Funeral and memorial services for eleven area residents will be held this weekend across Northeast Louisiana and Mississippi beginning Thursday and continuing through Tuesday. Barbara Jean Sheridan – Memorial service will be Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at…
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…
Local funeral directors are grappling with an unprecedented surge in services this weekend, forcing many establishments to schedule multiple ceremonies simultaneously – a situation not seen since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020/21 This weekend the bulk of…
Esther Gallow, the woman who wouldn’t take no for an answer, is dead. Gallow one of the most effective advocates for poor people, died Monday night after an illness. She was a fireball of optimism, energy, and …
A local beauty shop owner died unexpectedly Monday after checking herself in the hospital. Ronnesha Shannon, 27, was pronounced dead Monday after she went to local hospital complaining of chest pains. Shannon texted family members to inform that…
The community is mourning the death of Eugene “Deuce” Newman who died Sunday of natural causes. Newman was a prominent member of the Monroe Community. He was one of the first directors of the Marbles Recreation Center and worked…
Homegoing celebration for Aaron (A.J.) Mitchell will be Friday, July 21, 2017, at 12:00 noon at the New Antioch Baptist Church 1905 Short Thomas Street, Monroe, La. Rev. John L. Russell Sr., Officiant. Wake services were held Thursday, July 20,…
