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Chuck Halley

Chuck Halley

Oct 28, 2026

Funeral services celebrating the life of Lenard Charles "Chuck" Halley, 70, of Monroe, Louisiana will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, November 2, 2026, graveside at Fellowship Cemetery in Columbia, Louisiana. Visitation is at 10am before service at the graveside. Brother Ben Pitts with be officiating. Interment will take place after the service at the Fellowship Cemetery, under the direction...

Lawrence Joseph Navarre, JR

Lawrence Joseph Navarre, JR

Oct 28, 2026

Obituary for Lawrence Joseph Navarre Jr.

Lawrence Navarre Jr. of Kelly, Louisiana, passed away leaving behind a legacy of love, loyalty, and quiet strength. He was a very patient man whose heart found its home in the people he cherished most, and his warmth will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Lawrence proudly served his country in the United States...

Julian Lamar Crain

Julian Lamar Crain

Oct 27, 2026

Funeral services for Julian Lamar Crain will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, October 30, 2026, in the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, LA, with Bro. Clay Hutto officiating. Interment will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. The family will host a visitation for friends on Friday at the funeral...

Kenneth Moses

Kenneth Moses

Oct 27, 2026

Funeral services for Kenneth D. Moses age 88 of Columbia will be held 10:00 AM Saturday October 31, 2026 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home  with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow in the Moses Family Plot at Hebert Cemetery, Hebert Community, Columbia, LA. The Moses Family will receive visitors on Friday October 30, 2026...

Wyman Kassel Winter

Wyman Kassel Winter

Oct 17, 2026

Wyman Kassel WinterBorn in Dog Town MS on December 24th 1935. Passed away peacefully October 17th 2026 after a brief illness at Citizen's Medical Center in Columbia LAWyman became a helicopter pilot many years ago, carrying workers to oil platforms in the 60's.He grew tired of being away from home, and started his own logging company, employing many great workers...

Donna Faye Alger Ainsworth

Donna Faye Alger Ainsworth

Oct 15, 2026

Memorial services for Donna Faye Alger Ainsworth will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, October 23, 2026, at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. The family will begin visitation at 9:00 AM prior to the service.

Donna Faye was born November 19, 1946, to the union of her parents, Raleigh Broomfield McMurry and Rita Martino McMurry, and she passed from this life...

Jerry Wayne Price

Jerry Wayne Price

Oct 13, 2026

Jerry Wayne Price was born on  October 7, 1947 at Clarks, LA to the union of his parents Arthue Price and Margaret Eason Price. He passed from this life on October 13, 2026 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe following an brief illness. He served six years in the United States Army, including one tour in Vietnam. after...

Kenneth Ray Lisenby

Kenneth Ray Lisenby

Oct 11, 2026

In Loving Memory of Kenneth “Kenny” Ray LisenbyKenneth “Kenny” Ray Lisenby was born on August 19, 1956, in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, to the union of Elmer “Bubba” and Ollie Lisenby. He passed from this life on October 11, 2026, at his home in Olla, Louisiana.Kenny Ray was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Wesley Lisenby and Gary Lisenby, daughter...

Logan Shonta' McCluney

Logan Shonta' McCluney

Oct 10, 2026

Logan Shonta' McCluney was born September 11, 1992 in Alexandria, Louisiana to the union of her parents, Ralph Henderson and CeLinda Bradley and passed from this life October 10, 2026. Logan had a big heart that was full of love, especially for kids and animals. She always enjoyed fishing, listening to music, and just living life to the fullest. Logan...

Hugh Murray, Jr.

Hugh Murray, Jr.

Oct 9, 2026

HUGH MURRAY, JR. was born on May 27, 1939, in Ruston, Louisiana, and died on October 9, 2026, in Victoria, Texas. His parents moved to Monroe shortly after his birth to a house on South 8th Street where he was raised. His father served in WWII before dying an early death, when Hugh was very young. His mother, Willry Wilcox...

Donald Ramsey Brown

Donald Ramsey Brown

Oct 9, 2026

Donald Ramsey Brown was born on March 16, 1937, in Monroe, Louisiana to the late Florine Ramsey and Cecil Warren Brown and passed from this life on Friday, October 9, 2026 in Searcy, Arkansas.

He was raised in Columbia and graduated from Columbia High School. Following high school, he graduated from Louisiana State University and earned his Juris Doctorate from their...

Patricia Ann Wyant

Patricia Ann Wyant

Oct 8, 2026

Patricia Page WyantSeptember 29, 1950 – October 8, 2026Patricia "Pat" Page Wyant, lovingly known as “Gram” to so many, went home to be with her Lord and Savior following a long and courageous battle with cancer.Gram was a woman of unwavering faith, strong character, and a deep, abiding love for her family. She was a woman of her word who...

John Westley Sikes

John Westley Sikes

Oct 5, 2026

John Westley Sikes

John Westley Sikes, 76, of Holum, passed away on Monday October 5, 2026, at his home following a brief illness.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. on October 17, 2026, at Pine Grove Apostolic Church, located at 2196 Hwy 506 E in Kelly, Louisiana, with Bro. Heath Barnhill officiating.

He was a decorated veteran, having recieved multiple medals while...

Stacy Lynn Nowlin

Stacy Lynn Nowlin

Oct 5, 2026

A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 PM November 14, 2026, at Olla Cemetery. Visitation will be held before the service starts from 1:30 until 2:00 at the Olla Cemetery.

Stacy Lynn Nowlin was born in Columbia, Louisiana, on July 2, 1971, to the union of her parents, Thomas Edward Nowlin Sr. and Patricia Walsh Nowlin, and she passed from this...

Leo Raines Barnett Sr

Leo Raines Barnett Sr

Oct 5, 2026

Leo Raines Barnett Sr. was born July 15, 1943 in Columbia, Louisiana to the union of his parents, Algia Barnett and Dottie Moore Barnett and passed from this life October 5, 2026 at Rapides Regional Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana. Leo was Leo. He was grouchy, contankerous, very out spoken, but loved his family, and took pride in giving his brother,...

Stephanie Eggins

Stephanie Eggins

Oct 4, 2026

                       Proverbs 31:25 NIV     She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.

Stephanie Christene Eggins was born on July 3, 1987, at Monroe, LA, along with her twin brother Steven Fuller, to the union of their parents, Gerald Evans Fuller and Melba...

Lavern Sikes Roshto

Lavern Sikes Roshto

Oct 4, 2026

Lavern Sikes Roshto, age 81, of Urania, Louisiana went to her heavenly home on Sunday, October 4th, 2026 at Haven Nursing Home surrounded by loved ones. She was born on October 28th, 1944 in New Orleans, LA to Lloyd Sikes and Annie Killingsworth Sikes.Her family was the greatest blessing of her life. Nothing made her happier than everyone gathering together,...

Jeannie Dale Myers

Jeannie Dale Myers

Oct 2, 2026

Funeral services for Jeannie Dale Myers will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, October 5, 2026, at Riser Funeral Home, Olla, Louisiana, with Bro. Lamar Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Georgetown, LA. A visitation will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at the funeral home in Olla, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.

Jeannie Dale...

Margaret Reitzell Byrd

Margaret Reitzell Byrd

Oct 1, 2026

Margaret Reitzell Byrd, 88, of Columbia, Louisiana, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, October 1, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. 

Margaret was born on May 24, 1938, at her childhood home in Clarks, Louisiana. She married at 17 and became a devoted wife and mother to three sons. While raising her family, she continued her education at Northeast...

Wanda Steely Smith

Wanda Steely Smith

Oct 1, 2026

Funeral services for Wanda Ann Steely Smith, of Grayson, LA, will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, October 4, 2026, from the sanctuary of Old Bethel Baptist Church, Clarks, LA, with Bro. Larry Adkins officiating. Interment will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery. The family will have visitation on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM, at the...