Obituaries

Frank Swayze

Frank Swayze

Aug 6, 2020

Frank Allen Swayze went home to be with his Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ on August 6, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born on April 1, 1933 to Frank Adam Swayze and Marjorie Sandiferd Swayze, who predeceased him. He is also predeceased by his only brother, Maxie Lot Swayze, who also passed away the morning of August 6,...

Maxie Lott Swayze

Maxie Lott Swayze

Aug 6, 2020

Mr. Maxie Lott “Max” Swayze, 85 years loved, was born on June 27, 1935, in Jonesville, LA, and passed away peacefully on Thursday August 6, 2020, in Monroe, LA, after a brief illness. His was the story of a big life. He was a big man … big in stature, big in strength, big with a handshake, big with a...

Josie C. Hammons Byrd

Josie C. Hammons Byrd

Aug 5, 2020

Funeral Services for Josie C. Hammons Byrd, 80, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Center Point Baptist Church, West Monroe with Rev. Ricky Boone and Bro. Wesley Coleman officiating. Interment will follow in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Josie was born on...

Billie Bonnett Madsen

Billie Bonnett Madsen

Aug 5, 2020

Graveside Services for Ms. Billie Bonnett Madsen, 82, of Slaughter, LA, will be held at 11:30 A.M., Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Kilpatrick’s Serenity Gardens Cemetery in West Monroe, LA, with her grandson, Rev. Joshua Madsen officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Billie Bonnett Madsen was born December 14, 1937 and passed away August 5,...

Jimmy Ray Corley

Jimmy Ray Corley

Aug 4, 2020

Jimmy Ray Corley, 81, of Warden, LA, was born April 26, 1939, and passed from this life Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Jimmy is preceded in death by his wife, Willie Mae Corley; his parents, D.K. and Maudie Corley; one brother, Jr. Corley; and one sister, Evelyn Lingefelt. He is survived by two sisters Celia Fuller and Barbara Fernish; one brother,...

William Bernhard “Billy”  Sanders

William Bernhard “Billy” Sanders

Aug 4, 2020

Billy Sanders passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at his home in Monroe, LA. Billy was born in Memphis, TN on November 11, 1942, and was the son of Benjamin Bernhard Sanders, Jr. and Louise Herring Sanders. He was married for 58 years to Shirley Ray Sanders. Billy was a retired rural mail carrier and cattle farmer. He along with...

Irene Garland

Irene Garland

Aug 3, 2020

Funeral Services for Mrs. Irene Garland, 92, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, August 6, 2020, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, with Rev. Danny McIlveene officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Calhoun, LA. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. until service time on Thursday. Irene Garland...

Bobby James Sellers

Bobby James Sellers

Aug 2, 2020

Bobby James Sellers, 82, of Columbia, LA died August 2, 2020 at the St. Francis Medical Center after a brief illness. Bobby was born September 29, 1937 in Clarks, LA and was a retired electrician, as well as a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers # 446. Bobby loved spending time with his family. He was an avid...

Tommy Haring

Tommy Haring

Aug 2, 2020

Funeral Services for Mr. Tommy Haring, 74, of Fort Necessity, will be held 10:00 AM Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Boeuf Prairie Methodist Church with Rev. Rex Barker officiating. Interment to follow at Beouf Prairie Methodist Church Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Winnsboro. Mr. Haring was born March 24, 1946 in Belzoni, MS and passed...

L. W. "Butch" Riley, Jr.

L. W. "Butch" Riley, Jr.

Aug 2, 2020

Mr. L.W. “Butch” Riley, Jr. was born on October 19, 1947, in Shreveport, LA, and passed away peacefully on August 2, 2020, in West Monroe, LA, after a lengthy illness. Butch was a graduate of WMHS (Class of 1966), where he played both football and baseball. He later graduated from Northeast Louisiana University, where he was a member of Sigma...

Robert "Bob" Joseph Mills

Robert "Bob" Joseph Mills

Aug 1, 2020

Private Family Funeral Services for Mr. Robert “Bob” Joseph Mills, 84, of Monroe, LA, will be held Wednesday, August 5, 2020, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe, LA, with Rev. R.B. Moore officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA. Mr. Mills was born January 20, 1936, in Richmond, IN and passed away Saturday,...

Alice  Louise Baggett

Alice Louise Baggett

Aug 1, 2020

Alice L. Bower Baggett Graveside Funeral Services for Mrs. Alice L. Bower Baggett, 78, of Monroe, LA, will be 10:00 AM Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, with Bishop Ruston Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Mrs. Alice L. Bower Baggett...

Daniel Vance Loflin, Jr.

Daniel Vance Loflin, Jr.

Jul 31, 2020

A private family graveside service for Mr. Daniel Vance Loflin, Jr., 91, of Monroe, LA, will be held Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA with Rev. Brian Mercer officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road. Daniel Vance Loflin, Jr. was born April 29, 1929 in Haynesville, LA and was...

James L Whitman, Sr.

James L Whitman, Sr.

Jul 30, 2020

James Lemoine Whitman, Sr., 91, died on July 30, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Private family graveside services will be held at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA with Rev. Brian Mercer officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Rayville, Louisiana and an active community leader in...

Helen Morris McTurner

Helen Morris McTurner

Jul 28, 2020

Helen McTurner Graveside Services for Mrs. Helen McTurner, 84, of Monroe, LA, will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 31, 2020, at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe with Rev. Larry Linson officiating. Helen McTurner passed away July 28, 2020. She was born September 20, 1935, in Wyrtland, Kentucky, and later moved to Louisiana, where she lived the majority of...

Una Wade Hart

Una Wade Hart

Jul 27, 2020

Graveside Services for Mrs. Una Wade Hart, 92, of Monroe, LA, will be 10:00 AM Friday, July 31, 2020, at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe with Rev. Warren Eckhardt and Rev. Ricky Baker officiating. A Celebration of Her Life will be held at a later date. Mrs. Hart left this world behind on Monday, July 27, 2020. She was...

Amy Katherine Lewis

Amy Katherine Lewis

Jul 27, 2020

Amy Katherine Lewis, 27, of Monroe, LA, was called to her eternal home with Jesus on Monday, July 27, 2020. She passed away at Glenwood Regional Medical Center after a battle with pneumonia. Amy was born on April 12, 1993 in Covington, LA, and was the beloved daughter of Jay and Teri Lewis of Monroe, LA. She was the youngest...

Joan Isaminger Van Buren

Joan Isaminger Van Buren

Jul 27, 2020

Joan Isaminger Van Buren of Monroe, Louisiana passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020, in Monroe, LA. She was born on May 23, 1937 in New Orleans, LA. She graduated from Baton Rouge High School in Baton Rouge, LA and attended LSU. She retired from The News Star newspaper as a Marketing Coordinator. Joan hosted several local television talk shows...

Anthony Andrew "Andy" Varino

Anthony Andrew "Andy" Varino

Jul 26, 2020

Funeral Services for Mr. Anthony “Andy” Varino, Jr., 74, of Monroe, LA, will be 11:00 AM Thursday, July 30, 2020, at The Assembly West Monroe, with Pastor Christopher Miller and Dr. Tim Todd, Evangelist officiating. Interment will follow with military honors at the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Rayville. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road....

Rita  Lee

Rita Lee

Jul 26, 2020

Rita Lee Graveside service for Mrs. Rita Lee, 57, of Monroe will be held 10:00AM Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Hall Cemetery with Rev. Ricky Baker officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe. Mrs. Lee was born on December 28, 1962, in Monroe and passed away on July 26, 2020, in Monroe. She was always on the go...