Homegoing celebration for Aaron (A.J.) Mitchell will be Friday, July 21, 2017, at 12:00 noon at the New Antioch Baptist Church 1905 Short Thomas Street, Monroe, La. Rev. John L. Russell Sr., Officiant. Wake services were held Thursday, July 20,…
Category: Deaths
Deaths: June 9 – July 3, 2017
Donnie Ray Fisher, 64, laborer, Monroe died Friday June 9. Services scheduled for 11:00 AM Thursday, July 6, in Funeral Home Chapel. Burial Northeast LA VA Cemetery in Rayville. Under direction of McFarland Funeral Company of Monroe. Sovatia Spraggins, 73…
Flowers to be laid for Jefferson, dead at 84
“Jeff” the flower man of Monroe will have flowers laid for his funeral service on Saturday, July 8, 2017. Robert “Jeff” Jefferson died on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the age of 84. Jefferson, a native of Richland Parish, was…
Funeral services set for Larry Neal
Funeral services for Larry “Snuff” Neal will be held Tuesday, June 20th at the New Tabernacle Baptist Church. Neal died Thursday after a brief illness. The memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. at Tabernacle with Robert Allen Tanzy,…
Deaths: May 30- June 4, 2017
Rev. Frank Jones, Sr., 83 Pastor/retired school bus driver, Delhi died Sunday, June 4, 2017. Services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 12, 2017 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Delhi. Burial in Church Cemetery. Visitation 3:00-6:00pm Sunday in…
Wanda Roberson-Archibald , Richwood Grad dies
The community offer prayers to the Wanda Roberson family in the aftermath of her death. Wanda was a graduate of Richwood High School c/o ’78. She departed this life on May 23, 2017 in an unfortunate car accident. The funeral…
Services set for Walter James “The Carpet Man”
Funeral services are set for a legendary businessman who broke a barrier and raised expectations for black businesses across the area. Services will be held for Walter James, known as “The Carpet Man” on Saturday, April 29 at 11:00 AM…