Obituaries

Hosea S. McNew, Jr.

Hosea S. McNew, Jr.

Jun 9, 2023

Funeral services celebrating the life of Mr. Hosea S. McNew, Jr., 84, of Monroe, LA will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday June 12, 2023, at First Baptist Church in Swartz, LA with Rev. Jeff Funderburk officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home.

Mr. McNew died June 9, 2023,...

Nelsie McFarland Bershen

Nelsie McFarland Bershen

Jun 8, 2023

Nelsie McFarland Bershen passed away peacefully at her home on June 8, 2023. She was born on January 3, 1932, in Banks, AR. After graduating high school, she went to work for the telephone company at Camp Chaffe in Fort Smith, AR. She met Jim Bershen (a.k.a. Mr. B.) who was based there as a sergeant in the Army. They...

Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy

Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy

Jun 7, 2023

Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, age 81, of Monroe, Louisiana, passed peacefully from this life to the next on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe following several months of significant health issues. Rev. Gaddy was the Pastor Emeritus of Northminster Church, a progressive Baptist congregation in Monroe, having served as Senior Pastor for 25 years...

Carlos Smith

Carlos Smith

Jun 7, 2023

Services for Mr. Carlos Smith, 57 of Wisner, LA will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, June 10, 2023, in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Winnsboro, with Rev. Jim Savage officiating.  Interment will follow in Providence Memorial Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Winnsboro.

Mr. Smith was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.  Carlos had a...

Vicki Cummings

Vicki Cummings

Jun 7, 2023

Memorial services for Vicki Ellen Saxon Cummings, 61, of West Monroe, will be held at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA, at 2:00 P.M., Friday, June 9, 2023. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. until service time. Pastor Michael Wood will officiate the service.

Vicki was born October 10, 1961, in Monroe, LA and passed away on June 7,...

Dorothy Mae Wright Brown

Dorothy Mae Wright Brown

Jun 5, 2023

Funeral Services for Mrs. Dorothy Mae Wright Brown, 96, of Wisner, will be 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Wisner First Methodist Church with Rev. Fran Guy and Rev. Jimmy Wilkins officiating. Interment will follow at South Central Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Winnsboro.

 

Mrs. Brown was born on July 19, 1926...

Samuel C. Barr

Samuel C. Barr

Jun 3, 2023

Samuel C. Barr, 97, died June 3, 2023, after a long illness at the Northeast Louisiana War Veterans Home. He was born October 22, 1925, in Campti, LA, the fourth of six children of Dudley Joseph and Ida Brown Barr.

Sam graduated from Campti High School. In July 1944, Sam joined the United States Navy, serving on the USS Prentiss...

Gloria Lee Johnston

Gloria Lee Johnston

Jun 3, 2023

 

Memorial services for Gloria Lee (Doety) Johnston, 91, will be held at 6:00 P.M. Tuesday June 6, 2023, at Ridge Avenue Baptist Church in West Monroe with Dr. Jim Wolf officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe.

Doety was born August 7, 1931, and passed away on June 3, 2023, after a lengthy illness.

Mrs....

Thelma Craft Henderson

Thelma Craft Henderson

Jun 2, 2023

A graveside service for Thelma Craft Henderson, 90, of Somerville, AL, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, June 9, 2023, in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd., Monroe, LA. There will be no visitation.

Mrs. Henderson was born March 28, 1933, in LaSalle Parish, LA, to Christopher Columbus Craft...

Mary Winston King, DDS

Mary Winston King, DDS

Jun 1, 2023

Mary Winston King, DDS was born October 4, 1960, to Ralph and Mary Lee King in Monroe, LA and died June 1, 2023, in Durham, North Carolina.

Mary graduated from Neville High School, Northwestern University School of Nursing and L.S.U. College of Dentistry.

Mary practiced both as an R.N. and Dentist in Louisiana and North Carolina. She started as a...

Geneva Gaye Thornton

Geneva Gaye Thornton

Jun 1, 2023

A memorial service celebrating the life of Geneva Gaye Thornton will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Thornton was born on December 19, 1934 and passed away on June 01, 2023 at Glenwood Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness.

Gaye retired from Riverwood International Paper Company from the accounting department after 20 years of service. She enjoyed working...

David Paul Colson

David Paul Colson

May 30, 2023

Funeral Services for Mr. David Paul Colson, 59, of Rayville, LA, will be 2:00 PM Monday, June 5, 2023, at Friendship Baptist Church in Baskin with Rev. Buddy McGurk officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hale Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville.

 

Mr. Colson was born April 10, 1964 and passed away on May...

Barbara Ann Deal Watson

Barbara Ann Deal Watson

May 29, 2023

Memorial services for Barbara Ann Deal Watson, 85, of Monroe, LA, will be held at a later date.

Barbara was born on October 6, 1937, in Lake Providence, LA, and passed away on May 29, 2023, in Monroe, LA. She was a teacher in the Ouachita Parish School System for many years.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents,...

Patricia Arna Dargavell Wilson

Patricia Arna Dargavell Wilson

May 29, 2023

Memorial Services for Patricia Arna Dargavell Wilson, 86, of West Monroe, will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, June 10, 2023, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home with Rev. Stewart Sherman officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. until service time on Saturday.

Patricia was born November 30, 1936, in Lexington, Kentucky, and passed away May 29, 2023,...

Frances Jean Dickenson Robinson

Frances Jean Dickenson Robinson

May 29, 2023

Frances Dickenson Robinson of Delhi passed from this life Monday, May 29, after a lengthy illness.  She was born June 4, 1948, and was the only child of Frank and Mattie Bradford Dickenson of Georgetown, LA. 

Frances was a teacher in the Delhi public schools for 30 years and spent her retirement as an employee of the Delhi Hospital in...

Keith Majure

Keith Majure

May 29, 2023

Keith Majure, husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed from this life on May 29, 2023. Our loss is heaven’s gain; as we know that his address is no longer in West Monroe, Louisiana, but eternity in Heaven with Jesus. 

 

Keith’s life began on August 20, 1942, when he was born into a rural farming family near Madden, Mississippi...

Jackie Lemoyne Russell Thompson

Jackie Lemoyne Russell Thompson

May 28, 2023

Jackie Lemoyne Russell Thompson, age 86, passed away May 28, 2023, peacefully at home surrounded by her family.

 

A Celebration of Life will be held at Highland Baptist Church, June 1, 2023, at 10:00 A.M.  Visitation will be held May 31, 2023, from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the church.   Interment will follow at Kilpatrick Serenity Gardens in...

Rosemary Thurston

Rosemary Thurston

May 28, 2023

 

Funeral Services for Rosemary H. Thurston, 85, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M., June 1, 2023, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe with Danny Johnson officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Interment will follow at Liberty Cemetery in Linville, LA.

Rosemary was...

Hazel McKee Holloway

Hazel McKee Holloway

May 27, 2023

A Memorial Mass celebrating the life of Mrs. Hazel McKee Holloway, 85, of Monroe, Louisiana, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, June 16, 2023, at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Monroe, Louisiana, with Fr. Tobias Obado officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 9:00 A.M. until service time.

Hazel was born November 30, 1937, in...

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