Obituaries
Samuel "Sam" Howard Marlin
Dec 27, 2016
Samuel H Marlin, 63, of Natchez, La passed away the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016 in his home. Sam was born to Alice and Howard (Skip) on May 1, 1953, in Brawley, California. He lived in El Centro until 1963, moved to Calexico where he helped his father with the milk route and graduated class of 1971. He married...
Sherry Kay (Burns) Baumgardner
Dec 26, 2016
Funeral service for Sherry Kay (Burns) Baumgardner will be on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at 2 pm at The First United Methodist Church of Natchitoches Main Sanctuary with Rev. Linda Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery of Natchitoches. The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 29, 2016, from 12 noon until 1:30 pm at The Crossroads...
Larry Wise
Dec 25, 2016
Graveside service for Larry Wise will be at 12 noon Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Beulah Methodist Cemetery in Marthaville, LA. The family will receive friends from 9 am until 11:30 am on the 29th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Larry, 69 years of age and a resident of Gilmer, TX, passed away December 25, 2016 at his residence. He...
Ella Bayonne
Dec 24, 2016
A Mass of Christian Burial for Ella D. Rachal Bayonne will be at 11 am Wednesday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Cloutierville, LA with Father Charlie Ray serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 am until the time of Mass at St. John...
Nelda Ann (Brown) Martin
Dec 23, 2016
Funeral service for Mrs. Nelda Ann Martin will be at 2 pm Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Goldonna Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Goldonna Cemetery. The family will receive after 5 pm on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Goldonna Baptist Church located at 287 Ash St, Goldonna, LA 71031. Nelda Ann Martin passed away Friday, December 23, 2016, at...
Rodney Lofton
Dec 22, 2016
A time to celebrate and reflect on the life lived by Earl Rodney Lofton will be from 5:30 pm until 8 pm on Friday, December 30, 2016 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home of Natchitoches. Rodney, age 67 and a resident of Natchez, LA passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 30,...
William E Davis
Dec 20, 2016
A service to honor the life of Mr. William 'Bill' Davis will be held at 1:00 pm, Friday, December 23, 2016, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Josh Currie officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm on Friday, December 23, 2016,...
H.G. Hawthorne
Dec 19, 2016
H.G. Hawthorne, Jr, 93, former resident of Natchitoches for almost 50 years, passed away December 19, 2016 in Temple, TX with his family by his side. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church, Crossroads Sanctuary, in Natchitoches. Visitation begins at 1:30 PM; Service at 3:00 PM. HG donated his body to...
Carl Jason Viola
Dec 17, 2016
Carl Viola, 47, of Clarence, LA, passed away at his home on December 17, 2016. He was born May 23, 1969, to Glenn Dale Viola Sr. and Ethel Sue Davis Viola. He was a thoughtful person, always putting the needs of others before his own needs. He loved to make people laugh, and was telling jokes even up to the...
Vernon Carter
Dec 16, 2016
Funeral services for Mr. Vernon Carter, Sr. will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, December 27th, 2016 at Montgomery United Pentecostal Church in Montgomery, LA with Rev. Donald Givens officiating. Interment will follow at St. Maurice Cemetery following the services. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Monday, December 26th, 2016, at the church...
Vera McGehee
Dec 12, 2016
Funeral services for Vera Eva Moore McGehee will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2016, in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev.'s Josh Currie and Jonathan McManus officiating. Interment will follow the service at Old Pisgah Cemetery in Belmont, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Wednesday, December...
Ernest Joseph Pichon
Dec 12, 2016
Ernest Joseph Pichon passed away Monday December 12, 2016, his 77th birthday. He was born December 12, 1939 to the late Sidney Patrick Pichon, Sr. and Zita Delores Narcisse Pichon in Slidell, LA. He attended Sacred Heart Elementary and graduated in 1958 from St. Tammany High School in Slidell. Ernie served honorably for 4 years as a Quartermaster in the...
William Shane Vascocu
Dec 10, 2016
Shane a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend; passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the age of 45. He managed River City Roofing; was a resident of Port Allen and a native of Baton Rouge, La. Visitation will be at Wilbert Funeral Home 440 S. Alexander Ave, Port Allen, La 70767 on Monday, December 12, 2016 from 5...
Danny Lumpkin
Dec 8, 2016
Funeral services for Mr. Danny Wayne Lumpkin, Sr. will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at 11:00 am, in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home, with Rev.'s Dennis Bjornberg and Mark Smith, officiating. Interment will follow the services at Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on...
Blane Foshee
Dec 8, 2016
Funeral services for Blane Foshee will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at 2:00 pm in the Crossroads Sanctuary of the United Methodist Church in Natchitoches, LA. Interment will follow the services in Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Monday, December 12, 2016, in the Crossroads Sanctuary on Second Street....
Ethel Louise Kaffie Robeau
Dec 7, 2016
Ethel Louise Kaffie Robeau passed away on December 7, 2016 at the age of 92. She was born on October 27, 1924 in Natchitoches; the only child of Harold Kaffie and Marie Louise Kelsoe Kaffie. Ethel graduated valedictorian from Natchitoches High School in 1941, and attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri; and the University of Texas at Austin. She married...
Sandra Jean Franks
Dec 7, 2016
Sandra Jean Franks (Jeannie) of Fairview Alpha went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 7, 2016 at the age of 63. She was born on November 16, 1953 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Gallien, Jr. of Campti, LA. Jeannie is preceded in death by her sisters, Elaine G. Bostick, Patsy G. Gullo, Marie G....
Katherine Anding
Dec 7, 2016
Funeral services for Katherine Stephens Anding will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Rev. Craig Beeman officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Friday, December 09, 2016 at Blanchard-St. Denis...
Robert Heath Brister
Dec 6, 2016
Funeral services for Robert Heath Brister will be held on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at 10:00 am in the Provencal United Pentecostal Church in Provencal, LA. Interment will follow in the Provencal Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 10:00 pm on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at the church in Provencal. Heath, as he was known, 40...
Ashley "Bud" LaCaze, Jr.
Dec 5, 2016
On December 5, 2016, Ashley E. “Bud” LaCaze, Jr. passed away at the Courtyard of Natchitoches with his wife and youngest son by his side. Bud was born May 30, 1941 in Flora, LA. He graduated from Flora High School and then honorably served in the United States Air Force from 1959 to 1962. Bud was preceded in death by...
