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William Joy Bridwell
May 15, 2024
Funeral services for Bill Bridwell will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana with Bro. Stephen Laughlin officiating and Bro. Todd Whittington assisting. Visitation will be held Friday, May 17, 2024 at Riser Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.William Joy Bridwell was born in Minden, Louisiana on March 23, 1945...
Roy Willard McMullen
May 13, 2024
Funeral services for Roy Willard McMullen, age 79, of Columbia, LA will be 2:00 PM Thursday from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Union Cemetery at Grayson. The McMullen Family will receive visitors on Wednesday May 15, 2024 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the...
Esbon Otis Brown
May 11, 2024
Graveside funeral services for Esbon Otis Brown age 93 of Columbia will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday May 15, 2024 at the Starnes-Dulaney Cemetery at Sikes, LA under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be on Tuesday May 14, 2024 at the funeral home from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.Mr. Otis Brown was born at...
Penny Denise Boyd
May 10, 2024
Funeral services for Penny Denise Boyd, age 57 of Olla will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday May 14, 2024 from the Olla chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Clay Hutto officiating. Interment will follow in the Nelson Cemetery , west of Olla. The Boyd Family will receive visitors on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 from 12:00 Noon until...
Lula Terri McKeithen
May 8, 2024
Graveside Memorial service for Mrs. Lula Terri McKeithen will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday June 8, 2024 at Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson under the direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Family and friends may begin to gather at 10:45 AM.Loula Theresa (Callais) McKeithen earned her wings on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 at St. Katharine...
Billy Wayne Foster, Sr.
May 8, 2024
Funeral services for Billy Wayne Foster, Sr. will be held at 2 PM, Sunday, May 12, 2024, from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Olla, Louisiana, with Bro. E. R. Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Urania Cemetery, Urania, LA. The family will have a visitation at the funeral home in Olla, on Sunday prior to the service from...
Carey Etier
May 7, 2024
Funeral services for Carey Etier, age 85 of Columbia, Louisiana, will be held at 11 AM, Friday, May 10, 2024, from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, with officiants, Bro. Jeff Thomas and Bro. Doyle Adams. Interment will follow at Bethany Cemetery, Hebert, LA. The family will have visitation on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at the funeral...
Jerry Glenn Anding
May 2, 2024
Funeral services for Jerry Glenn Anding will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from the sanctuary of Kelly Baptist Church, Kelly, LA, with Bro. Joe Aguillard officiating. Interment will follow at Chickasaw Cemetery, Olla, LA, under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. The family will have a visitation prior to the service at the church...
Kathaleen Reid Lanham
May 2, 2024
Kathaleen “Susie” Lanham was born on May 6, 1946 in Winnfield, LA, to the union of Autry Reid and Clotiel Reid Hammond. She passed peacefully on May 2, 2024 at the age of 77.
Susie was a kind, loving mother and grandmother, sister and friend. She loved to cook, garden, loved flowers and in her younger years, she loved to play...
Rickey Eugene Hightower
May 1, 2024
Memorial services for Rickey Hightower will be held 12:00 PM, Monday, May 6, 2024, at Outreach Baptist Church with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Visitation will start at 10:00 AM and last until service begins.Rickey Eugene Hightower, age 66 of Columbia, LA was born in Tennessee on April 30, 1958, to the union of his parents, Frank Hightower and Iva Ruth...
Vanessa Potter
Apr 29, 2024
Ms. Vanessa Potter, 63, transitioned on April 29, 2024, in Houston, TX. Please keep the family in your prayers during this difficult time. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Life Church, 4960 Hwy 4 E, Columbia, LA. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Grayson, LA.
Marjorie Elaine Cox
Apr 27, 2024
Marjorie Elaine Robinson Cox
Marjorie Elaine Cox, 94, passed from this life on Saturday, April 27, 2024. She was born on October 11, 1929 to the union of Benjamin and Lessie Robinson. She was a beloved mother, “Mamaw”, and sister. She was the epitome of kindness and compassion, leaving behind a legacy of love through her family that she cherished so...
Everett Gilmore
Apr 25, 2024
Funeral services for Everett Wayne Gilmore, age 75, of Columbia will be held 12:00 noon, Monday, April 29, 2024, from the sanctuary of Bethany Baptist Church with Bro. Ed Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Duncan Cemetery at Mangham under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. The Gilmore family will receive visitors on Monday, prior to...
Ray E. Parham
Apr 23, 2024
Funeral services for Ray E. Parham, age 84, of Olla will be held 2:00 PM Friday, April 26, 2024 from the sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Olla with Bro. Dennis Baker officiating. Interment will follow in the Urania Cemetery at Urania and will be under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Olla. Visitation will be on Friday...
Robert King
Apr 22, 2024
Funeral services for Robert King will be held at 2 PM, Thursday, April 25, 2024, from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA, with Bro. Clay Hutto officiating and Bro. E. R. Johnson assisting. Interment will follow in Urania Cemetery, Urania, LA. A visitation will be held for family and friends at the funeral home on Wednesday,...
Robert Lafayette Washam
Apr 21, 2024
Memorial services for Robert Washam will be held Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Bethany Baptist Church, Hebert, Louisiana with Bro. Don Wright officiating. The family will receive visitors from 10 AM until 11 AM prior to the service. Arrangements under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia.Robert Lafayette Washam was born in Hebert, Louisiana, on February 11, 1940,...
Danny DeWayne Kennedy
Apr 20, 2024
Memorial services for Danny Kennedy will be held at 12:00 PM, May 11, 2024 at The New Life Assembly of God Church in Olla, La with Ms. Sandy Osteen officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 AM until time of service at 12:00. Danny DeWayne Kennedy was born February 27, 1970 in Monroe, Louisiana to the union of his parents,...
Norma Dell Adams
Apr 19, 2024
Funeral services for Norma Adams will be held 10:00 AM, Monday, April 22, 2024 at Pine Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Corey Fowler officiating with Bro. Stacey Pittman assisting with interment following in Olla Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Sunday, April 21, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Pine Hill Baptist...
Thelma Laverne Wilson Bennett
Apr 16, 2024
Thelma “Laverne” Bennett was born on March 29, 1937 in Rayville, LA, to the union of Emmett and Gladys Wilson. She passed peacefully on April 16, 2024 at the age of 87. Her homegoing will be held on Saturday April 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Columbia Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Warren Maxwell officiating.with visitation Friday, April 19 from...
Virgil Glenn Nugent
Apr 15, 2024
Virgil Glenn Nugent 63, born on August 07, 1960 to the Union of Johnny Marvin Nugent and Corena Jenkins Nugent. Glenn passed from this life April 15, 2024 at his home after an extended illness.Glenn served his community anyway that he could and in his lifetime he was a pillar of this parish, he spent 39 years as a volunteer...
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