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Derrick Allen Phillips

Derrick Allen Phillips

Feb 3, 2020

Graveside funeral services for Derrick Allen Phillips age 36 of Columbia will be held 1:00 PM Friday February 7, 2020 at the Bethany Cemetery at Hebert with Rev. Nathan Hall Officiating. Under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia.There will be no visitation. Derrick Allen Phillips was born on October 31, 1983 at West Monroe to the union...

Armande McHenry Kennedy

Armande McHenry Kennedy

Feb 2, 2020

Armande McHenry Kennedy was born February 4, 1938 in Monroe, Louisiana and passed away February 2, 2020 in West Monroe, Louisiana. She is survived by her husband, Robert H. Kennedy; son, Drew Kennedy and wife, Dana Lynn; daughter, Sarah Kathleen Kennedy Fontana and husband, Heath; sisters, Sarah Louise Grant and Kathleen Wilkens; grandchildren: Caitlin Kennedy Milam and husband, Trae, Ryan...

Annie Meador Callender

Annie Meador Callender

Jan 31, 2020

Funeral services for Annie Meador Callender will be held Monday, February 3, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Bethany Baptist Church in Hebert, LA with Bro. Bobby Wilson officiating. Interment will follow at Bethany Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. Visitation will also be Monday at the church from 8:00 AM until time of service. Annie...

Janice Marie Frederick

Janice Marie Frederick

Jan 31, 2020

A mass of Christian Burial for Janice Marie Frederick, age 74 of Columbia will be held 10:00 AM, Monday, February 3, 2020 at the St. Johns Roman Catholic Church in Columbia with Father Dale Meade officiating. Interment will follow in the Columbia Hill Cemetery with services under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation with Rosary will...

Irma Dean McGuffee

Irma Dean McGuffee

Jan 30, 2020

Funeral services for Irma Dean McGuffee, age 89 of Enterprise, Louisiana will be held at 10:00 AM, Sunday, February 2, 2020 from the sanctuary of New Ouachita Baptist Church, Enterprise with Bro. James King officiating and John Ed Bartmess assisting. Interment will follow at Rosefield Cemetery, Rosefield, Louisiana under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia. The family...

Isaiah  McClain

Isaiah McClain

Jan 27, 2020

Mr. Isaiah McClain, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed from this earthly life on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Haven Nursing Center in Columbia. Isaiah was born in Columbia August 3, 1930 to Isaiah and Geraldine (Wiley) McClain, Sr. He was a graduate of Pittsburgh Art Institute, and served in the Army during the Korean War. Isaiah worked in...

Justin Wesley Jace Roberts

Justin Wesley Jace Roberts

Jan 26, 2020

Funeral services for Justin Wesley Jace Roberts will be held at 10 AM, Saturday, February 1, 2020 from the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 404 Church Street Columbia, Louisiana with Bro. Eric Harriman and Bro. Jason Thompson officiating. Interment will follow at Fellowship Cemetery, Columbia under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors from...

Jerry Lane Lee

Jerry Lane Lee

Jan 21, 2020

Funeral services for Jerry Lane Lee age 76 of Olla will be held 1:00 PM Friday January 24, 2020 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Edward Dickerson officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow in the Urania Cemetery at Urania. Visitation will be on Thursday evening at the funeral home in Columbia located...

Brian Richard Wise

Brian Richard Wise

Jan 18, 2020

Funeral services for Brian Richard Wise, age 45 of Olla, will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Standard Baptist Church in Olla, with Rev. Shad Tibbs and Rev. Marvin Tabora officiating. Interment will follow at the Sharon Cemetery in Sikes, Louisiana. Visitation will be on Monday, January 20, 2020 at Standard Baptist Church, from 5:00 PM...

Barry Dale Gathright

Barry Dale Gathright

Jan 18, 2020

Dr. Barry Dale Gathright died unexpectedly of a heart attack in Columbia, LA on January 18, 2020 at the age of 64. Barry is survived by his wife, Jamie Gathright of Branson West, MO, his children, Justin Gathright and his wife Lindsey and grandchildren Drew and Calvin of Springfield, MO; Westley Gathright and his wife Janina, of Los Angeles, CA,...

Everett Lee Lollar

Everett Lee Lollar

Jan 15, 2020

Everett Lee Lollar, infant son of Garrett Kevin Lollar and Jessica Yvonne Walters Lollar lost his struggle for life on January 15, 2020 at Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria, Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his brother, Waylon Drake Lollar. He leaves behind his loving parents, Garrett and Jessica of Olla; his brother, Brentley Wyatt Lollar; his grandparents: Michael and Dorraine...

Cecil Bernard Laffoon

Cecil Bernard Laffoon

Jan 12, 2020

Funeral services for Cecil Bernard Laffoon, age 73 of Columbia will be held 10:00 AM Thursday, January 16, 2020 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe. The Laffoon family will have visitation on Wednesday, January 15 at the funeral home in Columbia from 5:00 PM until...

Tonya Boyer Smith

Tonya Boyer Smith

Jan 11, 2020

Funeral services for Tonya Boyer Smith age 45 of Monroe and formerly of Columbia will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday January 14, 2020 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Cripps officiating. Interment will follow in the Holum Baptist Church Cemetery at Holum. Visitation will be on Monday January 13, 2020 at Riser &...

Billy Wayne Fitzgerald

Billy Wayne Fitzgerald

Jan 10, 2020

Billy Wayne Fitzgerald, age 64 of Columbia was born on March 17, 1955 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana to the union of his parents, Bill Fitzgerald and Merlene Franks Fitzgerald and he departed this life on January 10, 2020 at the Citizens Medical Center in Columbia following a sudden illness. In death Billy Wayne continued to give to those around him...

Cora  Edna  Gunn White

Cora Edna Gunn White

Jan 6, 2020

Funeral services for Cora Edna Griffin Gunn White will be held 1:00 PM Thursday January 9, 2020 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Rev. James King officiating. Interment will follow in the Rosefield Cemetery at Rosefield. The family will receive visitors on Thursday January 9 from 11:00 am until time of service at 1:00 pm....

Theresa Diane Shelton

Theresa Diane Shelton

Jan 6, 2020

Funeral services for Theresa Diane Shelton, age 64 of Pollock will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, January 8, 2020 from the sanctuary of Restoration Church (formerly Tullos United Pentecostal Church), Tullos, LA with Bro. Elzie Johson and Bro. Jerry Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Chickasaw Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA. The family will...

Rose Mary McNamee Thompson

Rose Mary McNamee Thompson

Jan 3, 2020

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Rose Mary Thompson, age 93 of Grayson will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, January 5, 2020 at the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson with Rev. Shane Duke officiating. Services are under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. The Thompson family will receive visitors on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at the funeral home...

Ronald Craft Squyres

Ronald Craft Squyres

Jan 2, 2020

Ronald Craft Squyres was born in Monroe to the union of his parents, Curtis Keanon Squyres and Oralie Goldman Squyres, on December 6th, 1939, and passed away at his residence in Columbia on January 2nd, 2020, following a lengthy illness. Ronald was a man of many interests. He and his late wife, Martha Squyres, owned and operated Lakeside Grocery for...

John Collinsworth McCants

John Collinsworth McCants

Dec 31, 2019

John C. McCants a long-time resident of Columbia, LA died peacefully in his sleep in his home on December 31, 2019. He was 92. Mr. McCants was born on September 14, 1927 in New Orleans, LA to his parents, Junius and Geneva McCants. John is one of eight children all of whom have now passed away. He served his country...

Ruby Jean  Poole Dannehl

Ruby Jean Poole Dannehl

Dec 31, 2019

Funeral services for Ruby Jean Poole Dannehl age 65 of Enterprise will be held 2:00 PM Thursday January 2, 2020 from the sanctuary of Rosefield Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Robinson officiating. Interment will follow in the Rosefield Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be on Wednesday January 1, 2020 at the church...