Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Irvin Lee Besant, 90

Irvin Lee Besant of West Monroe, LA Lawn Care Specialist died January 15, 2020. Service: 1 pm Saturday January 25, 2020 at Zeigler Cemetery in Eros, LA. Burial: Graveside under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home.

Jamie Lee Hall, 45

Jamie Lee Hall of Monroe, LA Truck Driver died January 13, 2020. Service: 12 noon Saturday January 25, 2020. Visitation: Friday January 24, 2020 from 1 pm until 5:30 pm at Hester Central State Funeral Home. Burial: Richwood Memorial Gardens under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home.

Essie Jones, 80

Essie Jones of Monroe, LA Homemaker, died January 14, 2020. Service: 11:00 A.M., Saturday January 25 at Newlight Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 1:00 until 6:00 P.M., Friday January 24 at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. Burial: Richwood Memorial Gardens under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Pamela Jo Powell, 57

Pamela Jo Powell of Monroe, LA Medical Supervisor, died January 15, 2020. Service: 11:00 A.M., Saturday January 25 at St. Joe Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 1:00 until 6:00 P.M., Friday January 24 at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. Burial: Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Alto, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Ollie Mae Walker, 71

Ollie Mae Walker of Monroe, LA Retired, died January 18, 2020. Service: 2:30 P.M., Saturday January 25 at St James Baptist Church, Richwood, LA.

Visitation: 1:00 until 6:00 P.M., Friday January 24 at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. Burial: Richwood Memorial Garden, Richwood, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.