Obituaries
Sylvia Stanfield
May 28, 2023
A service to honor the life of Sylvia Scott Thomas Stanfield will be held at Trinity Baptist Church on Wednesday May 31 at 10 AM. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The family will receive friends from 8:30-10 AM on Wednesday May 31, 2023 at Trinity Baptist Church.
Sylvia passed away on May 28, 2023...
Patsy Procell
May 26, 2023
Patsy Lynn Place Procell was born February 13, 1947 in Allen to Fred and Earline Place and passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on May 26, 2023 at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday May 30th at St Anne’s Catholic Church in Spanish Lake Community beginning at 5pm until service time on Wednesday...
Michael David Hale
May 25, 2023
A service to celebrate the life of Michael David Hale will be held at 11 am on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at Northside Baptist Church in Montgomery, LA. Burial will follow at Black Lake Full Gospel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9pm on Saturday, May 27th at Northside Baptist Church in Montgomery, LA.
Mike, 62...
William Earl Weems
May 24, 2023
Funeral services for William Earl Weems will be held on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home at 2:00 pm officiated by his son John Weems and Butch Ray. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Those...
Jim Bob Key
May 23, 2023
Jim Bob Key, a Winnfield native and lifetime resident of Natchitoches, died Tuesday, May 23, at his home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 27, at 11 a.m. at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception with Very Rev. Michael Craig Scott, VG serving as celebrant, with graveside services following at Memory Lawn Cemetery...
Maudie Irene Fabian
May 22, 2023
Maudie Irene Fabian, 87, passed away on May 22, 2023. She was born on December 25,1935, in Lena, Louisiana.
Irene is preceded in death by her loving husband, Clarence Joseph (Joe) Fabian, Jr., her son, Dwayne David Fabian, her parents, Melvin and Mary Eler De Lacerda Nichols, sisters Tommie L. Woods, Mildred Conley, and brothers Doc...
Paul Travis Russell
May 21, 2023
A time of remembrance for Paul Russell will be held at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home on Friday, May 26, 2023 from 4 pm until 9 pm. A eulogy service will be held at 7 pm in the funeral home chapel.
Paul, 69 years of age and a resident of Black Lake, passed away on May 21, 2023. He was born...
Roma Jennings McLamore McKinley
May 17, 2023
Roma Jennings McLamore McKinley of Ennis, TX, surrounded by family, passed away on May 17, 2023, at the age of 88. Roma was born on October 14, 1934 to Emerson and Thelma Jennings in Natchitoches Parish, LA. After graduating from Natchitoches High School in 1952, she stayed in Natchitoches where she graduated with a degree in education from Northwestern State...
Peggy Hicks Carson
May 13, 2023
With her family at her side, Peggy Hicks Carson passed from this life to the arms of her Savior on May 13, 2023 at the age of 87. She was born at home on November 6, 1935, the youngest child of L.E. and Jewel Hicks. She is preceded in death by her parents and three siblings, Nell Bowie, Lynn Driscoll,...
Martha Jane Lee Waters
May 11, 2023
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Martha Jane Lee Waters will be held at 1 pm on Monday, May 15,2023 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Mary Elizabeth Waters-Smith officiating. Interment willfollow at Fern Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday the 15 th from 10 am untilservice time at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Her grandsons...
John David Rachal, Jr.
May 8, 2023
John David Rachal, Jr., 67. Our beloved father and brother passed away on May 8, 2023 in Alexandria, LA.
A visitation will be held on Friday, May 19, 2023 from 2 pm until 5 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA
Houston Allen Wall
May 8, 2023
Houston Allen Wall was born on September 7, 1939 and left his earthly home on May 8, 2023 at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Lela Wall; father, Lee H. Wall; son, Kirk Allen Wall; grandson, Justin Ryan Fredieu; as well as three sisters and three brothers.
He...
Audrey Mae Chevalier George
May 7, 2023
AUDREY MAE CHEVALIER GEORGE was born on May 6, 1929, on Cane River in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, and baptized on June 2, 1929. Audrey was the twelfth of fourteen children born to Constant Jr. and Elizabeth Hebert Chevalier. Audrey and her parents represent two generations, with their
lifetimes spanning into three consecutive centuries. Our Beloved Mother passed on to...
Robert Thomas Miller
May 6, 2023
Robert “Bob” Thomas Miller, 95, was welcomed home by the Lord on Saturday May 6, 2023. He was born August 15, 1927, in Lamy, New Mexico. He lived the first 48 years of his life in Colorado, the next 47 years in Arizona, and the last year with his son’s family (Robert) in Louisiana. He served in the Merchant Marines...
William "Bill" Lee Cocherl
May 4, 2023
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 533 Second St. in Natchitoches, with Rev. Suzanne Wolfenbarger officiating.
Interment will follow at Springville Cemetery, Route 71, Coushatta, LA. In lieu of visitation a luncheon will be held in the Fellowship Hall at the church on Sunday, June 4, 2023 directly after the...
Sherry Janell Scarbrough Mitchell
May 1, 2023
Sherry Janell Scarbrough Mitchell, age 68, of Provencal, LA, passed away on May 1, 2023.
Sherry was born on July 29, 1954 to the late J.B. and Lucille Scarbrough in Natchitoches, LA.
After graduation from Provencal, she started her main career in the medical field, serving many positions with over 30 years’ experience, with her latest position in Day Surgery...
William David Liles
Apr 30, 2023
William David Liles, age 70, passed away Sunday April 30, 2023 at his home on Collins Road after a long illness. David, as he was known by family and friends, was born in Natchitoches, LA. His mother is Nelda Faye Gass Liles of Natchitoches, LA and his father, William Harold Liles, Jr., predeceased David.
David is survived by Suzanne Brooke...
Charles Odell Cantrell
Apr 30, 2023
Charles Odell Cantrell was born March 4, 1944 in Arkansas to Leroy Cantrell and Beatrice Bumgarder Cantrell. He passed away April 30, 2023 in Natchitoches, LA. He was called “Buddy” by his family in Arkansas and also by his two grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Robert, his sister Donna, and his wife Helen....
Tressie Lavaune Scarborough Cook
Apr 28, 2023
Tressie Lavaune Scarborough Cook was born at home in Rosepine, LA, on February 9, 1937, and on April 28, 2023, three weeks after suffering the first of two strokes, died peacefully in her home in rural Natchitoches Parish, surrounded by her loving family.
Tressie played on the Rosepine High School basketball team and married her high school sweetheart, Grady Cook. ...
Gary Wayne Nolley
Apr 27, 2023
Gary W. Nolley, 61, passed away April 27, 2023 after a brief battle with cancer. Gary was born
September 28, 1961 to the late Joseph Benjamin Nolley and Helen Blue Nolley. He was a 1979 graduate
of Natchitoches Central High School. Gary retired from Northwestern State University as Director of
Grounds. After retirement, he worked for Rabalais Small...
