Obituaries
Cohen Coates Hogan
Feb 9, 2016
The Lord had special plans for Cohen Coates Hogan and called him home on February 9, 2016. He was the treasured son of Joshua and Michelle Hogan; sibling to Caleb Knight Hogan and Shiloh Isabelle Hogan; grandson to Gary Coates McDonald, Sr. and Joyce McDonald, and O.W. Hogan, Jr. and Alice Hogan; great grandson to Kenneth and Monita Ann McDonald,...
Lorena Tyler Crotwell Shelton
Feb 8, 2016
Lorena Tyler Crotwell Shelton entered into eternal rest with Jesus on February 8, 2016 at the age of 88. Lorena was born July 12, 1927 to Eddie and Eva Tyler in Denham Springs, LA., and lived her life in Baton Rouge as a homemaker. She was a resident of Natchitoches since 2012. Her friends, family, and church families at Crosspoint...
Bobbie Martin Dove Valdez
Feb 8, 2016
Funeral services for Bobbie Martin Dove Valdez will be held at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, Louisiana on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 1:00 PM with the Reverend Billy Martin and Reverend Vernese Greene officiating. Graveside services will be conducted by Reverend Elmer Hickman at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from 5:00 PM...
Pauline Miller (Long)
Feb 8, 2016
Pauline Miller (Long) of Natchitoches passed away February 8, 2016 at the Natchitoches Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Celeste, Hunt County, Texas and graduated from Sherman High School in Sherman, Texas. She resided in Houston, Texas for 14 years before moving to Natchitoches in 1956. She was an office manager for an insurance company for 21...
Ruby Jowers Matkin
Feb 8, 2016
Funeral services for Ruby Jowers Matkin will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Provencal in Provencal, LA with Rev. Roger Matkin and Bro. Bob Miller officiating. Interment will follow at Dry Prong Cemetery in Dry Prong, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on February 12,...
Francis Roque, Jr.
Feb 6, 2016
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Francis Roque, Jr. will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Isle Brevelle, LA with Rev. Charlie Ray serving as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Augustine Catholic Church Cemetery in Melrose, LA. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be at 10:30 am. Francis...
Gracie Smith
Feb 6, 2016
A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Gracie Smith will be at 2 pm Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Pastor George Rogers officiating. Burial will follow at St. Maurice Cemetery in St. Maurice, LA. The family will receive friends from 6 pm until 9 pm on Monday, February 9, 2016 at Blanchard St. Denis...
Charles Ross Gwinn
Feb 2, 2016
A funeral Mass for Charles Ross Gwinn will be Friday, Feb. 5 at Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Church at 11 a.m. with visitation held for one hour prior. There will be a Rosary at the church Thursday at 7 p.m. Ross passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. He was born in Deport, Texas July 25, 1944, the son...
Reilly Cade Runnels
Feb 1, 2016
A service to honor the life of Reilly Cade Runnels will be held at 10 am Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Matthew Pagels officiating. The family will receive friends from 8:00 am until 10 am on Saturday the 6th in the funeral home chapel. Reilly, 18 years of age and a resident of Campti, LA,...
Dylan Poche
Jan 31, 2016
A service to celebrate the life of Dylan Kyle Poche will be 2 pm Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Freedom Life Church of Natchitoches with Pastor Stanley Clemmons officiating. Burial will follow at Emmanuel Cemetery in Chopin, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 11 pm on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Freedom Life Church of Natchitoches...
Mary Lucille Tucker Grillette
Jan 30, 2016
Graveside services for Mary Lucille Grillette will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, February 1, 2016 at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Kevin Lee and Rev. Matthew Pagels officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. Lucille Grillette, 95 years of age, passed away January 30, 2016. She was born April 16, 1920...
Ruth Elaine Ates
Jan 30, 2016
Funeral services for Ruth Elaine Ates will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Fountain of Life United Pentecostal Church in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Wesley Ates and Rev. Mike Ates officiating. Interment will follow at Fern Park Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on February 1,...
James E. "Pete" Brown
Jan 27, 2016
James E. “Pete” Brown, 92 years of age, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2016. He was born July 7, 1925 in Zwolle, LA, the first born child of Herbert G. Brown and Myrtie Brown. A WWII veteran, Pete served as a Sea Bee in the U.S. Navy from 1941 until 1943. After the war, he settled in Natchitoches Parish...
D. K. Murphy
Jan 27, 2016
Funeral service for Mr. D.K. Murphy will be held at 11:00 am Friday, January 29, 2016 at Alpine First Baptist Church in Tioga with visitation beginning at 10:00 am. Officiating will be Rev. Charles Hutzler and Rev. Lucas Lacour. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball. D. K. Murphy, age 88 of Tioga, LA passed away on Wednesday,...
Erve T Monroe, Jr.
Jan 22, 2016
A graveside service for Erve T. Monroe, Jr. will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Goldonna Cemetery in Goldonna, LA with Brother Truman Leach officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:30-12:30 pm on January 30, 2016 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA. Erve Monroe, Jr., 42 years of age, passed...
Lanora McCallister Welch Jennings
Jan 19, 2016
Lanora Estelle McCallister Dungan Welch Jennings, everyone’s sister, Mother, or friend; passed on January 19, 2016. She surrendered her home on Earth to join her parents Ina Mae Stevens McCallister and John Calvin McCallister, her sons Coleman Guy Welch and Robert Roy Welch, 8 sisters, 2 brothers and countless others in their home in Heaven. She leaves her husband, Junior...
William Ernest Bolton
Jan 18, 2016
A celebration of life service for Mr. William Ernest Bolton will be at 1 pm Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at The Provencal United Pentecostal Church with Pastor Paul Grace officiating. Interment will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Bellwood, LA. The family will receive friends from 5pm until 8 pm on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home...
Charles Perry Powell
Jan 16, 2016
Funeral service for Charles Perry Powell will be at 11 am Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Grace officiating. Burial will follow at Rocky Mount Cemetery in Robeline, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Perry Powell, 80 years...
Jack O Brittain, Sr.
Jan 11, 2016
Celebration of Life services for Jack Oliver Brittain, Sr., 87, (“Love one another” was his guide in life) will be held at 11AM on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church of Natchitoches in the Crossroads Sanctuary at 411 Second Street. Officiating the Celebration will be Pastor Doug de Graffenried. Visitation with the family will be held...
Elizabeth Richardson
Jan 7, 2016
Elizabeth Richardson was welcomed home on January 7, 2016 after a short battle with her illness. She was born January 23, 1949 to Sherwood Burgdorf and Lucy Aaron. The family will be accepting visitors on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. to fondly remember Elizabeth’s life. She is survived by her son, John Eric Richardson of Homer; daughter, Jami...
