Obituaries
Annie Joyce Nelms Black
Mar 20, 2014
A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Annie Joyce Nelms Black will be 3 pm Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in the chapel of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. Josh Currie officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Tuesday, March 25th at Blanchard...
Daniel C. Butler, Jr.
Mar 19, 2014
Memorial services for Daniel C. Butler "Danny" will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Wayne Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:00 am until service time. Danny, 67 years of age, passed away March 19, 2014. He was born in 1946 to the...
Louis Steve Skinner
Mar 18, 2014
Funeral services for Louis Steve Skinner will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, March 21, 2014 at First Baptist Church of Provencal in Provencal, LA with Rev. Bruce Mitchell and Rev. Roger Matkin officiating. Interment will follow at Coldwater Baptist Church in Coldwater, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on March 20, 2014...
David Byron Keen
Mar 14, 2014
Funeral services for David Keen will be held at 1:00 pm on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Stanley Clemmons officiating. Interment will follow at Sanders Cemetery in Goldonna, LA. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm on March 16, 2014 at Blanchard - St. Denis...
Judy Salard Phillips
Mar 13, 2014
A service to celebrate the life of Judith Vaughan Salard Phillips will be held at 6:00 pm on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Rodney VinZant, Rev. James Swartz, and Rev. Saundra Hillman-Wallace officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Blanchard - St. Denis...
Bernice "Burma" Simmons
Mar 10, 2014
Bernice “Burma” Simmons, 83 years of age, passed away March 11, 2014 in Natchitoches, LA. She was born May 18, 1930 to the late Frank Collins Clark and Edna Marie Gongre Clark in Coushatta, LA. She was the epitome of a lady. She was a faithful wife to her husband and a dedicated and loving mother to her children. She...
Maxine Aycock Southerland
Mar 10, 2014
Maxine Aycock Southerland was born on March 21, in Deville, Louisiana, the daughter of Frank and Doll Aycock. She attended Northwestern State University and received at B.A. in Home Economics, followed by master’s and specialist’s degrees in Home Economics from NSU as well. She married Thomas Paul Southerland and resided in Alexandria where Mrs. Southerland served as a home economics...
Michael Paul Tousek
Mar 10, 2014
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Michael Paul Tousek will be 10 am Thursday, March 13, 2014 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Natchitoches with Father John O’Brien serving as celebrant. Interment with military honors will be at Converse Cemetery in Converse, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Wednesday, March...
Helen Arterberry
Mar 10, 2014
Funeral services for Helen Marie “Ma” Arterberry will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Ernest Rains and Ronny Arterberry officiating. Interment will follow at Marthaville Cemetery in Marthaville, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on March 12, 2014...
Margaret Owen Guillory
Mar 6, 2014
Memorial services for Margaret O. Guillory will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Fr. Jason Gootee officiating. Interment will follow at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Trichell Community, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:30 pm, with a recitation of the...
Lloyd Foshee
Mar 2, 2014
Funeral services for Lloyd Foshee will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Floyd Foshee officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm on March 5, 2014 at Blanchard - St....
Maxine Prudhomme
Mar 2, 2014
Funeral services for Maxine Prudhomme will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Fr. Thomas Paul officiating. Interment will follow at Catholic Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm, with a rosary held at 7:00 pm during the...
Cecil Herndon Sanders
Mar 1, 2014
Cecil Herndon Sanders was born on September 14th, 1917 in Marthaville, Louisiana and passed from this life on March 1st, 2014 at the age of 96 years. A funeral service for Cecil will be held on Friday, March 7th at Crossroads Baptist Church in Marthaville, LA at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Beulah Cemetery, Marthaville, Louisiana. Visitation for family...
Belva V Davis
Feb 28, 2014
Funeral service for Belva V Davis will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at First Baptist Church of Provencal in Provencal, LA with Bruce Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow at Provencal Cemetery in Provencal, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on March 3, 2014 at First Baptist Church of Provencal...
Doyle Campbell
Feb 23, 2014
A service to honor the life of Mr. Doyle Campbell will be 11 am Saturday, March 1, 2014 in the chapel of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home with Isadore Davis officiating. Interment will follow at St. Anne’s Cemetery in Spanish Lake, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm – 9 pm on Friday, February 28, 2014 at Blanchard...
Ray Melton Parker
Feb 20, 2014
Funeral services for Ray Melton Parker will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Monsignor Carson LaCaze officiating. Interment will follow at Emmanuel Cemetery in Chopin, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 10:00 pm on February 24, 2014 at Blanchard - St....
Elouise Adkins DeBlieux
Feb 19, 2014
Mrs. Elouise Adkins DeBlieux, 88, passed away Wednesday February 19, 2014. She was born in Martin, Louisiana on October 19, 1925 to Ida and Plennie Adkins. She was married to the late J. L. “Sonny Boy” Deblieux. Mrs. Deblieux retired from Peoples bank as head bookkeeper after 23 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church and she enjoyed...
Alberta Beaudion Coutee
Feb 15, 2014
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Alberta Beaudion Coutee will be 11 am Friday, February 21, 2014 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Cloutierville with Father Kenneth Obiekwe serving as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9 am until the time of Mass at the church...
Rev. Douglas Lee
Feb 11, 2014
Celebrating the life of Rev. Douglas Lee, 83, will be 10 am Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Fountain of Life United Pentecostal Church at 4500 University Parkway in Natchitoches with Rev. Dennis Bjornberg (officiating), Rev. James Whitehead, Rev. Kevin Lee and Rev. D.G. Hargrove. Interment will follow at Fern Park Cemetery in Natchitoches under the direction of Blanchard St. Denis...
Melvin Ray Holt
Feb 10, 2014
Melvin Ray Holt was born on July 2, 1934, just before his twin brother, Elvin Roy Holt. They were the youngest of 9 children of Melvin David and Nancy Crow Holt. His family was poor in possessions, but rich in love and in the grace of Jesus Christ. While his family surrounded him with love, his life was marked by...
