Obituaries
Doris Bennett Garlington
Aug 13, 2022
Services for Mrs. Doris Garlington will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 10:00 am at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Russell Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Doris Bennett Garlington joined Heaven’s Choir on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at...
Albert "Brother" Fred Graves, Jr.
Aug 13, 2022
A service to honor the life of “Brother” Albert Fred Graves, Jr. will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Jennings Chapel in Marthaville, LA. Burial will follow at Marthaville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time on the 16th at Jennings Chapel. Albert Fred Graves, Jr., known by all as...
Kenneth Ray Heard, Sr.
Aug 10, 2022
A memorial service for Mr. Kenneth Ray Heard, Sr. will be held at 11 am on Saturday, August 13, 2022 in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Father Derek Ducote officiating. Burial of his cremains will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 9 am until service time at Blanchard-St. Denis on...
Marvin F. "Mickey" Gahagan
Aug 10, 2022
Retired Judge Marvin F. “Mickey” Gahagan passed away peacefully at his home on August 10, 2022. He was 89 and a lifetime native of Natchitoches, LA. Whether you knew him as Mickey, Judge Marvin or as Pere by family members, Mickey touched the lives of many in both his personal and professional life. He was the epitome of a Southern...
Dorothy "Dot" Mae Tullos Robertson
Aug 10, 2022
Our dear mother, Dorothy “Dot” Mae Tullos Robertson, 93, sadly passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Visitation with family begins at 1 PM. Dot was a wonderful mother who was always a beautiful example of Christ. Born in...
Helen Milligan Nielsen
Aug 9, 2022
Helen Milligan Nielsen, known affectionately to her children as “The Queen,” passed away peacefully in Natchitoches, Louisiana, on August 9, 2022 at the age of 99. She is survived by beloved family members: her six children: Kenneth Nielsen (Susan), Patricia Lanning (Roy), Barbara Nielsen (Patrick Wallace), John Nielsen (Samar), Dale Nielsen (Simone), and Lori Terzi (Jameel “Jim”); her sister, Beverly...
Ami Nichole Knotts-Sparks
Aug 8, 2022
A service to honor the life of Ami Nichole Knotts-Sparks will be held at 2 pm on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until service time on Friday the 12th at Blanchard-St. Denis. Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be Kevin...
Clara Denise Breedlove Ezernack
Aug 6, 2022
A visitation for Mrs. Clara Denise Ezernack will be held on Tuesday, August 9th from 1 pm until 3 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Her wishes were to be cremated and her cremains are to be placed with her husband, Junior Ezernack, at Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery in Natchitoches. Burial services will be announced at a later date. Clara,...
Jason Morgan
Jul 31, 2022
A memorial visitation for Jason Morgan will be held from 5 pm until 8 pm on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Tommy Jason Morgan was born on August 26, 1972 to Tommy and Shirley (Del Rio) Morgan in Bossier City, LA and passed away on July 31, 2022 in Arlington, TX at the age of 49....
Lucille "Cil" Moore Rikard
Jul 30, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial for Rosa Lucille Moore Rikard, affectionately known as "Cil", will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Powhatan LA. Burial will follow at St, Anne Cemetery in Spanish Lake, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Blanchard-St. Denis...
Linda Lewallen
Jul 29, 2022
Linda Lewallen was born on August 27, 1938 to Jack E. Harrell and Daisy Wright Harrell in DeQueen, AR and passed away on July 29, 2022 in Alexandria, LA at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 58 years, Bill Lewallen. She is survived by her children, Jerry Lewallen and wife...
Diannia Lynn Coleman
Jul 25, 2022
Funeral service for Diannia Lynn Coleman will be held at 10 am on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Fairview Baptist Church located at 104 Hwy 71/84, Coushatta LA 71019. Burial will follow at Davis Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday, July 29th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home and again on Saturday...
Richard Gerald Martin
Jul 25, 2022
Funeral service for Mr. Richard Gerald Martin will be held at 10 am on Friday, July 29, 2022 in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will follow at Bay Springs Cemetery near Chopin, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Thursday the 28th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Richard...
Daniel (Dan) William Poole, Jr.
Jul 21, 2022
Daniel Willam Poole, Jr, 91 years old, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, went to be with his Lord Jesus on July 21, 2022 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dan was born February 24, 1931 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Daniel William (Willie) Poole and Helen Sells Poole. Dan grew up a Methodist preacher’s son and lived in Tallulah, DeRidder, and Natchitoches. He graduated from...
Walter Payten Williams
Jul 20, 2022
Walter Payten Williams, retired educator, died at his home on July 20, 2022 after a brief struggle with cancer. A family service will be held at the military cemetery in Keithville, Louisiana. Payten was born on October 4, 1937 in Natchitoches. After high school, he served in the Navy, returned home to attend Northwestern and married Peggy Duke on June...
Evelyn Christman LeGros James
Jul 20, 2022
Evelyn Christman LeGros James died peacefully in her sleep on July 20th 2022 at her apartment in Coppell Texas. Eve was born on May 2, 1934 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Dr. Ralph James Christman and Evelyn Hickman Christman. She attended Newman High School in New Orleans, LSU, and obtained her degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches in 1993....
David "Jap" LeDoux
Jul 18, 2022
David “Jap” LeDoux of Provencal, LA, entered into his eternal rest on July 18, 2022. “Jap” was born on April 29, 1961 in Palm Springs, CA. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph E. LeDoux and brothers, Keith Allen Aaron and John (Mann) Brister. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Stephanie LeDoux; children, Vikki...
James "Junior" Nolan Jennings, Jr.
Jul 17, 2022
Funeral services for James “Junior” Nolan Jennings, Jr. will be held Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Jennings Chapel Cemetery in Marthaville, LA. The family will receive friends for a visitation on Friday from 5pm until 8pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Junior was born on July 14, 1930 in...
Billy Carrol White
Jul 16, 2022
A service to celebrate the life of Billy C. White, 72, of Natchitoches, LA, will be held on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 1:00 PM at New Life Evangelism Center. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 20, 2022 from 11:00 AM – 1 PM at New Life Evangelism Center in Natchitoches LA. Interment will follow at Fort Jesup Cemetery, under the...
Brian D. Olliff
Jul 16, 2022
A service to honor the life of Brian D. Olliff will be held Friday, July 22, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. at First Baptist in Natchitoches, LA. Officiating will be Bro. Tommy Rush and Bro. Mike Honzell. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 5:00-8:00 P.M. at...
