Funeral Homes in Wisner, LA

Facts about the city

Wisner is a town in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,140 at the 2000 census.Wisner was founded by Edward Wisner, a native of Athens, Michigan who family came from Switzerland and originally settled in Orange County, New York in the early 1700s. The Holly Grove Colored Baptist Church in Wisner was established in the post-slavery period after the American Civil War through the work of pastor Eldridge King David Swayzer. One of Swayzer's descendants, Frances Swayzer Conley, an English professor at Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City and a resident of Shreveport, has written a pictorial family history entitled Home To Holly Grove: Cherishing Our Rich Heritage. Home to Holly Grove is released through Sarah Hudson-Pierce's Ritz Publications in Shreveport. Earlier, in 2006, Conley published Prez Lives! Remembering Grambling's Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones, a biography of the late president Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones of historically black Grambling State University in Grambling in Lincoln Parish.

Wisner Obituaries

It was noted by News Star on July 25th, 2020 that Thomas Hilbun passed away in Wisner, Louisiana.  Hilbun was 78 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Thomas's life.

It was revealed by News Star on July 9th, 2020 that Leo Lively passed away in Wisner, Louisiana.  Lively was 71 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Leo's life.

It was disclosed by News Star on July 9th, 2020 that Michael Sr Walker perished in Wisner, Louisiana.  Walker was 56 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Michael Sr's life.

It was written by News Star on June 30th, 2020 that Onnie Bell Skipper died in Wisner, Louisiana.  Skipper was 98 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Onnie Bell's life.

It was revealed by News Star on June 13th, 2020 that Pansy Ellerbe died in Wisner, Louisiana.  Ellerbe was 83 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Pansy's life.

It was noted by News Star on June 10th, 2020 that Dexter Williams passed on in Wisner, Louisiana.  Williams was 60 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dexter's life.

It was written by News Star on May 30th, 2020 that Norville Harold Box perished in Wisner, Louisiana.  Box was 65 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Norville Harold's life.

It was noted by News Star on May 19th, 2020 that Charles Lee perished in Wisner, Louisiana.  Lee was 84 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Charles's life.

It was written by News Star on May 12th, 2020 that Carlie Beach passed away in Wisner, Louisiana.  Beach was 69 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Carlie's life.

It was written by News Star on May 12th, 2020 that Huey Graves died in Wisner, Louisiana.  Graves was 83 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Huey's life.

History

Wisner is a town in Franklin Parish, Louisiana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,140 at the 2000 United States Census census.

Wisner was home to world's first international plow race in 1946, a light-hearted competition intended to engender a spirit of peace in the wake of World War II. . . .