Obituaries

Patsy Bee Street Hoover

Patsy Bee Street Hoover

Mar 1, 2025

Funeral services will be held for Pasty Bee Street Hoover, 3 PM Friday, March 14, 2025 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Visitation will be prior to the service, in the Parlor at St. Paul’s from 1pm to 2:45 pm. Rev Dick Humphries will be officiating. Pat went to be with the Lord and reunited with loved ones March 1,...

Kenny C Bracken

Kenny C Bracken

Mar 1, 2025

Graveside Services for Mr. Kenny C. Bracken, 79, of Monroe, LA will be 1:00 PM Monday, March 10, 2025, at the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Rayville, LA, with Rev. Warren Eckhardt officiating, military honors will follow. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe.

Mr. Bracken was born August 8, 1945, and passed away on March 1, 2025....

Preston O. Dollar Jr.

Preston O. Dollar Jr.

Feb 26, 2025

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Preston Orvelle, Jr., 74, will be held Saturday, June 7th at 2:00 PM at Mulhearn Memorial Park in Monroe, Louisiana.

Preston Orvelle Dollar, Jr. was born on October 6, 1950 and passed away on February 26, 2025 surrounded by the family he loved more than anything. He was a hardworking man, spending over...

Diane Stevenson-Harris

Diane Stevenson-Harris

Feb 26, 2025

Diane Stevenson-Harris was born June 13, 1955, in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Louis Lewis Mckinley and Velma Stevenson. Respectfully, the late Gene and Lillie Mae Houston reared her. We are sad to announce her death on February 26, 2025, at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA after a brief illness.

At an early age, Diane was baptized and...

Semmie Blake McAdams

Semmie Blake McAdams

Feb 25, 2025

Semmie Blake McAdams was born Dec. 23, 1926, in Goldonna, LA and passed away on February 25, 2025, at the age of 98. She was preceded in death by her parents, Moses Blake and Martha Burnum Blake; husband, Harvel McAdams; son, Glen McAdams; and brothers, Eather Blake, Earl Blake, and Captain Blake. 

Semmie is survived by two children: Sybil M. Ford...

Robert "R.J." Melancon, Jr.

Robert "R.J." Melancon, Jr.

Feb 25, 2025

A memorial visitation for Mr. Robert "R.J." Melancon, Jr., 71, of Monroe, LA, will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. Friday, February 28, 2025, at Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd., Monroe, LA. 

Mr. Melancon was born April 10, 1953, in southern Louisiana, and passed away February 25, 2025. 

Mr. Melancon is preceded in death by his mother, Lillie Melancon; father,...

Amos Whitfield "Whitty" Hood, Jr.

Amos Whitfield "Whitty" Hood, Jr.

Feb 24, 2025

Amos Whitfield “Whitty” Hood, Jr., 77, of West Monroe, Louisiana, passed away peacefully at home on February 24, 2025. He was born in Monroe, Louisiana, on June 6, 1947, to Amos Whitfield Hood, Sr., and Helen Hawkins Hood and grew up in a loving home.

Whitty married Jenny Hattaway in 1968, and shortly after college, they made their home and built...

Barry Gray "Big Daddy" Bailey

Barry Gray "Big Daddy" Bailey

Feb 24, 2025

Funeral services celebrating the life of Barry Gray “Big Daddy” Bailey, 83, of West Monroe, Louisiana, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, February 28, 2025, at Cedar Crest Baptist Church with Dr. Greg Clark officiating. Interment will follow immediately after at Farmerville City Cemetery, in Farmerville, Louisiana. The visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Thursday,...

Betty Joyce Kelley

Betty Joyce Kelley

Feb 24, 2025

Graveside services celebrating the life of Betty Joyce Kelley, 91, of West Monroe, Louisiana, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, February 27, 2025, at the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, with Rev. Chris Winterman officiating.

Mrs. Kelley was born on July 11, 1933, in Greenville, Alabama and passed away on February 24, 2025, in West Monroe, Louisiana.

Betty served in the United...

Norma Jean Thrasher

Norma Jean Thrasher

Feb 24, 2025

Jean Thrasher was born on February 16, 1934, in Philadelphia, Mississippi and passed away on February 24, 2025, in West Monroe, Louisiana.

She and her beloved husband, James, raised their family in Monroe, LA. Jean always had a dedicated work ethic, working well in to her 80’s. Jean loved people and animals, especially dogs & birds. 

She is preceded in death by...

Brad Michael Sylvester

Brad Michael Sylvester

Feb 23, 2025

Funeral services celebrating the life of Brad Michael Sylvester, 39, of West Monroe, Louisiana, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, February 28, 2025, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe. Interment will follow in Chatham Cemetery. 

The visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Mulhearn Funeral Home.

Brad was born...

Jordan Ezell Bryant

Jordan Ezell Bryant

Feb 22, 2025

Jordan was born September 18, 1999 in Metairie, Louisiana and passed away February 22, 2025, in West Monroe Louisiana. 

Jordan was full of personality and always had an infectious smile that warmed the hearts of all those around him. He was kind-hearted and loved spending time with his family and friends. Jordan will be deeply missed by us all 

The family members...

Harold Benoit "Snort" Nubles, Sr.

Harold Benoit "Snort" Nubles, Sr.

Feb 22, 2025

Funeral Services for Mr. Harold Benoit “Snort” Nubles, Sr., 91, of Monroe, LA, will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at First Baptist Church Sterlington, with Rev. Ben Hackler and Rev. Dennis Hackler officiating. Private Family Interment will be held at Mulhearn Memorial Park in Monroe. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe.

Mr. Nubles was born...

Donald Victor Williams, Sr.

Donald Victor Williams, Sr.

Feb 21, 2025

Graveside services celebrating the life of Donald Williams Sr., 75, of Eros, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Kilpatrick Serenity Gardens Cemetery, West Monroe, LA, with Dr. Woods Watson officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00PM until 1:30PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Mr. Donald Williams Sr. was born July 11, 1949, in West...

Sam C. Herren

Sam C. Herren

Feb 21, 2025

Funeral services for Mr. Sam C. Herren, 84, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 24, 2025, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA, with Bro. Eugene Brown officiating. Interment will follow in Rocky Branch Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home.

Sam was...

Christine A. Landry

Christine A. Landry

Feb 20, 2025

Private Memorial Services Celebrating the Life of Mrs. Christine Adams Landry, 59, of Monroe, LA, will be held at a later date at Ascension Catholic Cemetery in Donaldsonville, LA.

Mrs. Landry was born February 13, 1966 to the union of James and Margeret Melancon Adams. She worked for Landmark Nursing Home in West Monroe. Mrs. Landry enjoyed crafting, whether it was...

Richard Joseph (John) LaMantia

Richard Joseph (John) LaMantia

Feb 20, 2025

Funeral service for Richard Joseph (John) LaMantia, 87, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 27, 2025, at St. Marks Methodist Church with Rev. Nat Barnett officiating. Private Family Interment will held at the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Rayville, LA, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe. Visitation will be from 12:30...

Ronald Joseph Duffey (Ronnie/R.J.)

Ronald Joseph Duffey (Ronnie/R.J.)

Feb 20, 2025

Funeral services for Mr. Ronald Joseph (Ronnie/R.J.) Duffey, 76, of Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 1, 2025, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd, with Pastor Richie Kelly officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd.

It is with a heavy...

Dr. Stone Walker Caraway

Dr. Stone Walker Caraway

Feb 19, 2025

Dr. Stone Walker Caraway was born in Meridian, Mississippi on September 6, 1933, and passed away February 19, 2025. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 68 years Eleanor Lynn DeBray, his parents the Reverend Porter Myers Caraway, Sr. and Minnie Merle Youngblood, and his older siblings LuNell Caraway White, Porter Myers Caraway, Jr., Dr. James Julius...

Dr. Henry Steven Donald

Dr. Henry Steven Donald

Feb 19, 2025

Graveside services celebrating the life of Dr. Henry Steven Donald, 85, of Calhoun, Louisiana, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Alabama Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Choudrant Louisiana, with Rev. George Worthen officiating. 

Dr. Henry Steven Donald was born February 1, 1940, in Ruston, LA and passed away on February 19, 2025. He grew up on the Donald...