Families across Northeast Louisiana are preparing to honor loved ones with funeral services in the coming days. Lavonne Neal, 54, of Monroe, passed away on August 22, 2025. Visitation will be held Friday, September 5, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.…
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Community mourns death of long time friends, services planned
Families across Monroe and neighboring towns will gather this weekend to remember and celebrate the lives of loved ones who have recently passed. Shamikka White Wells, 45Mrs. Shamikka White Wells of Monroe passed away on August 17, 2025. Visitation will…
Services scheduled for three community friends
Rosie Green, 98Rosie Green of Monroe died August 16, 2025. Visitation will be held Friday, August 29, 2025, from 6 to 8 p.m. at McFarland Funeral Companies, 1901 Burg Jones Lane, Monroe. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday,…
Death Notices for the week of August 4th
Dannie Beaudoin, 74, transitioned from this life on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Monroe, LA. Funeral service will begin at 10:00 AM on Friday, August 8, 2025, in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, 811 Louise Anne Ave.,…
Five residents remembered in funerals on the same day
Services for five area residents were held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, in separate locations throughout Ouachita Parish. Willie Jewel Cotton, 90, of Monroe, was honored in a funeral service at the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. She died on July…
Death Notices for the week of July 28th
Olga Denise Potter, 64, transitioned from this life on July 21, 2025, in Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 1, 2025, from 4 pm to 6 pm in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, 811…
Death Notices for the week of July 21st
Michael W. Wallace, 63, transitioned from this life on Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be held from 4 pm to 6 pm on Friday, July 25, 2025, in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home.…