Obituaries

Mary Esther  "Murphy" Austin Upton

Mary Esther "Murphy" Austin Upton

Jul 14, 2018

Mary Esther "Murphy" Austin Upton was born in Monroe, LA on March 25, 1929. Mary was called home to be with her God in heaven July 14, 2018. She was proceeded in death by her husband Charles of 67 years; her father, Henry Austin; mother, Willie Mae Chandler Austin; sister, Ivey Lee Austin Stuckey; and step-mother, Ethel Schrieber Austin. She...

Betty Carolyn Leggett Wood

Betty Carolyn Leggett Wood

Jul 14, 2018

Funeral services for Betty Carolyn Leggett Wood, 85, of Monroe, will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. Lindle Stewart officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Monday at the funeral home. Mrs. Wood was...

James  Keith  Williamson

James Keith Williamson

Jul 13, 2018

Memorial services for James Keith Williamson, 48, of West Monroe, will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, July 20, 2018, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. Clyde Kelley, as well as his brothers in Christ, Michael Stravato and Jason Beard officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until service time Friday at the funeral...

Linda Faye Randall Phillips

Linda Faye Randall Phillips

Jul 13, 2018

Funeral services for Linda Faye Randall Phillips, 70, of Monroe, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, July 16, 2018, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. Warren Eckhardt officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until service time Monday at the funeral home. Mrs. Phillips was...

Joseph  E. "Butch"  Dupuy, Jr.

Joseph E. "Butch" Dupuy, Jr.

Jul 12, 2018

Joseph Eugene (Butch) Dupuy, 80, a devoted husband and father, CEO of Dupuy Flooring and Acoustical, died on July 12, 2018 in West Monroe, Louisiana. Butch will be remembered most for his unselfish love and devotion to his family and friends. Butch was born October 1, 1937, in Pensacola, Florida. In 1950 he moved to Monroe, LA and graduated from...

Infant Isaiah  Dustyn Hales

Infant Isaiah Dustyn Hales

Jul 10, 2018

Graveside service for Infant Isaiah Dustyn Hales will be 2:00PM Friday, July 13, 2018 in the Gwin Cemetery with Rev. Brian Rogers officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Rayville. Isaiah was born to Lily Elaine Warnack and Justin Wayne Hales on July 10, 2018 in West Monroe, LA. Preceded in death by grandfather, Dusty...

Laura Boullt Thompson

Laura Boullt Thompson

Jul 10, 2018

Funeral Services for Mrs. Laura Boullt Thompson, 93, of Baton Rouge, LA, formerly of Calhoun, LA, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 14, 2018, at St. Paschal’s Catholic Church in West Monroe, LA, with Rev. Al Jost officiating. Interment will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Calhoun, LA, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home West...

Edleen Gunn Marczak

Edleen Gunn Marczak

Jul 10, 2018

A memorial service for Edleen Elizabeth Gunn Marczak, will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, at Gilbert First Baptist Church with Bro. Bubba Ezell officiating. Services are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Mrs. Marczak died July 10, 2018, in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was the daughter of Bernard and Catherine Ware Gunn,...

Lynda Wood Huggins

Lynda Wood Huggins

Jul 9, 2018

Lynda Wood Huggins, age 74, of Monroe, Louisiana, died Monday, July 9, 2018, at her residence after battling cancer. She was born July 22, 1943 to the parents of Otis Emmitt and Mattie Flossie Wood in Monroe, Louisiana. She had one brother Otis Jr, and two sisters, Norma and Wanda. Lynda attended Louisiana State University where she was a Phi...

Margaret S. Carter

Margaret S. Carter

Jul 9, 2018

Margaret S. Carter, 78, of Monroe, LA, died July 9, 2018. Services are Thursday, July 12, 2018, 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Visitation is 10:00 AM until service time, Thursday, at the funeral home. Interment will be in the St. Paschal Catholic Cemetery, West Monroe, LA. Mrs. Carter was proceeded in death by...

Gloria Patricia Poindexter

Gloria Patricia Poindexter

Jul 9, 2018

Services for Gloria Patricia LaFitte Poindexter, 77 of Mangham will be 1:00PM Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at the Mangham Assembly of God Church with Bro. David Mosely and Bro. Jacob Duvall officiating. Burial will follow in the Lynn Cemetery at Archibald under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home. Patsy was born to Willie (Bill) and Annie Mae LaFitte on April...

Jennie Sue Prewitt

Jennie Sue Prewitt

Jul 9, 2018

Graveside services for Jennie Prewitt will be 9:00AM Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in the Gwin Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville, LA

Pete "Put" Shambro

Pete "Put" Shambro

Jul 9, 2018

Pete “Put” Shambro, a tile contractor and life-long resident of Monroe, LA, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018, at the age of 93. Pete is survived by his children; son, Tim Shambro and wife Kelly, and daughter, Christina Shambro; grandchildren, Anthony Shambro, Alex Shambro and wife Brittney, Kristen Shambro, and Allison Shambro; great grandchildren, Sierra and Winston Shambro; and...

Dudley Ray Brown

Dudley Ray Brown

Jul 8, 2018

Memorial services for Dudley Ray Brown, 73, of Sterlington, will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Gateway Assembly of God Church with Pastor Barry Brister officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until service time at the church. Mr. Brown was born August 14, 1944, in Jefferson City, MO, and died Sunday, July 8, 2018, at...

J. V. Ostteen

J. V. Ostteen

Jul 8, 2018

J. V. Ostteen (PePaw) Funeral services for Mr. J. V. (PePaw) Ostteen of Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, July 12, 2018, in the Mausoleum Chapel at Mulhearn Memorial Park in Monroe, LA with Rev. Bob Clanton and Rev. Ronald Lee Ostteen officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, July 11, 2018,...

Thomas H. Walters, Jr.

Thomas H. Walters, Jr.

Jul 7, 2018

Graveside Services for Mr. Thomas H. Walters, Jr., 88, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 4:00 P.M., Monday, July 9, 2018, in the Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery Monroe, LA, with Rev. Warren Eckhardt officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe, LA. Mr. Walters was born on July 2, 1930, and passed away peacefully at home on July...

Ella Sue Gates Parker

Ella Sue Gates Parker

Jul 6, 2018

Ella Sue Gates Parker was born August 7, 1934, in Winnfield, LA and passed from this earth on Friday, July 6, 2018, at the age of 83 years. Visitation will be Monday, July 9th at First Baptist Church of Ruston, LA from 5-7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, July 10th at 10 a.m. at...

Albert Dancy Shows, Jr.

Albert Dancy Shows, Jr.

Jul 6, 2018

Private memorial service will be later for Albert D. “Buck” Shows, Jr. of Gilbert, LA. Buck was born on November 22, 1941 in Natchez, MS and passed from this life on July 6, 2018 in West Monroe. He was one of the most patriotic persons, who loved his country. He loved his military career. He loved spending time with his...

Charles Kenneth Conrad

Charles Kenneth Conrad

Jul 6, 2018

A funeral mass celebrating the life of Mr. Charles Kenneth “Ken” Conrad, 83, of Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday July 9, 2018 at the Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Monroe, LA with Rev. Keith Garvin officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe, LA....

Wilma Harris

Wilma Harris

Jul 6, 2018

Services for Wilma Harris, 99 will be 12:00PM Monday, July 16, 2018 at the First Baptist Church Winnsboro with Dr. Max Lee and Dr. Clarence Young officiating. Burial will follow in the New Winnsboro Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Wilma was born on June 6, 1919 in Mangham, LA and passed away July 6, 2018...