Obituaries

Sally Ann Roach

Sally Ann Roach

May 28, 2019

Funeral services celebrating the life of Mrs. Sally Ann Roach, 85, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00 AM Friday May 31, 2019, at Feazel Chapel at First Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA with Dr. Woods Watson officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Calhoun, LA, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in...

George  Watson Purvis

George Watson Purvis

May 27, 2019

George Watson Purvis Graveside Services for George Watson Purvis, 79, of West Monroe, LA, will be held 10:00 A.M., Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Calhoun, LA, with Rev. Allen Stephens officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA. Mr. Purvis was born February 29, 1940, in Jackson, MS, and passed away...

Dennis Paul Rogers

Dennis Paul Rogers

May 24, 2019

Dennis Paul Rogers of West Monroe passed away May 23, 2019, at his home on the Ouachita River with a view he never tired of. While he died suddenly, he has struggled several years with progressive illness. He called his home on the river his "dream home" and loved the parties and activities they had there for many years. He...

Jessie Lee Howard

Jessie Lee Howard

May 22, 2019

Graveside services for Mrs. Jessie Eley Broadway Howard, 91 of Port Neches, Texas formerly of Gilbert will be held at 1:30 PM, Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Chase Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Bro. Kevin Bates officiating. Ms. Howard was born December 31, 1927 in Gilbert, LA, and passed away on May 22, 2019...

Larry  L. Brown

Larry L. Brown

May 21, 2019

Funeral services for Larry L. Brown, 71, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, May 24, 2019, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe, with Rev. Charles Dupree and James Eppinette officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. Brown...

Shelia  Dianne  LaMartiniere

Shelia Dianne LaMartiniere

May 21, 2019

Funeral services for Shelia Dianne LaMartiniere, 72, of Columbia, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 25, 2019, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe, with Rev. Gerald Lewis of Swartz Assembly of God and Rev. Roger Stoffer of Memorial Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until...

George W. Cummings, Jr.

George W. Cummings, Jr.

May 19, 2019

Mr. George W. Cummings, Jr., founder and former President and Director of Progressive Bank, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019. He served as President of Progressive from its inception in October 1975 until December 2000, and served as a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors from the inception of Progressive State Bank in 1975 until his retirement from...

Judith  N. Smith

Judith N. Smith

May 19, 2019

Funeral services for Judith N. Smith, 72, of Monroe, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Apostolic Restoration Church, West Monroe, LA. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until time of service Wednesday at the church. Mrs. Smith was born...

Kenneth Irving

Kenneth Irving

May 17, 2019

Memorial Service for Kenneth Verne Irving, 62, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00PM Monday, May 20, 2019 at Kingdom Hall, 1110 Crosley Street, West Monroe, LA. Visitation will be held from 1:00PM until service time on Monday. Ken was born on August 20, 1956 in Jacksonville, FL and passed away on May 17, 2019 in West Monroe,...

Leora Ann Wright

Leora Ann Wright

May 17, 2019

Funeral services for Leora Ann Wright, 86, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe, with Rev. Norman Bryant officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Mrs. Wright was born July 3, 1932 and passed away...

Linda Gail Flynn

Linda Gail Flynn

May 16, 2019

Linda Gail Flynn Memorial services for Linda Gail Flynn, 64, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Interment will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery in Swartz, LA, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Linda was born March 27, 1955 and passed away May 16,...

Don Wheelis

Don Wheelis

May 15, 2019

Funeral Services Celebrating the Life of Donald “Don” Stuart Wheelis, 66, of Eros, LA will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, May 18, 2019 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA with Rev. Tim Mosher officiating. Interment will follow in the Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe, LA. Don was born on December 28, 1952 in Monroe, LA...

Jo Elizabeth "Betty" Henry Oxford

Jo Elizabeth "Betty" Henry Oxford

May 14, 2019

Funeral services celebrating the life of Jo Elizabeth “Betty” Henry Oxford, a lifelong resident of West Monroe, Louisiana, will be held Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 3:30 P.M., in the Sanctuary of First United Methodist Church in West Monroe, Louisiana, with the Reverend Jon Tellifero officiating. Visitation will be in the church parlor prior to the service, from 1:30 P.M....

Ruby Elizabeth Freeman Simpson

Ruby Elizabeth Freeman Simpson

May 13, 2019

Funeral services for Ruby Elizabeth Freeman Simpson, 79, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, May 17, 2019, at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Jerry Freeman officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Visitation will be 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM Friday, May 17,...

Elizabeth  Preston Cook Tickner

Elizabeth Preston Cook Tickner

May 13, 2019

Elizabeth Preston Cook Tickner, 82, of Monroe, LA, passed away Monday, May, 13, 2019, at Lagniappe Health Care in Bastrop, LA after an extended illness. She was born on April 1, 1937, the daughter of Hartwell and Elizabeth (Allen) Cook. Elizabeth graduated from Central High School in Jackson, MS and attended Mississippi State College for Women and Millsaps College prior...

Linda Lousie Armer

Linda Lousie Armer

May 12, 2019

Memorial Services for Linda Louise Armer, 71 of Bastrop, will be held at a later date, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Mrs. Armer loved working crossword puzzles, read books, go to garage sales, watch old westerns on tv, and read romance novels. Survivors include: daughter, Amy McGurk of Winnsboro, son, Arthur “Bubba” Duane McGurk of Bastrop,...

James  “Jim” Gus Kokinos

James “Jim” Gus Kokinos

May 11, 2019

Jim Kokinos passed away at St. Francis Hospital, surrounded by family, on May 11, 2019, at the age of 71. Born in Monroe on September 27, 1947, to Deno and Cynthia Kokinos, he was the oldest of six children. He graduated from Neville High School in 1965 and Northeast Louisiana University in 1971. Jim was a lifelong entrepreneur. He owned...

Sara Lynne Wood

Sara Lynne Wood

May 11, 2019

A gathering of family and friends of Sara Lynne Wood, 66, of Monroe, LA will be held from 4:00 PM until 7:00 P.M. Wednesday May 15, 2019 at Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe, LA Sara died at her residence in Monroe, LA on May 11, 2019 after a brief illness. Sara was a native of Roswell, New Mexico graduating from...

Joseph David Brossett

Joseph David Brossett

May 11, 2019

Family and friends will gather to celebrate the life of David Brossett, 80, of Columbia, LA at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday May 14, 2019, at his residence 144 Sullivan Acres on Woolen Lake. David died May 11, 2019 at his residence. He was a retired heavy equipment master mechanic in the oil and gas industry. He was a member of the...

Jessie Lambert  Lawrence

Jessie Lambert Lawrence

May 11, 2019

Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Lambert Lawrence, 96, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA, with Rev. Jon Tellifero officiating. Interment will follow in Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until service time on Tuesday. Mrs....