This external collection contains obituary and death notice records from newspapers published in the Monroe City area in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. Records date from 1825 onwards and typically include the name of the deceased, the name of the newspaper where the original obituary or death notice was published, date of publication, and the page and column number where the obituary is located in the original title.
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April 3, 2005 - Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
Geraldine Fife Babcock, 79
TULLOS — Geraldine Fife Babcock, 79, a homemaker, died Wednesday.
Services are 2 p.m. today at the Riser Funeral Home chapel, Olla.
Burial will be at Lowe Cemetery, Kelly.
Visitation will be 9 a.m. to service time today at the funeral home.
Thelma G. Bryan, 76
BASTROP — Thelma G. Bryan, a homemaker, died Friday.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Cox Funeral Home chapel, Bastrop.
Burial will be at Tillou Cemetery, Bastrop.
Visitation will be 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Joe J. Draughn, 76
BOSSIER CITY — Joe J. Draughn, formerly of Monroe, a retired floor mechanic, died Friday.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Lamy Lane, Monroe.
Burial will be at Providence Memorial Cemetery, Winnsboro.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Edward 'Ed' Ferrell, 66
WILSON, Kan. — Edward "Ed" Ferrell, a retired minister, died Wednesday.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Coax Cemetery, near Baskin, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Amos Heckard, Sr., 83
EXTENSION — Amos Heckard, Sr., a farmer, died Thursday.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Locust Hill Baptist Church, Extension.
Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Wake service will be 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Visitation will be 1 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Lindon 'Bobby' Magness, 66
FARMERVILLE — Lindon "Bobby" Magness, a retired auto technician, died Thursday.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Rocky Branch.
Burial will be at the Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. to services today at the church.
Fannie W.E. Norris, 78
Fannie Williamson Evans Norris of Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
William Edward Stewart, 86
HOLLY RIDGE — William Edward "Pap" Stewart, a retired farmer, died Friday.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at Brown-Holley Funeral Home chapel, Rayville.
Burial will be at Greer Cemetery, Rayville.
Charles William Swopes, 77
BASTROP — Charles William Swopes, a mechanic, died Friday.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at the Cox Funeral Home chapel, Bastrop.
Burial will be at Wilmot Cemetery, Wilmot, Ark.
