Theresa Mae Birden, a beloved mother, grandmother, and lifelong member of the Monroe community, passed away on May 21, 2025. She was 89. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 31, at 11:00 AM at Lone Star Baptist Church in Sterlington,…
Category: Deaths
Honoring the life of Jimmy ‘Coot’ Webster
Services for Jimmy “Coot” Webster, who passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 83 years old will be held on Friday, June 6, 2025 at 11:00 am at Miller’s Funeral Home Chapel, visitation will be from 1:00-6:00 PM on Thursday,…
Death Notices for the week of June 2nd
McHenry Jackson, Jr., 67, of Monroe Warehouse Worker, died May 29, 2025. Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, June 07, 2025, at Bright Oak Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation is from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM, Friday, June 06, 2025,…
Funeral set for June 7 for Damion Moore, 14
Family and friends will gather Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church to lay to rest Damion Moore, a 14-year-old freshman at Carroll High School who was tragically killed in a shooting near the corner of…
Elmore dies of gunshot wound in Roy Drive incident, juvenile suspect arrested
A 20-year-old Monroe man died over the weekend after being shot inside a vehicle that subsequently crashed into an apartment complex on Roy Drive. The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene on May 24, 2025, where deputies discovered…
Services for drowning victim incomplete, Jessica Hunter
A 15-year-old girl tragically drowned last week while swimming with friends in the Ouachita River. Monroe Police Department officers were dispatched to the 3200 block of South Grand Street just before 7 p.m. on May 21, following reports of a…
Saturday funeral set for Deacon Freddie Hilliard, 76
Services for Freddie Lee Hilliard, 76, will be held Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Greater Free Gift Baptist Church in Monroe, Louisiana. Visitation will take place the evening before on Friday, May 30, from 6:00 p.m. to…