Obituaries

Michael Scott Howie

Michael Scott Howie

Nov 21, 2020

Michael Scott Howie was born on July 30, 1962, in Bastrop, Louisiana and passed away November 21, 2020 in Sterlington, LA Scott attended Neville High School and was a Diesel Mechanic and Shop Foreman for over 30 years. He could take anything apart, repair it and put it back together with no spare parts. He was gifted to find a...

James Leroy Peters

James Leroy Peters

Nov 21, 2020

James Leroy Peters was born to the union of Garland and Mable Wroten Peters at their home on French Turn Road outside of Crowville, LA. He woke up in Heaven Saturday morning, November 21, 2020, while living at Rosemont Assisted Living in West Monroe, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Allen “Pete” Peters. James,...

Gloria Jean Burroughs

Gloria Jean Burroughs

Nov 20, 2020

Funeral services for Gloria Jean Burroughs, 79, of West Monroe, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Monday, November 23, 2020, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe with Rev. Tim Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA. Gloria Jean Burroughs, or Jean as she was affectionately known, was a true southern...

Betty Jane Steinhilper

Betty Jane Steinhilper

Nov 20, 2020

Betty Jane Steinhilper Graveside service for Ms. Betty Jane Steinhilper, 91, of Monroe, LA, will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 25, 2020 , at Lynn Cemetery in Archibald, LA . Rev. William Smith will be officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Betty Jane Steinhilper was born in Rayville, LA, on April 3, 1929, and entered into...

Traci Renee Cleveland

Traci Renee Cleveland

Nov 19, 2020

Graveside service for Mrs. Traci Renee’ Crain Cleveland, 48 of Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00PM Monday, November 23, 2020, at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. William Smith officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe. Traci was born on November 7, 1972, in Monroe and passed away on November 19, 2020, in Monroe. She was a...

Eleanor Lynn DeBray Caraway

Eleanor Lynn DeBray Caraway

Nov 19, 2020

A memorial service for Eleanor Lynn DeBray Caraway will be held Sunday November 22 at the First United Methodist Church in Monroe. Visitation will be at 2:00, followed by the memorial service at 3:00. It is requested that guests wear masks and maintain social distancing. The officiating clergy will be Rev. Brian Mercer and Dr. Larry Stafford. Eleanor Lynn DeBray,...

Suzannah Meier Rutledge

Suzannah Meier Rutledge

Nov 18, 2020

Suzannah Meier Rutledge Graveside service for Mrs. Suzannah Meier Rutledge, 80, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00AM Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe. Mrs. Rutledge was born on November 21, 1939, in Temple, TX and passed away on November 18, 2020, in Monroe. She worked in the...

Marie Wilhite Simpson

Marie Wilhite Simpson

Nov 18, 2020

Mrs. Marie Wilhite Simpson, formerly of Monroe, passed away in Madison, Mississippi, on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at the age of 94. Marie, affectionately known as “Ducky” by her family and friends, was born on July 8, 1926, in Monroe, where she met and married her high school sweetheart William (Bill) Simpson. They were married for over 76 years, and...

Manuela "Nellie" Elias Crowell

Manuela "Nellie" Elias Crowell

Nov 17, 2020

Funeral Mass for Mrs. Manuela Elias Crowell, 93, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, November 20, 2020, at St. Paschal Catholic Church in West Monroe, LA, with Fr. Frank Coens officiating. Interment will follow Walnut Grove Cemetery in West Monroe. Manuela Elias Crowell was born in Toyah, TX in 1927. Her parents Juan and Isabel...

Barbara  Brewer Ellis Biggs

Barbara Brewer Ellis Biggs

Nov 17, 2020

Private family memorial services for Mrs. Barbara Brewer Ellis Biggs of Winnsboro will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Winnsboro. Mrs. Biggs was born July 26, 1932 in Dekalb, TX and passed from this life on November 17, 2020 in Winnsboro, LA at the age of 88. She enjoyed cooking, baking,...

Samuel L. "Sammy" Stanley

Samuel L. "Sammy" Stanley

Nov 17, 2020

Memorial Services for Samuel L. "Sammy" Stanley, 73, of Calhoun, LA, will be held at 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at First Baptist Church in Calhoun, LA, with Bro. Neil Everett officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until service time on Tuesday at the church. Mr. Stanley was born on June 5, 1947, in Lake Providence, LA...

Danny W. Martin

Danny W. Martin

Nov 15, 2020

The Family requests everyone wear masks and practice social distancing. Funeral Services celebrating the life of Mr. Danny W. Martin, 69, of Sterlington, LA, will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Sterlington Holiness Tabernacle in Sterlington, with Rev. Tracy Boyd and Rev. Eugene Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe. Danny was born...

Mark Edward Riggin

Mark Edward Riggin

Nov 14, 2020

Mark Edward Riggin was born on March 24, 1956 in Monroe, LA and passed away at his residence in Choudrant, LA on November 14, 2020. Mark lived and loved the river and was a “River Rat”. He also had a heart of gold and is preceded in death by his loyal companion, his Yorkie “Duchess”, who died earlier this year....

Josephine  Johns Traweek

Josephine Johns Traweek

Nov 13, 2020

Family graveside services for Josephine Johns Traweek,90, of West Monroe, will be held at Gwin Memorial Cemetery in Mangham, LA, on Thursday, November 19 at 10:00 AM with Reverend Warren Eckhardt officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of West Monroe, LA. Jo Traweek was an outstanding teacher, a reading specialist, for 31 years at Claiborne Elementary School in...

Martha  Struben Traylor

Martha Struben Traylor

Nov 13, 2020

Martha Struben Traylor, 84, died peacefully at her home in West Monroe on November 13, 2020, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Martha was born on June 20, 1936, in Monroe, Louisiana, and grew up in Fairbanks. She attended public schools in Ouachita Parish and graduated from Ouachita Parish High School before attending Northeast Louisiana State College. While in...

Georgia "DeeDee" Middleton

Georgia "DeeDee" Middleton

Nov 11, 2020

Funeral Services for Mrs. Georgia “DeeDee” Middleton, 61, of Monroe, LA, will be 3:00 PM Sunday, November 15, 2020, at New Light Baptist Church with Rev. Lindle Stewart officiating. Interment will follow at New Light Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Middleton was born October 27, 1959 and passed away on November 11, 2020. She was a daycare teacher at Fair Park...

Joseph M. Jacola, Sr.

Joseph M. Jacola, Sr.

Nov 10, 2020

Funeral services for Joseph M. Jacola, Sr., 83, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 14, 2020, at Jesus the Good Shepherd Church in Monroe, with Fr. Mike Thang’wa officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, under the direction of Mulhean Funeral Home Sterlington Road. Mr. Jacola was born August 25, 1937...

Juanita Luquette Yarbrough

Juanita Luquette Yarbrough

Nov 10, 2020

Memorial mass for Juanita Luquette Yarbrough, 80, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, November 20, 2020, at St. Paschal Catholic Church in West Monroe with Rev. Frank Coens officiating. Mrs. Yarbrough was born on February 22, 1940, in Abbeville, LA, and passed away on November 10, 2020, in West Monroe, LA. She was a member...

Geraldine  "Jerri" Ramsey

Geraldine "Jerri" Ramsey

Nov 9, 2020

Private family graveside services for Mrs. Geraldine “Jerri” Ramsey, 85, of West Monroe, LA, will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2020, in the Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA, with Rev. Gordon “Skip” Dean officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Mrs. Ramsey was born on July 4, 1935 and passed away on November...

Alva  Lloyd  Graves

Alva Lloyd Graves

Nov 9, 2020

Alva Lloyd Graves was born on January 13, 1995 in Morgan City, LA and passed from this life on November 9, 2020 in Ruston, LA. Alva was a member of the White’s Ferry Road Church of Christ. A memorial service will be held Friday, November 13, 2020 at 1:00 pm at WFR Church, 3201 North 7th Street, West Monroe, LA....