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James Vernon Hopper

James Vernon Hopper

Oct 17, 2024

Funeral Services for James Hopper will be held 1:00 PM, Sunday, October 20, 2024 at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with Tyler Duchesne officiating and interment following at Welcome Home Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 11:00 AM until time of service at 1:00 PM.

James Vernon Hopper was born April 10, 1930 in...

Charles Harrison "C. H." Boyd

Charles Harrison "C. H." Boyd

Oct 17, 2024

Funeral services for C.H. Boyd will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, October 21, 2024, at Pinehill Baptist Church, Olla, Louisiana, with Bro. Ed Smith officiating and Bro. Mike McCartney offering the eulogy. Interment will follow at Fellowship Cemetery, Columbia, Louisiana, with Bro. Cory Fowler officiating. The family will have visitation at Pinehill Baptist Church on Sunday, October 20, 2024,...

Angela Renee Escalon-Knight

Angela Renee Escalon-Knight

Oct 13, 2024

Funeral services for Angela Renee Escalon-Knight age 55 of Grayson  will be held 2:00 PM, October 21, 2024 from the sanctuary of Fellowship Baptist Church with Bro. Rod Shipp and Bro. Billy Lane McClanahan officiating. Interment will follow in the Fellowship Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home. The Escalon-Knight family will receive visitors on Sunday October 20,...

Mary Beth "Tootie" Brown

Mary Beth "Tootie" Brown

Oct 11, 2024

Mary Beth Brown was born on March 19, 1966 at Columbia, Louisiana to the union of her parents, the late Ed Brown and Elaine Smith Brown. She passed from this life on October 11, 2024 at her residence in Columbia following a sudden illness.  Mary Beth was known to her family as the "Best Mom" and "Best Grandmother" ever. She...

Margie Roberts

Margie Roberts

Oct 10, 2024

Funeral services for Margie Evelyn Roberts age 93 of Columbia, LA will be held 3:00 PM Sunday October 13, 2024 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Jack McKeithen officiating. Interment will immediately follow at the McGee Mt. Rose Cemetery at Grayson.

The Roberts Family will receive visitors on Sunday from 2:00 PM until time of...

Rhonda Denise Ledbetter

Rhonda Denise Ledbetter

Sep 30, 2024

Funeral services for Rhonda Ledbetter will be held 1:00 PM, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at Riser Funeral Home, with Bro. Ronnie Ledbetter officiating with interment following in Columbia Hill Cemetery, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Wednesday at Riser from 11:30 AM until time of service at 1:00 PM. 

Rhonda Denise Ledbetter was born October 15,...

Mary Ann Freeman

Mary Ann Freeman

Sep 30, 2024

Mary Ann Duke Freeman was born October 19, 1943 to the union of her parents, Baker Cicero Duke and Bernettie Barber Duke, and she passed away September 30, 2024 at Citizens Medical Center in Columbia, LA. Mary Ann spent most of her life as a homemaker taking care of her husband and family. She always enjoyed playing solitaire on the...

Clint S. Warner

Clint S. Warner

Sep 21, 2024

Funeral services for Clint Warner will be held at 2 PM, Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with Bro. Tony Smith officiating and Bro. Clyde Fowler, Dane McGuffee, and Caleb Duke assisting. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, LA. The family will have visitation on Monday, September 23, 2024, at the funeral...

Bobby Lee Rodrigue

Bobby Lee Rodrigue

Sep 12, 2024

Bobby Lee Rodrigue, age 84, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024. He was a minister of the Assembly of God for more than 50 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Bobby is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Audrie Rodrigue; daughters, Tonya Rodrigue, Kim Mannon; sons, Durant Rodrigue, Eric Rodrigue; seven grandchildren and four...

Ollie Mae Lisenby

Ollie Mae Lisenby

Sep 12, 2024

Funeral services for Ollie Mae Lisenby, age 88, of Olla will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday September 17, 2024 from the sanctuary of Urania Pentecostal Church with Bro. Clay Hutto and Bro. Mike Russell officiating. Interment will follow in the Olla Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Olla. The Lisenby Family will receive visitors on Monday...

Carrie Dale Bassett Grant

Carrie Dale Bassett Grant

Sep 12, 2024

Funeral services for Carrie Dale Walters Bassett Grant, age 100 of Grayson, LA, will be held 2:00 PM, Monday, September 16, 2024, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Shane Duke Officiating. Interment will follow in the Little Star Cemetery at Holum. The Grant Family will receive visitors on Sunday at the funeral home from...

Johnny Albert Wheeler

Johnny Albert Wheeler

Sep 11, 2024

Johnny Albert Wheeler, a beloved husband, father, brother, and friend passed away on September 11, 2024, at the age of 74. Born in Hebert, LA, on August 12, 1950, Johnny filled his days with laughter, love, and a genuine warmth that touched everyone he met. His infectious, deep laugh was a hallmark of his personality, and it echoed in the...

Mary F Sanders

Mary F Sanders

Sep 10, 2024

Mary F. Sanders, age 86, of Olla was born on April 6, 1938, and passed from this life on September 10, 2024, at the Hardtner Medical Center at Olla, LA. Mrs. Sanders was a faithful member of the Columbia Church of Christ. Her hobbies included painting and crafts. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to so many...

Peggy Campbell Boyd

Peggy Campbell Boyd

Sep 9, 2024

Funeral services for Peggy Joan Campbell Boyd, age 84 of Columbia, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, September 15, 2024, from the Columbia chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home with Bro. Shane Duke officiating and Bro. Robbie Cooke assisting. Interment will follow at Fellowship Cemetery, west of Columbia. The Boyd family will receive visitors on Saturday, September 14,...

Benny Ray Nevels

Benny Ray Nevels

Sep 9, 2024

Funeral services for Benny Ray Nevels, age 66 will be held 2:00 PM Saturday September 14, 2024 from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Jeff Masters officiating. Don Burns will be assisting. Burial will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. The Nevels Family will receive visitors on Friday September 13, 2024 from 5:00...

Susan Annette Finley

Susan Annette Finley

Sep 7, 2024

Susan Annette Finley was born on January 5, 1956 at Columbia, LA to the union of her parents Arwood Lynn "Mose" Finley and Ouida Marie Richmond at Columbia, LA on the 5th of January, 1956. She passed from this life suddenly on September 7, 2024 at her residence following a sudden illness. To know Susan was to love her. She...

Sandra Lou Carraway

Sandra Lou Carraway

Sep 6, 2024

Graveside services for Sandy Carraway will be held at 1:30 PM, Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at New Union Cemetery in Tullos, Louisiana. Visitation will be held Tuesday before the service at Riser Funeral Home in Olla from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM. At 1:00 PM we will proceed to New Union Cemetery for the Graveside service under the direction of...

Ernest Sears

Ernest Sears

Sep 2, 2024

Ernest Joseph Sears III

03-26-1965 – 09-02-2024

Ernest Joseph "Joey" Sears III was born March 26, 1965, to the union of his parents, Ernest Joseph Sears Jr. and Barbara Sears of Farmville, Virginia. He passed away September 2, 2024, after a long illness, at his home in Olla, Louisiana. Joey was dedicated to serving his community as an Volunteer Firefighter of Olla...

Nina Yvonne White

Nina Yvonne White

Sep 1, 2024

Graveside funeral services for Nina Yvonne White, age 76 of Columbia will be held 1:00 PM Thursday September 5, 2024 at the Olla Cemetery, Olla, LA  under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia from 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM.

Mrs. White was born on May 10, 1948 in Oak...

Michael Logan Lisenby

Michael Logan Lisenby

Aug 30, 2024

Michael Logan Lisenby

May 30, 1985 — August 30, 2024

Kelly, Louisiana

 

Funeral services for Michael Logan Lisenby, age 39 of Kelly, LA will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, September 6, 2024, from the Columbia chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Friday from 11:00 AM until time of service at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow in the...