Obituaries
Mark Lavell Hailey
Mar 13, 2023
Mark Lavell Hailey “Fat Daddy”, age 71 of Campti, LA was born February 2, 1952. He died unexpectedly on Monday, March 13, 2023. He was loved and respected by his many friends, family, and customers. He was the proud owner of Fat Daddy’s Crawfish for over 20 years. He will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his...
Marielise Sampite Brosset
Mar 13, 2023
A Mass of Christian burial for Marielise Sampite Brosset will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends for a visitation Saturday morning at 10:00 AM. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be at 10:30...
Denise Simpson Tiffany
Mar 11, 2023
Denise Tiffany, 70, of Natchitoches, LA, passed away on March 11, 2023 after a courageous battle with Heart Disease. Denise was born on May 14, 1952 to Martha Foshee in Los Angeles, California. While she was a young mother, focused on her children, Denise spent many afternoons facilitating Tupperware parties or watching neighborhood children. As her children grew older, she...
Dr. Robert Clarence Jones, III
Mar 10, 2023
Robert Clarence Jones, III was born in Longview, Texas in 1958. In high school, he enjoyed competing in the school math team. He then went to Texas A&M and UCLA, where he developed his life-long passion for economics. Bob continued studying economics and how its principles help us understand human nature. He married Nancy Larrimore in 1987, and had 3...
Nelda Emmons
Mar 8, 2023
A Memorial Mass for Nelda Emmons will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 10:00 am at Trinity Episcopal Church in Natchitoches. Nelda Lucille Madden Emmons was born on January 29, 1933 in Kilgore, TX to Leonard M. Madden and Pluma Harper Madden. She passed away on March 8, 2023, in Natchitoches, LA. Nelda was a longtime resident of...
Laverne Everage McElwee
Mar 8, 2023
Laverne Everage McElwee was born in Oak Grove, Louisiana on June 4th, 1936 to William and Ola West Everage and was raised by her father and stepmother Cozie. She lived a full life of 86 years and was welcomed home by her heavenly family on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023. Laverne grew up in Fairview Alpha with her four siblings, Reed,...
Ruth Gorum Moreau
Mar 7, 2023
The beautiful matriarch of our family, Ruth Moreau, went to be with the Lord peacefully at the age of 95 in Lafayette, at her daughter’s home. Our family is heartbroken, but we take comfort in knowing that she is once again with her husband and all of her family and friends who have passed before her. Ruth, also lovingly known...
Zachary Chase Martin
Mar 5, 2023
A memorial service for Zachary “Chase” Martin, Jr. will be held at 2 pm on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1 pm until service time on the 10th at Blanchard-St. Denis. God’s plans for Chase were not the plans we had envisioned for our son and even though our hearts...
Audrey Ann (Oden) Gardner
Mar 4, 2023
A Christian graveside service for Audrey Ann (Oden) Gardner will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 11 am until 12:45 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home on March 7th. Audrey made a profession of faith and love for her Savior the Lord Jesus...
Arnold Dale Sims
Feb 25, 2023
Arnold Dale Sims 71, of Robeline, went to his eternal home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 25, 2023, at his home with his family by his side. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Ruben and Gladys Sims; paternal grandparents Jesse 'Jake' and Fannie Sims; maternal grandparents Morris and Ellie Smith; and his...
Honorable Peyton Cunningham
Feb 23, 2023
William Peyton Cunningham Jr. was born in Natchitoches, LA on February 21, 1934 to William Peyton Sr. and Mildred Hill Cunningham, and he died on Thursday, February 23, 2023 following a brief illness. Peyton grew up in Natchitoches, LA, along with his three siblings, Lallah Cunningham Methvin, twin brother Rev. John H. Cunningham, and Joseph Payne Cunningham. Peyton attended St....
Horace “Huleo” Bayonne
Feb 23, 2023
Horace “Huleo” Bayonne, 63 years young went to accept his eternal place with our heavenly father on February 23, 2023. Horace was born in Natchitoches, LA to the late Ella D. Byone and Horace Rachal on December 10. 1959. He leaves behind to cherish his memory: his son Cameron Perry Sr. (Staci) of Houston; his siblings Doris Sers of Albuqurque,...
Ronnie Byles
Feb 23, 2023
Ronald Gary Byles, Sr., 70, passed away after a brief battle with cancer. A celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home, with Rev. T. J. Boyd and Douglas Freeman officiating. Burial will follow at Central Cemetery in Robeline, LA. Visitation will be Saturday, February 25, from 5:00...
Yvonne Marie Steadman
Feb 23, 2023
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Yvonne Marie Steadman will be held at 1 pm on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 11 am until the time of service on the 27th. Yvonne, 84 years of age and a resident of Robeline, passed away on February 23, 2023....
Sheila Ann Foshee
Feb 23, 2023
Sheila Ann Foshee, beloved Mother and Nanny, age 86, of Vowells Mill, LA passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 23, 2023, with her family by her side. Arrangements are being made by Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2 ,2023 at the Provencal First Baptist...
Dana Scoggins
Feb 21, 2023
A funeral mass for Dana Yelverton Scoggins will be held Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Natchitoches, La., at 10:00 a.m. officiated by Father Scott Chemino. A private interment service will follow in honor of Dana's well-lived life. Dana was born on February 6, 1968, to Hosea Allen Yelverton and Beverly...
Dr. Lisso Russell Simmons
Feb 14, 2023
Lisso Russell Simmons lived life to the fullest and died early Tuesday morning, February 14, 2023. His family was with him in October as he celebrated his 100th birthday and they were with him Tuesday to celebrate his Homegoing. In the last weeks of his life, Lisso was who he had been his entire life—kind and thoughtful and at peace....
Cynthia Gayle Lucky
Feb 12, 2023
Cynthia Gayle Troquille was born to James William Troquille and Jocelyn Adkins Troquille St. Andry on November 25, 1954 and passed from this earthly life on Sunday, February 12, 2023. She is preceded in death by her father, James Troquille; dad, L.C. St. Andry, Sr.; mother, Jocelyn Trouquille St. Andry; ex-husband, Clifford Ray Moss; sister, Aselyn St. Andry Culver; brother,...
Joey Prudhomme
Feb 9, 2023
Mr. William Joseph (Joey) Prudhomme, age 68, of Bermuda, La. left this world, when he was ready to be in a beautiful and peaceful place in heaven, on February 9th, 2023. Diagnosed in September 2022, he was a courageous warrior against small cell lung cancer and interstitial lung disease, until his passing while at CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center in Shreveport,...
Jeffery Rachal
Feb 6, 2023
Jeffery Lynn Rachal, loving Husband, Father, Pawpaw, and Friend, gained his wings and went to be in the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ with his family by his side on Monday February 6, 2023. Jeff was born on June 23, 1966, in Natchitoches, LA. He is preceded in death by his mother; Ruth Rachal, father; Alton Rachal,...
