Earline Shaw Weaver, 77, of Monroe, passed away on October 13, 2025. A retired employee of E.A. Conway Medical Center, she was known for her kindness and dedication. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Liberty Christian Center, Monroe. Visitation will be on Friday, October 17, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the church. Burial will follow in Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
Kenneth Army, 70, of West Monroe, died October 2, 2025. Services will be held Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Smith Funeral Home. Visitation is Friday, October 17, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., also at Smith Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.
Rodney Jerome Slack, 59, retired from St. Francis Medical Center, died October 8, 2025. Funeral services will be on Friday, October 17, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at New Daughter of Zion Baptist Church, West Monroe. Visitation will be on Thursday, October 16, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.
Loyd Adams, 74, of Monroe, passed away on October 4, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Smith Funeral Home.
Lenore F. Newbill, 68, transitioned from this life on Sunday, October 5, 2025, in Arlington, TX. Visitation will be held from 4 pm to 7 pm on Friday, October 17, 2025, in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home. Burial will immediately follow at Magnolia Cemetery.
Rosie Mary Carter, 84, transitioned from this life on Sunday, October 12, 2025, in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be held from 3 pm to 6 pm on Friday, October 17, 2025, in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Solomon Temple Baptist Church. Burial will immediately follow at Richwood Memorial Gardens.
Altonia Roberson, 62, transitioned from this life on Thursday, October 9, 2025, in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be held from 3 pm to 6 pm on Friday, October 17, 2025, in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Plum Hill Baptist Church. Burial will immediately follow at Plum Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Raginell R. Crayton, 30, of Monroe, passed away on October 1, 2025. Born June 25, 1995, to DeBreda Crayton and Reginald Williams, she was a 2014 graduate of Ouachita Parish High School and attended Louisiana Delta Community College. Known for her love of family, shopping for her daughter, and road trips, she leaves one daughter, Ani Ginelle Goodin, and several siblings. Funeral services were held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Greater Free Gift Baptist Church, with burial at Richwood Memorial Gardens under the direction of McFarland Funeral Companies.
Messiah Harris, 7, of Calhoun, died October 5, 2025. He is survived by his parents, Titus Da’Shawn Harris and Amanda Michelle Franklin; siblings, Maryah Aliyah’Love and Ti’shawn Money’Love Harris; grandparents, Tony and Jennifer Harris of Calhoun and Amy Franklin of West Monroe; and many relatives and friends. Services were held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at First Baptist Calhoun, with burial at Young’s Chapel CME of Calhoun under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
Pastor Lorenzo Webb Ford, 73, formerly of Monroe and later of Dallas, Texas, died October 1, 2025. Services were held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Smith Funeral Home, with burial in Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood.
William Earl Jones Jr., 59, a Monroe truck driver, died September 30, 2025. Services were held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, West Monroe. Visitation was on Friday, October 10, at Smith Funeral Home. Burial followed in Plum Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Eros, Louisiana.
Dorothy Mae Davis, 73, of Clayton, passed away on October 3, 2025. Graveside services were held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Clayton Garden of Rest Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
Helen Collins, 84, died October 5, 2025. Graveside services were held Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Rayville, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
