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Category: Deaths

Services slated for Mary Lou Davis, 84

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Services for Mary Lou Davis will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 11:00 AM at McFarland Funeral Companies, located at 1223 Broadway Street, Delhi, LA. Ms. Davis passed away peacefully at the Raevile Home, where she had been…

Mary Lou Davis

Friends salute memory of Linda Faye Shaw in memorial service

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

On Saturday, April 27, 2024, family and friends gathered at the Goodlane Church to celebrate the life of Linda Faye Shaw, who passed away on April 17, 2024, at the age of 67. Linda was born on September 18, 1956,…

Linda Faye Shaw

Death Notices for the week of April 29th

May 2, 2024 Free PressDeaths

Curtis A. Wallace, 49, transitioned from this life on April 21, 2024, in Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 3 pm to 6 pm on Friday, May 3, 2024, in the chapel of Hester of Central State Funeral Home, 811…

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Reese London, respected area lawman, dies at 73

April 25, 2024May 27, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Reese London, a respected veteran law enforcement officer, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the age of 73. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Living Water Ministries Church in Monroe, with…

Reese London

Services held for Karl Stringfellow, 64

April 25, 2024May 27, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Karl Dexter Stringfellow, 64, of Monroe, LA, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024. His funeral services were held on Monday, April 22, 2024, at the Lighthouse Church of God in Christ. Karl was born on September 30, 1959, in…

Karl Stringfellow

Death Notices for the week of April 22nd

April 25, 2024 Free PressDeaths

Yvonne Briggs Calcotte, 84, of Monroe, OPSO Nutritionist died April 20, 2024. Service will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Trenton Baptist Church, West Monroe, LA. Visitation is from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM Friday, April 26,…

Death Notices, Deaths

Death Notices for the week of April 16th

April 18, 2024 Free PressDeaths

Mavis Lorain Wiley, 49, transitioned from this life on April 10, 2024 in Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 9 am to 11 am on April 20, 2024, at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 585 Mount Pleasant Road, West Monroe, Louisiana.…

Death Notices, Deaths

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