Obituaries
Cecil Dean Odom, Jr.
Nov 24, 2018
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Cecil Dean Odom, Jr. will be at 10 am Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Natchitoches with Rev. Blake DeShautelle serving as celebrant. Burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery will follow the Mass. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm...
Melvin "Doc" Truitt Veuleman
Nov 19, 2018
On Monday, November 19, 2018, Melvin “Doc” Truitt Veuleman passed away peacefully at his home in Marthaville, LA.He was born on April 9, 1927, in Marthaville. He served his country in the Navy during WWII in a tour in the South Pacific, he came home and drove a gas truck for Valley Farmers Co-op for 44 years until he retired...
Dolores Hall Tucker
Nov 18, 2018
Graveside services for Dolores Hall Tucker will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, November 24, 2018, in Memory Lawn Cemetery with Bro. Tommy Rush officiating. Mrs. Tucker, 86, died peacefully Sunday, November 18, 2018, at the Arkansas Health Center, Benton, Arkansas. Mrs. Tucker was a native of Benton, Arkansas. She was a retired educator and former Director of the Natchitoches...
Lisa Ann Borders
Nov 18, 2018
A service to celebrate the life of Lisa Ann Borders will be held at 10 am Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Committal service will follow at Ramah Cemetery in Ashland, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Lisa, age 49 and...
Anthony Sebastian Catanese
Nov 16, 2018
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Anthony Sebastian Catanese will be at 11 am Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Natchitoches with Rev. Luke LaFleur serving as celebrant. Entombment in the Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum will follow the Mass. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 7 pm on...
Dr. Tommy Dunagan
Nov 13, 2018
A service to celebrate the life of Dr. Tommy Dunagan will be at 11 am Thursday, November 15, 2018, at First Baptist Church of Natchitoches with Rev. Tommy Rush officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time at First Baptist Church of Natchitoches located at 508 2nd St., Natchitoches, LA...
Wayne Dunn
Nov 9, 2018
Funeral service for Wayne Dunn will be at 10 am Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Jake Dardar officiating. Burial will follow at Dunn Family Cemetery in Cloutierville, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Monday, November 12th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Wayne, 61 years of age and...
Barbara Ann Berry
Nov 7, 2018
A service to honor the life of Barbara Berry will be at 10:30 am on Monday, November 12, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home of Natchitoches, LA. Burial will follow at Beulah Cemetery in Marthaville, LA. The family will receive friends from 4 pm until 7 pm on Sunday, November 11th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Barbara Berry was a...
Roy Cecil Knotts, Jr.
Nov 4, 2018
Funeral Services for Roy Cecil Knotts, Jr. will be at 10 am Friday, November 9, 2018, at First United Methodist Church of Natchitoches in the Crossroads sanctuary. Burial will follow at Old Ramah Cemetery in Ashland, LA under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home of Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on Thursday, November...
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,...
