Obituaries
Jerry Hughes
Feb 6, 2009
A memorial service for Mr. Jerry Hughes will be held Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 3 pm at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. Bishop Matt DeFord will officiate the service. The family will receive friends at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home from 1:00 pm until 2:45 pm on Sunday. He was born January 24, 1947 to the late Woodrow...
Jacob Flores
Feb 6, 2009
Jacob Flores was born August 26, 1929 and went to meet his Lord and Savior on Friday, February 2009 at Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La. after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral service will be held 10 AM Monday, February 9, 2009 in St. Anne Catholic Church with Rev. Antony Aelavanthara officiating. Burial will be in St. Anne Catholic...
Christopher Huey Rachal
Feb 6, 2009
Christopher Huey Rachal, age 25, of Natchitoches, LA, passed away Friday, February 6, 2009, in Natchitoches, La. Arrangements are being handled by Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home, in Natchitoches, LA, where the family will receive friends from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 10, 2009. The funeral service will be at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home at 2:00 PM...
Raymond Middleton
Feb 1, 2009
Raymond Middleton, age 83, of Marthaville, LA, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009, in his home with his family by his side. Arrangements are being handled by Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Monday, February 2, 2009. The family will receive friends at Bethany Baptist Church...
Ollie Moss Dowden
Feb 1, 2009
Mrs. Ollie Moss Dowden, born February 27, 1907 in Melrose, LA passed away in Glenrose, TX on February 1, 2009. Funeral services will be at Good Hope Baptist Church near Cypress, LA at 11:00 AM Friday, February 6, 2009 with Rev. Mark Wyatt and Rev. James McDonald officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral...
Anthony George Ruggiero
Jan 28, 2009
Anthony George Ruggiero was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on August 8, 1930. On January 28, 2009, he went to be with God. Tony served 21 years in the United States Marine Corps. He was a veteran of the Korean War, the Vietnam War and served with the 1st Marine Regiment, the Chosin Few, at Inchon, South Korea. In...
John Bruce 'Jack' Erwin, Sr.
Jan 22, 2009
Memorial service for John Bruce Erwin, Sr. will be announced at a later date. Mr. Erwin, 88, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, died Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in Natchitoches, LA. He was a native of Jacksboro, TX and was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture in 1941. He was a veteran...
Homer Longlois
Jan 16, 2009
Mr. Homer Lonlois, 90, formerly of Natchitoches, passed away January 16, 2008 at his residence in Schertz, Texas. Services will be held January 21, 2009 at 10:00 am in the Chapel of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Reverend Jacob Thomas will officiate the service. Burial will follow at St. Ann’s Cemetery in Natchez, LA. Homer was born July 22, 1918...
Willie DeWitt Hicks
Jan 14, 2009
Willie Dewitt Hicks, age 92, of Natchitoches, LA, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Heritage Manor Rehabilitation and Retirement Center in Natchitoches, LA. Arrangements are being handled by Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA, where the family will receive friends from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Friday, January 16, 2009. The funeral service will be at Blanchard...
Joseph Clifford "Sonny" Carnahan, Jr.
Jan 13, 2009
A Celebration of The Life of Joseph Clifford 'Sonny' Carnahan, Jr. will be 11 AM Saturday, January 17, 2009 in Blanchard St. Denis Chapel. Visitation will be Saturday, January 17, 2009 from 10 AM until 11 AM in the funeral home. Mr. Carnahan, 72, of Natchitoches, La., died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at Willis-Knighton South Medical Center in Shreveport, La....
Pearl Sibley
Jan 10, 2009
Funeral service for Mrs. Pearl Irene Horton Sibley will be Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:00 am in the Chapel of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. John Elliott and Rev. Bob Miller officiating the service. Interment will follow at Zion Hill Cemetery in Negreet, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Tuesday,...
William "Billy" Salim
Jan 10, 2009
Billy Donald Salim, age 61, of Florence , MS , passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson , MS . Arrangements are being handled by Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches , LA , where the family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Tuesday, January 13, 2009. The funeral service...
Bernard Benjamin Grappe
Jan 9, 2009
Mr. Bernard Grappe, 89, formerly of Clarence, passed away Friday, January 9, 2009 in Tuscaloosa, AL. A funeral mass will be held Saturday January 17th at 10:00am in the Nativity Catholic Church, Campti, La with burial in the Nativity Cemetery.
James Milton Platt
Jan 5, 2009
Funeral service for James Milton Platt will be held 1 PM Friday, January 9, 2009 in Blanchard St. Denis Chapel 848 Keyser Avenue, Natchitoches, La. 71457, with Rev. Randy Olliff officiating. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery at Vowells Mill, La. Visitation will be Thursday, January 8, 2009 from 5 PM until 9 PM and on Friday, January 9,...
Richard Smith, Jr.
Jan 3, 2009
Richard Smith, Jr., age 78, of Campti, LA, died Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Green Meadow Haven in Coushatta, LA. Arrangements are being handled by Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Monday, January 5, 2009. A rosary service will be held at 7:00 PM during the...
Willard Charlie Bayles
Jan 2, 2009
Willard Charlie Bayles, age 80, of Winnfield, LA, passed away Friday, January 2, 2009, at his home in Winnfield, LA. Arrangements are under the direction of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA. A memorial service will be announced at a later time. Mr. Willard had a fond love for bass fishing. He was a devoted and loving husband,...
Elisabeth Lawton
Jan 2, 2009
Graveside service for Ms. Elisabeth “Bebe” Lawton will be Monday, January 5, 2009 at 10:00 am at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, La. The family will receive friends from 9am until 9:45 am, Monday, January 5, 2009 at Blanchard St Denis Funeral Home. Ms. Lawton, 79, passed away January 2, 2009. She was born July 22, 1929 to the late...
Otha Stevenson
Jan 1, 2009
Funeral service for Otha Stevenson will be held 1 PM Saturday, January 3, 2009 in Blanchard St. Denis Chapel with Rev. Jamey Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Lambertown Cemetery near Robeline, La. Visitation will be Saturday, January 3, 3009 from 10 AM until 1 PM in the funeral home. Mr. Stevenson, 78, of Provencal, La., died Thursday, January 1,...
Betty Massia
Dec 29, 2008
Funeral service for Mrs. Betty Jane Massia will be at 11:00 am, Thursday, January 1, 2009 in the Chapel of Blanchard St Denis Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Coldwater Baptist Church Cemetery in Hagewood, LA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 from 5pm until 9 pm. Mrs. Massia passed away at...
Willie Cleo Johnson
Dec 22, 2008
Willie Cleo Lewis Johnson, age 95, of Otis, LA, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008, at the hospital in Natchitoches, LA. Arrangements are being handled by Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursday, December 25, 2008. The funeral service will be at Calvary Baptist Church in...
