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Thomas Chadwick Putnam
Oct 16, 2023
Thomas Chadwick Putnam age 58 of Columbia and formerly of Urania was born on July 9, 1965 at Jackson, Mississippi to the union of his parents, Jimmy Dale Putnam and Dorothy Jean Whittington, and he passed from this life on October 16, 2023 at his residence following an extended illness.
Thomas Chadwick loved all types of music as it...
William Fenton McDaniel
Oct 13, 2023
Funeral services for William Fenton McDaniel age 80 of Grayson will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday October 17, 2023 from the sanctuary of Pine Grove Apostolic Church with Rev. Heath Barnhill and Rev. Johnny Barnhill officiating. Interment will follow in The Pine Grove Cemetery with services under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. The Family will receive...
Robert Henry Kennedy
Oct 13, 2023
Funeral services for Robert "Bob" Henry Kennedy, age 87, will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at First Methodist Church of West Monroe with Pastors Chris Winterman and Shawn Hornsby officiating. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, Louisiana. The family will receive visitors at the...
Garry Lee "Sonny" Brodnax
Oct 8, 2023
Graveside services for Sonny Brodnax will be held at 2:00 PM, at Squires Cemetery, in Summerville, LA, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Visitation will also be held Wednesday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, LA.
Garry Lee "Sonny" Brodnax was born to Edward Lee Brodnax and Nancy Lucille Moore Brodnax in Many, LA...
Betty Ann Thornton
Oct 2, 2023
Betty Ann Thornton, age 80, went home to our Lord on October 2, 2023.
She is survived by her husband, Jimmy, and their four children: Terry (Arthur), Tanya, Sonny (Leah), and Ruby (Steve). She was a loving grandmother of seven and great-grandmother of six.
Betty was born in Jackson, Mississippi. She had a great and profound love for her...
Deanna Riser
Oct 1, 2023
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Deanna Riser, who left us on October 1, 2023, at the age of 63. She was born on July 30, 1960, to Lillian and Neil Riser in Columbia, Louisiana. She peacefully departed this world surrounded by her loved ones.
Deanna is survived by her mother, Lillian Riser Gentry; her...
Sheila Denise Davis
Sep 28, 2023
Funeral services for Sheila Denise Davis, age 55, of Columbia will be held 2:00 PM Sunday October 1, 2023 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Shane Duke officating. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until time of service at the funeral home on Sunday. Burial will follow in the Little Star Cemetery East of...
Rhonda Foy Clark
Sep 27, 2023
Rhonda Foy Clark, age 60, of Columbia was born on December 4, 1962 at Savannah, Georgia to the union of Stanley Sterling Foy and Mildred Jean Hyatt Foy. She passed from this life on September 29, 2023 at the Citizens Medical Center in Columbia following injuries received in an automobile accident. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday October 3,...
Luther Floyd Holloway
Sep 27, 2023
On September 27, 2023 Luther passed from this life at the age of 79.He was born on June 22, 1944 in Harrisonburg, LA to the union of Ora Floyd Holloway and Laura Henderson Holloway. He attended Enterprise High School. Luther received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Louisiana Tech in Ruston, LA in 1966 in Wildlife Management. He attended Oklahoma...
Kevin Lane Young, Sr.
Sep 27, 2023
Funeral services for Kevin Lane Young, Sr., 58 of Columbia, Louisiana will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday, September 30, 2023, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Lowe officiating. Interment will immediately follow in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Columbia. The Young Family will receive visitors on Saturday from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM at...
Jimmy Ray Engles
Sep 25, 2023
Jimmy Ray Engles was born on March 11, 1961 at Pineville, Louisiana to the union of Ellis Engles, JR and Mary Magdalene Reynolds Engles. He passed from this life on September 25, 2023 at his residence in Tullos.
Jimmy is survived by his wife, Janice Lewis Engles of Tullos, his son, James Engles of Dallas, Texas and his daughter...
Emily Ann Russell Winbery
Sep 25, 2023
Emily Ann Russell Winbery,80, passed from this life on Monday September 25, 2023, at the Haven Nursing Home in Columbia, Louisiana. Emily had been a resident at The Haven since 2015. A private family graveside service will be held on Thursday, September 28 at 2:00 PM at the New Union Cemetery
Emily was born on January 23 rd, 1943, in...
Emmary Faith Cook
Sep 23, 2023
Graveside funeral services for Emmary Faith Cook will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, Louisiana with Bro. Jeff Masters officiating. A visitation for friends and family will be held at the chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, prior to the service from noon until 1:45, on Wednesday.
Emmary Faith was born August...
Rev. Allen Benjamin Masters, JR
Sep 19, 2023
Rev. A.B. Masters, Jr.
Rev. Allen Benjamin (A.B.) Masters, Jr. was born September 16, 1934, in Jonesville, LA to the union of his parents, Rev. A.B. and Susie Morris Masters. He passed from this life Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at his home following an extended illness.
A.B. began working at the young age of 14, eventually settling on a career...
Alfred Lane Laird
Sep 18, 2023
Funeral services for Alfred Lane (Al) Laird will be held 2:00 PM, Thursday, September 21, 2023, at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, LA with Bro. Joe Aguillard officiating and Bro. Kevin Bates and Bro. George Bates assisting. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home.
Alfred Lane Laird, 79, of Kelly, Louisiana passed...
Virginia Elizabeth Wyant
Sep 16, 2023
Virginia Elizabeth Parnell Wyant, passed into her heavenly home on September 16, 2023, at the age of 82. Virginia was born on October 22, 1940, to Andrew Jackson Parnell and Lela Hale Parnell. Virginia worked various jobs, but her calling was as a caregiver. She began by caring for her brother and two sisters after the passing of her mother....
Glynn Davis
Sep 15, 2023
Glynn Allen Davis was born in Monroe, LA, April 28, 1951, by the union of Herbert and Nobey Davis, of Winnsboro, LA. Glynn has lived in The Oaks Nursing Home in Monroe, LA for five years. He passed from this life September 15, 2023, in the year of our Lord.
Glynn earned an associate’s degree in electricity from Hinds...
Catina Beckley
Sep 14, 2023
Graveside services for Catina Faye Beckley will be held 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at Burroughs Cemetery on Hwy 4 W in Columbia. Visitation will be held from 12:00 until time of service at 2:00.
Catina was born on March 26, 1973, and passed away on September 14 , 2023. She is proceded in death by her parents, Tommy...
Alva Maloy Reitzell
Sep 12, 2023
Alva Maloy Reitzell was born on May 13, 1961 in Texas to the union of his parents, Warren Edwin Reitzell and Theresa Rosas Reitzell. He passed from this life on September 12, 2023 at the Haven Nursing Center in Columbia following an extended illness. Alva was preceded in death by his parents and by his sister, Belinda Reitzell Brown.
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Deborah Kay Esters Burrows
Sep 12, 2023
Funeral services for Deborah Kay Esters Burrows, age 62, of Kelly will; be held 10:00 AM Friday September 15, 2023 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Kristy Dunn officiating. Interment will follow in Chickasaw Cemetery at Olla. The Burrows Family will receive visitors on Thursday September 14, 2023 at the funeral home in Columbia...
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