Local friends remembered in funeral services

Services for Lena Mae Dean, 62, of Monroe, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Greater New Antioch Baptist Church, 301 Sherrouse Avenue. Burial will follow at Monroe City Cemetery at Desiard Street and South 20th Street. Dean passed away on October 9, 2025. Arrangements are under the direction of McFarland Funeral Home.

The following services have been posted by Smith Funeral Home in Monroe:

Braden Makel Young, 17, of West Monroe, a student, died October 15, 2025. Service at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 25, at First Pilgrim Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation: 3:00–5:00 p.m. Friday, October 24, at Smith Funeral Home. Burial in Richwood Gardens, Richwood.
Tina Mae Green, 57, of Monroe, formerly of Clayton, a homemaker, died October 13, 2025. Service at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 23, at St. Mark Baptist Church, Clayton. Visitation is from 10:00 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church. Burial in Zion Cemetery, Clayton.
Richard Jare Doyle, 72, of Monroe, a supervisor, died October 15, 2025. Service at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 24, at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation: 3:00–5:00 p.m. Thursday, October 23, at Smith Funeral Home. Burial in Richwood Gardens, Richwood.
Oscar King Augurson, 90, of Monroe, a retired General Motors worker, died October 10, 2025. Service at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 24, at Greater New Antioch Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation: 3:00–5:00 p.m. Thursday, October 23, at Smith Funeral Home. Burial in Richwood Gardens, Richwood.
Helen Vanessa Dunn Maxwell, 63, of Monroe, a social worker, died October 13, 2025. Service at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 25, at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Monroe. Visitation: 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Friday, October 24, at Smith Funeral Home. Burial in Richwood Gardens, Richwood.
Gary Iley Owens, 72, of Monroe, a machine operator, died October 13, 2025. Service at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 25, at Greater New Antioch Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation: 6:00–7:30 p.m. Friday, October 24, at Smith Funeral Home. Burial in Richwood Gardens, Richwood.
Ella Lee Higgs, 82, of Monroe, a homemaker, died October 21, 2025. Visitation only, 4:00–6:00 p.m. Saturday, October 25, at Smith Funeral Home.
Robert Johnson, 64, of Clayton, a beekeeper, died October 14, 2025. Graveside service at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, October 26, at Maitland Cemetery, Foules. Burial under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.