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JoAnn Bailes Nelson
Apr 21, 2021
Funeral services for JoAnn Bailes Nelson, age 84, of Grayson, La will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 24, 2021 from the sanctuary of Clarks Baptist Church, Clarks, Louisiana with Bro. Jack McKeithen and Bro. Jim McKeithen officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. Visitation will be Friday, April...
Teresa Arceneaux Cooper
Apr 19, 2021
Teresa Ann Arceneaux Cooper, age 68, of Columbia, LA passed away on April 19, 2021, in Houston, TX. Graveside services will be held at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson, LA on May 1, 2021 at 10 AM. Speakers will be Bro. Shane Duke and James Mixon. Teresa was born in Monroe, LA to Durham and Nettie Arceneaux on February 23,...
Lucius Shelton Earls
Apr 19, 2021
Funeral services for Lucius Shelton Earls, age 79, of Roxie, MS will be held at 3 PM, Thursday, April 22, 2021 from the sanctuary of Rosefield Baptist Church, Rosefield, Louisiana with Bro. Richard Cullum officiating and Bro. Everett Ellzey assisting. Interment will follow at Rosefield Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. The family will receive visitors...
Myrtie Gryder Bond
Apr 17, 2021
Graveside services for Myrtie Gryder Bond of West Monroe, Louisiana will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Old Bethel Cemetery in Clarks, LA with Todd Burnaman officiating. Visitation will be held at the cemetery from 9:30 AM until the service starts at 10:00. Myrtie was born in West Monroe, Louisiana, on February 15, 1928 to the...
Tyler Lane Ogden
Apr 15, 2021
On April 15, 2021 we received the call that no one wants to receive. Tyler Lane Ogden, Ty to his family and Og or Big Og to his friends, had passed away in West Texas. Ty was born on February 11, 1995, and he touched many lives in his short 26 years. He never met a stranger and when he...
John Paul Carter
Apr 15, 2021
Obituary of John Paul Carter
Funeral services for John Paul Carter of Columbia, Louisiana will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 17, 2021 at the Chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, La with Bro. Roy Lowery officiating. Burial will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at the funeral home...
John Michael Cummings
Apr 12, 2021
Funeral services for John Michael Cummings of Kelly, Louisiana will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 16, 2021 at the Chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Olla, LA with Bro. Tony Walton officiating. Burial will follow at Harris Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at the Olla Chapel on Thursday, April 15,...
Patsy June Foerster
Apr 10, 2021
Graveside services for Patsy June Foerster will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Harrisonburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, LA. Patsy was born to the union of her parents, Grover and Addie Sanson Williams in Jonesville, Louisiana and passed from this life at her home in Grayson, Louisiana on Saturday, April 11, 2021. She loved sewing and crafting. Patsy...
Pamela Cook Ray
Apr 9, 2021
Pamela Eloise Cook Ray was born in Columbia, Louisiana on March 19, 1956 to the union of her parents, William Iverson Cook and Vida Idell Reeves Cook; she went to her heavenly home on April 9, 2021 after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her parents. Pam was a faithful member of Columbia Heights Baptist Church where...
Jasper Kyle Rogers
Mar 31, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Jasper Kyle Rogers, infant son of Joshua and Cheryl Rogers, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Cross Roads Cemetery, 7025 Hwy 126 W, Grayson, LA. Jasper will be forever remembered and loved by his parents, Joshua and Cheryl Rogers; brother, Tysan Parker; sisters: Lily Parker and Jaisley Rogers; grandparents: Burt Rogers,...
Evelyn Bratton
Mar 27, 2021
Memorial services for Evelyn M. Bratton, age 81, of Grayson, Louisiana will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, Louisiana. The family will receive visitors prior to the service from noon until 2:00, at the funeral home. Evelyn McDowell Bratton was born November 11, 1939 in Clarks, Louisiana to the union of her parents,...
Melba Joyce Swett
Mar 26, 2021
Funeral services for Melba Joyce Swett will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, April 2, 2021 at the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow at Hebert Cemetery, Hebert, LA. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Thursday, April 1, 2021 from 5 PM until 8 PM....
Helen "Cleo" Ryan
Mar 25, 2021
Funeral services for Helen “Cleo” Ryan will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, March 29, 2021 from the sanctuary of Life Church, 4960 Hwy 4 E, Columbia, LA with Bro. Dean Love and Bro. Joshua Love officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, LA under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. The family will receive...
Della Marie Andre Patterson
Mar 23, 2021
Funeral services for Della Marie Andre Patterson will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at the chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with Bro. Kent Nugent officiating. Interment will follow at Rosefield Cemetery, Rosefield, LA under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors prior to the service beginning at 9:00 AM at...
Jamie Dakota Howell
Mar 16, 2021
Funeral services for Jamie Dakota Howell will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, March 21, 2021 from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia with Bro. Byron Caldwell officiating. The family will have a visitation at the funeral home on Saturday, March 20, 2021 from 5 PM until 8 PM. Jamie Dakota Howell was born December 30, 1994...
Roy Glynn Strickland
Mar 12, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Roy Glynn Strickland, age 66, of Columbia, Louisiana will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, March 15, 2021 at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, Louisiana with Bro. Billy Lane McClanahan officiating. Services are under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Roy was born July 1, 1954 in Columbia, LA to the union of...
Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Dark
Mar 12, 2021
Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Dark, age 85, was born June 25, 1935 in Houma, Louisiana to the union of her parents, Warwick G. Debnam and Gertrude Gaudet Debnam, and she passed from this life March 12, 2021 at her home in Columbia, Louisiana. Beth worked for many years with the office of Social Security as a claims representative. After retirement, she...
Ralph J. Sparks
Mar 9, 2021
Ralph J. Sparks, age 76 of Grayson, LA passed away March 9, 2021 after an extended illness. Ralph was born December 28, 1944 in Grundy, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Eloise Sparks; father, Andy Sparks; mother, Gracie Meadows Sparks, son, Ralph "Sparky" Sparks and his brother. Left to cherish his memory are his step-children:Tamara Peavy,...
Mary Helen McDaniel
Feb 28, 2021
Funeral services for Mary McDaniel will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, LA with Bro. Cory Fowler officiating. Interment will follow at Olla Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 2, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Riser Funeral Home, Olla. Mary Helen...
Evelyn Shipp McKeithen
Feb 23, 2021
Evelyn McKeithen of Columbia, was born on July 10, 1920 and passed away on February 23, 2021. Before moving to Columbia, she was a longtime resident of Hodge, Louisiana, where she lived with her husband and raised her children. A graveside service will be held at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson, Louisiana on Saturday, February 27 at 11:00 A.M. with...