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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
Haley Elizabeth Barlow
Feb 4, 2021
Funeral services for Haley Elizabeth Barlow age 33 of Columbia will be held 10:00 AM Monday, February 8, 2021 from the sanctuary of Outreach Baptist Church with Rev. C. R. Martin and Rev. Manuel Acevedo officiating. Interment will follow in the Legion Memorial Cemetery at Newellton under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be...
Tommy Hicks Jr.
Feb 2, 2021
Funeral services for Thomas “Tommy” Jackson Hicks Jr. will be held 3:00 Pm Sunday, February 7, 2021 at Olla First Baptist Church with Bro. Dennis Baker officiating with the Interment following in Olla Cemetery under the direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Olla First Baptist Church from 5:00 PM to 8:00...
Henry Dewayne Beckley
Feb 2, 2021
Henry Dewayne Beckley was born on June 23, 1971 in Monroe, LA to the union of his parents, William "Beaver" Beckley and Cathy Parkerson Beckley, and passed from this life on February 2, 2021 in Grayson, LA. Dewayne worked as a barge engineer in the oilfield for many years. He loved spending time with his friends and family. His children...
Kenneth Jackson
Feb 1, 2021
Funeral services for Kenneth A. Jackson, age 77 of Columbia will be held 12:00 PM Noon Saturday February 6, 2021 from the sanctuary of Columbia Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Bruce McGee officiating. Interment will follow in the Columbia Hill Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be held on Friday February 5, 2021...
Wilma Pauline "Moseadean" Murray
Jan 27, 2021
Wilma Pauline Templeton Murray, known as Moseadean, was born March 2, 1940 in Baskin, LA to the union of her parents, Elmore Templeton and Opal Owens Templeton, and passed from this life January 27, 2021 at her home in Columbia, LA surrounded by her loved ones. Moseadean was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed. She...
Elizabeth Ann Thompson Spence
Jan 24, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Elizabeth Ann Spence age 84 of Fort Necessity will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday January 26, 2021 at the Burroughs Cemetery east of Columbia with Bro. Herbie Hitt officiating. Services are under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. There will be a brief visitation at the cemetery on Tuesday from 1:30 PM until...
Connie Sue Harris
Jan 23, 2021
Connie Sue Harris, born on September 11, 1969 in Alexandria, LA, has peacefully passed away and went to be with the Lord in Heaven on January 23, 2021 at the age of 51. She was predeceased by her mother, Dorothy Wiley; her father, Phillip Barron; her grandmother, Vera Barron; and her godfather, Larry Grimm. Connie is survived by her loving...
Marselene Franklin Coleman
Jan 23, 2021
Marselene Elizabeth Franklin Coleman was born January 8, 1928 to the union of her parents, Cicero Jarrell Franklin and Christina Jernigan Franklin, and passed from this life January 23, 2021 following a lengthy illness. Marselene had a long, full, active life. She didn’t get much of a childhood from having to become strong and be an adult at the age...
Johnny Lee Quaid
Jan 22, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Johnny Lee Quaid age 66 of Clarks will be held on Thursday January 28, 2021 at the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Services are under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Johnny Lee Quaid was born on May 28, 1954 to the union of his parents, Robert Wesley...
Earl R. "Doeboy" Self JR.
Jan 22, 2021
Earl R. (Doeboy) Self Jr. was born on Marchy 1, 1929 at Rochelle, LA to the union of his parents, David Self, SR and Mable Moss Self. He passed away on Friday January 22, 2021 at the LaSalle General Hospital in Jena following an extended illness. Mr. Doeboy started out working in the sawmill industry and retired in 1991 from...
James Horace Holland
Jan 17, 2021
James (Jimmy) Horace Holland Jimmy was born March 4th, 1938 in Weiss, Livingston Parish, Louisiana to Arthur Leroy Holland and Minnie Helen Wesley. He passed peacefully at his home Saturday January 17th, 2021. His early days were spent in Baton Rouge Louisiana where he grew up hunting, fishing, and camping in the bayous. When he wasn’t exploring the bayous Jimmy...