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Category: Deaths

Death Notices for the week of May 12th

May 15, 2025 Free PressDeaths

John Beaudoin, Jr., 73, Monroe Cook died May 02, 2025. Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Smith Funeral Home. Visitation is 10:00 AM until Service Time Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Smith Funeral Home. Burial in…

Death Notices, Deaths

Final farewell to Mary Johnson

May 8, 2025May 15, 2025 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Mary Patricia Lewis Johnson, affectionately known as Mary Pat, was born January 27, 1942, to the union of the late Avery C Lewis and Lillie L Lewis. On April 17, 2025, she peacefully departed this life after a courageous battle…

Mary Patricia Lewis Johnson

Death Notices for May 5th

May 8, 2025 Free PressDeaths

Norma J. Wilson, 69, transitioned from this life on April 26, 2025, in Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 12 pm to 6 pm on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, 811 Louise…

Death Notices, Deaths

Services Saturday set for Melissa Brown, 50

May 1, 2025May 8, 2025 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Services for Melissa Brown, 50, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Greater Flowery Mount Baptist Church, located at 1600 Wood Street in Monroe, Louisiana. A public visitation is scheduled for Friday, May 2, from…

Melissa Brown

Services set for roofer, Billy Coleman, 77

May 1, 2025May 8, 2025 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Services for Billy Ray Coleman, 77, of Monroe, LA, will be held Friday, May 2, 2025, at 11:00 AM at McFarland Funeral Companies, 1901 Burg Jones Lane, Monroe, LA. Visitation will be Thursday, May 1, 2025, from 6:00 PM to…

Billy Coleman

Death Notices for the week of April 28th

April 28, 2025May 1, 2025 Free PressDeaths

Ms. Mattie Wilson, 93, transitioned from this life on April 22, 2025, in Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 4 pm to 6 pm on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in the Chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, 811 Louise…

Death Notices, Deaths

Service Monday for Trevon Lewis, 20

April 24, 2025May 1, 2025 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Services for Trevon Vashon Lewis, who passed away on April 13, 2025, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025, at Parkview Church of Christ, located at 1706 Parkview Drive. A public visitation will take place on…

Trevon Lewis

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