Services for Tonya Rena Bess Sillers, 50, of Monroe, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Greater New Antioch Baptist Church, 301 Sherrouse Avenue. Visitation is scheduled for Saturday, July 19, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00…
Category: Deaths
Services held for Ronald Jefferson, 65
Services for Ronald Jefferson were held Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at First Pilgrim Baptist Church in Monroe. Jefferson died June 28, 2025, at the age of 65. A visitation was held Friday evening, July 11, from 6:00…
Death Notices for the week of July 14th
Shakedra Beard, 37, transitioned from this life on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Shreveport, LA. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Friday, July 18, 2025, in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home. Funeral…
Funeral services for four announced
Funeral Services Held for Alberta B. Townes Services were held Saturday, July 5, 2025, for Alberta B. Townes, 79, of Monroe, who died June 26. The ceremony took place at Parkview Church of Christ in Monroe, where family, friends, and…
Death Notices for the week of July 7th
Gerald DeBurr, 64, transitioned from this life on June 27, 2025, in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm on Friday, July 11, 2025, in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, 811 Louise…
Chris Jackson, 60 dies in Wood Street house fire
The Monroe Fire Department is investigating a deadly house fire that broke out Monday night in the 2300 block of Wood Street, claiming the life of a 60-year-old man. The fire was reported around 9:40 p.m. on June 30. Firefighters…
Services scheduled for Brewster, 63; Killian, 81
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Donald David Brewster, 63, and T. Foster Killian, 81, both of Monroe. Graveside services for Donald David Brewster will be held Monday, July 21, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Monroe City Cemetery, located at…