Obituaries
Alice Massey Rachal
Jun 27, 2020
Funeral Services for Mrs. Alice Massey Rachal will be held on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020, at 10 am at United Baptist Church of Campti with Bro. Mike Honzell officiating. Burial will follow at Zion Cemetery in Fairview Alpha. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 5pm until 9 pm at United Baptist Church of Campti located at 7687...
Dr. Charles "Charlie" Edward Viers, Jr.
Jun 24, 2020
Dr. Charles “Charlie” Edward Viers, Jr., 78 years of age and a resident of Natchitoches, passed away on June 24, 2020, at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA after a lengthy illness. He was born at home in Prichard, WV to Charles E. Viers, Sr. and Gertrude Ival (Rayburn) Viers. Being raised in rural West Virginia to a farmer...
Dorothy White Lindsey
Jun 23, 2020
O what a glorious day! Heaven is celebrating the precious reunion of Dot and W.B. Lindsey, united again in the presence of Christ. A service to celebrate the life of Dorothy White Lindsey will be held at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home on Saturday, June 27, 2020. Visitation will be at 1:00 PM with services beginning at 2:00 PM. Reverend...
Eunice Virginia Robinson
Jun 21, 2020
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Eunice Virginia Robinson will be held at 10 am Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Sister Frances Allen officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in Hagewood, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Monday, June 22nd at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral...
Edward Earl Tolar
Jun 18, 2020
Mr. Edward Earl Tolar, 90, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, June 18, 2020, at the Courtyard of Natchitoches after a lengthy illness. His wife, Mrs. Nelda Faye Tolar, passed away on April 20, 2020. A joint service for Mr. and Mrs. Tolar will be held Monday, June 22nd, at the First Baptist Church of Natchitoches at 10:00...
Clara Poche' Vercher
Jun 16, 2020
Funeral service for Mrs. Clara Poche’ Vercher will be held at 11 am on Saturday, June 20, 2020, in the Chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Ray officiating. Burial will follow at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery in Cloutierville, LA with Rev. Christian Ogbonna providing the rite of committal. The family will receive friends from 5...
David Allen King
Jun 8, 2020
A graveside memorial service for David Allen King will be held at a later date at New Hope Cemetery in Choudrant, LA. David Allen King, 60 years of age and a resident of Myrtle Beach, SC passed away on June 8, 2020. He was born on July 18, 1959, to William and Catherine King in Baton Rouge, LA. He was...
Harold Reid Wall
Jun 8, 2020
A funeral service to honor the life of Harold Wall will be held on Friday, June 12, 2020 at 2 pm in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery in Provencal. The family will receive friends for a visitation on Thursday, June 11, 2020 from 5 pm until 8 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral...
Nancy Carol Lloyd Gallien
Jun 7, 2020
Graveside services for Nancy Gallien will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, June 11th, 2020 at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church Cemetery in Campti, LA with social distancing observed. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm with a holy rosary at 7 pm on Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 in the chapel of...
Charles “Charlou” Edward Maggio
Jun 6, 2020
Charles “Charlou” Edward Maggio was born on April 20, 1935. A life-long resident of Natchitoches, he passed away on June 6, 2020 at the age of 85. Charlou was predeceased by his wife of 52 years, Myrna Maggio, parents, Joseph and Rose Maggio, brother, Kenneth Maggio, and son-in-law, Ren Todtenbier. He is survived by his daughters, Michele Todtenbier, Marla Prince,...
Jennifer Ann Crye Nichols
Jun 2, 2020
Jennifer Ann Crye Nichols, age 72, passed away peacefully at her home on June 2, 2020 surrounded by family. Jennifer, the oldest of five children, was born January 2, 1948 in Mannheim, Germany to James and Renate Crye. She relocated with her family to Anchorage, Alaska during her teenage years where she graduated from East High School in 1966. On...
Billy Jack Stoker
Jun 1, 2020
A service to honor the life of Billy Stoker will be at 10 am on Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Buddy Boswell officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Central Cemetery in Robeline. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday, June 5th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home....
Len McCain
Jun 1, 2020
Len McCain, age 71, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family friends. “I have fought the good fight; I have finished the course; I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 Visitation will be at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home on Thursday, June 4, 2020 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday,...
Donald Glenn Dowden
May 31, 2020
A service to honor the life of Donald Glenn Dowden will be held on Friday, June 5, 2020, at 2 pm at Kisatchie Baptist Church, with Bro. Wayne Chance, Bro. Bill Hudson, and Buster Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at Kisatchie Cemetery. On May 31, 2020, the Dowden family chain was broken again. Our family lost a huge link and...
Marlyne Carter Russell
May 30, 2020
Marlyne Russell, 67 years of age and a resident of Black Lake, LA passed away on May 30, 2020, in Alexandria, LA. She was born on August 26, 1952 to Clovis Carter and Lovie Franks Carter in Natchitoches. She was preceded in death by a son, Brandon Russell. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Paul Russell; daughters...
Willa Brown Greene
May 29, 2020
Willa Brown Greene was born in 1932 in DeRidder, Louisiana and slipped from this earth May 29, 2020 in Natchitoches, “Sheltered in the Arms of God.” Raised in DeRidder, she married B.F. Greene of Summerfield, Louisiana, in 1949 and started a 70-year adventure of a bridge-builder’s life including over forty moves throughout the state of Louisiana. They finally settled in...
Faye Katheryn Mathews McLeod
May 29, 2020
Funeral services for Faye Katheryn Mathews McLeod will be Monday, June 1, 2020 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home at 1 p.m., with burial to follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Ms. McLeod was born October 12, 1936 in Bastrop, Louisiana to Clarence and Minnie Mathews....
Dorothy "Dot" Kelly Townsend Holladay
May 29, 2020
Dorothy “Dot” Kelly Townsend Holladay was born on August 14, 1932 in the midst of the Great Depression. The great-granddaughter of the first Judge of Red River Parish; her birth paid for with a bale of cotton. Dot passed away in the midst of a pandemic on Friday, May 29, 2020 at The Glen Retirement Center in Shreveport, Louisiana; having...
Jimmye Knott Holmes
May 29, 2020
Jimmye K. Holmes, age 78, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020, at her home in Natchitoches. She was born in Marthaville on January 25, 1942, to R.W. and Willie May Knott. She graduated from Northwestern State University earning a Master’s Degree +30 in Education. She married George Shove Holmes in 1981 and they resided in Marthaville with their three...
Helen Meyers Vercher
May 27, 2020
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Helen Meyers Vercher will be held at 1 pm on Monday, June, 1, 2020, at Cloutierville Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Cloutierville Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5 pm to 9 pm on Sunday, May 31st at Cloutierville Baptist...
