl Comeaux, age 84 of Olla, will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, April 15, 2022, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Wallace officiating. Interment will follow in the Olla Cemetery, Olla, LA. The Comeaux Family will host visitation on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the funeral home in...

 Rebecca  "Becky" Grant Bratton

Rebecca "Becky" Grant Bratton

Apr 12, 2022

Funeral services for Alma Rebecca "Becky" Grant Bratton, age 76 of Urania, will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, April 15, 2022, from the Olla chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. C. R. Martin officiating. Interment will follow in the Urania Cemetery at Urania, LA. The Bratton Family will host visitation at the Riser & Son Funeral Home...

Herschel Alvis Gentry

Herschel Alvis Gentry

Apr 11, 2022

Herschel Alvis Gentry, 88, of Monroe, passed away on April 11, 2022.  He was born to the late Herschel Ace Gentry and Jean Littleton Gentry on December 31, 1933, in Monroe, LA.  Herschel graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe and received a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Northeast Louisiana University where he was a member of the Omicron...

Gloria Jean Poole

Gloria Jean Poole

Apr 9, 2022

Funeral services for Gloria Jean Pauley Poole age 74, of Grayson will be held 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Riser Funeral Home with Bro. Shane Duke officiating and Bro. Eric Harrimon assisting. Interment will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery, Clarks, LA. Visitation will be Monday, April 11, 2022, at Riser Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

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Helen Legg Reitzell

Helen Legg Reitzell

Apr 9, 2022

Funeral services for Helen Legg Reitzell will be held in the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana at 2 PM, Monday, April 11, 2022, with Bro. Jack McKeithen officiating. Interment will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery, Clarks, Louisiana under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until time of...

Stephen  Glenn Hayes

Stephen Glenn Hayes

Apr 9, 2022

Funeral services for Stephen Glenn Hayes, age 43 of Sterlington, will be held 10:00 AM, Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with internment at Fellowship Cemetery, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at thecfuneral home from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. 

Stephen was born December 1, 1978, in...

Wanda Jean Haggard

Wanda Jean Haggard

Apr 9, 2022

Funeral services for Wanda Jean Haggard, age 74 of Fort Worth TX, will be held at 2 PM, April 16, 2022, from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. Burial will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, LA. The family will hold a visitation at the funeral home on Friday, April 15, 2022, from 5 PM until 8 PM.

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Janice Nichols Lee

Janice Nichols Lee

Apr 8, 2022

Graveside funeral services for Janice Nichols Lee, age 86 of Columbia, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Columbia Hill Cemtery in Columbia under the direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home, with Bro. Bruce McGee officating. Janice will be laid to rest with her late husband, Robert J. Lee and her daughter, Pamela Lee....

James De Wyatt Rice

James De Wyatt Rice

Apr 4, 2022

James  De Wyatt Rice, age 67, of Sterlington and formerly of Columbia was born on December 12, 1954  at Jonesville, LA to the union of his parents, James E. Rice and Helen Janette Jones Rice and passed from this life on April 4, 2022 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe following an extended illness.

Mr. Rice was preceded...

Robert "Bobby" Craig Bruce III

Robert "Bobby" Craig Bruce III

Apr 2, 2022

Robert Craig "Bobby" Bruce III passed away on April 2, 2022 in Columbia, LA. Bobby was 23 years old, having been born October 28, 1998, in Monroe, LA to his parents, Robert Craig Bruce, Jr. and Valerie Mims Thompson. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Robert Craig "Bob" Bruce, Sr.

Those left to cherish his memory include his...

Bridgett Renae Ewing

Bridgett Renae Ewing

Apr 1, 2022

Graveside funeral services for Bridgett Renae Ewing, age 50 of Leesville, LA will be held at 10:30 AM Monday April 4, 2022 at the Bethany Cemetery at Hebert under the direcction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. There will be a brief visitation from 10:15 AM until time of service.

Bridgett Renae was born on December 25, 1971...

Timothy Andrew Sellers, Jr.

Timothy Andrew Sellers, Jr.

Mar 31, 2022

Funeral services for Timothy Andrew Sellers, Jr., age 44 of Calhoun, will be held 2:00, Monday, April 4, 2022, from the sanctuary of Calhoun First Baptist Church at Calhoun with Bro. Neil Everett officiating. Interment will follow in the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be at the church on...

David Wayne Banes

David Wayne Banes

Mar 28, 2022

On March 28, 2022, David Wayne Banes, a son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, passed away in the comfort of his own home in Urania, LA, at the age of 63. He was born on August 22, 1958, in San Francisco, CA to the union of his parents, James Carl Banes, Sr. and Carol Geeting.

As a longtime resident of...

Melissa Ann Tarver

Melissa Ann Tarver

Mar 28, 2022

Melissa Ann Tarver, age 64 of Grayson and former resident of Cutoff, Louisiana was born on September 6, 1957, at Ferriday, LA to the union of Riley James Powell and Hettie Mae Parsons Powell and she passed from this life on March 28, 2022, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe following an extended illness. 

Melissa was known for...

Carroll Lynn "C.L." Stamper

Carroll Lynn "C.L." Stamper

Mar 27, 2022

Funeral services for Carroll Lynn "C.L." Stamper will be held at 3 PM, Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Cross Roads Baptist Church, Grayson, LA, with Bro. Shane Duke officiating and Bro. Daniel Rogers assisting. Interment will follow at Cross Roads Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. The family will hold a visitation prior to the service on...

JoAnn Jackson Kelly

JoAnn Jackson Kelly

Mar 26, 2022

Funeral services for JoAnn Jackson Kelly, age 83 of Columbia, will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Bethany Baptist Church with Bro. Ed Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Duchesne Family Cemetery at Hebert, under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, March 28, 2022, at the Bethany Baptist Church...

Annie Chapman Griffin

Annie Chapman Griffin

Mar 25, 2022

Funeral services for Annie Marie Chapman Griffin, age 90 of Columbia, will be held at 2 PM, Sunday, March 27, 2022, from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with her brother-in-law, Bro. Denver McBroom officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, LA. The family will have a visitation at the funeral home prior to the service...

Linda Yvonne McClanahan

Linda Yvonne McClanahan

Mar 24, 2022

Funeral services for Linda Yvonne McClanahan will be held at 10 AM, Saturday, March 26, 2022, from the sanctuary of Bethany Baptist Church, Hebert, LA with Bro. Marvin Tabora officiating and with Sister Kristy Dunn and John Godwin assisting. Interment will follow at Bethany Cemetery, Hebert under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. The visitation for family...

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