Obituaries
Rosa M Bayonne
Nov 25, 2018
A Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate the life of Rosa M. Bayonne will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Officiating the services will be Father John O’Brien. Friends are invited to a visitation with the family on the morning of the service at the church. Visitation will...
Alberta Byone
Nov 25, 2018
A Mass of Christian Burial for Alberta Byone will be celebrated at 11 am Thursday, November 29, 2018, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Cloutierville with Rev. Christian Ogbonna serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6...
Dr. John "Jay" Hix
Nov 24, 2018
Dr. John L. ("Jay") Hix died on November 24, 2018, at the age of 81. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, Louisiana on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. His family will receive friends on Wednesday, November 28th from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home....
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...
