Joe J. Harper, age 98, transitioned on Thursday, September 17, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 26, at Evening Star Baptist Church, 1525 Olive Street, Monroe, LA 71201.
Yolanda Rochelle Riser, 56, of West Monroe, LA, Factory Worker, died September 18, 2026. Services are at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, West Monroe, LA. Visitation is from 3:00 until 5:00 P.M., Friday, September 25, 2026, at Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Richwood Gardens, Monroe, LA.
Sharon Faye Jackson, 68, of Monroe, LA, Retired Dept. of Corrections Officer, died September 16, 2026. Services are at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Green Grove Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation is from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. on Friday, September 25, 2026, at Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be at Richwood Gardens, Monroe, LA.
Cozy Hollis, 76, transitioned from this life on September 14, 2026, in Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation for Ms. Hollis will be held from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Friday, September 25, 2026, in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, 811 Louise Anne Avenue, Monroe, Louisiana. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Progressive Baptist Church, 607 North 11th Street, Monroe, LA. Burial will immediately follow at Magnolia Cemetery on DeSiard Street, Monroe, LA.
Mr. Joe Harper, 98, transitioned from this life on Thursday, September 17, 2026, in Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation for Mr. Harper will be held from 3pm to 6pm on Friday, September 25, 2026, in the Chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, 811 Louise Anne Avenue, Monroe, Louisiana. Funeral services will be at 11am on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Evening Star Baptist Church, 1525 Olive Street, Monroe, Louisiana. Burial will immediately follow at Magnolia Cemetery located on DeSiard Street, Monroe, Louisiana.
