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Tollie Melvin Weeks
Aug 30, 2023
Funeral services for Tollie Melvin Weeks, age 86 of Harrisonburg, LA will be held 2:00 PM Sunday September 3, 2023 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie House officiating. Interment will follow in the Heard Cemetery at Manifest, LA. Visitation will be on Sunday September 3, 2023 at the funeral home in Columbia from...
R. L. "Buddy" Watson
Aug 29, 2023
R. L. "Buddy" Watson was born on February 17, 1930, at Kelly, LA to the union of his beloved parents, Dennis Richard Watson and Lillie Mae Currington Watson, and he passed from this life on August 29, 2023, at the Citizens Medical Center in Columbia.
Known to all his friends as Buddy, he loved to play dominoes, go fishing and...
Bill Bailey
Aug 26, 2023
Services for Bill Bailey will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, LA. Visitation will be held from 8:00 AM until time of service at 10:00.
Marion Owen "Bill" Bailey was born in September 9, 1959, in Baton Rouge, LA to to the union of his parents John Smith Bailey and Zella Jean...
Lee Wayne Grant
Aug 25, 2023
Funeral services for Lee Wayne Grant, age 86 of Columbia will be held 10:00 AM, Monday, August 28, 2023, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Shane Duke, Bro. Daniel Patton and Bro. Joe Aguillard officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Bethel Cemetery at Clarks. The family will receive visitors on Sunday, August 27,...
Randy Beryl Miller
Aug 23, 2023
Funeral services for Randy Beryl Miller age 62 of Kelly will be held 11:00 AM Sunday August 27, 2023 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with family members delivering the eulogy and remarks for their beloved husband, father ,grandfather, brother and friend. Burial will follow in the Old Bethel Cemetery at Clarks. The family will receive...
Rosemary Brown Griffin
Aug 22, 2023
Funeral services for Rosemary Brown Griffin will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, August 26, 2023, from the sanctuary of Columbia Heights Baptist Church, Columbia with Bro. Warren Maxwell officiating. Interment will follow at Rosefield Cemetery, Rosefield, under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. The family will have a visitation at the church on Friday, August 25,...
Samuel David Crain
Aug 22, 2023
Funeral services for Samuel David Crain will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, August 25, 2023, from the sanctuary of Outreach Baptist Church, Columbia, Louisiana with Bro. Buster Duplissey officiating. Interment will follow at Old Hebron Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia. The family will have visitation at the church on Thursday, August 24,...
Mary Evelyn Wilson
Aug 20, 2023
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Evelyn Wilson,"nee Phillips" age 77 of Clarks, LA will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday August 23, 2023 from the sanctuary of Selma Baptist Church at Georgetown with Bro. Joe Bruce delivering the Eulogy and Bro. Carl Phillips delivering the Message. Interment will follow in the Urania Cemetery at Urania with services under direction of Riser...
Lillian Diane Hollenshead
Aug 17, 2023
A celebration of life will be held for Diane, Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Clark's Baptist Church at 5:00 PM.
Lillian Diane Beckham Hollenshead was born January 20, 1969 in Monroe, La to the union of her parents, Regional Hines Smith and Mary Louise Beckham Smith and passed from this life August 17, 2023 at her residence following a brief...
Charlene Perot
Aug 13, 2023
Funeral services for Charlene Perot will be held 12:00, Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, La with interment following at Perot Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 8:15 AM until time of service at 12:00.
Charlene Perot was born March, 4, 1954 in Monroe, La...
D E Jones
Aug 10, 2023
Funeral Services for D. E. Jones will be held 12:00 PM, Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Beech Creek Baptist Church with Bro. Brad Jones officiating and Pappy Chenevert reading the Eulogy with interment following in Beech Creek Cemetery under direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at Beech Creek Baptist Church Saturday, from 10:00 until time of service...
Linda Wright Long
Aug 8, 2023
Linda Wright Long, age 76 of Serepta, Louisiana, was born February 13, 1947, in Nacogdoches, Texas to the union of her parents, William Henry Wright and Florence Jones Wright, and she passed away after a brief illness on August 8, 2023, in Springhill, Louisiana. Linda worked her entire adult life as a nurse, giving all her patients loving care. She...
Christopher Lee Barbo
Jul 31, 2023
Funeral services for Christopher Lee Barbo will be held 8:00 AM, Sunday, August 6, 2023, at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, LA with Bro. Ron Skinner officiating and interment following in the Barbo Family Cemetery, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Riser Funeral Home in Olla from 5:00 PM to...
James Earl Cruse
Jul 31, 2023
Funeral services for James Earl Cruse age 80 of Olla will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday August 3, 2023 from the Olla chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Dennis Bignar officiating. Interment will follow in the Harris Chapel Cemetery at Olla. The Cruse Family will receive visitors on Thursday beginning at 10:30 AM and continuing until...
R. B. "Berlon" McClanahan
Jul 30, 2023
Funeral services for R. B. “Berlon” McClanahan will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, from the sanctuary of Bethany Baptist Church, Hebert, Louisiana with Pastors Marty Earnest and Cody Earnest officiating. Interment will follow at the Bethany Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, Louisiana. The family will host visitation at the church...
Ruth Alleyne Morris Riser
Jul 28, 2023
Funeral services for Ruth Alleyne Morris Riser, who passed away on July 28, 2023 at the age of 101, will be held on Friday, August 4, 2023, at 2:00 PM, at the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home. The service will be officiated by Rev. Jack McKeithen, and the interment will follow in the Old Bethel Cemetery...
William Henry Byrd
Jul 26, 2023
On Wednesday, July 26,2023, William “Henry” Byrd, devoted husband and father, passed away peacefully at home with his beloved wife, Margaret. Henry was born on February 29, 1936 in West Caroll Parish, Louisiana and went to be with the Lord at the age of 87.
He was known for his quick wit and infectious smile. He had a...
Charles Isaac Chambers
Jul 18, 2023
Funeral services for Charles Isaac "Ike" Chambers will be held at 4:00 PM, Thursday, July 20, 2023, from the sanctuary of Outreach Baptist Church, Columbia, LA with Bro. Buster Duplissey officiating. Burial will follow at Rosefield Cemetery, Rosefield, LA. The family will have a visitation prior to the service on Thursday from noon until 4 at the church.
Charles Isaac...
Clydie Lucille Coates
Jul 17, 2023
Funeral services for Lucille Jones Coates age 91 of Columbia will be held 10:00 AM Saturday July 22, 2023 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Stephen Fife and Rachel Denison officiating. Interment will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. The Coates Family will host visitation on Friday July 21, 2023 at the...
Lula Majarie Hardin
Jul 15, 2023
Funeral services for Lula Majarie Antley Hardin will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, LA with Bro. Norman Bryant officiating and Bro. John Yates reading the eulogy. Interment will follow at Old Union Cemetery under direction of Riser Funeral Home. The family will have visitation on Thursday prior to the service from...
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