Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Everett Lee, 72 of Pioneer, LA Laborer died Thursday May 25, 2023. Visitation: 3:30-5:30PM Friday June 9, 2023 at McFarland Funeral Companies in Monroe, LA. Service: 11:00AM Saturday June 10, 2023 at McFarland Funeral Companies. Burial: Monroe City Cemetery under directions of McFarland Funeral Companies- Monroe.

Terry Early, Sr., 41 of West Monroe, LA Warehouse Supervisor died Wednesday May 31, 2023. Visitation: 6:00-8:00PM Friday June 9, 2023 at McFarland Funeral Companies in Monroe, LA. Service: 2:00PM Saturday June 10, 2023 Greater Free Gift Baptist Church in Monroe, LA.

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

Frances Batiste, 51 of Columbia, LA Grocery Clerk died Wednesday May 31, 2023. Visitation: 1:00-3:00PM Thursday June 8, 2023 at McFarland Funeral Companies in Monroe, LA. Service: 11:00AM Friday June 9, 2023 at Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Columbia, LA.Burial: Saint Paul Baptist Church Cemetery under directions of McFarland Funeral Companies-Monroe.

Mary Sampson, 69 of Monroe, LA Retired Healthcare Worker died May 30, 2023. Service: 10:00 AM Tuesday June 6, 2023 at China Grove Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Burial: Congo Cemetery, Oak Ridge, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Earma Lumpkins Stovall, 90 of Monroe, LA Custodian Worker died June 2, 2023. Service: 11:00 AM Thursday June 8, 2023 at Smith Funeral Home. Visitation: 3:00 until 5:00 PM Wednesday June 7, 2023 at Smith Funeral Home. Burial: Richwood Gardens, Richwood, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Robert Earl James, 54 of Monroe, LA Laborer died June 1, 2023. Service: 11:00 AM Friday June 9, 2023 at Friendship Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 3:00 until 5:00 PM Thursday June 8, 2023 at Smith Funeral Home. Burial: Northeast LA Veterans Cemetery, Rayville, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Alma Jean Franklin, 85 of West Monroe, LA Retired Housekeeper died June 2, 2023. Graveside Service: 11:00 AM Saturday June 10, 2023 at Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe. Visitation: 3:00 until 5:00 PM at Smith Funeral Home under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Wilbert Demetrius Doyle, 40 of Quinlan, TX formerly of Monroe died May 31, 2023. Service: 2:00 PM Saturday June 10, 2023 at St. Paul United Methodist, Monroe, LA. Visitation: 3:00 until 5:00 PM Friday June 9, 2023 at Smith Funeral Home. Burial: Richwood Gardens, Richwood, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

Augusta Walton, 86 of Monroe, LA Retired GM Worker died June 5, 2023. Graveside Service: 11:00 AM Friday June 9, 2023 at Richwood Gardens, Richwood, LA. Visitation: 11:00 until 1:00 PM Thursday June 8, 2023 at Smith Funeral Home under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.