Obituaries
Robert L Miller
Feb 5, 2019
Services for Robert L. Miller of Natchitoches, LA will be at 11 am on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home of Natchitoches. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery of Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 9 am until service time on the 9th at Blanchard-St. Denis. He was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn...
Crystal Dowden-Magness
Feb 3, 2019
A service to honor the life of Crystal Marie Dowden-Magness will be held at 10 AM on Friday, February 8, 2019, at Blanchard -St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches with Rev. Frankie Mathis and Rev. Rickey Robertson officiating. Interment will follow at Booty Cemetery in Kisatchie, LA under the direction of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive...
Kenneth Allen Bivens
Feb 3, 2019
Kenneth Allen Bivens was born November 20, 1944, in Springfield, Ohio to Archie and Marie Bivens and passed away on February 3, 2019, at Subjective Home Care in Houston, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, Archie and Marie Bivens; daughters, Kimberly Lisa Bivens, his first wife, Judy Valentine Bivens Morton, and Dewanna Bivens, wife of 23 years. He...
Vina "June" Walker
Jan 28, 2019
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 am on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Chopin, with Rev. Marc Noel serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at the Emmanuel Cemetery. The family will receive family and friends from 5 pm until 9 pm with a Holy Rosary at 7 pm on Friday,...
Thomas "Tom" Erwin Foshee
Jan 26, 2019
Thomas “Tom” Erwin Foshee, 71, passed away Friday, January 26, 2019, at Willis-Knighton Bossier Hospital. Tom was a lifelong resident of Natchitoches and the son of T. J. and Billie Foshee. Raised on Cane River, this was probably where his adventurous spirit and passion for invention were rooted. With no siblings, Tom’s neighborhood friends became his brothers: Robert Carroll, Jim...
Jo Evelyn Dison Honeycutt
Jan 24, 2019
Jo Evelyn Dison Honeycutt passed away on January 24, 2019, and she is now in the loving arms of her savior Jesus Christ. She is preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Alton Dison; husband, Clayton Honeycutt; youngest son, Stacy Luke Honeycutt; and a grandson, Justin Lane Wilson. Jo is survived by a sister, Billie Marie Maggio and husband...
Edna LeMay Rhymes
Jan 24, 2019
Edna LeMay Rhymes, 75, of Creston, Louisiana, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Willis-Knighton Pierremont Health Center in Shreveport, LA. LeMay was born to Bennett and Thelma (Graham) Rice on April 28, 1943, in Campti, Louisiana. LeMay was an LPN and worked for many years as a surgical nurse at Natchitoches Hospital. After her retirement from surgery, she...
Bobby Ray Shoemaker
Jan 23, 2019
Bobby Ray Shoemaker, 77, of Robeline, Louisiana, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA. Bobby was born to Luther and Lizzie (Carnline) Shoemaker on May 4, 1941, in the Shamrock Community. Bobby was a skilled craftsman who could build anything he saw. His hand-crafted furniture, especially his rocking chairs, can...
Eugene Brown
Jan 23, 2019
Funeral service for Eugene Brown will be at 1 pm Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Galbraith Church of God in Marco, LA with Bro. Steve Miller and Bro. Wade Merrell officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Bentley, LA. The family will receive friends after 4 pm on Friday, January 25th at Galbraith Church of God....
Patricia Lynn Duraso
Jan 20, 2019
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Patricia Lynn Duraso will be at 10 am Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Natchitoches with Rev. Marc Noel serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Ann’s Cemetery on Old River. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Monday, January 21, 2019, at...
Leon "Sonny" Johnson, III
Jan 14, 2019
A service to honor the life of Mr. Leon “Sonny” Johnson, III. will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Blanchard- St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. Taylor Faught officiating. Burial will follow at the Bay Springs cemetery in Chopin, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday, January 25,...
Sharon C. Remy
Jan 14, 2019
A memorial service to honor the life of Sharon Remy will be at 3 pm until time of evening worship at 5 pm on Sunday, January 20, 2019, at the Grand Ecore Road Church of Christ located at 1509 Washington Street Natchitoches, La. 71457; please join us for our evening worship and light refreshments immediately following the memorial service. Mrs....
Bobby Dale Stoker, Sr.
Jan 11, 2019
Bobby Dale Stoker, Sr., 86, of Robeline, LA, passed away Friday, January 11th at Rapides Regional Medical Center. Born on January 11, 1933, Bobby lived most of his life in Robeline, LA. After graduating from Robeline High School, he proudly served in the United States Army and was a Korean War veteran. He worked on an offshore drill rig where...
Luther Donald Nelson
Jan 10, 2019
Mr. Luther Donald Nelson, 76 years of age and a resident of Natchitoches, LA, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019, in Natchitoches, LA. He was born February 18, 1942, in Marthaville, LA to Luther Nelson and Lela Aline Jordan Nelson. After graduating from Marthaville High School, he went on to proudly serve his country in the United States Navy aboard...
Mary Tate Birdwell
Jan 10, 2019
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Mary Tate Birdwell will be at 2 pm Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Jennings Chapel Congregational Methodist Church in the Bethany Community, LA with Butch Bruce, Clyde Miley and Chris Birdwell officiating. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends after...
Betty Jane (Murray) Davenport
Jan 7, 2019
Funeral service for Mrs. Betty Jane Davenport will be at 11 am Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Father Blake Deshautelle officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time on the 9th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Betty, 84 years of age and a resident of Natchitoches, passed...
Buzz Salard
Jan 6, 2019
Herbert Pierre “Buzz” Salard, 81 years of age and a resident of Natchitoches, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019, in Natchitoches. He was born on March 21, 1937, to John Salard and Anna Vercher Salard in Chopin, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Judy Phillips; and his siblings, Maisie DeLacerda, Irene “Kate” Salard, Lula Edwards,...
John H. Vercher
Jan 6, 2019
A Mass of Christian Burial for John H. Vercher will be held at 11 am on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. Louis Sklar officiating. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in the Trichel Community. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm with a Holy Rosary at...
Adrian D. Land, Jr.
Jan 3, 2019
A service to honor the life of Mr. Adrian D. Land, Jr. will be at 2 pm Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Olan McLaren officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Creston, LA. The family will receive friends from 12 pm until service time on Sunday the 6th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral...
Roy Burton Abrams
Jan 3, 2019
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Roy Burton Abrams will be held at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, La. from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on January 19, 2019. Roy Burton Abrams, 46 years of age, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019, in Beaumont, TX after battling a lengthy illness. He was born on February...
