Dorothy Jean Hicks, 78, of Monroe, LA, Private Sitter, died January 3, 2026. Service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 17, at Piney Grove, Monroe, LA. Visitation is at 10 am Until Service Time at Piney Grove Baptist Church.…
Category: Deaths
Death Notices for the week of December 22nd
Darrius Darrell Reese, 39, of Monroe, died December 18, 2025. Service will be 11:00 am Saturday, December 27, 2025, at King Solomon Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation is from 6:00 until 7:30 pm on Friday, December 26, 2025, at Smith…
Death Notices for the week of December 15th
Johnny Charles “JC” Looney, Jr., 77, of Mamou, LA, died December 10, 2025. Service will be 11:00 am, Friday, December 19, 2025, at Smith Funeral Home. Visitation is from 10 until service time, Friday, December 19, 2025, at Smith Funeral…
In Loving Memory of Johnell Reginald Moorhead – “Reggie”
Johnell Reginald Moorhead, 65, a caring, giving, and beloved brother, has been called home to be with his Heavenly Father. He was born, the youngest of three children, to the late John Moorhead and the late Carolyn Moorhead Kennedy on…
City mourns death of Rev. James Johnson: Pastor, educator, community leader
Rev. Johnson was the pastor emeritus of the New Light Baptist Church, former Principal of Wossman High School, co-founder of the Northeast Louisiana African-American Museum, and retired Title 1 supervisor for the Monroe City Schools. The Monroe community is mourning…
Death Notices for the week of November 24th
Leslie Wilson, 63, of Monroe, died November 19, 2025. Memorial Service will be Wednesday, 10:00 am November 26, 2025, at Smith Funeral Home Chapel under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. Walter Bright, 77, of Oakland, CA, formerly of Monroe,…
“Black Power” advocate H. Rap Brown dies in prison, at 82
H. Rap Brown, once among the most powerful and provocative voices of the 1960s Black Power movement, has died in federal custody at age 82. His widow, Karima Al-Amin, confirmed Monday that he passed away Sunday at the Federal Medical…