Celebration of LIFE for Melvin “MC” Houston, a lifelong resident of Monroe, La. A Husband, Father, Brother, and Friend to many! He departed this earth on Monday, Jan 18, 2021, after a brief illness. Services are scheduled for 11 am…
Category: Deaths
Death Notices for the week of January 25th
Gary Smith, 66 of Monroe, LA Architect Designer died January 16, 2021. Graveside Services will be 2:00 P.M., Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Northeast LA Veterans Cemetery, Rayville, LA. Visitation will be 11:00 A.M., until 1:00 P.M., Thursday, January 28,…
Graveside service set next week for Brenda Addison
Graveside services will be held next week for a city employee who died recently from complications associated with COVID-19. Brenda Addison, a 23-year employee of the City of Monroe died last week after contracting COVID mixed with several other pre-existing…
Rushing’s reporting of slum housing changed Monroe, dead at 71
Graveside services will be held Saturday for a woman who was one of the first African-Americans on the reporting staff of the Monroe News-Star. Services for Eleanor Rushing McCarty, 71, will be held Saturday, January 23rd at the…
Services set for two church women
Two local church women died this week and families are preparing memorials to their memory in light of COVID 19 Social Distancing rules. Wilima Smith A memorial service is being planned for Wilima Smith, an employee of the City of…
Our deepest condolences to our beloved Ms. Annie Davis
Faith & Hope Ind. Living, LLC Family would like to express extreme condolences to our oldest and very much beloved member Ms. Annie Davis. God blessed her to live 108 years old, she gained her heavenly wings on January 12th,…
Death Notices for the week of January 18th
Principal Glenn Antonio Kline, 46 of Monroe, LA Principal died January 11, 2021. Service will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 23, 2021, at North Monroe Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation will be 11:00 A.M., until 1:00 P.M., Friday, January 22,…