Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Oliver B. Powell, 71 of Columbia, LA a Laborer died Friday January 13, 2023. Visitation: 6:00-8:00PM Thursday January 19,2023 at McFarland Funeral Home. Service: 2:00PM Friday January 20, 2023 at Good Hope Baptist Church in Corey, LA. Burial: Good Hope Baptist Church of Corey Cemetery under directions of McFarland Funeral Companies-Monroe.

Viola M. Beals, 95 of Delhi, LA a Homemaker died Wednesday January 11, 2023. Visitation: 3:30-5:30PM Friday January 20, 2023 at McFarland Funeral Home, Delhi, LA. Service: 11:00AM Saturday January 21, 2023 at Saint John Baptist Church of Delhi. Burial: St John Community Cemetery, Delhi, LA under direction of McFarland Funeral Companies- Delhi.

Sammy Badger, Jr., 65 of Monroe, LA a Mechanic died Wednesday January 11, 2023. Service: 11:00AM Saturday January 21, 2023 King Solomon Baptist Church in Monroe, LA.

Burial: Richwood Memorial Gardens in Monroe, LA under direction of McFarland Funeral Companies- Monroe.

Jacqueline Woods, 76 of Jonesville, LA a Cafeteria Worker

died Sunday January 15,2023. Service: 11:00AM Saturday January 21, 2023 at Ackland Creek Baptist Church in Jonesville, LA. Burial: Ackland Creek/ St. Mary Cemetery in Jonesville, LA

under direction of McFarland Funeral Companies- Monroe.

Jimmy C. Thomas, 61 of Delhi, LA a Laborer died Monday January 16, 2023. Visitation: 6:00-8:00PM Tuesday January 24, 2023 at McFarland Funeral Home in Delhi, LA. Service: 2:00PM Wednesday January 25, 2023 St Peter AME Church in Delhi, LA. Burial: Turkey Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Delhi, under direction of McFarland Funeral Companies- Delhi.

Rodrick Walton, Sr., 63 of Monroe, LA an Ingersoll Rand Worker died January 13, 2023. Service: 11:00 AM Saturday January 21, 2022 at International House of Prayer, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 3:00 - 5:00 PM Friday January 20, 2022 at Smith Funeral Home. Burial: Richwood Gardens, Richwood, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Buford James Huckleberry, 78 of Monroe, LA an Entrepreneur died January 12, 2023. Visitation: 4:00 - 6:00 PM Friday January 20, 2023 at Riverside Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe, LA.

Ricky Lavelle Hoston, 62 of Monroe, LA died January 14, 2023. Service: 3:00 PM Saturday January 21, 2023 at Liberty Christian Center, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Friday January 20, 2023 at Smith Funeral Home.

Everett Slack, Sr., 72 died January 11, 2023. Celebration of life: 11:00 AM Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Union Church. Burial: Union Cemetery, Baskin, LA.