Obituaries
Kay Matkins Dixon
Jul 5, 2022
Kay Matkins Dixon died peacefully on July 5, 2022, five days before her seventieth birthday. Kay was born in Sterlington on July 10, 1952, the youngest of five children. Her parents and older siblings doted on her, and by all accounts, she was a charming and precocious child. She played basketball for Sterlington High School and spoke at her graduation....
Edward John O'Boyle
Jul 4, 2022
Edward J. O’Boyle, 84, died at home with his family by his side on July 4, 2022, after a brief illness. Ed was born to the late Daniel and Helen O’Boyle on July 13, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois. Being born during the Depression to Irish immigrants led to a lifetime of frugality that was constantly thwarted by his loving family....
Mary Wiggins Cotton
Jul 3, 2022
Funeral Service Celebrating the Life of Mrs. Mary Wiggins Cotton, 88, of West Monroe, will be 11:00 AM Friday, July 8, 2022, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro, with her son, John Parker officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Winnsboro, LA . Mrs. Cotton was born January 11, 1934, and passed away on July 3,...
Ada Louise Richie
Jul 3, 2022
Ada Louise Richie Funeral Services for Mrs. Ada Louise Richie, 83, of West Monroe, LA, will be held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA, with Rev. John Mabray and Jonathan Wagner officiating. Private family interment will be in Chatham Cemetery in Chatham, LA. Ada Louise Richie was born July...
Dudley Bernard Sanderson
Jul 2, 2022
Dudley was born in West Monroe, LA, on October 18, 1929, and entered eternal rest on July 2, 2022, after a lengthy illness. After graduating from Ouachita Parish High School, he entered the military. He served in three different branches, (Navy, Marines, Army) each offering different aircraft he wanted to fly. He flew prop, jet, and eventually attained the rotor...
Ruth Joslin Liuzza
Jul 2, 2022
Ruth Joslin Liuzza died July 2, 2022, just two days shy of her 94th birthday. She was born July 4th, 1928 to Virgil and Mary Hutcheson Joslin, in White River, South Dakota, and spent her early childhood on a homestead on the South Dakota prairie. Her family moved to the Ozarks of rural Missouri and then to Springfield, MO. After...
Sandra Jeanette Royals
Jul 1, 2022
Graveside Services for Miss Sandra Jeanette Royals, were held 1:30 PM Sunday, July 3, 2022, at Lynn Cemetery in Archibald, LA. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Rayville. Sandra was born on February 25, 1948 and passed away at the age of 74 on July 1, 2022 at Colonial Manor Nursing Home with her adoring brothers Johnny...
Velma Sikes Rhoten
Jul 1, 2022
Funeral services celebrating the life of Mrs. Velma Sikes Rhoten, 80, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA, with Rev. Kelly Coleman officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA. Mrs. Rhoten died July 1, 2022, at her...
Jerry M. Madden
Jul 1, 2022
Funeral services celebrating the life of Mr. Jerry M. Madden, 85, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 3, 2022, at White’s Ferry Road Church with Mike Kellett officiating. Interment will follow with military honors at the Hasley Cemetery Memorial Pavilion, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA. Mr. Madden died...
Donald Leo Barrett
Jun 30, 2022
Private family memorial services for Donald Leo Barrett, 61, of West Monroe, LA, will be held Tuesday, July 05, 2022, at St. Paschal Catholic Cemetery in West Monroe, LA. Mr. Barrett died at his residence in West Monroe on June 30, 2022. Donald loved gardening, cooking, and spending time with his grandchildren. Donald was a member of St. Paschal Catholic...
Dennis Marlon Cobb, Sr.
Jun 29, 2022
Funeral Services for Mr. Dennis Marlon Cobb, Sr, 77, of West Monroe, LA, will be 11:00 AM Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Liberty Grove Church of God, with Rev. Joey Pepmiller officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Liberty Grove Church of God. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home,...
Amanda Jane Burnside Dean
Jun 28, 2022
Amanda Jane Burnside Dean died June 28, 2022, at home with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Monroe, LA, celebrated by the Very Reverend Michael Thang’wa and Reverend John Mabray. Visitation will take place before the service beginning at 9:30 AM....
Mary Alice Swilley Ford
Jun 28, 2022
Funeral service for Mrs. Mary Alice Swilley Ford, 77, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00AM Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Lakeshore Baptist Church with Rev. William L. Smith and Rev. Bo Swilley officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe. Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 7:00PM...
Gracy Aline Lanham
Jun 28, 2022
Gracy Aline Lanham, 93, of Monroe, Louisiana was born on September 19, 1928, in Baskin, Louisiana and peacefully passed away June 28, 2022. Aline – or “Doll,” as she was known to family and friends – retired after working over 40 years at ITT Pneumotive as a receiving inspector. She is preceded in death by her parents, James Harrold and...
Joseph Albert Ford, IV
Jun 28, 2022
Joseph Albert Ford, IV passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in West Monroe. Joseph was born September 29, 1988, in West Monroe LA. Joseph is survived by his parents: Father, Joe Ford, III and Mother, Stacie Hargrove Ford. Brother: Benjamin Ford. Paternal grandparents: Joe Ford, II and Linda Lavender Ford. Maternal grandparents: Dorothy Waggoner Hargrove. Uncles: John G Ford...
Rev. Edwin C. Webster
Jun 28, 2022
Funeral Services celebrating the life of Rev. Edwin C. Webster, 96, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, July 11, 2022, at the Grace Episcopal Church in Monroe, LA with Rev. Don Smith and Deacon Bette Kauffman officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until Service Time in the Kilbourne Hall at Grace Episcopal Church...
Norma Sue Kent
Jun 28, 2022
Graveside services for Mrs. Norma Sue Kent, 77, of Calhoun, LA, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 1, 2022, at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Craig West officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA. Mrs. Kent died June 28, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Kent was retired...
Mary Katherine "Kathy" Johnson
Jun 27, 2022
Mary Katherine Masters Johnson “Kathy”, 81, of Monroe, LA, was born June 27, 1941, and passed away at St. Francis Hospital on her 81st birthday surrounded by family and friends on June 27, 2022, after a lengthy illness. “Musser”, as she was known to family and friends, worked as an administrative assistant early in her life. However, her favorite occupation...
Charles David "Chuck" Hope
Jun 26, 2022
Private Memorial Services for Mr. Charles David “Chuck” Hope, 65, of Monroe, LA, will be held at a later date. Chuck was born October 28, 1956, and passed away on June 26, 2022. He was a millwright who traveled all over. Chuck was a passionate hunter and avid reader. He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Hartsel Hope...
Almeta Marie Washington
Jun 23, 2022
Memorial services for Miss Almeta Marie Washington, 86, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church in Monroe, LA, with Father Adrian Fischer, OFM, officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until time of service. Miss Washington was a member of Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church,...