Obituaries

Billy  James Burns

Billy James Burns

Aug 7, 2021

Funeral Services for Mr. Billy James Burns, 78, of Monroe, LA, will be 10:00 AM Thursday, August 12, 2021, at North Monroe Baptist Church, with Rev. Warren Eckhardt officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Burns was born July 14, 1943, and passed away on August 7, 2021. He graduated from ULM. Mr. Burns was a member...

Lida Louise Cox

Lida Louise Cox

Aug 7, 2021

Funeral services celebrating the life of Mrs. Lida Louise Roberts Cox, 97, of West Monroe, LA will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday August 11, 2021 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA with Rev. Ricky Baker officiating. Interment will follow at Holmesville Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. Wednesday until services at Mulhearn Funeral...

Fay Guyton Thurman

Fay Guyton Thurman

Aug 6, 2021

Fay “T-Model” Guyton Thurman, 85, of Monroe, Louisiana, formerly New Iberia, Louisiana, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior Friday morning, August 6, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary Frances Smith Thurman, son, Jerry Thurman (Liz) of Nashville, TN, daughter, Kelli Thurman of Ft. Myers, FL, grandson, Jeremy Thurman of Chattanooga, TN and...

Richard James  McGivern, Sr

Richard James McGivern, Sr

Aug 5, 2021

Funeral service for Richard James McGivern, Sr,93, of Monroe will be 10:00 AM Tuesday August 10, 2021 at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church with Rev. Michael Thang’wa officiating. Entombment will be the Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum. Mr. McGivern passed away peacefully at his home on August 5, 2021. He graduated from Wilson High School in Wilson Oklahoma. He attended...

M. Anthony "Tony" Hope

M. Anthony "Tony" Hope

Aug 5, 2021

Memorial Services Celebrating the Life of Mr. M. Anthony “Tony” Hope, 62, of Monroe, LA, will be 2:00 PM Saturday, September 4, 2021, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church with The Rev. T. Whitfield Stodghill, III officiating. Tony was born August 16, 1958 and passed away on August 5, 2021. He was a retired field engineer for Entergen/PGP Operating, Tuscaloosa/Vance, Alabama....

Shelbie Jean Brown Lenard

Shelbie Jean Brown Lenard

Aug 5, 2021

Graveside Services Celebrating the Life of Mrs. Shelbie Jean Brown Lenard, 84, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens in West Monroe, LA with Pastor Terry Taylor officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA.

Richard N.  Bamburg

Richard N. Bamburg

Aug 2, 2021

Funeral Services Celebrating the Life of Mr. Richard N. Bamburg, 89, of Calhoun, LA will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 7, 2021 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA with Rev. Tom Lowe officiating. Entombment will be in the Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Monroe, LA. Mr. Bamburg was born on April 23, 1932...

Mary Gay Carter

Mary Gay Carter

Aug 2, 2021

Mary Gay Carter Mary Gay Carter, 69, of Ruston, Louisiana and Tool, Texas, better known as “Mama Carter”, passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021, while visiting family in Texas. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Mama Carter was born to Tripp and Nell Faulk on January 1, 1952, in Monroe, Louisiana and was proud to...

Gary F. Hamilton

Gary F. Hamilton

Aug 1, 2021

Gary F. Hamilton passed away at home on Sunday morning, August 1, 2021. Gary was born on January 19, 1944 to D.W. “Buck” and Marie Jordan Hamilton in San Angelo, Texas. He grew up in Sweetwater, Texas and graduated from Sweetwater “Newman” High School in May 1962. He attended Texas Tech University majoring in Finance. After college, he was hired...

Dr. George  Madison Sartor, MD

Dr. George Madison Sartor, MD

Aug 1, 2021

Memorial Services for Dr. George M. Sartor will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Alto Baptist Church in Alto, LA, with Pastor Neil Everett officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. until service time on Saturday at the church. Dr. George M Sartor of McKinney, Texas formerly a resident of West Monroe, Louisiana passed away...

Diane Dollar Harris

Diane Dollar Harris

Aug 1, 2021

Katheryne Diane Dollar Harris,72, of Monroe Louisiana, was called home to her Lord on August 1, 2021. Diane was born March 26,1949. She was a Special Education Administrator for Monroe City Schools and retired from the Monroe City School Board in 2009. Diane received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Northwestern State University, and her Masters plus 30...

Bettye Ann Bettis McKinney

Bettye Ann Bettis McKinney

Jul 31, 2021

Mrs. Bettye Ann Bettis McKinney Private family graveside services for Mrs. Bettye Ann Bettis McKinney were held 10:00AM Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at Riverview Cemetery with The Rev. Whit Stodgill officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe. Mrs. McKinney was born in Monroe on March 19, 1945, and passed away on July 31, 2021, in Monroe....

Dustin DeWayne Clement

Dustin DeWayne Clement

Jul 31, 2021

Funeral services celebrating the life of Dustin DeWayne Clement, 37, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 6, 2021, at Christ Church in West Monroe, LA, with Rev. Matt Brock officiating. Interment will follow in Start Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. until...

Donald W. Wills

Donald W. Wills

Jul 31, 2021

Funeral Services celebrating the life of Mr. Donald Wallace “Don” Wills, 88, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, August 2, 2021, at Fair Park Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA, with Rev. Darris Waren officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe, LA. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M....

Barbara Jean Taylor

Barbara Jean Taylor

Jul 31, 2021

Funeral Services for Barbara Jean Taylor, 89, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, August 4, 2021, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, with Rev. Gordon “Skip” Dean officiating. Interment will follow in Kilpatrick’s Serenity Gardens Cemetery in West Monroe. Visitation will be held from 9:30 A.M. until service time on Wednesday. Mrs....

James C. McGrew

James C. McGrew

Jul 30, 2021

Funeral services celebrating the life of Mr. James Clayton McGrew, 95, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, August 2, 2021, at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA, with Rev. Jim Arrant officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West...

Terry Wayne Whitaker

Terry Wayne Whitaker

Jul 30, 2021

A celebration of life will be held for Terry Wayne Whitaker, 59, of West Monroe, LA, at 1:00 P.M., August 7, 2021, at New Chapel Hill Fellowship Hall in West Monroe with Rev. Werner Aswell officiating. Mr. Whitaker was born December 24, 1961, in Lynwood, CA, and passed away July 30, 2021, in Monroe, LA. He never met a stranger...

Carolyn Files

Carolyn Files

Jul 29, 2021

Carolyn Files, 68, of Oak Ridge, Louisiana, passed away in Monroe, Louisiana on July 29, 2021, after a brief illness of cancer. Carolyn was born October 26, 1952 in Rochester, New York, and was the only child of Thomas Russell (Trot) Files and Harriet Laffey Files. Carolyn grew up in Monroe, where she graduated from Neville High School and the...

Mary Elizabeth Pennebaker Thompson Caperton

Mary Elizabeth Pennebaker Thompson Caperton

Jul 28, 2021

Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Pennebaker Thompson Caperton of West Monroe will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2021, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation will be held from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M., and the funeral will follow at 2:00 P.M. She passed from this life on July 28, 2021, after a brief, unexpected illness of...

David Anthony Pierson

David Anthony Pierson

Jul 27, 2021

Memorial Services Celebrating the Life of David Anthony Pierson, 41, of Rayville, LA, will be 11:00 AM Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Start Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Thomas officiating. David was born July 7, 1980 and passed away on July 27, 2021. He attended Start Baptist Church. David was a crane operator by trade and member of Baton Rouge...