Obituaries
Billy Joe Ferguson
Sep 29, 2013
God called his angel, Billy Joe Ferguson, to his heavenly home on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Billy Joe was born September 2, 1969. He was 44 years and 27 days old. He leaves behind to cherish his memory, his parents, Judy Lorenne Remedies Ferguson and Donald Lee Ferguson; one sister, Jeanette Elaine Ferguson; one brother, Dewayne Mitchell; three uncles, Joe...
Mary Jeanne (Mabry) Doherty
Sep 24, 2013
A celebration of life will be held Saturday, September 28 at 2:00 p.m. at the Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home of Natchitoches for Mrs. George Doherty, the former Mary Jeanne Mabry, 90, who passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends, Tuesday, September 24 at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. Interment will be at Memory Lawn in Natchitoches. The Reverend Doug de...
Rhea Anne Walker "Wise" Welock
Sep 22, 2013
Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday September 26, 2013 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA where family and friends will unite to cherish the memory and celebrate the life of Rhea Anne Welock. A private graveside memorial service will take place at a later time in Fern Park Cemetery for the...
Clifford D. Edwards
Sep 19, 2013
A service to honor the life of Mr. Clifford D. Edwards will be 1 pm Saturday, September 21, 2013 in the chapel of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Strange Methodist Cemetery in Readhimer, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm Friday, September 20, 2013 at Blanchard St. Denis. Mr. Edwards, 81...
Crickette LeMoine Rachal
Sep 18, 2013
Crickette LeMoine Rachal, 92, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in Tulia. Wake services will be held at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 in the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with a rosary service to follow at 7:00 pm. A wake will be held on Friday, September 27, 2013 at the Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches from 5:00...
Preston Steadman
Sep 16, 2013
Preston Steadman was born the son of W. L. and Ada Belle Anders Steadman of Powhatan, Louisiana on March 13, 1922. Preston is survived by his three children, Dwane Steadman and wife Carol, Loura Steadman Frye and Terri Steadman Cedars and husband Winston, all of Natchitoches, Louisiana as well as stepdaughter Cathy Catchpole and husband Terry of Wellesley, Massachusetts. Preston...
Bryant Young Dowden
Sep 14, 2013
Funeral services for Bryant Young Dowden, Jr will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Good Hope Baptist Church in Cypress, LA with Rev. Ed Fenton and James McDonald officiating. Interment will follow at Good Hope Baptist Cemetery in Cypress, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Tuesday, September 17,...
Lorene Oxley
Sep 12, 2013
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Lorene Oxley will be 10 am Monday, September 16, 2013 at Rocky Mount Congregational Methodist Church in Robeline, LA. Interment will follow at Rocky Mount Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 pm on Sunday the 15th until service time Monday at the church. Mrs. Lorene Oxley passed away Wednesday, September...
Edna Falk
Sep 11, 2013
Funeral services for Edna Falk will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Doug DeGraffenreid officiating. Interment will follow at Fern Park Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on September 13, 2013 at Blanchard - St....
Vernon Wester
Sep 11, 2013
Funeral services for Mr. Vernon Wester will be at 1pm Sunday, September 15, 2013 at the Provencal United Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Paul Grace and Rev. Betty Dew officiating. Interment will follow at Provencal Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the church Saturday, September 14, 2013 from 5pm -...
Elva Elaine Swenson Torgrimson
Sep 9, 2013
Elva Elaine Swenson Torgrimson of Natchitoches, LA, passed away Monday, September 9, 2013, a week shy of her 98th birthday. She was the widow of Dr. Paul Torgrimson, long-time Professor of Piano at Northwestern State University. Mrs. Torgrimson was a native of Sisseton, South Dakota. A graduate of the University of North Dakota, she taught business and English in high...
Dorothy Metoyer LaCour
Sep 7, 2013
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Dorothy Metoyer LaCour will be 11 am Saturday, September 14, 2013 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church of Natchitoches. Rev. John O’Brien will serve as celebrant. Her body will be laid to rest in the St. Augustine mausoleum in Isle Brevelle, LA. The family will receive friends from 8:30 am until 10:30...
Wesley Ebert, Jr.
Sep 7, 2013
A service to honor the life of Mr. Wesley Ebert, Jr. will be 3 pm on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home with Denver Ebert and Dean Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Weaver Cemetery in Flora, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Monday, September 9th at Blanchard St....
Raborn Rains
Sep 5, 2013
Funeral service for Raborn Douglas Rains will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Trinity Baptist Church in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Joshua Currie, Rev. Bruce Mitchell, Rev. Wayne Morrow, and Rev. Butch Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at Central Cemetery in Robeline, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm unitl 8:00 pm on...
Daniel Austin Graves
Sep 5, 2013
Daniel Austin Graves, 60 years of age, passed away Sept. 5, 2013. He was born on Sept. 18, 1952 to Mina Mae Graves and the late William A. Graves, Jr., in Forrest City, Arkansas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev....
Gladys Marie Sims
Aug 29, 2013
Funeral services for Gladys Marie Sims will be held at 1:00 pm on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Matthew Pagels officiating. Interment will follow at Lambertown Cemetery in Robeline, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on August 31, 2013 at Blanchard - St....
Doris Carnahan LaCaze
Aug 26, 2013
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Doris Carnahan LaCaze will be 11 am Thursday, August 29, 2013 at The Holy Rosary Chapel (Emmanuel) in Chopin, LA with Rev. Dan O’Connor serving as celebrant. Interment will follow at Emmanuel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Wednesday, August 28th at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral...
Ann Graham Hall
Aug 25, 2013
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Ann Graham Hall will be 10 am Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Creston Baptist Church with Bro. Truman Leach and Charles Cloud officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Creston, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm Monday, August 26, 2013 at Blanchard St. Denis...
Robert (Robbe) Earl Freeman, Jr.
Aug 25, 2013
Robert “Robbe” Earl Freeman, Jr., 45, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Robbe was born November 15, 1967 in Tyler, Texas to Robert “Bob” Earl Freeman, Sr. and Norma Lee Snow Freeman. Robbe was preceded in death by his Mother: Norma Freeman; Grandparents: Houston, Sr. and Maybelle Freeman. Robbe leaves behind to cherish his memory, Father: Bob...
Lucy Davis Flores
Aug 21, 2013
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Lucy (Davis) Flores will be 1 pm Saturday, August 24, 2013 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Spanish Lake, LA. Interment will follow at St. Anne’s Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday, August 23, 2013 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Recitation of the Rosary...
