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Emily Ann Russell Winbery

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Betty Wayne Bennett

Betty Wayne Bennett

Sep 8, 2023

Betty Wayne Bennett was born November 23, 1936, in Columbia, Louisiana to the union of her parents, Paul Wilson and Winnie Walker Wilson, and after an extended illness she passed away at her home in Columbia surrounded by her loving family on September 8, 2023.

Betty married "Joe" Felix Bennett on October 27, 1953, and was blessed with three...

Betty Jean Campbell

Betty Jean Campbell

Sep 8, 2023

Funeral services for Betty Jean Campbell, age 88 of Grayson, Louisiana, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, September 10, 2023, from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home prior to the service on Sunday from...

Wanda Marie Humphries

Wanda Marie Humphries

Sep 6, 2023

Funeral services for Wanda Marie Brown Humphries will be held 12:00 PM, September 9, 2023, at Riser Funeral Home in Olla, LA, with Bro. Denver McBroom officiating. Visitation will be held September 9, 2023 from 10:00 AM to time of service at 12:00. Marie was born January 15, 1949 in Columbia, LA, to the union of her parents, Jack Lee...

Patricia "Trish" Looman

Patricia "Trish" Looman

Sep 4, 2023

Funeral services for Patricia Brown Looman will be held at 2 PM, Friday, September 8, 2023, at the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson. The family will have a visitation prior to the service on Friday from noon until the service begins at 2 PM...

Tamela Jayne Shoff

Tamela Jayne Shoff

Aug 31, 2023

Graveside funeral services for Tamela Jayne VanEaton Shoff age 64 of Campbell, Texas  will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday September 5, 2023 at the Columbia Hill Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia.

Tamela Jayne was born on October 5, 1958 at Juneau, Alaska to the union of Robert VanEaton and Betty Lou Newman and she...

Tollie Melvin Weeks

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

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

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

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

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

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,...