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James "Buddy" Whitstine

James "Buddy" Whitstine

Sep 23, 2015

Graveside services for James "Buddy" Whitstine, age 65 of Columbia, will be held at 11 AM Friday, September 25, 2015 at Fellowship Cemetery, west of Columbia, with Bro. Allen Brown and Ned Ryan officiating. Visitation will be Friday, September 25, 2015 at Riser Funeral Home from 9 AM until procession leaves at 10:30 AM. Mr. Whitstine was born on July...

Christine Manly Franklin

Christine Manly Franklin

Sep 19, 2015

Christine Manly Franklin passed from this life to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe after a lengthy illness. A celebration of her home going will be Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 10:00 AM from the sanctuary of Pine Hill Baptist Church in Olla. The family will receive visitors Monday, September 21,...

Walter Caraway

Walter Caraway

Sep 16, 2015

Funeral services for Walter Douglas Caraway, age 65 of Columbia, will be held at 10 AM Saturday, September 19, 2015 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home with Bro. Rick Crandall officiating. Interment will follow at Columbia Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, September 18, 2015 at Riser Funeral Home from 5 PM to 8 PM. Mr. Caraway was born...

Bertie Calhoun

Bertie Calhoun

Sep 8, 2015

Graveside services for Bertie Calhoun, age 94, of Benton, will be held at 4:00 PM, Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Spring Creek Cemetery in Gainesville, TX with Bro. Brian Rankin officiating. Bertie was born October 21, 1920 to the union of Roy and Greta Stevens Speake in Cooke County Texas and she passed from this life on September 8, 2015...

James Moore

James Moore

Sep 7, 2015

Funeral services for Mr. James E. Moore age 92 of West Monroe and formerly of Columbia will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday September 9, 2015 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home with Evangelist Billy Dickinson officiating. Interment will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm. James Edgar...

Lillian Gregory

Lillian Gregory

Sep 5, 2015

Funeral services for Lillian Dulaney Gregory, age 90 of Columbia, will be held at 2 PM Monday, September 7, 2015 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia with Rev. Pete Herndon officiating. Interment will follow at Dulaney Family Cemetery, Sikes. Visitation will be Monday, September 7, 2015 from 10 AM until service time of 2 PM at Riser Funeral...

Kyle Rogers

Kyle Rogers

Sep 3, 2015

Funeral services for Kyle Rogers, age 31, of Grayson, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Outreach Baptist Church in Grayson with Bro. C.R. Martin officiating. Daniel Rogers will deliver the eulogy. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:30 PM until 9:00 PM at the church and Sunday from 10:00 AM until service time. Interment will follow...

Sr. Adams

Sr. Adams

Sep 3, 2015

Funeral services for Chester Egbert Adams, Sr. age 81 of Olla, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 5, 2015 at the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with Bro. Don Blackmon and Bro. Dennis Baker officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 AM until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be at Shady Grove Cemetery...

Linda June Hill

Linda June Hill

Sep 2, 2015

Linda June Martin Hill, 68 of Olla passed from this life on Wednesday September 2, 2015 at her residence in Olla following an extended illness. Linda was born on September 21, 1946 in Shreveport, LA to the union of her parents Boss Junior Martin and Jessie May Powell Martin. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her...

Orlin Taylor

Orlin Taylor

Sep 2, 2015

Funeral Services for Orlin Lionel Taylor, age 73, of Sikes, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, September 4, 2015 at the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia, LA with Bro. Laverl Shell and Bro. Wallace Ingles officiating. Interment will follow at Hebron Cemetery, Sikes. Visitation will be Thursday, September 3 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at...

Mary Franklin

Mary Franklin

Sep 1, 2015

Funeral services for Mary Tidwell Franklin, age 76 of Olla, will be held at 2 PM Friday, September 4, 2015 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Olla. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery, Tullos. Visitation will be Thursday, September 3, 2015 from 5 PM to 9 PM at Riser Funeral Home, Olla. Mrs. Mary was born in Winnfield, LA...

Betty Hendrix

Betty Hendrix

Aug 31, 2015

Funeral services for Betty Ruth Weed Hendrix, age 81 of Jena, will be held at 2 PM Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. Interment will follow at Hebert Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday morning from 10 AM until time of services.

Glynn Benson

Glynn Benson

Aug 28, 2015

Funeral services for Glynn Melvin Benson, age 67 of Clarks will be held 2:00 PM Saturday August 29, 2015 from the sanctuary of Christians Sharing Christ Church in Clarks with Rev. Larry Adkins and Rev. Jack McKeithen officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Saturday from 11:00AM until time of service. Burial will follow in the Old Bethel Cemetery...

Jr. Fleming

Jr. Fleming

Aug 27, 2015

Memorial services for Barney Levan Fleming, Jr. age 63 of Columbia will be held 2:00 pm Saturday September 5, 2015 from the sanctuary of Sandy Bayou Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Russell officiating. Visitation with the Fleming Family will be from 12:00 Noon to time of service at the church. Barney Levan Fleming, Jr. was born on May 1, 1952...

Doris Laird

Doris Laird

Aug 26, 2015

Funeral services for Doris Davis Laird, age 94 of Olla, will be held at 2 PM Friday, August 28, 2015 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Olla, LA with Bro. Shadd Tibbs officiating. Interment will follow at Olla Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, August 27, 2015 from 5 PM to 8 PM at Riser Funeral Home, Olla, LA....

Arthur "Wayne" Stamper

Arthur "Wayne" Stamper

Aug 23, 2015

Arthur "Wayne" Stamper was born December 13, 1954. He served his country in the U.S. Army in Korea. He loved hunting, fishing, camping, and family gatherings. Wayne was a very kind and gentle soul who will be missed by many. He was preceded in death by his parents, William "Vick" Stamper, his mother, Artha "Mae" Stamper, brothers, William "Bill" Stamper...

Gerald Proffer

Gerald Proffer

Aug 19, 2015

Graveside funeral services for Gerald Donald Proffer, age 70, of Olla, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Chickasaw Cemetery in Olla, LA with Rev. Joe Aguillard officiating. Donald was born March 23, 1945 in Clarks, LA to the union of his parents, Winifred and Dottie Proffer and he passed from this life on August 19,...

Sharyn Pritts

Sharyn Pritts

Aug 19, 2015

Sharyn O'Neil Pritts, age 68 of Olla, LA passed from this life on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Mrs. Pritts was born on October 13, 1946 in Newark, NJ to the union of her parents: Thomas and Mary T. Willis O'Neil. She was a homemaker who was very crafty prior to her health declining. She is preceded in death by her...

Evelyn Gunn

Evelyn Gunn

Aug 16, 2015

Funeral services for Evelyn Ruth Gunn age 88 of Urania will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday August 19, 2015 from the Olla chapel of Riser Funeral Home with Rev. Bo Prather officiating. Interment will follow in the Harris Chapel Cemetery at Olla. Visitation will be held on Tuesday August 18, 2015 at the funeral home in Olla from 4:00 pm...

David McGinty

David McGinty

Aug 7, 2015

David McGinty, 69, of Columbia, Louisiana, died Friday, August 7, 2015 at his home. David was born February 12, 1946, in West Monroe, Louisiana to the late Joseph and Beulah McGinty. He was the youngest of 5 children born to this family. He was a member of the United States Navy and proudly served his country during the Vietnam War...