Obituaries
Mickal “Mike” Albert Edwards
Dec 12, 2022
A service celebrating the life of Mickal Albert “Mike” Edwards will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at New Life Evangelism Center, located at 4810 University Parkway, Natchitoches, LA 71457. Officiating the service will be Rev. Dennis Bjornberg, Rev. Douglas D. Lee, Rev. Kevin Lee, and Rev. Derrick Weeks. A graveside service will follow at Fern...
E. L. Moss
Dec 10, 2022
Enoch Leslie “E.L.” Moss Jr, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday December 10th in Baton Rouge, La. at the age of 86. E.L. was born in and spent most of his life in Provencal, La. He attended Provencal Elementary, Natchitoches High School and Northwestern State University where he received an undergraduate degree in mathematics and Masters of Education....
Sheila Ann Freeman
Dec 9, 2022
Sheila Ann Freeman was born on November 7, 1959, in Natchitoches, La. She passed away at home in Robeline, LA on Friday December 9, 2022, at the age of 63 after a lengthy battle with Lupus. She was a wonderful person who loved her friends, family, and living life to its fullest. She was always up for an adventure and...
Gerald "Jerry" Eugene Michwich
Dec 9, 2022
Gerald (Jerry) Eugene Michwich, 73, of Natchitoches, LA passed away December 9th, 2022 at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center peacefully with his daughter by his side after a long battle with lung cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lila Catherine Michwich and George Michwich. He is survived by his two daughters Catrina Shrouder and husband Rodney, Chrissy Metcalf...
Cecil Howard Walker
Dec 9, 2022
Funeral service to honor the life of Cecil Howard Walker will be held on Tuesday, December 13 at 10:30 am in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 8:30 am until service time on Tuesday the 13th at Blanchard-St. Denis. Cecil Walker was a...
Genevieve Marie Verzwyvelt Smith
Dec 7, 2022
Genevieve Marie Verzwyvelt Smith “Bee”, 94, of Natchitoches passed from this life December 7th, 2022, at the Courtyard of Natchitoches. After graduating from high school, she attended Louisiana College and became an army cadet registered nurse. She provided care to many residents of Natchitoches for twenty plus years as Supervisor of nurses at the Natchitoches Parish Health Unit. She was...
Niel Lonkar
Dec 5, 2022
A service to honor the life of Cornelius “Niel” Lee Lonkar will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until 2:00 pm on Thursday. Niel was born on May 1, 1938 in Chicago, IL to Joseph Lonkar and Marie Betten...
Jack Huelin Crowell
Dec 4, 2022
A service celebrating the life of Jack Huelin Crowell will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Natchitoches with Pastor Tommy Rush officiating. A private graveside service will follow. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home, located...
Louise Lirette
Dec 3, 2022
The life of Louise Lirette, “MawMaw”, will be remembered and celebrated with wake and funeral services beginning with visitation on Tuesday, December 6 at Blanchard St Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches from 5:00pm to 8:00pm with a rosary at 6:30pm. Another visitation will be on Wednesday, December 7 at the funeral home from 8:00 am to 10:45am. The funeral mass...
Peggy Woodel Sanderson
Nov 29, 2022
Peggy Delores (Woodel) Sanderson was born on May 11, 1957 to George Warren Woodel and Dessie Simmons Woodel in Zwolle, LA and passed away on November 29, 2022 in Natchitoches at the age of 65. In 1977 she married the love of her life, Randy Sanderson and have been faithfully devoted to one another for 44 years until his passing...
Jared Riley
Nov 28, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial for Jared Riley will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Rev. Charlie Ray serving as celebrant. Entombment will follow at St. Augustine Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 10 am until 12:30 pm on Saturday the 3rd at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Recitation of...
Curtis Lawrence Johnson
Nov 28, 2022
Curtis Lawrence Johnson, 33, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, passed away suddenly to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 28, 2022. He was born on November 14, 1989 to Laura Jeffcoat of Natchitoches and Keith Johnson of Goldonna, La. Curtis spent his spare time working with his hands from a young age. He loved fixing anything he could get...
Lynwood Ray Powell, Sr.
Nov 28, 2022
Lynwood Ray Powell, Sr. passed away peacefully on November 28, 2022 in Natchitoches, Louisiana at the age of 87. Lynwood (aka Dooley), the youngest of three children, was born in Natchitoches to Stonewall Jackson Powell and his wife Grace on October 4, 1935. After graduation from Natchitoches Central High School, Lynwood married his high school sweetheart Myrtle (nee Blanchard) and...
Melba Jordan Cruse
Nov 22, 2022
A service to honor the life of Melba Jordan Cruse will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, November 25, 2022 at Jennings Chapel CMC near Marthaville, La. Burial will follow at Marthaville Cemetery under direction of Blanchard St Denis. The family will receive friends from 11 am until service time. Melba Jordan Cruse was born on March 18, 1947...
Leo "Jim" Llorens
Nov 19, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Leo James Llorens will be at 11:00 am Saturday, November 26, 2022, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Isle Brevelle, LA, with Reverend John O’Brien officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am until recitation of the Rosary at 10:30 am. Entombment will follow at St. Augustine Catholic Mausoleum under the direction of...
Geraldine (Gerri) Foster
Nov 11, 2022
A service to celebrate the life of Geraldine (Gerri) Foster will be held at 10am on Friday, November 18, 2022 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Dan Castleberry Sr. officiating. Interment will follow at Robert’s Cemetery, Harmony Road in Provencal, LA with Dan Castleberry, Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:00am until...
Marion "Dickey" Brossette
Nov 9, 2022
Funeral services for Mr. Marion “Dickey” Brossette will be held at 10 am on Monday, November 14th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches. Burial will follow at Rachal Cemetery in Marco, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Sunday the 13th at Blanchard-St. Denis and again on Monday the 14th from 8 am...
Jerry Pierce
Nov 8, 2022
Incomparable impact over 57 years at his beloved alma mater, Northwestern State University, and in his adopted hometown of Natchitoches, along with significant statewide influence in higher education and sports were hallmarks of Jerry Pierce, who died Tuesday in Natchitoches after a brief illness. Pierce, 83, was executive vice president and professor of journalism at Northwestern, serving under his ninth...
Billy Mace Regions
Nov 5, 2022
Funeral Services for Billy Mace Regions will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 10 am at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Rush officiating. Burial will follow at Strange Cemetery in Readheimer, LA. The family will receive friends Monday, November 7, 2022 from 5 pm until 8 pm. Billy Mace Regions was born on April 11, 1938...
Molly Loraine Meshell
Nov 4, 2022
Funeral services for Molly Loraine Meshell will be held at 11 am on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery in Black Lake, LA. The family will receive friends from 8 am until service time on the 12th at Blanchard-St. Denis. Molly, 58 years of age, passed away...
