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James Glenn Menefee
Aug 13, 2021
James Glenn Menefee, 66, of LaPlace, LA went to his heavenly home peacefully on Friday, August 13, 2021, at Oschner Medical Center in Kenner, LA. He was born on July 25, 1955, in Monroe, LA to the late James Thomas Menefee and Pearl LaRue Blazier Menefee Self. Glenn worked as a master mechanic for Head & Engquist Equipment Services for...
Clifton Dale Esters
Aug 12, 2021
Funeral services for Clifton Dale Esters, age 64 of Kelly, will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, August 16, 2021, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Chickasaw Cemetery at Olla. The Esters family will receive visitors on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at the funeral home in Columbia from 5:00 PM to...
Barzer Riser Swim
Aug 10, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Mr. Barzer Riser Swim will be held at 1:00 PM, Sunday, August 15, 2021 at St. Paul's Cemetery, Columbia, LA under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home.
Mr. Swim was born May 18, 1933 in Columbia, LA and he passed from this life August 10, 2021, at his home in Grayson, LA. Barzer was...
Patricia Telano Sheppard
Aug 10, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Patricia Telano Sheppard, age 75, will be held Sunday, August 15, 2021, at 3 PM at Old Catahoula Cemetery, Enterprise, LA with Rev. James King officiating. Services are under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home.
Patricia Telano Sheppard was born June 14, 1946, to the union of her parents, Robert W. “Boss” Telano and...
Willie Dean Darden
Aug 10, 2021
Willie Dean Norman Darden passed into retirement and joined her Lord and loving husband August 10, 2021. She was 93 with her 94th birthday just a few days from her death. Willie Dean was married to Archie Lamar Darden for 62 years before he died in 2008. She was a trusted wife, friend, and supporter during Archie’s 32 years as...
Lily Golden Coombs
Aug 7, 2021
Lily (Golden) Coombs, resident of Grayson, found her final peace August 7, 2021 at the age of 80 in Monroe, LA. There were very few states in this country that she did not walk upon. She especially loved the West, particularly the high desert plateau, and felt a spiritual kinship with the indigenous peoples there. Her spirit animal was the...
Marilyn Nelson Sharp
Aug 6, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Marilyn Nelson Sharp will be held at 12 noon, Monday, August 9, 2021, at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, LA. Services are under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA.
Marilyn Nelson Sharp passed from this life on August 6, 2021. She was 68 years old. She was born to the union of M....
Olivia Pearl Hogg
Aug 4, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Olivia Pearl Hogg, infant daughter of Joshua Hogg and Elizabeth Carr, will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Cross Roads Cemetery, 7025 Hwy 126 W, Grayson, LA with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Olivia was preceded in death by her grandfather, Richard Hogg, and her great-grandmother, Lily Pearl Martin.
Olivia will be forever remembered...
Amy Duncan Tucker
Aug 3, 2021
Funeral services for Amy Tucker, age 51 of Clarks, LA, will be held at 3 PM, Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Cross Roads Baptist Church, Grayson, LA with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Burial will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, LA under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. The family will hold a visitation at the church on Saturday,...
Jason Keal Carter
Aug 3, 2021
Funeral services for Jason Keal Carter, age 47 of Little Rock, AR, will be held at 10 AM, Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Clarks Baptist Church, Clarks, LA with Bro. Bob Boyt and Bro. Jack McKeithen officiating. Burial will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. The family will hold a...
James Elder Oliveaux Jr
Jul 30, 2021
Funeral services for James Elder Oliveaux, Jr., age 74 of Columbia, LA, will be held at 1:00 PM, Sunday, August 1, 2021 at Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. Burial will follow at Burrough's Garden of Memories in Columbia. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home from 11:00 AM until time of service at 1:00 PM.
James Elder...
Robert John Nicastro
Jul 26, 2021
Robert John Nicastro, age 79 of Hebert, was born on July 3, 1942 in New York, NY to the union of his parents, Anthony Nicastro and Margaret Sesti Nicastro. He passed from this life on July 26, 2021 at Glenwood Medical Center. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother Richard Nicastro. He loved spending time with...
Bobby Wright
Jul 25, 2021
Bobby Dee Wright, age 70 of Columbia, was born on May 24,1951 at Natchez, MS. to the union of his parents, Herman Wright and Lillie Blackwell Wright. He passed from this life on July 25, 2021 at Franklin Medical Center. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers: Tommy Wright and Robert Wright, and his sister, Billie Jean...
Nelda Jean Lasiter
Jul 22, 2021
Nelda Jean Smith Lasiter, age 71 of Olla, was born on April 12, 1950 at Urania, LA to the union of her parents, Earl Smith and Ethel Walker Smith, and she passed from this life on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at her residence in Olla. Nelda was a business owner most all of her adult life. She was preceded in...
Oliver Rusty Smith
Jul 19, 2021
Oliver Rusty Smith, age 51 of Columbia, was born on August 31, 1969 at Algiers, LA to the union of his parents, Benjamin Harrison Smith and Connie Sue Duke. He passed from this life on July 19, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. Rusty was preceded in death by his father. He was a member of the Bellview...
James Ted Mayes
Jul 17, 2021
Funeral services for James Ted Mayes, age 76 of Urania, LA, will be held at 2 PM, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at the Urania Pentecostal Church, Urania, LA with Bro. Clay Hutto and Bro. Mark Thornhill officiating. Burial will follow at Urania Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Olla, LA. The family will hold a visitation...
Emma Pauline Francis
Jul 12, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Emma Pauline Frances age 64 of Olla, LA will be held 10:00 AM Thursday July 15, 2021 at the Chickasaw Cemetery at Olla with Rev. Mike Russell and Rev. Jesse Henderson officiating. Visitation will be at the cemetery on Thursday from 9:00 AM until time of service.
Emma Pauline Francis was born on September 12, 1956 at...
Wilson Harris Clark
Jul 12, 2021
Wilson Harris “Highpockets” Clark was born on January 29, 1962 to the union of his late father, Israel Wilson Clark and his late beloved mother, Edna Murlene Clark, and he passed from this life at home surrounded by his loving family on July 12, 2021, after an extended illness.
Harris was a loving husband and father to his family and...
Ronnie Lee Meredith
Jul 11, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Ronnie Meredith, age 68 of Chatham, will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, July 16, 2021, at the Zion Hill Cemetery, west of Olla, with Bro. Ford officiating. Services are under the direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Olla. The Meredith family will have visitation on Thursday, July 15 at the church from 5:00...
Chester Ray Stapleton
Jul 6, 2021
Chester Ray Stapleton, age 67 of Kelly, was born on February 11, 1954, in Monroe, Louisiana to the union of his parents, Chester Earl Stapleton and Myrtis Richmond Stapleton, and he passed from this life on July 6, 2021, at the Ridgecrest Community Rehabilitation Center in West Monroe, LA. Chester was a member of the Pentecostal Church of Clarks. He...