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James Truman Anderson
Jan 28, 2022
James Truman Anderson was born on June 4, 1948, at Bayou Mason, Louisiana to the union of his parents, Wesley Anderson and Bobbie Evans Anderson, and he passed from this life on January 28, 2022, at Citizens Medical Center in Columbia following an extended illness. Affectionately known to everyone as Rooster, he was a farmer most of his life. He...
Vickie Sue Howard
Jan 26, 2022
Funeral services for Vickie Sue Howard age 68 of Clarks, LA will be held 10:00 Saturday January 29, 2022 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Adkins officiating. Interment will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. Visitation will be on Friday January 28, 2022 at the funeral home from 5:00 PM until...
Gloria Ann May
Jan 24, 2022
Gloria Ann May was born on December 28, 1941 at Clarks, Louisiana to the union of her parents, John Matthew Tumlinson and Lillie Doolittle Tumlinson, and she passed from this life on January 24, 2022 at the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center In Lafayette, LA. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her husband John...
Richard Roy Andrews, Sr.
Jan 21, 2022
Funeral services for Richard Roy Andrews, Sr., age 65 of Olla, LA ,will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 26, 2022, from the sanctuary of Life Church LaSalle in Jena, LA with Pastor Steve Cripps officiating. Ricky Andrews will deliver his father's eulogy. Interment will follow in the Olla Cemetery, Olla, LA under direction of Riser & Son Funeral...
Irma Leona Cox
Jan 21, 2022
Funeral services for Irma Leona Cox, age 87 of Marion, LA and formerly of Caldwell Parish, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 23, 2022, from the Columbia chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Robin Cox and Rev. Matt Coker officiating. Interment will follow in the Adams Cemetery west of Kelly, LA . Visitation will be...
Rodger C. Williams
Jan 20, 2022
Graveside funeral services for Rodger C. Williams, age 83 of Columbia, will be held at 2 PM, Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Randall Cemetery in Aimwell, LA under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA.
Rodger C. Williams, age 83, was born April 29, 1938, at Harrisonburg, LA to the union of his parents, Grover Cleveland Williams and Addie...
Wanda Ann Parker
Jan 18, 2022
Wanda Ann Parker’s love of life didn’t come to an end with her death. Wanda passed away on January 18, 2022, at the age of 78 at her home in Pistol Thicket, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy by living their lives to the fullest.Wanda Ann Finley Parker was...
William Robert May
Jan 17, 2022
Funeral services for William Robert May, age 73, will be at 2 PM, Friday, January 28, 2022, at the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia with Paster Amanda Carpenter Officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home prior to the service from noon to 2 PM.
William was...
Calvin O. Griffin
Jan 17, 2022
Calvin O. Griffin was born to the union of Charlie Anderson Griffin and Hannah Elizabeth Wiley Griffin on June 15, 1928, in Grayson, Louisiana. He attended the Caldwell Parish Public School System and received his GED at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin while serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Having honorably served his country overseas in Korea, he was...
Mary Katherine Newsom
Jan 17, 2022
Funeral services for Mary Newsom age 87 of Ruston, LA will be held 1:00 PM Friday January 21, 2022, graveside at the Sikes Baptist Church Cemetery at Sikes with Rev. Bill Reid officiating. Services are under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia.
Mary Katherine Taylor Newsom was born on November 8, 1934 at Crowville, LA to the union...
Lori Ann Hicks
Jan 17, 2022
Funeral services for Lori Ann Huber Hicks will be held 10:00 AM, Sunday, January 23, 2022, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Mark Emsinger officiating. Interment will follow in the Hemphill Star Cemetery near Gardner, LA. The Hicks Family will host visitation on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at the funeral home from 5:00 PM...
John Thomas Boyd
Jan 17, 2022
Funeral services for John Thomas Boyd, age 84 of Columbia, will be held at 2 PM, Wednesday, January 19, 2022, from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow at Fellowship Cemetery, Columbia. The family will have a visitation at the funeral home on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, from 5 PM...
William "Hotshot" Joseph Hyde
Jan 16, 2022
Funeral services for William "Hot Shot" Hyde will be Friday, January 21, 2022, at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson. A visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, January 20, 2022, from 5 PM until 9 PM.
William "Hot Shot" Joseph Hyde was born January 24, 1955, in...
Robert Lavelle Shirley
Jan 14, 2022
Funeral services for Robert Shirley, age 58 of Columbia, LA, will be held at 2 PM, Thursday, January 20, 2022, from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia with Bro. Chad Franklin officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson. The family will have a visitation at the funeral home on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, from 4...
Marilyn McDougald Cruse
Jan 13, 2022
Funeral services for Marilyn McDougald Cruse will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 16, 2022 from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Olla, LA with Bro. John Norwood officiating and Randy Douglas delivering the eulogy. Interment will follow at Chickasaw Cemetery, Olla, LA under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. The family will have a visitation at...
Warren Lucas Sikes
Jan 11, 2022
Warren Lucas “Luke” Sikes, age 40, was born January 19, 1981, to the union of his parents, John Wesley Sikes and Mary Lanell Currington Allbritton, and passed from this life January 11, 2022, at Glenwood Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Luke enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, fishing, playing games, watching tv, art, and being a tattoo...
Kenneth Paul "DOC" Mauterer
Jan 11, 2022
Kenneth Paul Mauterer, Jr., age 73 of Olla, passed away at his home on January 11, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth P. Mauterer, Sr. and Marjorie Meleese Mauterer Sellers.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Pam Mauterer; sister, Sissy Duke (Mike); children: Tina Mauterer, Kellie Hall (Jeremy), Sarah...
Michael Roy "Big Mike" Walsworth
Jan 11, 2022
Funeral services for Michael Roy "Big Mike" Walsworth, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 1 PM, Saturday, January 15, 2022, at the chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home, Columbia with Rev. John Spears and Dr. Nelson Yont officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson. The family will receive visitors at the...
Maria Angelina Melton
Jan 10, 2022
Funeral services for Maria Angelina Melton will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, January 13, 2022 from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with Father Dale Meade officiating and Tommy Brown giving the eulogy. Interment will follow at the Melton Cemetery, Winnfield, LA under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. The family will have a visitation...
Daisy Gordy
Jan 7, 2022
Funeral services for Daisy Richardson Gordy, age 100, of Grayson will be held 1:00 PM Tuesday January 11, 2022 from the sanctuary of Grayson Baptist Church. The Gordy Family will receive visitors at the church on Tuesday from 11:00 AM until 1:00PM. Burial will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home...