Obituary of REV. CHARLES J. RISER, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  April 30, 1936

Headline:  Former Pastor is Buried in Jena on Sunday Afternoon

Funeral services were held at the family home in Clarks Sunday for Rev. 
Charles J. Riser, former pastor of the Jena Baptist Church, interment 
following in the Nolley Memorial Cemetery in Jena Sunday afternoon under the 
direction of the Riser Funeral Home of Columbia.  Rev. Jones, pastor of the 
Clarks Baptist Church, officiated.

Rev. Riser, whose death occurred Saturday night at 9:05 o'clock from high 
blood pressure, was employed by the Louisiana Central Lumber Company as a 
carpenter, having retired from the ministry after leaving Jena about six 
years ago.  He was born in Tullos on November 9, 1878, and had spent the 
major portion of his life in Central and North Louisiana.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Essie Mae Riser, of Clarks; two sons, Verna 
of Jena, and Charles, Jr., of Clarks and one daughter, Miss Ethel Riser of 
Clarks.  He also leaves two brothers, Isaac of Mansfield and Arthur of 
Winnsboro and one sister, Mrs. Mattie Spearman of Winnsboro.