Lillian Diane Hollenshead

Lillian Diane Hollenshead obituary, Columbia, LA

Lillian Diane Hollenshead

Lillian Hollenshead Obituary

Visit the Riser Funeral Home - Columbia website to view the full obituary.

A celebration of life will be held for Diane, Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Clark's Baptist Church at 5:00 PM.

Lillian Diane Beckham Hollenshead was born January 20, 1969 in Monroe, La to the union of her parents, Regional Hines Smith and Mary Louise Beckham Smith and passed from this life August 17, 2023 at her residence following a brief illness.

Diane was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, Michael Hollenshead and Sylvester Lane Whitten, sisters: Rita Dolores Jordan and Kathreen Ann "Kathy" Whittington and her brother, Edgar McGrew.

Diane had a love for people. She loved her friends and family. Diane loved all of her babies. She enjoyed being outdoors, being on the river, and especially riding Harleys. She was an amazing cook, whether it was cream cheese filled Jalapenos or a floating Strawberry cake. You never knew what she was going to bring but you can bet it was going to be good.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Chris Arnold; son, Logan Whitten (Stone); sister, Angela McGrew Hill (Bill); brothers: Joe Smith (Ann) and Charles Smith (Tresea); bonus children: Dohnavon Andrews, Chrislyn Arnold, Conor Arnold, and Baryden Arnold; grandchildren: Warren Whitten, Jesse Whitten, Lilly Whitten, Lainee Whitten, and Ivei Whitten; as well as a host of nieces, and nephews.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Riser Funeral Home - Columbia

7131 Hwy 165 PO Box 57, Columbia, LA 71418

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