Obituaries
Azrene Bolton
Nov 2, 2018
Funeral service for Mrs. Azrene Bolton will be at 11 am Monday, November 5, 2018, at Bellwood Baptist Church with Bro. Roger Matkin officiating. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Bellwood, LA under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home of Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time on Monday, November 5th at...
Jeanne St. Andre
Oct 30, 2018
Funeral Service for Mrs. Dortha Jeanne St. Andre will be held at 10 am on Friday, November 2, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Our precious wife and mother passed from this...
Reta Byrl Carnahan Rogé
Oct 29, 2018
Reta Byrl Carnahan Rogé died on October 29, 2018, in Tyler, Texas, passing away quietly and at peace after battling many health problems. She was born on June 2, 1929, the daughter of Daisy and Joseph Carnahan. She grew up in Cloutierville, La. and attended Northwestern State College, where she studied health services. In 1949 she married Edgar C. Roge,...
Joshua Lynn Desadier
Oct 28, 2018
A service to honor the life of Joshua Lynn Desadier will be at 2 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at Christian Harmony Baptist Church in the Trichel Community, LA. Burial will follow at St. Maurice Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends after 5 pm on Tuesday the 30th at Christian Harmony...
Carolyn "Conna" Mizell Glass Cloutier
Oct 24, 2018
One of Natchitoches’s true treasures, Carolyn “Conna” Mizell Glass Cloutier, 84, died peacefully in her bed at home early Wednesday morning, October 24, 2018, after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Natchitoches, she was for decades one of the brightest stars of the City of Lights. Conna was preceded in death by her father, Garland Burrell Glass; mother,...
Nathan Jennings
Oct 24, 2018
Nathan Vilton Jennings, 79 years of age and a resident of Marthaville, LA, passed away on October 24, 2018, after a sudden illness. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jean A. Jennings; 2 sons, Phillip Edward Jennings and wife Sherri of Marthaville and Bradley Vilton Jennings and wife Lori of Shreveport; grandchildren, Philip Taylor Jennings of Winnsboro,...
Matthew Scott Sesvold, Sr.
Oct 23, 2018
A celebration of life service for Matthew Scott Sesvold, Sr. will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Freedom Life Church in Natchitoches, LA with Bro. Michael Sesvold and Bro. Brian Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Branch Cemetery in Pitkin, Louisiana. The family will receive friends from 9:00 AM until service time on Saturday the...
Charlie Vascocu
Oct 22, 2018
A Mass of Christian Burial for Charles Vascocu will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Natchitoches. Burial will follow at Weaver Cemetery in Flora. The family will receive friends on the 31st from 8:30 am until 9:30 am at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Charles Aldrich Vascocu, (Charlie) was born to...
Billy Weston Carter
Oct 21, 2018
Billy Weston Carter passed away at his home in Natchitoches, LA on October 21, 2018, at the age of 81. He was born October 17, 1937, in Winnfield, LA where he lived with his family of six until he left to attend Southwestern University, now the University of Louisiana Lafayette, and University of Texas Austin. He left the university in...
Billy Drue Kay
Oct 21, 2018
Billy Drue Kay, age 76, went to be with the Lord on October 21, 2018, at his residence. He was born to Bud and Hazel Kay on August 11, 1942. Billy was a Provencal High School graduate and went to work in the construction business immediately after graduating. He made a lifelong career of building and remodeling homes. Billy enjoyed...
Kenneth Evans McIntyre, Jr.
Oct 20, 2018
Kenneth Evans McIntyre, Jr. was born on December 24, 1941, to Bertie Arnold McIntyre and Kenneth Evans McIntyre, Sr. He is survived by one sister, Erma McIntyre Free and her husband James Free. He was married to Judy Walcher McIntyre in 1966. They have been married for 52 years. They have four children: Kenneth Evans McIntyre III and his wife,...
Linda Spillman Franz
Oct 17, 2018
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Linda Spillman Franz will be held at 1:30 pm on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at the St. Anne Chapel on Old River with Father Charlie Ray serving as celebrant. Linda, 75 years of age and a past resident of Robeline, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, in her home surrounded by her...
Gloria Joye Carter
Oct 13, 2018
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Gloria Carter will be 11 am Monday, October 15, 2018, at Jonesboro Cemetery in Jonesboro, LA. The family will receive friends from 9 am until 10 am on Monday, October 15, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches.Mrs. Carter, 82 years of age, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 with her...
Wafa Dean Jenkins Manasco
Oct 11, 2018
Wafa Dean Jenkins Manasco, age 61, passed away at her residence on October 11, 2018. She was born to Harrison and Maxie Welch Jenkins on August 19, 1957, the eighth of nine children. She was a graduate of Robeline High School, who married the love of her life, Bobbie Ray Manasco on November 15, 1975. Wafa was a former employee of...
Mary Frances Brown
Oct 10, 2018
Mary Frances Bright Brown was born September 27, 1925 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Sid Bright Sr. She was preceded in death by her husband Steve Brown.She is survived by three children: Dr. Steve Brown and his wife Cynthia, Cheryl Breithaupt and her husband Bud, and William Dudley Brown. Mary Frances cherished the company of her six grandchildren and...
Catherine Nelken Bienvenu Henry
Oct 9, 2018
Catherine Augusta Nelken Bienvenu Henry, formerly of Natchitoches, LA, and San Antonio, TX, died October 9, 2018, in Tyler, TX, at the age of 91. Preceding her in death were her husbands Dr. René J. Bienvenu, Jr., and Douglas “Doug” Henry, Sr.; parents Sylvan and Lennie Nelken; sisters Sarah “Bettye” Woodyard and Dorothy Ann Owen; brother Sam Nelken; and brother-in-law...
Edgar "Eddie" Johnson, Sr.
Oct 8, 2018
A service to honor the life of Mr. Edgar “Eddie” Johnson, Sr. will be at 2 pm Saturday, October 13, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. T.J. Boyd and Bro. Wayne Hicks officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday, October...
Nellie McQueen
Oct 5, 2018
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Nellie McQueen will be at 10 am Saturday, October 13, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Bowlin officiating. Burial will follow at Coldwater Baptist Church Cemetery in Hagewood, LA. The family will receive friends from 9 am until service time on Saturday the 13th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home....
Daniel Edward Ryder, Jr.
Sep 30, 2018
Daniel Edward Ryder, Jr., 44 and a resident of Natchitoches, LA, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 30, 2018. Daniel was born October 25, 1973, in Alexandria, LA to Daniel Edward Ryder, Sr. of Deville, LA and Betty Campbell Ryder of Marthaville, LA. Daniel continued to work up until the last day with us, even after he got...
Jacqueline Weatherford Aaron
Sep 29, 2018
Jacqueline Weatherford Aaron passed away in the early morning on September 29, 2018. Her death was peaceful, involved no pain and occurred in her own bed, in Natchitoches, after a very long life; a death befitting someone who selflessly gave so much to so many and always placed the welfare of her family over her own. She has and always...
