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Category: Deaths

Death Notices for the week of January 11th

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Free PressDeaths

Mr. Marion Lawson, 81 of Monroe, LA Warehouse Worker died January 5, 2021. Graveside Service will be 11:00 A.M., Friday January 15, 2021 at Northeast LA Veterans Cemetery, Rayville, LA. Visitation will be 11:00 until 1:00 P.M., Thursday January 14,…

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Graveside service set 36 year-old COVID victim

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Graveside services are set for a 36 old man who is another COVID 19 victim in our area. Services for Dexter Cooper, 36, will be held Friday, January 15, 2020, at 2 p.m. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to…

Dexter Cooper

Services set for Monday for prominent churchwoman, Vallinda McHenry

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Funeral services will be held Monday for a prominent churchwoman who died last week. Services for Sister Stephanie Vallinda Henderson McHenry will be held Monday, December 28th at 11 a.m. at the Greater Free Gift Baptist Church. Sister McHenry died…

Stephanie Vallinda Henderson McHenry

Memorial service for Charles Cassey to be Thursday

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Memorial services for Charles Cassey, 51 will be held Thursday at 12:30 at McFarland Funeral Home on Berg Jones Lane. Cassey, a local business, died Sunday after falling victim to COVID 19. He is the husband of Jacqueline Leonard Cassey.…

Charles Cassey

Christmas Eve funeral service for “DP”

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

A Christmas Eve funeral service will be held Thursday, December 24th for David Pimpleton, commonly known as “DP.” Pimpleton, who was the father of six children, died Saturday, December 19th. He was 43 years old. Services for Pimpleton were scheduled…

David Latrone Pimpleton

Graveside service set for Lenton “Snookie” Jenkins

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Graveside services will be held Friday for Lenton “Snookie” Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins died on December 11, 2020. He was 91 years old. Services will be held at the Northeast Louisiana Veteran’s cemetery in Rayville at 10 a.m. Friday. Visitation will…

Lenton "Snookie" Jenkins

Death Notices for the week of December 14th

December 17, 2020 Free PressDeaths

Johnny Robinson, 68, of Monroe, LA, died December 8, 2020. Service will be at 2:00 P.M., Friday, December 18, 2020, at Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11:30 until 1:30 P.M., Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Smith Funeral Home.…

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Celebrating Birthdays Today: ---Melba Arnold Clay, Joe Nelson, Lauren Ballard, Sandra Clemons, Joe Brown, Yolanda Star, Louise Moore, Kenyotta Alexander, Sharonda Norman, Akeithyria Williams, Willie Hudson, Victoria Watson, Cynthia Moore, Patricia Hollins, Keyomie Scoby, Jacquelyn Simmons, Kathy Buie, Michael Etienne, Darren Amelin, Kameron Smith. (8)
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--- This week in 2004 the community mourned the death of William Mark Henderson who was shot 17 times by five Monroe Police officers. Mayor Jamie Mayo called it an accident; the community called it murder. The officers were never punished or reprimanded for the death. (22)
This week in 2006 funeral services were held for Rayshell Smims, Brandon Dempsey, James C. Hall,James Slater, and Robert Hicks. All were prominent citizens of the city. (20)
This week in 2007 George Britton qualified to run for the unexpired term of the late Judge Daryl Blue. (19)
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