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David George Erskine
Jul 26, 2024
Funeral services for David Erskine, age 86 of Monroe, will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the chapel of Riser and Son Funeral Home, Columbia, LA with Rev. Ben McGehee officiating. Interment will follow at Columbia Hill Cemetery. The family will have visitation on Thursday from 11:00 AM until time of service at 1:00 PM at...
Alvin J Berry
Jul 20, 2024
Funeral services for Alvin J. Berry, age 88 of Grayson will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, from the sanctuary of Columbia Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Warren Maxwell officiating. Interment with full Military Honors will follow in the Cross Roads Cemetery at Grayson under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Columbia. The Berry...
Vernon Lavelle Redmond
Jul 19, 2024
Graveside funeral services for Vernon Lavelle Redmond, age 85 of West Monroe will be held 10:00 AM Monday June 22, 2024 at the Old Union Cemetery west of Grayson, LA. with Chris Austin and Bro. Bobby Wilson officiating. Family and friends may begin to gather at 9:30 AM at the cemetery. Services and interment are under direction of Riser &...
Sherwin Loyd "Buddy" Estis
Jul 18, 2024
Sherwin Loyd Estis was born on September 9, 1953 at Aimwell, Louisiana to the union of his parents Pat Estis and Mary Ann Aplin Estis. He passed from this life on July 18,2024 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe following an extended illness.
Mr. Estis was a crane operator in the Oil and Gas Industry. He loved to build...
Betty Lucille Moses
Jul 15, 2024
Funeral services for Betty Lucille "Lucy" Moses will be held at 2 PM, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, from the sanctuary of Holum Baptist Church, Holum, LA, with Bro. Shane Duke officiating and Bro. Tommy Prince assisting. Interment will follow at Hebert Cemetery, Hebert, LA under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. The family will have a visitation at the church...
Chris McDaniel
Jul 14, 2024
Matthew Christopher McDaniel, better known as Chris, died unexpectedly July 14, 2024, at age 54. Chris was living in the Seattle area when he died but for the last several years wanted to be buried in Columbia, LA, where he spent most of the first 5 years of his life and his summers until his early teens. While in Columbia...
Carolyn Rose Hatten Gough
Jul 12, 2024
Funeral Services for Carolyn Gough will be held Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Columbia Heights Baptist Church in Columbia, Louisiana with Kristy Dunn, Jeff Masters, and Dane McGuffee bringing the message and sharing stories. Interment will follow at Roberts Cemetery, Kelly, LA, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at Riser Funeral...
Edward Frank Howard
Jul 5, 2024
Edward Frank Howard was born on October 30, 1957 at Monroe, LA to the union of his parents, the late Cecil William Howard and May Joy Howard; and he passed from this life on July 5, 2024 at his residence following a brief illness.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters-in-law, Vicki Sue Lindsey Howard, Son Cha Kim...
Scotty Ray Poole
Jul 4, 2024
Funeral services for Scotty Ray Poole, age 63 of Olla will be held 10:00 AM, Monday, July 8, 2024, in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Olla with Rev. Buster Duplissey officiating. Interment will follow in the Olla Cemetery under direction of Riser & Son Funeral Home of Olla. The Poole Family will receive visitors on Sunday, July 7,...
Mildred Williams Smith
Jun 25, 2024
Funeral services for Mildred Williams Smith age 86 of Columbia will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday July 9, 2024 from the sanctuary of Locust Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Frantz C. Dunn, III officiating. Mrs. Betty Robinson will be in charge of the music. The Smith Family will receive visitors on Monday July 8, 2024 at the Riser &...
Charlie Bentley
Jun 25, 2024
Charles Rayburn Bentley IV
Charlie was born on August 1, 2006, in Mesa Arizona, and passed from this life after a lengthy battle with depression on June 25, 2024, at his home in Tullos, Louisiana. Charlie loved listening to music, Legos, building model vehicles, and anything with wheels.
He is preceded in death by his brother, Quintin Octavien, his grandmother, Jeanette Ostenson,...
Joseph Lee "Joey" King
Jun 24, 2024
Funeral services for Joseph Lee "Joey" King, age 47 of Hooterville, Louisiana, will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, June 28, 2024, from the Olla chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Courtney Dunn and Bro. Jack McKeithen officiating. Interment will follow in the Adams Cemetery in Hooterville. The King Family will receive visitors on Thursday, June 27, 2024,...
Ellen Marie McCowin
Jun 22, 2024
Ellen Marie McCowin, age 67 of Columbia was born on December 31, 1956, in Slidell, Louisiana to the union of her parents, the late Don Wilson and Peggy Weeks Wilson, and she passed from this life on June 22, 2024, at the Citizens Medical Center in Columbia following an extended illness. Ellen was preceded in death by her parents and...
Jack T. Crick
Jun 18, 2024
Funeral services for Jack Thomas Crick, age 77 of Shreveport, will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Olla, Louisiana, with Sissy Mauterer Duke officiating. Interment will follow at Olla Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home in Olla from 1 PM until 2 PM, prior to...
Glenda Faye Harris
Jun 15, 2024
Funeral services for Glenda Harris will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, Louisiana with Bro. Michael Whittman officiating and Stephanie Molnaird assisting with interment following in Crossroads Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at Riser Funeral Home on Monday, June 17, 2024 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM.
Glenda...
Connie Jean Beebe Jones
Jun 11, 2024
Connie Jean Beebe was born on January 14, 1964, at Shelbyville, Illinois to her beloved parents, Raleigh Howard Dial and Marcia Jean Cochran. She passed from this life on June 11, 2024, at her residence in Clarks following an extended illness. Connie was preceded in death by her father, Raleigh Howard Dial. Connie loved cooking and tending flowers but her...
Joyce Katherine Hoadley
Jun 11, 2024
Joyce Katherine Roberson Hoadley was born August 31, 1931, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and she passed from this life June 11, 2024, at her home in Olla, Louisiana, after an extended illness. Joyce lived a long happy life. She was a devoted wife and mother. Joyce had an outgoing, friendly personality and she never met a stranger. When she first...
Pearl M Self
Jun 8, 2024
Pearl LaRue Blazier Self was born May 14, 1935. She gained her wings on Saturday, June 8, 2024. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sonny Self; two sons, Glenn Menefee and Gregory Menefee; grandson, Rick Brown; son-in-law, Danny Corley; and step-daughter, Sharon Self Majors.
Left to cherish her memory are her four daughters: Betty Weenig (Robert), Phillis Ivy (Gary),...
Paul David Black
Jun 4, 2024
Funeral services for Paul David Black age 78, of Columbia, Louisiana, will be held 9:00 AM Monday June 10,2024 from the Columbia Chapel of Riser & Son Funeral Home with Bro Laverle Shell officiating. Continuation of services will follow at 1:00 PM from the sanctuary of Old Hebron Baptist Church with Bro Todd Whittington officiating.Interment to follow in the Hebron...
Barbie Rae Blackwell Shipp
Jun 4, 2024
Barbie Rae Blackwell Shipp was born on December 1, 1964 to the union of her beloved parents, John Dorsey Blackwell and Mary Murphy Blackwell. She passed from this life on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at the Union General Hospital in Farmerville. Barbie was preceded in death by her parents and by her brother, Steve Thomas Blackwell and her sister Phyllis...
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