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

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

It was revealed 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 sorrow and honor Michael Sr's life.

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

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

It was revealed by News Star on June 10th, 2020 that Dexter Williams perished in Wisner, Louisiana.  Williams was 60 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Dexter's life.

It was disclosed by News Star on May 30th, 2020 that Norville Harold Box passed on in Wisner, Louisiana.  Box was 65 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Norville Harold's life.

It was written by News Star on May 19th, 2020 that Charles Lee died in Wisner, Louisiana.  Lee was 84 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Charles's life.

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

It was disclosed by News Star on May 12th, 2020 that Huey Graves perished in Wisner, Louisiana.  Graves was 83 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences 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. . . .