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Krystal Michele Poole

Krystal Michele Poole

Jul 24, 2025

Funeral services for Krystal Michele Lovett Poole will be held 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana with Bro. Stephen Laughlin officiating and interment following in Welcome Home Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Monday, August 4, 2025 at Riser Funeral Home from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM.

Krystal...

Joy Ivy Davis

Joy Ivy Davis

Jul 25, 2025

Funeral services for Joy Ivy Davis will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, July 28, 2025, from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA, with long-time friend, Bro. Jack McKeithen officiating. Interment will follow at Holum Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will have visitation on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the funeral home from 5:00 PM until...

Debra Diane Ezell

Debra Diane Ezell

Jul 21, 2025

Funeral services for Debra Diane Lowe Ezell will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, July 27, 2025, at Riser and Son Funeral Home chapel in Columbia, LA, with Bro. Shane Duke officiating and Bro. Tommy Nelson assisting. Interment will folIow at Kilpatrick Serenity Gardens, West Monroe, LA. The family will have a visitation on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the...

Shirley Owens Gilmore

Shirley Owens Gilmore

Jul 21, 2025

Graveside funeral services for Shirley Owens Gilmore, age 77 of Columbia will be held 10:00 AM Wednesday July 23, 2025 at the Duncan Cemetery at Mangham, LA with services under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia.

Shirley Owens Gilmore was born on December 11, 1947 at De Ridder, LA to the union of her parents, the late Marvin...

Donna Kay Shipp Graham

Donna Kay Shipp Graham

Jul 19, 2025

Funeral services for Donna Shipp Graham, age 66 of Columbia will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday July 22, 2025 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home . Interment will follow in the Hebert Cemetery. The Graham Family will receive visitors on Monday at the funeral home from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Donna Shipp Graham was born on...

Denis Edward Jacobson

Denis Edward Jacobson

Jul 12, 2025

Funeral services for Denis Edward Jacobson, age 74 of Whitehouse, TX, and formerly of Columbia, LA, will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, July 17, 2025, from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, with Bro. Stan Wyant officiating and Bro. Bodie Spicer offering the eulogy. Interment will follow at Rosefield Cemetery, Rosefield, LA, with Bro. Zack Anderson...

Samuel Michael "Sammy" McIntyre SR

Samuel Michael "Sammy" McIntyre SR

Jul 7, 2025

Obituary for Samuel Michael McIntyre

October 2,1956 - July 7, 2025

 Sammy passed away peacefully on July 7, 2025 surrounded by family after a short illness. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles V. McIntyre; mother, Lucille N. McIntyre; and Grandson, Michael Blake McIntyre. Left to cherish his memory are his devoted wife, Monica Quaid McIntyre; daughter, Jennifer Evans and...

Vermell Cupples Cox

Vermell Cupples Cox

Jul 6, 2025

Vermell Cupples Cox, 90, of Grayson, peacefully left her earthly home on Sunday, July 6, 2025. She took her last breath in her home surrounded by her loving family.

Vermell was born on January 1,1935, in Winnsboro, Louisiana, to Minnie Roberts Cupples Williamson and Millard Levi Cupples. She was preceded in death by her parents; all seven of her siblings; her...

Dorothy Kay Robertson Gordy

Dorothy Kay Robertson Gordy

Jul 4, 2025

Funeral services for Dorothy Kay Robertson Gordy, age 73 of Monroe will be held 1:00 PM Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from the Columbia Chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with  Bro. Bill Goss officiating. Bro. Shane Nugent will deliver the graveside committal service at Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. Visitation will begin at 11:30 AM on Wednesday until 1:00...

Sharon Sue Thompson

Sharon Sue Thompson

Jul 1, 2025

Funeral services for Sharon Thompson will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, July 3, 2025 at Apostolic Truth Tabernacle, in Grayson, LA with the Eulogy given by Bro. Curt Jones and Rev. Sherman Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Little Star Cemetery. The family will have visitation on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm, and from 8:00...

Khyson Duran Seals

Khyson Duran Seals

Jun 30, 2025

Khyson Duran Seals was born on June 29, 2025  to his beloved parents Duran Seals and Brandy Jordan.; and passed from this life on June 30, 2025 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA. He was preceded in death by his brother Jamare' Simmons.

Left to mourn his passing but treasure his memory  are his parents,; his brothers: Kaiden...

Kirby Chapman

Kirby Chapman

Jun 29, 2025

Funeral services for Kirby Chapman will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson. The family will have visitation prior to the service on Wednesday, at the funeral home, from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM.

Kirby Chapman, age 69, of Columbia, Louisiana,...

Adam Paul Schrock

Adam Paul Schrock

Jun 20, 2025

Adam Paul Schrock was born on December 12, 1978 at Alexandria, Louisiana  and passed from this life on June 20, 2025 at his residence in Jena, LA.

Adam was a man of action. He didn't just  tell you he was your friend, he showed you. Adam never said "I Love You"  without him truly showing you he loved you. He always...

Gale Simmons Carroll

Gale Simmons Carroll

Jun 17, 2025

Funeral services for Gale Simmons Carroll, who passed away June 17, 2025, will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, from the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Columbia, with Bro. Eric Harriman officiating. Interment will follow at Columbia Hill Cemetery, Columbia, under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. The family will have a visitation on...

Troy DaKota Bates

Troy DaKota Bates

Jun 17, 2025

Funeral Services for Kodey Bates will be held 10:00 AM Friday, June 20, 2025 at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 19, 2025 from 5 PM until 9 PM at Riser Funeral Home. The family requests a private burial, so please honor their wishes. 

Troy DaKota Bates was born on July 25, 2000, in Alexandria,...

Timothy Oneal Fatheree

Timothy Oneal Fatheree

Jun 17, 2025

Timothy Fatheree was born on March 10, 1956 at Monroe, LA  to the union of his parents, the late Clyde Oneil Fatheree and Mildred Irene Johnston Fatheree. He passed from this life on Tuesday June 17, 2025 at the Citizens Medical Center in Columbia following a sudden illness.

Timothy was raised and grew up with a tremendous work ethic. In his...

Carolyn Black Antley

Carolyn Black Antley

Jun 15, 2025

Funeral services for Carolyn Louise Black Antley, will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, with Bro. Jack McKeithen officiating and Bro. Jim McKeithen assisting. Interment will follow at Old Union Cemetery, Cotton Plant, LA. The family will have a visitation prior to the service on Tuesday from 11:00 AM until...

Johnnie Mae Sikes Nugent

Johnnie Mae Sikes Nugent

Jun 15, 2025

Funeral services for Johnnie Mae Sikes Nugent will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at Beulah Baptist Church, Winnfield, LA. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. A visitation will be held at the church Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from 5 PM until 9 PM.

Johnnie Mae Sikes Nugent...

James Wetzell Stewart Sr

James Wetzell Stewart Sr

Jun 8, 2025

Funeral Services for James Stewart Sr will be held 1:00 P M, Wednesday,  June 11, 2025, at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana, with Stacey Pittman officiating. Interment will follow in Palestine Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Wednesday, 11:00 AM until time of service at 1:00, at the funeral home.

James Wetzell...

Larry Dale Williamson

Larry Dale Williamson

Jun 7, 2025

Funeral services for Larry Dale Williamson, age 73 of Columbia, will be held 10:00 AM, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Basco officiating. Interment will follow in the Columbia Hill Cemetery. The Williamson family will receive visitors on Monday, June 9, 2025, from 5 to 8 PM at the...