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Harold Gene Lum, Sr.
Sep 5, 2026
Funeral Services for Harold Lum Sr. will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, September 11, 2026 at Mangham First Assembly of God in Mangham Louisiana, with Bro. Tim Zuber officiating and interment following in the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Rayville, Louisiana under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Friday before the service from 12:00 PM until...
Ronnie Wayne Crawford
Sep 5, 2026
Funeral Services for Ronnie Wayne Crawford will be held 1:00 PM, Monday, September 7, 2026, at Bellview Baptist Church, Columbia, LA. Interment will follow at Perot Hill Cemetery, Columbia, LA, under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be at the church prior to the service from 11:00 AM until time of service at 1:00.
Ronnie Wayne Crawford,...
Joy Cynthia Fore Nugent
Sep 4, 2026
Funeral Services for "Mama Joy" will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, September 6, 2026 at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana with interment following in Welcome Home Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 PM until 2:00.Joy Cynthia Fore Nugent was born July 10, 1950, to Joe Westley and...
Dan Edwin Fore, Jr.
Sep 1, 2026
Funeral services for Dan Edwin Fore, Jr., age 100 of Grayson, LA, will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, with Bro. Brent McClure officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson. Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday, September 4, 2026, at the funeral home from 5:00...
Perry Eugene Rice
Aug 30, 2026
Funeral Services for Perry Eugene Rice, age 90, of Hebert will be held 3:00 PM Thursday September 3, 2026 from the Columbia Chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Lindle Stewart and Bro. Ronnie Watkins officiating. Interment will follow in the Hebert Cemetery at Hebert, Louisiana. The Rice family will receive visitors between the hours of 1:00 PM...
Darla Graham Harrelson
Aug 28, 2026
Funeral services for Darla Graham Harrelson, age 68, of Columbia will be held 3:00 PM Monday August 31, 2026 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Dustin Harrelson officiating his mothers service.Visitation will be on Monday from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow in the Sandy Bayou Cemetery east of...
Richard Davis "Dick" Meredith
Aug 27, 2026
Richard Davis "Dick" Meredith, 72, of Columbia, Louisiana, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on August 27, 2026.
Born March 7, 1954, in Columbia, Louisiana , he was the son of the late Robert Frederick Meredith, JR and JanEtte McKeithen Meredith.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents and his nephew Bobby Meredith.
He is survived by his...
Virginia Kay Lindsey
Aug 26, 2026
Funeral Services for Virginia Kay Lindsey will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday, August 29, 2026, at The Urania Pentecostal Church with Bro. ER Johnson officiating and Bro. Mike Russell assisting with interment following at Urania Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Friday, August 28, 2026 at The Urania Pentecostal Church from 5:00 PM until...
Gary Wayne May
Aug 23, 2026
Funeral Services for Gary May will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, August 28, 2026 at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana with Bro. Buster Duplissey officiating and Bro. Wally Reitzell assisting with interment following in Welcome Home Cemetery, in Grayson La. with visitation Thursday August 27, 2026 from 5:00 pm until 8:00 PM in the Chapel, under the direction of...
Roger Dale Adams Sr
Aug 22, 2026
Roger Dale "Pete" Adams, Sr. was the last and youngest of 13 children brought into this world by his parents, Thomas Franklin Adams and Mary Ila Elizabeth Boles Adams. He was born in Sikes, LA, on August 30, 1943, and passed at his home in Olla, LA, on Saturday, August 22, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.
He married the love...
Richard Keith Cassels
Aug 21, 2026
Funeral Services for Richard Cassels will be held 3:00 PM, Sunday, August 23, 2026 at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, La. with Ronnie Cassels officiating with interment following in Rosefield Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 23, 2026 from 1:00 PM until time of service at 3:00.
Richard Keith Cassels was born August...
Donald R. Gregory
Aug 20, 2026
A Memorial service for Donald R Gregory will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, August 26 at the Riser & Son Funeral Home in Columbia, with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Visitation will be held at Riser Funeral Home Wednesday, from 9:00 AM until time of service at 11:00.
Mr. Gregory passed away at the home of his daughter in Farmerville surrounded by...
Chad Everett Nelson
Aug 19, 2026
Funeral services for Chad Nelson will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, August 24, 2026, at Crossroads Baptist Church with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow in Crossroads Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Monday, from 9:00 AM until time of service at 11:00, at the church.
Chad Everett Nelson was born December 17,...
Edwin "Peanut" Jones
Aug 18, 2026
In Loving Memory of Edwin Lee Jones “Peanut”
June 30, 1974 – August 18, 2026
Edwin Lee Jones, affectionately known by his family and friends as “Peanut,” passed away peacefully on August 18, 2026, at his brother’s home, with his beloved brother holding his hand. He was 52 years old.
Peanut was diagnosed with pancreatic, liver, lung, and stomach cancer on May 22,...
James Quincy "Jimmy" Strickland
Aug 17, 2026
Graveside funeral services for James Quincy "Jimmy" Strickland, age 68 of Columbia will be held 10:00 AM Thursday August 20, 2026 at the Bethany Cemetery at Hebert with Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia entrusted with the services. Bro. Randy Hatten will officiate the service.There will be a brief visitation at the cemetery beginning at 9:45 AM Thursday.
James Quincey...
Marylin Janet Carraway
Aug 14, 2026
Funeral services for Marylin Janet Carraway age 73 of Tullos will be held 10:00 AM Wednesday August 19, 2026 from the Olla chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Cripps officiating. Bro. Dominic DeCarlo will deliver the graveside message. Interment will follow in the New Union Cemetery at Tullos. The Carraway Family will receive visitors on Tuesday...
Melanie Dawn Gore
Aug 12, 2026
Funeral services for Melanie Gore will be held 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana, with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow in Hatten Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home.
Melanie Dawn Gore, was born September 17, 1967, and passed away on August 12, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer.Melanie was...
James Benjamin Howell
Aug 11, 2026
James Benjamin Howell was born on September 11, 1939, at Columbia, LA, to the union of his beloved parents, Charlie "Shake" Howell and Beulah Mae Jock Howell. He passed from this life on August 11, 2026, at his residence following an extended illness.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Marlene Beckley of Columbia and Margaret Brown of West...
Andy Calvin Gibson
Aug 9, 2026
Funeral services for Andy Calvin Gibson, age 82 of Columbia, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, August 13, 2026, at Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA, with Bro. Kent Nugent officiating. Interment will follow at Old Catahoula Cemetery, Enterprise, Louisiana. The family will have a visitation for friends prior to the service from 11:00 AM until time...
Kim Ivy Schmidt
Aug 8, 2026
Kim Denise Ivy Schmidt, age 67 of Columbia, was born September 25, 1958, in Nacogdoches, TX, to the union of her parents, Melvin Marlon Ivy and Shirley McGee Ivy. AFter an extended illness, she passed away peacefully on August 8, 2026, at Citizens Medical Center in Columbia, LA, surrounded by her loving family.
Kim lived life on her own terms, with...
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