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Margaret Marie Hunt Vidrine

Margaret Marie Hunt Vidrine

Nov 18, 2020

Margaret Marie Hunt Vidrine age 77 of Clarks, LA was born on December 18, 1943 at Clarks, LA to the union of her parents Harrison D. Hunt and Helen Perkins Hunt and passed from this life on November 18, 2020 at the Haven Nursing Center in Columbia following an extended illness. Margaret Marie made her living as an LPN and...

Jessie Lois Wiggins

Jessie Lois Wiggins

Nov 15, 2020

Funeral services for Jessie Lois Wiggins age 82 of Jena will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday November 17, 2020 from the sanctuary of Zion Hill Baptist Church west of Olla, LA with Bro. Denver McBroom officiating. Interment will follow in the Zion Hill Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia and Olla. The Wiggins Family will...

James Robert Sears

James Robert Sears

Nov 15, 2020

Time of remembrance for James Robert “Bobby” Sears age 55 of Grayson will be held 1:00 PM Saturday Novemebr 21, 2020 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Nash officiating. The family will receive visitors on Saturday beginning at 12:00 Noon. Bobby was born on January 17, 1965 to the union of his parents...

Nita Jo Jones Curry

Nita Jo Jones Curry

Nov 14, 2020

January 27, 1921 - November 14, 2020 Graveside funeral services for Nita Joe Jones Curry age 99 of Columbia and formerly of Hillsboro, Texas will be on Tuesday November 17, 2020 at 12:00 PM Noon at the Ridge Park Cemetery at Hillsboro, Texas under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. The Curry Family will acknowledge guests at...

Ollie Virginia Fussell Roberts

Ollie Virginia Fussell Roberts

Nov 12, 2020

Virginia Fussell Roberts , age 84, passed from this life to her eternal resting peace on November 11, 2020. Virginia was born to the union of her parents , James Henry Fussell and Hattie Viola Bumgardner Fussell on April 3, 1936 at Clarks, LA. Virginia was a devoted wife, mother,grandmother and great-grandmother. It all started with a beautiful girl and...

William Chester "Billy" Crafts

William Chester "Billy" Crafts

Nov 11, 2020

William Chester “Billy” Crafts, age 71, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital in Monroe, LA. He was born on July 10, 1949 to Leon and Minnie Crafts (Pratt) in Northhampton, MA. Billy enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, casrpentry, mechanics, horses and family. Billy is survived by wife Denice; four children: Michael Craft (Barbie)...

Huey Long DeVille

Huey Long DeVille

Nov 10, 2020

Huey Long DeVille age 91 of Columbia was born on October 8, 1929 at Monroe, LA to the union of his parents, Berwick DeVille and Lucille Roberts DeVille and he passed from this life on November 10, 2020 at the Citizens Medical Center in Columbia. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his wife, Rachel Wheat DeVille...

Elizabeth  "Lib" McGee Chapman

Elizabeth "Lib" McGee Chapman

Nov 8, 2020

Ella Elizabeth "Lib" McGee Chapman passed away early on November 8, 2020 at the age of 89. On January 25, 1931 in Grayson, LA, she was born the youngest daughter to Joseph McGee and Emma Powell McGee. At fifteen she met the love of her life, Cedric D. Chapman, who would later become her husband of sixty-six and a half...

James Noe Franklin

James Noe Franklin

Nov 7, 2020

Funeral services for James Noe Franklin will be held at 2 PM, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Columbia Heights Baptist Church, Columbia, LA with Bro. Warren Maxwell officiating. Interment will follow at Chickasaw Cemetery, Olla, LA under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors at the church from 5 PM until 8 PM, Monday,...

Gaynell Francis Duncan

Gaynell Francis Duncan

Nov 4, 2020

Funeral services for Gaynell Duncan will be held at 1 PM, Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Hebert Full Gospel Church, 75 Sullivan Acres Rd, Hebert, LA with Rev. Marvin Tabora officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors at the church from 5 PM until 8 PM...

Willard Glynn Stamper

Willard Glynn Stamper

Nov 3, 2020

Funeral services for Willard Glynn Stamper, 78 of Hebert will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, November 6, 2020 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Marty Earnest officiating. Glynn's sister Joanne will deliver the eulogy. Interment will follow in the Woolen Lake Cemetery at Hebert. Visitation with the Stamper Family will be on Friday...

Louis "Dumpy"  Darwin Cockerham

Louis "Dumpy" Darwin Cockerham

Oct 28, 2020

Funeral Services for Louis “Dumpy” Darwin Cockerham, age 85, of Olla, LA will be held Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, LA with Rev. Sherman Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Good Hope Cemetery, Kelly, LA. Visitation will be Friday, October 30, 2020 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Riser Funeral Home,...

Elfriede  MacFarline

Elfriede MacFarline

Oct 27, 2020

Elfriede MacFarline, age 67 of Grayson, Louisiana was born September 29, 1953 in Erlongen, Germany to the union of her parents, Johann and Anna Dorner and passed from this life October 27, 2020. Elfriede was proceeded in death by her parents, and two sisters. She loved cooking, gardening, and making jewelry. Those left to cherish her memory are her son...

Larry Lavine Lee

Larry Lavine Lee

Oct 26, 2020

Graveside services for Larry Lavine Lee will be Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Urania Cemetery at 2:00 PM with Bro. Denver McBroom officiating. Larry Lee, age 85 of Urania, Louisiana was born on September 7, 1935 to the union of his parents, Henry Lee and Mildred Young Lee and passed from this life October 26, 2020. Larry Retired from Louisiana...

Nita  Ann Fatheree

Nita Ann Fatheree

Oct 24, 2020

Funeral services for Nita Ann Fatheree, age 64, of Grayson, La will be held at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana at 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 27, 2020 with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. The family will receive visitors on Monday, October 26, 2020 from 5 PM until 8 PM at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. Nita Fatheree was born July...

Merle  Patterson

Merle Patterson

Oct 22, 2020

Leonard Merle Patterson, age 81, of Farmerville, LA was born on October 5, 1939 at Kilgore, TX to the union of his parents, Minor Carol Patterson and Ambrey Houge Patterson. He passed from this life on October 22, 2020 at his residence in Farmerville, LA following an extended illness. Merle was a proud graduate of LaSalle High School Class of...

Alfred Earl Bryant

Alfred Earl Bryant

Oct 22, 2020

Graveside funeral services for Alfred Earl Bryant, age 72, of Columbia, LA will be held at Columbia Hill Cemetery, Columbia, LA at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 24, 2020 with Father Dale Meade officiating. The family will receive visitors on Friday, October 23, 2020 from 5 PM until 8 PM at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. Alfred Earl Bryant was born...

Robert Ray  Hearn

Robert Ray Hearn

Oct 16, 2020

Robert Ray Hearn was born on December 18, 1958 in Monroe, LA to Nathan Hearn, Jr. and Eula May Hearn and he passed from this life on October 16, 2020. Robert served his country honorably as a soldier in the United States Army. During an assignment to Stuttgart, Germany, where he met Ulla, whom he then married and spent twenty...

James Maxwell "Jimmy" Wilks

James Maxwell "Jimmy" Wilks

Oct 16, 2020

Funeral services for James Maxwell “Jimmy” Wilks, age 62 of Hebert will be held 10:00 AM, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from the sanctuary of Bethany Baptist Church with Bro. Billy Lane McClanahan officiating. Interment will follow in the Bethany Cemetery with services under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be at the church on Monday,...

Ruby Louise Cruse

Ruby Louise Cruse

Oct 12, 2020

Funeral services for Ruby Louise Baum Cruse, age 69, of Lafayette and formerly of Olla will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 17, 2020 from the sanctuary of Standard Baptist Church at Olla with Bro. Shad Tibbs officiating. Bro. Randy Douglas will officiate the graveside interment service at Harris Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church on Saturday beginning...