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David James Hillman, Sr.
Apr 29, 2026
David Hillman, beloved father, friend, and educator, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer.
A memorial service will be held to honor his memory on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 3 PM, at Grayson Baptist Church, Grayson, LA.
A full obituary will be posted soon.
Mack William Fife, Jr.
Apr 27, 2026
Funeral services for Mack William Fife , Jr., age 83 of Tullos, will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 2, 2026, from the Olla chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM on Saturday. Interment will follow in the New Union Cemetery at Tullos.
Mack William Fife, Jr. was born on December 3, 1942, in Louisiana...
Deborah Ann Reitzell
Apr 25, 2026
Deborah Ann (Nichols) Reitzell, age 65 of Grayson, was born on December 6, 1960, in Omaha, Nebraska. She passed from this life on April 25, 2026, at the Ochsner LSU Medical Center in Monroe. She was preceded in death by her father and by her grandmother, Estelle Toney.
Deborah was known throughout Caldwell Parish having been employed with Moreno Insurance Agency...
April Lashay Breland
Apr 24, 2026
Funeral Services for April Breland will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at Clarks Pentecostal Church, with Bro. Jeff Masters officiating and interment following at Crossroads Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Tuesday at Clarks Pentecostal Church from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
April Lashay Breland was born June 4, 1980 in Monroe,...
Leo Smith
Apr 20, 2026
Leo Smith was born at Columbia, LA on October 2, 1964 to the union of his parents, Lonnie Smith and Lucy Maureen Newsom Smith. He passed from this life on April 20, 2026 at his residence in Columbia.
Leo spent his life working as a logger. He loved working in the woods and also did sawmill work He loved being in...
Karen Renee Phillips
Apr 20, 2026
Funeral Services for Renee Phillips will be held 2:00 PM, April 24, 2026 at Apostolic Truth Tabernacle in Grayson, Louisiana with Bro. Sherman Jones officiating Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home.
Karen Renee Swayze Phillips was born August 5, 1966 in Shreveport, Louisiana to the union of her parents, Cloyde Layton Swayze Sr...
Quincy Lee Boyett, JR
Apr 20, 2026
Quincy Lee Boyett, Jr., age 70 of Tullos, was born on December 17, 1955, at Olla, Louisiana, to the union of his parents, Quincy Lee Boyett, Sr. and Alvire Fitzgerald Boyett. He passed from this life on April 20, 2026, at the Plantation Manor Nursing Center in Winnsboro following an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Jessie Leo Clark
Apr 20, 2026
Funeral Services for Jessie Clark will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Cross Roads Baptist Church with Bro. Shane Duke officiating with interment being private.
Jessie Leo Clark was born August 15, 1945 in St. Joseph, Louisiana to the union of his parents, James Clark Sr and Eunice Oser Clark and passed from this life April 20, 2026...
Joyce Ann Rucker Causey
Apr 10, 2026
Funeral Services for Joyce Ann Rucker Causey will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the Methodist Church in Columbia, La. with Bro. Tommy Basco and Bro. Stephen Fife.
Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held Friday, April 17, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM and again...
Delores "Dee" Ann Gough
Apr 6, 2026
Delores Ann McBroom Gough was born June 22, 1950, in Olla, Louisiana, to the union of her parents, Luther Charles McBroom and Ethel “Corinne” Bennett McBroom. She passed from this life on April 6, 2026, at Haven Nursing Center in Columbia, Louisiana at the age of 75. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, David Lynn Gough and...
Robert Wesley Wilson, Jr.
Apr 1, 2026
A proud retiree of the United States Air Force, Robert Wesley Wilson, Jr., age 81, passed away April 1, 2026, at his home on Bouef Lake in Columbia, Louisiana. He was born March 9, 1945, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a 1963 graduate of Istrouma High School. He dedicated more than 26 years to military service, demonstrating exemplary commitment and...
Annie Louise Peppers
Mar 31, 2026
Funeral services for Annie Birdwell Peppers will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home in Olla, Louisiana. Interment will follow at Harris Chapel Cemetery, Olla. The family will have a visitation at the funeral home on Friday, April 3, 2026, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM and again Saturday,...
Mary Barbara Poole
Mar 30, 2026
Funeral services for Mary Barbara Smith Poole will be held at 11:30 AM, April 3, 2026 at New Ouachita Baptist Church in Enterprise, Louisiana with Bro. Jeff Robinson officiating. Interment will follow in Rosefield Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Mary was 88 years old when she passed from this life on March 30, 2026. She was born...
Margaret Farmer Coleman
Mar 22, 2026
Funeral services for Margaret Farmer Coleman will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 1:00 PM, at Riser Funeral Home, Olla, LA, with Bro. Lamar Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow at Olla Cemetery. The family will have visitation on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 from 4 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home, and again on Wednesday, prior to the...
Jerry Franklin "Sug" Clack
Mar 20, 2026
Funeral services for Mr. Jerry “Sug” Clack are scheduled for 2 PM, Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at the Horseshoe Baptist Church, with David Burkett presiding. Interment will follow in Stevenson Cemetery near Oak Ridge under the direction of Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation will be at the church on Monday evening, March 23, 2026, from 5 until 7 PM. Mr....
Tristan Gage Ruddell
Mar 10, 2026
A Memorial Service for Gage Ruddell will be held 3:00 PM on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM until time of service at 3:00 PM.
Tristan Gage Rowland Ruddell was born on January 12, 1996, in Monroe, Louisiana and passed from this life on March 10, 2026, at the...
Martha Faye Ashley
Mar 9, 2026
Martha Faye Ashley lived her life with a tender-hearted grace that will always be remembered by those who love her. She was born in Gilbert, Louisiana on February 23, 1946 and was a lifelong resident of Aimwell, Louisiana.
She passed peacefully on the morning of Monday, March 9th under the care of her nurses whom she loved dearly at Haven Nursing...
Matthew Daniel Taylor
Mar 2, 2026
Funeral services for Matthew Daniel Taylor, of Bryant, AR, will be held at 2 PM, Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. Interment will follow at Fellowship Cemetery, Columbia, LA. The family will have a visitation on Thursday, at the funeral home, prior to the service from noon until 2.
Matthew “Lil’ Matt” Taylor was born...
Belinda "Bit" Marie Taylor
Mar 2, 2026
Belinda Marie "Bit" Taylor was born on September 20, 1958 in Monroe, Louisiana to the union of her loving parents, John and Dorothy Finley, and went to her heavenly home peacefully on March 2, 2026 in her home in Olla, Louisiana surrounded by loved ones.
Bit was loved by all who knew her--not because she tried to be perfect but because...
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