Obituaries
Dorothy Jennings Rachal
Feb 7, 2014
Funeral services for Dorothy Jennings Rachal will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, February 10, 2014 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Father Ryan Humphries officiating. Interment will follow at Fern Park Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm on February 10, 2014 at Blanchard -...
Melody (Dark) Foshee
Feb 1, 2014
A service to celebrate the life of Melody Foshee will be 6:00 pm Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until service time and until 7:30 pm after the conclusion of the service on Thursday in the funeral home chapel. Melody, 57 years of age and a resident of...
Opal Azimia Cassady Moore
Jan 30, 2014
Opal was born October 19, 1919 and she received her education from Boyce High School. Opal married William Edward Moore August 17, 1937 and to this union 5 children were born. Opal was a homemaker and she worked in the Marthaville Post Office, was a school bus driver and substitute school teacher. After her retirement she became a Pink Lady...
Alton Lloyd Townsend
Jan 28, 2014
Services celebrating the extraordinary life of Alton Lloyd Townsend, 92, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Trinity Baptist Church, 527 Howard Street, Natchitoches, LA with Bros. Bill Hines, Butch Rogers, and Josh Curry officiating. Interment will follow at Springville Cemetery in Coushatta, LA at 2:30 p.m. The family will receive friends on Friday, January...
Patrick James Strickland
Jan 26, 2014
Patrick James Strickland, born September 7, 1972 went home to be with our Lord on January 26, 2014. He is survived by his mother, Marilyn Sue Ammons Strickland, grandfather, William Ammons, step-grandmother, Hilda Ammons, father, William James Strickland, Jr. and wife Sandi, step-brother, Heath Goins, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and a multitude of friends. He was preceded in...
JoAnn Barnhill
Jan 25, 2014
JoAnn Barnhill, affectionately known to her family as Nanny, met her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 25, 2014. A strong, independent, loving mother and grandmother, JoAnn hosted every family gathering at her home up until her very last Christmas in 2013. A lifelong resident of the Robeline area, JoAnn was raised by her parents Walter and Iva, along with...
Orin F. Foster
Jan 25, 2014
A service to honor the life of Mr. Orin F. Foster will be 1 pm Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Rush and John Elliot officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 7 pm on Monday, January 27, 2014 at...
David Wayne Alford
Jan 24, 2014
A vigil service to honor the life of David Wayne Alford will be 11 am Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends form 9 am until service time on Tuesday the 28th at Blanchard St. Denis. David, 43 years of age and a resident of Natchitoches, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014...
James Paul McTyre, Sr.
Jan 24, 2014
James Paul McTyre, Sr., 72, of Natchitoches, LA passed away on Friday, January 24, 2014 at his home on Cades Camp Road. Preceding him in death were his parents, Mack and Cordelia McTyre; his sister, Maxine Laurent; and his brothers, Mackie Joe Mctyre, T.C. and Bryant Williamson. He is survived by his wife, Lola McTyre; his sons, J.P. McTyre, Jr.,...
Doris Broadway Strickland
Jan 24, 2014
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Doris Broadway Strickland will be 2 pm Monday, January 27, 2014 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jim Manning officiating. Interment will follow at Bellwood Cemetery in Bellwood, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Blanchard St. Denis...
John Curtis Guillet
Jan 23, 2014
John Curtis Guillet passed away peacefully on January 23, 2014, following a brief illness. Mr. Guillet was born on September 15, 1922 to John and Blanche Guillet of Alexandria, Louisiana. He graduated from high school in Alexandria, where he met his wife-to-be, Kathryn (“Kitty”) Bordelon. While he was attending Texas A & M University, majoring in physics, Mr. Guillet was...
Dwight E Holland
Jan 22, 2014
Dwight E. Holland, born December 11, 1947, originally of Charlie, Texas, passed away in Natchitoches, Louisiana on January 22, 2014, after several Strokes, a seizure disorder, and cancer. He had been a resident at the Courtyard in Natchitoches where he received loving care under the supervision of Hospice, his cousin, Phyllis Jean Surrena and husband David Surrena, and her daughter,...
Helen P Withers
Jan 19, 2014
Funeral services for Helen Withers will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Marthaville, LA with Rev. Ernest Little officiating. Interment will follow at Lambertown Cemetery in Robeline, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 10:00 pm on Friday, January 24, 2014 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Marthaville, LA....
Paula Elaine Haynes West
Jan 19, 2014
Services for Paula Elaine Haynes West will be held at 10:00 a.m. at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home, 848 Keyser Avenue, Natchitoches, Louisiana, on Wednesday, January 22, 2014, with the Rev. Richard Kaufman officiating. Interment will be at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches following the services. Visitation for family and friends will be held at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home...
William Cleve "Sammy" Cobb, Jr.
Jan 15, 2014
A service to honor the life of Mr. William Cleve “Sammy” Cobb, Jr. will be 1 pm Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. James Lee officiating. Interment will follow at St. Maurice Cemetery in St. Maurice, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday, January 17, 2014 at...
Marlon Dewayne Ferrier
Jan 14, 2014
Funeral services for Marlon D Ferrier will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Steven Searcy officiating. Interment will follow at Montgomery Cemetery in Montgomery, LA. The family will receive friends from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm on January 16, 2014 at Blanchard - St....
Janice McDaniel Bryant
Jan 13, 2014
Janice McDaniel Bryant passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with Leukemia. She was 79 years old and has lived in Natchitoches since the early 60’s. Jan was born on May 24, 1934 in Greggton, TX to the late Mabel and William C. McDaniel. She grew up in Shreveport alongside her identical twin sister...
Dr. James Andrew "Jay" Means
Jan 11, 2014
Dr. James “Jay” Means, 70, professor at the Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University since 1991, passed away in Natchitoches January 11 following a brief illness. He was surrounded by friends, former students, and his sister Noelle. He was born July 30, 1943, in Little Rock, Arkansas to James Wright and Doris Campbell Means. Jay received degrees from Hendrix College,...
Firal Lee Ryder
Jan 10, 2014
Funeral service for Firal Lee Ryder will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at First United Methodist Church in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Doug De Graffenreid officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on January 13, 2014 at First United Methodist...
Travis J. Moore
Jan 7, 2014
Travis James Moore (“Trave”), 78, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Grace Home in Shreveport, after a brave battle with cancer. Services will be at Marthaville First Baptist Church on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. Officiating will be Rev. Benjie Colvin and Rev. Ray Dyess. Burial will follow at the Marthaville Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St....
