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Shannon Ray Varnell

Shannon Ray Varnell

Apr 26, 2022

Funeral services for Shannon Ray Varnell, age 47, of Grayson will be held 11:00AM Monday May 2, 2022 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery , west of Columbia, LA. The Varnell Family will host visitation at the funeral home, located at 7131 U S Highway 165, Columbia from...

Shirley Lee Porter

Shirley Lee Porter

Apr 23, 2022

Funeral Services for Shirley Lee Faulks Porter, age 86, will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Palestine Baptist Church in Vixen, LA,  with internment at the Palestine Cemetery. under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until time of service at 11:00 AM.

Shirley was born October 10,...

Mildred A. Fluitt Robertson

Mildred A. Fluitt Robertson

Apr 21, 2022

April 22, 1927 - April 21, 2022 Mildred was born in Columbia, LA from the union of John B. Fluitt and Georgia M. Smith, and was the baby of 9 children. She was spoiled a little by her mother who rocked Mildred in her lap until her feet touched the floor. She attended Columbia High School and played basketball at...

Martin  Eugene Tison

Martin Eugene Tison

Apr 20, 2022

Funeral services for Martin Eugene "Gene" Tison age 78 of Columbia will be held 11:00 AM Sunday April 24, 2022 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Lane McClanahan officiating. Interment will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. The Tison Family will host visitation on Saturday April 23, 2022 from 5:00 PM...

Patsy Ann Buckley

Patsy Ann Buckley

Apr 19, 2022

Funeral services for Patsy Ann Talbert Buckley age 73 of Grayson will be held 2:00 PM Friday April 22, 2022 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. The Buckley Family will host visitation on Thursday April 21, 2022 at the funeral home...

Bennie Ray Gore

Bennie Ray Gore

Apr 16, 2022

On February 20, 1955, Bennie Ray Gore was born along with his twin brother, Billy Jay Gore, to the union of Billy Ray Gore and Mattie Oree Johnston Gore, Bennie Ray passed from this life on the sixteenrh day of April, 2022, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.  The Gore Family descended from Willie Lee Gore and Ernestine...

DeWanna Lynn Young

DeWanna Lynn Young

Apr 16, 2022

Funeral services for DeWanna Lynn Young, age 60 of Urania, will be held at 2 PM, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, from the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home in Olla, Louisiana with Sister Cherish Peppers officiating. Interment will follow at Urania Cemetery, Urania, Louisiana. The family will have a visitation at the funeral home in Olla from 11 AM...

Tina Sue Proffer

Tina Sue Proffer

Apr 16, 2022

 

Tina Hatten Proffer was born on December 9, 1959 to the union of

J.W. Hatten, Sr and Annie Wheat Hatten. Tina passed from this life on April 16, 2022

surrounded by her loving family following a lengthy illness.

 

Funeral service will be held on Monday, April 18, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. with visitation from

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Doris Gough Barnhill

Doris Gough Barnhill

Apr 16, 2022

Doris Gough Barnhill, 59, of Olla, passed from this life on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Mildenhall, England on October 5, 1962 to Jack and Trudi Gough. Doris graduated from LaSalle High School in 1980, and then Southern Arkansas University in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. Throughout...

Jenny Lynn Bamburg

Jenny Lynn Bamburg

Apr 13, 2022

Jenny Lynn Bamburg was born on January 13, 1953, in Little Rock, AR, to the union of her parents, Bill and Joyce Vinson, and passed from this life at her residence on April 13, 2022, after a lengthy illness. Jenny was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of over forty years, Gary Bamburg; her brother, Skip Vinson; and...

William "Dub" Carl  Comeaux

William "Dub" Carl Comeaux

Apr 12, 2022

Funeral services for William "Dub" Carl Comeaux, age 84 of Olla, will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, April 15, 2022, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Wallace officiating. Interment will follow in the Olla Cemetery, Olla, LA. The Comeaux Family will host visitation on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the funeral home in...

 Rebecca  "Becky" Grant Bratton

Rebecca "Becky" Grant Bratton

Apr 12, 2022

Funeral services for Alma Rebecca "Becky" Grant Bratton, age 76 of Urania, will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, April 15, 2022, from the Olla chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. C. R. Martin officiating. Interment will follow in the Urania Cemetery at Urania, LA. The Bratton Family will host visitation at the Riser & Son Funeral Home...

Herschel Alvis Gentry

Herschel Alvis Gentry

Apr 11, 2022

Herschel Alvis Gentry, 88, of Monroe, passed away on April 11, 2022.  He was born to the late Herschel Ace Gentry and Jean Littleton Gentry on December 31, 1933, in Monroe, LA.  Herschel graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe and received a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Northeast Louisiana University where he was a member of the Omicron...

Gloria Jean Poole

Gloria Jean Poole

Apr 9, 2022

Funeral services for Gloria Jean Pauley Poole age 74, of Grayson will be held 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Riser Funeral Home with Bro. Shane Duke officiating and Bro. Eric Harrimon assisting. Interment will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery, Clarks, LA. Visitation will be Monday, April 11, 2022, at Riser Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

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Wanda Jean Haggard

Wanda Jean Haggard

Apr 9, 2022

Funeral services for Wanda Jean Haggard, age 74 of Fort Worth TX, will be held at 2 PM, April 16, 2022, from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. Burial will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, LA. The family will hold a visitation at the funeral home on Friday, April 15, 2022, from 5 PM until 8 PM.

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Helen Legg Reitzell

Helen Legg Reitzell

Apr 9, 2022

Funeral services for Helen Legg Reitzell will be held in the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana at 2 PM, Monday, April 11, 2022, with Bro. Jack McKeithen officiating. Interment will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery, Clarks, Louisiana under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until time of...

Stephen  Glenn Hayes

Stephen Glenn Hayes

Apr 9, 2022

Funeral services for Stephen Glenn Hayes, age 43 of Sterlington, will be held 10:00 AM, Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with internment at Fellowship Cemetery, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at thecfuneral home from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. 

Stephen was born December 1, 1978, in...

Janice Nichols Lee

Janice Nichols Lee

Apr 8, 2022

Graveside funeral services for Janice Nichols Lee, age 86 of Columbia, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Columbia Hill Cemtery in Columbia under the direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home, with Bro. Bruce McGee officating. Janice will be laid to rest with her late husband, Robert J. Lee and her daughter, Pamela Lee....

James De Wyatt Rice

James De Wyatt Rice

Apr 4, 2022

James  De Wyatt Rice, age 67, of Sterlington and formerly of Columbia was born on December 12, 1954  at Jonesville, LA to the union of his parents, James E. Rice and Helen Janette Jones Rice and passed from this life on April 4, 2022 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe following an extended illness.

Mr. Rice was preceded...

Robert "Bobby" Craig Bruce III

Robert "Bobby" Craig Bruce III

Apr 2, 2022

Robert Craig "Bobby" Bruce III passed away on April 2, 2022 in Columbia, LA. Bobby was 23 years old, having been born October 28, 1998, in Monroe, LA to his parents, Robert Craig Bruce, Jr. and Valerie Mims Thompson. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Robert Craig "Bob" Bruce, Sr.

Those left to cherish his memory include his...