Obituaries
Olan Gerald Wilkerson
Jun 16, 2022
Funeral service for Mr. Olan Wilkerson will be held at 10 AM Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Lane officiating. Burial at Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Natchitoches will follow. The family will receive friends from 9 am until service time on the Saturday the 18th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Olan,...
Virginia Lou “Gingie” Trieschmann Pierson
Jun 16, 2022
Virginia Lou “Gingie” Trieschmann Pierson, 100, died Thursday, June 16, 2022. Born February 6, 1922, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to John Werner and Cora Watson Trieschmann, Gingie graduated from Little Rock Central High School and attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. She met the love of her life, Ed Pierson, in Little Rock in 1942, when Ed was a soldier...
John Overton Grayson
Jun 8, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. John Overton Grayson will be held at 10 am on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Rev. Derek Ducote serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at Fern Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday, June the...
John W. Bailes
Jun 8, 2022
John W. “J.W.” Bailes, 85 of Hammond died Wednesday, June 8, 2022. He was born on August 27, 1936. He was the son of the late William Jacob Bailes and Mary Bailes. He was also preceded in death by his wife Marie Berry Bailes, a daughter Linda Kay Bailes, and a son Johnny Ray Bailes. He is survived by his...
Virgil Barker
Jun 6, 2022
Funeral services for Virgil Barker will be held at 11 am on Friday, June 10, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Brian Ray officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Thursday, June 9th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches. Those...
Connie Boswell Whitford
Jun 3, 2022
Connie Boswell Whitford, 80, of Natchitoches, Louisiana passed away surrounded by her family on June 3, 2022, after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's. Connie is survived by her husband of 63 years, Michael Gordon Whitford; children Michael Gordon Whitford, Jr. and his wife Kristen, Amy Whitford deVargas, and Jennifer Whitford Rossi and her husband Jay; grandchildren Caitlyn Whitford, Michael David...
Dennis Wade Birdwell
Jun 3, 2022
Funeral service for Dennis Wade Birdwell will be held at 10 am on Monday, June 6, 2022 at Jennings Chapel in the Bethany Community with Bro. Brian Jennings and Bro. Joe Hendrickson officiating. Burial will follow at McCaskill Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis. The family will receive friends after 6 pm on Sunday, June 5th at Jennings Chapel...
Glynn Masters
Jun 2, 2022
Wilmerth Glynn Masters, 74 years of age and a resident of Natchitoches, passed away on June 2, 2022. He was born on November 11, 1947 to Delton and Vivian Masters in Bellwood, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Doug Masters and his wife Mary. Glynn is survived by his wife of 43 years, Nancy...
Michael "Mickey" Walker, Jr.
Jun 1, 2022
Graveside service for Michael Walker, Jr. will be held at 11 am on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at United Baptist Cemetery, formerly L.C. Weaver Memorial Cemetery in Campti, LA with Bro. Lyndell Stewart officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday the 4th from 9:30 am until 10:30 am at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA. Known by his...
Frances Riley Winn
May 29, 2022
Funeral service for Mrs. Frances Winn will be held at 2 pm Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Westside Baptist Church in Natchitoches. Interment will follow at Marthaville Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1 pm until service time on June 1st at Westside Baptist Church. Frances was born on July 30,...
Randy Sanderson
May 29, 2022
Randy Sanderson was born on August 10, 1954 in Decatur, IL. He proudly served in the United States Army for four years. In 1977 he married the love of his life, Peggy Woodel Sanderson and have been faithfully devoted to one another for 44 years. They have two sons, Troy Sanderson of Robeline, LA and Patrick Sanderson and wife Alexis...
Kathryn Ullrich Meric
May 26, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Kathryn Ullrich Meric will be held at 11 am Thursday, June 2, 2022 at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Father Charlie Ray serving as celebrant. Entombment will follow in the St. Augustine Catholic Church Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 9 am until 10:30 am on Thursday June 2nd at St. Augustine...
Artherine McDonald Parker
May 25, 2022
Funeral service for Mrs. Artherine McDonald Parker will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Charles Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Emmanuel Cemetery in Chopin, LA. The family will receive friends from 1 pm until service time on Saturday the 28th at Blanchard-St. Denis. Artherine was...
Clovis Byrd Whitehead
May 20, 2022
Graveside service for Mrs. Clovis Whitehead will be held at 10 am Sunday, May 22, 2022 at New Cedron Cemetery in Vowells Mill, LA with Kay Bedgood officiating. Clovis, 84 years of age and a resident of Vowells Mill, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022 in Natchitoches. She was born on November 12, 1937 to T.J. Byrd and Bertha...
Janice Farmer Andrus
May 20, 2022
Janice F. Andrus, age 85, passed away May 20, 2022. She was born March 4, 1937 in Shreveport, LA to Price and Inez Melder. She was retired from First Baptist Church in Natchitoches where she worked for many years as the financial secretary. She was married to Bobbie Andrus for 9 years. Prior to their marriage to Jack Farmer (deceased)...
Linda LaCaze McCain
May 12, 2022
Linda LaCaze McCain passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 in Natchitoches. She was born on April 17, 1942 to Carline and Felix LaCaze in Cloutierville, LA. She is survived by her husband, Lynn McCain; and two brothers, David LaCaze (Patricia) and Carroll LaCaze (Willie); as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Sadie Theresa Llorens Metoyer
May 11, 2022
Sadie Theresa Llorens Metoyer was born September 20, 1944 to the late Ernest and Mary B. Llorens of Natchitoches Louisiana. She was the beloved wife of Raymond Metoyer Sr. for 59 years; dear mother to Raymond Jr (Judy), John Darryl, and Lisa (Mark); loving Granny to Jake, Benjamin, Courtney, Aaron, Joshua, and Mary Caroline. Sadie was preceded in death by...
John Sidney Edwards, Sr.
May 9, 2022
Funeral services for John Sidney Edwards, Sr. will be held at 12 pm on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Mora, LA. Interment will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home and again on Thursday from 11...
JR Davis
May 9, 2022
A memorial service for Otha Harrison Davis Jr. will be Thursday, May 12th from 6-8 p.m. at the New Life Evangelism Center located at 4810 University Parkway in Natchitoches. How can one describe JR Davis? Dramatic. Entertaining. Eccentric. He was so loving and caring. He’d give you his last dollar and do without to help anyone. “But don’t tell anybody”,...
Pete Stewart
May 9, 2022
A celebration of life service for Michael “Pete” Alexander Stewart will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Dr. Gevan Spinney officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 11 am until service time on Saturday the 14th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral...
