Obituaries
N. Dean Sanders
Dec 31, 2015
N. Dean Sanders, age 97, local businesswoman, devoted mother and grandmother passed away on December 31, 2015 after a brief illness. Born in Kearns, Texas on January 15, 1918, her early life was spent with helping to take care of four brothers and one sister as well as two cousins. During the late 1930’s Dean’s mother, Minnie Knox, maternal aunt,...
Alfred G. Murray
Dec 30, 2015
Funeral services for Alfred Griffin Murray, 88, of Monroe, will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, January 2, 2016 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe with Brother Richard Byrd officiating. Interment will follow at Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery in El Dorado, AR at 3:30 PM.Mr. Murray died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center with his...
Vinnie Pauline McDowell Hale
Dec 30, 2015
Vinnie Pauline McDowell Hale, 88, of Monroe, LA passed away peacefully of natural causes Wednesday, December 30, 2015.Mrs. Hale was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Hale; son, James Robert Hale; parents, Robert George and Vinnie Mae McDowell; and five brothers.She is survived by one son, Steven Todd Hale and wife Kathy; daughter-in-law, Peggy Sue Duke Hale; one...
Wanda Kay Martin
Dec 29, 2015
Funeral services for Wanda Kay Martin, 59, of Monroe, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 1, 2016 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe with Pastor Harold Smith officiating. Interment will follow with a graveside service at Harris Chapel, Olla, LA at 2:00 PM Friday, January 1, 2016.Ms. Martin died Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at her...
Roy Kenan Varner
Dec 28, 2015
Roy Kenan VarnerRoy Kenan Varner, age 64, died at his home in San Antonio, Texas, on December 28, 2015, after a lengthy struggle with illness.Born March 9, 1951, in Monroe, LA to John Woodrow Varner and Katherine (Wroten) Varner. He graduated from Ouachita Parish High School, the University of Louisiana at Monroe, and LSU School of Dentistry. He married Nancy...
Fannie Oliver
Dec 28, 2015
Funeral services for Fannie Reppond Oliver, 97, of Monroe, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 2, 2016, at St. Matthew Catholic Church, Monroe, with Rev. Joseph Puthuppally officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.Mrs. Oliver died at Ridgecrest Community Care Center on December 27, 2015. She was born at Dean, Louisiana on February 17, 1918, and...
Barbara LyGene Martin
Dec 28, 2015
Barbara LyGene Martin, 70, of Monroe, a retired secretary, passed away December 28, 2015. Memorial services are 2:00 PM Monday, January 4, 2016, in the chapel at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe with Rev. Curtis Wilson officiating. Visitation is 1:00 PM until service time Monday at the funeral home.
Billy Edmondson
Dec 28, 2015
Memorial service for Billy Edmondson, 94, of Monroe, LA will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1901 Milton Street in Monroe, with Rev. John Mabray officiating. Visitation will be at 12:00 o’clock in the church parlor prior to service.Mr. Edmondson was born November 10, 1921 in Magee, MS and passed away December 28,...
Carmel 'Chuck' F. Miller
Dec 28, 2015
Funeral services for Carmel (Chuck) Miller, 74, of Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, December 31, 2015 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church on the Old Swartz School Road. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM until the time of service Thursday at the church.Chuck was born December 20, 1941 in Monroe, LA and passed away on December...
Mary Maxine Poindexter Wilson
Dec 27, 2015
Mary Maxine Poindexter Wilson, 87, died Sunday, December 27, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, John Robert (Johnny) Wilson; three children, Billy Wilson and wife Ann, Susan Copeland and husband Bill, and Robert Wilson and wife Liz; six grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.A visitation will be held at Mulhearn Funeral...
William James Garrett
Dec 27, 2015
William James GarrettMulhearn Funeral HomeWest Monroe, LAFuneral Services for Mr. William James Garrett, 86, of West Monroe, LA will be held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 30, 2015 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Rev. Nancy Owens and Rev. Jerry Crise officiating. Graveside Services will be held 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday at Madden Cemetery in Bienville Parish...
Alyssa and Bryan Newman Jr.
Dec 26, 2015
Graveside Services for Alyssa Brooke Newman and Bryan Edward Newman, Jr., infant daughter and son of Bryan and Crystal Smith Newman of Winnsboro, will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Magnolia Baptist Church Cemetery near Winnsboro, with Rev. Ron Ferrington officiating, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro.Alyssa passed away on December 26th and Bryan...
Jason Toney
Dec 26, 2015
Funeral services for Jason Edward Toney, 44, of Vicksburg, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 30, 2015 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.Mr. Toney died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at his residence. He enjoyed his Play Station 4, coaching basketball and watching his favorite college football team,...
R. L. Johnson
Dec 26, 2015
R. L. JohnsonMulhearn Funeral HomeWest Monroe, LAFuneral Services for Mr. R. L. Johnson, 90, of West Monroe, LA will be held 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 30, 2015 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Rev. Allen Eppinette and Rev. Clarence Powell officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA.Mr. Johnson was born October...
Alice Faye Buffington
Dec 25, 2015
Funeral services for Alice Faye Buffington, 79, of Sterlington, will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, December 29, 2015, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe, with Rev. Ben Hackler officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Log Cabin, LA.Mrs. Buffington died Friday, December 25, 2015, at Grace Home in Shreveport. She enjoyed cooking for...
James (Jim) Edwin Stewart
Dec 25, 2015
Funeral services for James (Jim) Edwin Stewart, 94, of Plano, TX will be held at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home on Sterlington Road in Monroe. Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Monroe. Visitation and viewing will be held one hour before the service.James was born August 20, 1921 in West...
Gerald Leroy 'Dale' Earl
Dec 25, 2015
Mr. Gerald Leroy “Dale” EarlMulhearn Funeral HomeWest Monroe, LA Funeral Services for Mr. Gerald Leroy “Dale” Earl, 82, of Monroe, LA will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 29, 2015 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Dr. Woods Watson and Rev. Eddie Robison officiating. Interment will follow in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe, LA.Mr. Earl was born...
Leo Anthony Miller Jr.
Dec 25, 2015
Arrangements under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Jennings Hill Wilkins
Dec 24, 2015
Jennings Hill WilkinsMemorial service for Mr. Jennings Hill Wilkins, 87, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Grace Episcopal Church with The Rev. Richard Norman officiating. Interment will follow in Grace Episcopal Columbarium under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe, LA.Mr. Jennings passed away on December 24, 2015, at his residence. He was...
Betty Jean James
Dec 23, 2015
Betty Jean “BJ” Campbell James, age 73, passed away on December 23, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe. Born in Shreveport, on March 10, 1942, Betty Jean graduated from Creswell Elementary School and Byrd High School in Shreveport. After attending Centenary College for one year, she completed her degree in elementary education at Louisiana State University in Baton...


