The Monroe community is preparing to bid farewell to 42-year-old Bennie Ray Ford Jr., who was tragically killed in a stabbing incident last week. Ford’s body was discovered at Family Stop Foods on Orange Street on May 16, according to…
Category: Deaths
Funeral service set for former board member Clarence Sharp
Services for Clarence Sharp, a longtime community leader and former member of the Monroe City School Board, will be held Saturday, May 24, at 11 a.m. at Philadelphia Word Church. Mr. Sharp, who represented District 4 on the Monroe City…
Services Sunday for Rev. Billy Billups, 63
Services for the Rev. Billy Ray Billups, 63, will be held Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Monroe, Louisiana. Rev. Billups, a dedicated pastor, youth mentor, and beloved community servant, passed away on…
Services set for Beverly Young, 72
Services for Beverly Roundtree Young, 72, of Monroe, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, May 23, at McFarland Funeral Companies, located at…
Death Notices for the week of May 19th
Beverly Gay Roundtree Young, 72, of Monroe, Asst. Manager, died May 14, 2025. Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Smith Funeral Home. Visitation is 3:00 until 5:00 PM Friday, May 23, 2025, at Smith Funeral Home.…
Saturday services held for Thaddeous Bailey, 57
Services for Thaddeous Allen “Boo” Bailey, 57, was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Lone Wa Worship Center, 3027 Breard Street, Monroe, Louisiana. Thaddeous Bailey passed away on April 25, 2025. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Thaddeous…
Services for Rhonda Smith pending, 44
Services for Rhonda Diane Smith, 44, will be announced at a later date. Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of McFarland Funeral Home. Rhonda passed away on May 5, 2025. Born on September 25, 1980, in Winnsboro, Louisiana, Rhonda…