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Death Notices for the week of March 20th

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Free PressDeaths

Vicki Theresa Ellis, 62, of Monroe, LA, RN, died March 09, 2023. Service will be 3:30 PM Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Greater New Antioch Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation will be from 6:00 until 7:00 PM Monday, March 20,…

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Death Notices for the week of March 6th

March 9, 2023 Free PressDeaths

Clifton Earl James, 62 of Monroe, LA Lawn Service, died March 4, 2023. Service will be at 11:00 AM Friday, March 10, 2023, at Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 10:00 AM until Service Time March 10, 2023, at Smith…

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Death Notices for the week of February 27th

March 2, 2023 Free PressDeaths

Johnny Ellington, Jr., 64, transitioned from this life on February 17, 2023. Visitation is from 10 am to 12 noon Friday, March 3, 2023. Chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, 811 Louise Anne Ave, Monroe, LA 71201. Funeral Services…

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Death Notices for the week of February 13th

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Free PressDeaths

Mr. Henry Smith, Jr., 70, transitioned from this life on February 5, 2023, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Visitation will be held Friday, February 17, 2023, from 2 pm to 5 pm in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, 811…

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Death Notices for the week of February 6th

February 9, 2023 Free PressDeaths

Reginald Hall, 44, transitioned from this life on Monday, January 30, 2023, in West Monroe, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church located at 126 South 10th…

Death Notices, Deaths

Death Notices for the week of January 23rd

January 26, 2023 Free PressDeaths

Buford James Huckleberry, 78, of Monroe, LA Entrepreneur died January 12, 2023. Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Riverside Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 6:00 PM Friday, January 27, 2023,…

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Death Notices for the week of January 16th

January 19, 2023 Free PressDeaths

Rodrick Walton, Sr., 63, of Monroe Ingersoll Rand Worker, died January 13, 2023. Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, January 21, 2022, at International House of Prayer, Monroe, LA. Visitation will be from 3:00 until 5:00 PM Friday, January 20,…

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Celebrating Birthdays Today: --Ashia Moore, Samuel Brown, David D. Williams, In Loving Memory of Bessie Brownfield, LaToya Leonard, Stanley Harris, Judenia Myles, Sandra Whitmore, Zelda Clark, Christina Minor, Nicole Seals, In Loving Memory of Lullavy Johnson Washington, Aretha Franklin, Deloris Kidd Hill. (5)
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On this day in 2006, Desiree Cotton was crowned Miss Precious Pearl by the Omicron Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (17)
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Our Rich Black Heritage: Coralie Franklin Cook

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Our Rich Black Heritage: Frederick Douglass Patterson

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