Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Melvin Harris, 79, transitioned from this life on January 18, 2023. Services: 11 AM Thursday, January 26, 2023 at New Salem Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA. Burial: Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 5 PM Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in the chapel of Hester's Funeral Home, Monroe, LA.

Mary Holmes, 76, transitioned from this life on January 19, 2023. Services: 10:30 AM Friday, January 27, 2023 at Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church, Monroe, LA. Burial: Richwood Memorial Gardens, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 3-6 PM Thursday, January 26, 2023 in the chapel of Hester's Funeral Home, Monroe, LA.

Ruby Boatner, 75, transitioned from this life on January 16, 2023. Services: 11 AM Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Piney Grove Baptist Church, West Monroe, LA. Burial: Richwood Memorial Gardens, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 2 to 5 PM Friday, January 27, 2023 in the chapel of Hester's Funeral Home, Monroe, LA.

Ben Jenkins, Jr., 72, transitioned from this life on January 18, 2023. Services: 2:30 PM Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Faith Harvest Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Burial: Richwood Memorial Gardens, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 2 to 5 PM Friday, January 27, 2023 at Faith Harvest Baptist Church.

Buford James Huckleberry, 78 of Monroe, LA Entrepreneur died January 12, 2023. Service: 11:00 AM Saturday January 28, 2023 at Riverside Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 4:00 until 6:00 PM Friday January 27, 2023 at Riverside Baptist Church. Entombment: Mulhearn Memorial Park, Monroe, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Arnetta West, 88 of Monroe, LA Food Technician died January 19, 2023. Service: 11:00 AM Saturday January 28, 2023 at Zion Springs Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM Friday January 27, 2023 at Smith Funeral Home. Burial: Richwood Gardens, Richwood, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Byron Jerome Johnson, 58 of Monroe, LA Carpenter died January 13, 2023. Service: 2:00 PM Saturday January 28, 2023 at Greater New Antioch Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 2:00 until 4:00 PM Friday January 27, 2023 under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Vera Dean Brown, 76 of Monroe, LA Homemaker died January 17, 2023. Service: 2:30 PM Saturday January 28, 2023 at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 5:00 until 6:30 PM, Friday January 27, 2023 at Smith Funeral Home. Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Monroe, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Maria Annettee Smoot, 54 of Dallas TX, Social Worker, died January 19, 2023. Service: 2:00 PM Saturday January 28, 2023 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, West Monroe, LA. Visitation:

7:30 until 8:30 PM Friday January 27, 2023 at Smith Funeral Home. Burial:n Trousdale Cemetery, Collinston, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Cornelius Ricardo Edwards, 62 of Monroe, LA Operator died January 13, 2023. Memorial Service: 3:00 PM Saturday January 28, 2023 at Smith Funeral Home under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Staci Stokes, 27 of Monroe, LA Homemaker died Friday January 20, 2023. Visitation: 6:00-8:00PM Thursday January 26, 2023 at McFarland Funeral Home in Monroe, LA. Service: 11:00AM Friday January 27, 2023 at Lighthouse Church of God in Christ, Monroe, LA. Burial: Magnolia Monroe City Cemetery, Monroe, LA

under directions of McFarland Funeral Companies-Monroe.

Kenneth Moore, 58 of Monroe, LA Laborer died Thursday January 19, 2023. Visitation: 6:00-8:00PM Friday January 27, 2023 at McFarland Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. Service: 11:00AM Saturday January 28, 2023 at Greater Free Gift Baptist Church in Monroe, LA under direction of McFarland Funeral Companies- Monroe.