Lillie Mae Johnson

Funeral services for Lillie Mae Johnson, 89 of Natchitoches, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2026, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Ben Keele & Bro. Bruce Mitchell officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at the Funeral Home.

Lillie Mae was born on April 9, 1936, in Montgomery, LA. to her parents George Edward Cormane and Viola Rebecca Gibson Cormane. She passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026, in New Orleans, LA. Lillie Mae worked for many years at the Conagra plant, in Natchitoches. She loved being out in her yard where she loved to work in her flower garden, as well as bird watching, and feeding the squirrels. When she could not be out in her yard, you could always find her at the table working on a good puzzle, which she loved to do when there was time. The most important things in Lillie Mae’s life were her love for the Lord, as well as her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She called Calvary Baptist Church her home church and was a member there for many years.

She is preceded in death by her parents George and Viola Cormane and her husband Edgar “Eddie” Johnson.

Lillie Mae is survived by her son: Jim Johnson and wife Jackie; daughters: Eve Bryant and husband Jim and Becky Collins and husband Tim; sisters Marie Allen, Johnnie Sowers, Laverne Bryant, Gloria Goudeau, and Donna Boswell (Gerald); brother: Paul Cormane(Linda); grandchildren: Alex Johnson, Isaac Bryant, Nathan Bryant, Chris Collins, Josh Collins (Kelsey), Rebecca Bernard (Jody), and Charlie Collins; great-grandchildren: Noah, Elias, Josiah, Miquella, Bryant, Conner, Beaux, Frankie, Toni, Cecila, and, Remi.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be her grandsons: Chris Collins, Josh Collins, Charlie Collins, Alex Johnson, Isaac Bryant, and Nathan Bryant.

The family would like to say thanks to everyone who cared for her at the University Medical Center in New Orleans and NRMC Natchitoches. Also, thanks to Lillie Mae's primary care doctors, Dr. Kathleen Kautz, and Amber Savell, Pulmonologist Jessica Peluso, Physical Therapist David Mooney, and all the wonderful nurses from CenterWell Home Health.

In lieu of flowers donate to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund