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John Randall Cagle

John Randall Cagle

Aug 3, 2024

Funeral services for John Randall Cagle, known by everyone as Randy, will be held 10:00 AM Thursday August 8, 2024 from the sanctuary of Hebert Methodist Church with Bro. Randy Hatten and Bro.Clyde Fowler officiating. Interment will folllow in the Hebert Cemetery under direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia. The Cagle Family will receive visitors on Wednesday...

David Allen Blackmon

David Allen Blackmon

Aug 1, 2024

Funeral services for David Allen Blackmon, age 72, of Olla will be held 2:00 PM Sunday August 4, 2024 from the sanctuary of Bethany Baptist Church with Bro. Pappy Chenevert officiating.  Interment will follow in the Bethany Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. The Blackmon Family will receive visitors on Sunday at the church from...

Ronald Ray Wilson

Ronald Ray Wilson

Jul 31, 2024

Ronald Ray Wilson was born in Hebert, Louisiana to his parents Paul Wilson and Winnie Walker Wilson. After an extended illness he passed away at the Haven Nursing Center in Columbia on July 31, 2024.

Ronald "Ronnie" married Brenda  Carol Alexander on July 9, 1966 and was blessed with three children.

Ronald joined the Marines in 1965 and was stationed at Camp...

Wyvone Lasyone Powe

Wyvone Lasyone Powe

Jul 31, 2024

Wyvone Layone Powe was born February 7, 1948, in Columbia, Louisiana, to the union of her parents, Pinkey Lasyone and Ruby Thomas Lasyone. She passed to her heavenly home on July 31, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Larry Powe and Taylor Roberson; brothers-in-law, Robert Barnes and Michael White; and nephew, Eric Barnes.

Wyvone loved to hunt...

Charles Lynn Barbo

Charles Lynn Barbo

Jul 30, 2024

Funeral services for Charles Barbo will be held 1:00 PM, Thursday, August 1, 2024 at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, La. with interment following at Zion Hill Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at Riser Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Charles  Lynn “Butterball” Barbo, age 76 passed away...

Glenda Faye Williamson

Glenda Faye Williamson

Jul 28, 2024

Funeral services for Glenda Faye Williamson were held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, from the sanctuary of Beulah Baptist Church, Winnfield, Louisiana with Bro. Lamar Carpenter and Bro. E. R. Johnson officiating. Interment followed the service at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. 

Glenda was born September 17, 1940, in Arcadia,...

David George Erskine

David George Erskine

Jul 26, 2024

Funeral services for David Erskine, age 86 of Monroe, will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with Rev. Ben McGehee officiating. Interment will follow at Columbia Hill Cemetery. The family will have visitation on Thursday from 11:00 AM until time of service at 1:00 PM at...

Alvin J Berry

Alvin J Berry

Jul 20, 2024

Funeral services for Alvin J. Berry, age 88 of Grayson will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, from the sanctuary of  Columbia Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Warren Maxwell officiating. Interment with full Military Honors will follow in the Cross Roads Cemetery at Grayson under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. The Berry...

Vernon Lavelle Redmond

Vernon Lavelle Redmond

Jul 19, 2024

Graveside funeral services for Vernon Lavelle Redmond, age 85 of West Monroe will be held 10:00 AM Monday June 22, 2024 at the Old Union Cemetery west of Grayson, LA. with Chris Austin and Bro. Bobby Wilson officiating. Family and friends may begin to gather at 9:30 AM at the cemetery. Services and interment are under direction of Riser &...

Sherwin Loyd "Buddy" Estis

Sherwin Loyd "Buddy" Estis

Jul 18, 2024

Sherwin Loyd Estis was born on September 9, 1953 at Aimwell, Louisiana to the union of his parents Pat Estis and Mary Ann Aplin Estis. He passed from this life on July 18,2024 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe following an extended illness.

Mr. Estis was a crane operator in the Oil and Gas Industry. He loved to build...

Betty Lucille Moses

Betty Lucille Moses

Jul 15, 2024

Funeral services for Betty Lucille "Lucy" Moses will be held at 2 PM, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, from the sanctuary of Holum Baptist Church, Holum, LA, with Bro. Shane Duke officiating and Bro. Tommy Prince assisting. Interment will follow at Hebert Cemetery, Hebert, LA under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. The family will have a visitation at the church...

Chris McDaniel

Chris McDaniel

Jul 14, 2024

Matthew Christopher McDaniel, better known as Chris, died unexpectedly July 14, 2024, at age 54. Chris was living in the Seattle area when he died but for the last several years wanted to be buried in Columbia, LA, where he spent most of the first 5 years of his life and his summers until his early teens. While in Columbia...

Carolyn Rose Hatten Gough

Carolyn Rose Hatten Gough

Jul 12, 2024

Funeral Services for Carolyn Gough will be held Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Columbia Heights Baptist Church in Columbia, Louisiana with Kristy Dunn, Jeff Masters, and Dane McGuffee bringing the message and sharing stories. Interment will follow at Roberts Cemetery, Kelly, LA, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at Riser Funeral...

Edward Frank Howard

Edward Frank Howard

Jul 5, 2024

Edward Frank Howard was born on October 30, 1957 at Monroe, LA to the union of his parents, the late Cecil William Howard and May Joy Howard; and he passed from this life on July 5, 2024 at his residence following a brief illness.

 He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters-in-law, Vicki Sue Lindsey Howard, Son Cha Kim...

Scotty Ray Poole

Scotty Ray Poole

Jul 4, 2024

Funeral services for Scotty Ray Poole, age 63 of Olla will be held 10:00 AM, Monday, July 8, 2024, in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Olla with Rev. Buster Duplissey officiating. Interment will follow in the Olla Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Olla. The Poole Family will receive visitors on Sunday, July 7,...

Mildred Williams Smith

Mildred Williams Smith

Jun 25, 2024

Funeral services for Mildred Williams Smith age 86 of Columbia will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday July 9, 2024 from the sanctuary of Locust Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Frantz C. Dunn, III officiating. Mrs. Betty Robinson will be in charge of the music. The Smith Family will receive visitors on Monday July 8, 2024 at the Riser &...

Charlie Bentley

Charlie Bentley

Jun 25, 2024

Charles Rayburn Bentley IV

Charlie was born on August 1, 2006, in Mesa Arizona, and passed from this life after a lengthy battle with depression on June 25, 2024, at his home in Tullos, Louisiana. Charlie loved listening to music, Legos, building model vehicles, and anything with wheels. 

He is preceded in death by his brother, Quintin Octavien, his grandmother, Jeanette Ostenson,...

Joseph Lee "Joey" King

Joseph Lee "Joey" King

Jun 24, 2024

Funeral services for Joseph Lee "Joey" King, age 47 of Hooterville, Louisiana, will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, June 28, 2024, from the Olla chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Courtney Dunn and Bro. Jack McKeithen officiating. Interment will follow in the Adams Cemetery in Hooterville. The King Family will receive visitors on Thursday, June 27, 2024,...

Ellen Marie McCowin

Ellen Marie McCowin

Jun 22, 2024

Ellen Marie McCowin, age 67 of Columbia was born on December 31, 1956, in Slidell, Louisiana to the union of her parents, the late Don Wilson and Peggy Weeks Wilson, and she passed from this life on June 22, 2024, at the Citizens Medical Center in Columbia following an extended illness. Ellen was preceded in death by her parents and...

Jack T. Crick

Jack T. Crick

Jun 18, 2024

Funeral services for Jack Thomas Crick, age 77 of Shreveport, will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Olla, Louisiana, with Sissy Mauterer Duke officiating. Interment will follow at Olla Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home in Olla from 1 PM until 2 PM, prior to...