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Riser's grandfather, Clarence Riser (1893-1925), a native of Natchez, [[Mississippi]], was killed, along with a brother-in-law, in a sawmill explosion in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. Riser's father, Larkin Riser, Sr., known as L. T. Riser (January 10, 1922 &ndash; July 15, 2015), was three years old at the time.<ref name=jrriser/> Ola Magee Riser, the mother of Riser, Sr., then married his step-father, Clem Matthews. Riser, Sr., was among the last surviving members of the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] and served in the [[United States Army]]. He retired after forty years of employment at the Roundtree Olds Cadillac dealership in [[Shreveport]], Louisiana. He was a long-time [[deacon]] at the Heflin [[Southern Baptist|Baptist Church]] in Heflin in south Webster Parish and an active fisherman and gardener. He is interred at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in [[rural]] Creston in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]].<ref name=risersrobit>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/larkin-theodore-riser-sr/|title=Larkin Theodore Riser, Sr.|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=July 16, 2015}}</ref>​

Riser's grandfather, Clarence Riser (1893-1925), a native of Natchez, [[Mississippi]], was killed, along with a brother-in-law, in a sawmill explosion in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. Riser's father, Larkin Riser, Sr., known as L. T. Riser (January 10, 1922 &ndash; July 15, 2015), was three years old at the time.<ref name=jrriser/> Ola Magee Riser, the mother of Riser, Sr., then married his step-father, Clem Matthews. Riser, Sr., was among the last surviving members of the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] and served in the [[United States Army]]. He retired after forty years of employment at the Roundtree Olds Cadillac dealership in [[Shreveport]], Louisiana. He was a long-time [[deacon]] at the Heflin [[Southern Baptist|Baptist Church]] in Heflin in south Webster Parish and an active fisherman and gardener. He is interred at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in [[rural]] Creston in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]].<ref name=risersrobit>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/larkin-theodore-riser-sr/|title=Larkin Theodore Riser, Sr.|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=July 16, 2015}}</ref>​

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Larkin's mother, the former Bessie Mae Scallion (born September 1928), resides in Heflin, as does his sister, Annette Williford and her husband, Tommy. Riser has a brother, Dennis Riser of [[Selma, Alabama|Selma]], [[Alabama]].<ref name=risersrobit/><ref name=jrriser>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120266985=|title=Joseph R. Riser (Great-grandfather of Larkin T. Riser, Jr.)|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref>​

Larkin's mother, the former Bessie Mae Scallion (born September 1928), resides in Heflin, as does his sister, Annette Williford and her husband, Tommy. Riser has a brother, Dennis Riser of Selma, [[Alabama]].<ref name=risersrobit/><ref name=jrriser>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120266985=|title=Joseph R. Riser (Great-grandfather of Larkin T. Riser, Jr.)|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref>​

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A former officer of the Louisiana State Police, Ted Riser resides in Sibley south of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden], the seat of government for Webster Parish. Riser has resided in Webster Parish continuously since 1974. He has taken numerous [[bicycle]] trips throughout the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=6911570198&page_url=//www.press-herald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8233:riser-to-speak-at-thursday-meeting&catid=34:local-news&Itemid=69&page_last_updated=2013-12-13T12:56:59&firstName=Ted&lastName=Riser|title=Riser to speak at Thursday meeting|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|date=December 11, 2013|accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref> Riser attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] and listed a Shreveport address while there in his junior year in 1970. This indicates that he likely graduated from high school in Shreveport.<ref>[[Louisiana Tech University]], ''Lagniappe'' (1970), Junior class, p. 111.</ref> He has also resided in [[Bossier City]], Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Larkin&qmi=T&qn=Riser&qcs=Sibley%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Larkin Theodore Riser|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref> In 1971, Louisiana Tech awarded him the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree; the next year he entered into police training.<ref name=riserrunsforsheriff/>​

A former officer of the Louisiana State Police, Ted Riser resides in Sibley south of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden], the seat of government for Webster Parish. Riser has resided in Webster Parish continuously since 1974. He has taken numerous [[bicycle]] trips throughout the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=6911570198&page_url=//www.press-herald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8233:riser-to-speak-at-thursday-meeting&catid=34:local-news&Itemid=69&page_last_updated=2013-12-13T12:56:59&firstName=Ted&lastName=Riser|title=Riser to speak at Thursday meeting|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|date=December 11, 2013|accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref> Riser attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] and listed a Shreveport address while there in his junior year in 1970. This indicates that he likely graduated from high school in Shreveport.<ref>[[Louisiana Tech University]], ''Lagniappe'' (1970), Junior class, p. 111.</ref> He has also resided in [[Bossier City]], Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Larkin&qmi=T&qn=Riser&qcs=Sibley%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Larkin Theodore Riser|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref> In 1971, Louisiana Tech awarded him the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree; the next year he entered into police training.<ref name=riserrunsforsheriff/>​