Obituaries
Randy Wigely
Oct 21, 2019
A Mass of Christian Burial for Randy Wigley will be at 11 am on Friday, October 25, 2019, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Natchitoches with Rev. John O’Brien serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 9 am until 10:30 am...
Ben Neil Mayeaux
Oct 20, 2019
Ben Neil Mayeaux was born in Natchitoches on September 19, 1938. He passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, October 20, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. A graduate of Natchitoches High School and lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church, he spent his life in service to his country, community and family. Upon an honorable discharge from...
Nancy Holland
Oct 13, 2019
Funeral service for Nancy Holland will be at 1 pm on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. David Matlock officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery near Hagewood, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Tuesday, October 22nd at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Nancy, age 65 and a...
David Cox
Oct 13, 2019
Funeral service for David Cox will be held at 12:30 PM Friday, October 18, 2019, at Christ the King Lutheran Church with Rev. John Karle officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery, Natchitoches, LA. Visitation will be Friday, October 18th from 10 AM until service time at Christ the King Lutheran Church located at 305 Royal Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457. Those honored to...
James C. Smith, Sr.
Oct 13, 2019
Funeral services for Mr. James C. Smith, Sr. will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, with Bro. Buster Jordan officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow at Weaver Cemetery in Flora, LA. James Clayton Smith, Sr., 87 years of...
Rachael Ann Gardiner
Oct 12, 2019
A memorial Mass for Mrs. Rachael Ann Gardiner will be held at 10 am on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be at...
John Levy Lodrigue, Jr.
Oct 12, 2019
Funeral service for Mr. John Levy Lodrigue, Jr. will be held at 3 pm on Friday, October 18, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. John Cunningham officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Emmanuel Cemetery near Chopin, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Thursday, October 17th at Blanchard-St. Denis. Recitation...
Earl V Rhodes, III
Oct 10, 2019
Earl Vernice Rhodes III (Trey), was born in Shreveport Louisiana on May 21st, 1969 to Earl Vernice Rhodes Jr. and Hilda Sue O’Quinn Rhodes of Natchitoches, Louisiana. He passed away on October 10th, 2019 at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ira O’Quinn of Natchitoches, Louisiana; paternal...
Roy Sylvie
Oct 9, 2019
James Roy Sylvie passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, in Louisiana at the age of 90. Roy was born April 9, 1929, in Derry, Louisiana, to Dorretta Couty and Jesse James Sylvie. He served as an altar boy at St. Augustine Church and attended St. Matthews High School. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1951. He...
Carolyn McConnell Wells
Oct 9, 2019
Carolyn McConnell Wells (Carol) died on October 9, 2019, with her daughter, Julia Nesom by her bedside, as Julia read Evening Prayer. Carolyn was born February 22, 1918, to Edith Lower McConnell and William McConnell in Somerton, PA. Carolyn was predeceased by her parents, sisters Edith and Ellen, daughter Eleanor, and her husband Tom Henderson Wells (Commander, USN, Ret, Ph.D.). ...
Robert Tucker
Oct 7, 2019
Graveside services for Mr. Robert Tucker will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Friendship Cemetery in Provencal, LA. with Bro. Randy Olliff officiating. Robert Lynn Tucker, 68 years of age and resident of Natchitoches, passed away on October 7, 2019. He was born on March 18, 1951, in Robeline, LA to Alvin and Mary Tucker....
Gerome Henson
Oct 4, 2019
A service to honor the life of Mr. Aaron Gerome Henson will be at 11 am on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at First Baptist Church of Natchitoches with Pastor Tommy Rush officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at the American Cemetery of Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 9 am until service time on Tuesday the 8th at...
Ruth Ann “Tody” Stephens
Sep 29, 2019
A memorial service to honor the life of Ruth Ann Stephens “Tody” will be held at 6 pm on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 4 pm until service time on Wednesday the 2nd at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Ruth Ann Stephens “Tody” passed away in Natchitoches on Sunday,...
Thomas Ferrel Marr
Sep 25, 2019
Thomas Ferrel Marr, age 66 of Natchitoches, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home on Saturday, September 28, 2019, from 12 noon until service time. A service to honor his life will be held in the Chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at...
Eddie Glynn Price
Sep 24, 2019
A service to honor the life of Eddie Glynn Price will be at 2 pm on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Johnnie Dunn officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 12 pm until service time on Thursday the 26th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Eddie...
Margaret Joyce “Jo” Goepfert Hargis
Sep 23, 2019
Margaret Joyce “Jo” Goepfert Hargis, 92, died in her home at the Oaks of Louisiana on Monday, September 23, 2019. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 28, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Natchitoches with the Rev. Linda Clark presiding. Visitation will precede the service beginning at 9 a.m. Interment will be at Memory Lawn Cemetery...
David L. Junot
Sep 23, 2019
After a hard and determined fight against cancer, his battle was lost on September 23, 2019. He passed peacefully in the comfort of his home with his wife at his side. David was an amazing husband of 43 years to Rebecca Drumm Junot, a loving father of Tracy Dewey (Gillis) and Ariel Breaux (Rueben), an awesome Paw-Paw to his 3...
Mary Dee Williamson Green
Sep 22, 2019
Mary Dee Williamson Green was born in Attala County, Mississippi on June 6, 1914, to James Smith Williamson and Mary Clevie Steed Williamson. She passed away on September 22, 2019, at the Lexington House nursing facility in Alexandria, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 60 years (Sidney Walter Green, who passed away in 1998);...
Rickie Lambert
Sep 21, 2019
Rickie Lambert, 64 years of age and a resident of Many passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at Christus Highland in Shreveport. He was born on July 18, 1955, to Arthur Ray Lambert, Jr. and Margaret Sue Mitchell Lambert in Natchitoches, LA. He was preceded in death by his mother and a sister, Pami Sue Lofton. He is survived...
Dr. Nelda Self Wellman
Sep 21, 2019
Funeral services for Dr. Nelda Self Wellman will be held on September 25, 2019, at 10 a.m. at New Life Evangelism Center in Natchitoches, LA. Rev. Dennis Bjornberg will officiate the service; interment will follow at American Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on September 24, 2019, from 4-7 p.m. at New...
