Obituaries
Brian Harp
Oct 25, 2016
Funeral services for Brian Harp will be held 10:00 am on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. Bruce Mitchell, Rev. Bill Hudson, and Rev. Mike Marbut officiating. Interment will follow at Lambertown Cemetery in Robeline, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Friday, October 28, 2016, at Blanchard-St. Denis...
Karen Manasco
Oct 22, 2016
Funeral services for Karen Manasco will be held 10:00 am on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. Brian Ray officiating. Interment will follow at Central Cemetery in Robeline, LA. The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Karen, 49, of Robeline, LA, passed away October...
Marie Blanchard Gahagan
Oct 14, 2016
“May flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest” - William Shakespeare A Mass of Resurrection and Rite of Christian burial for Marie Blanchard Gahagan will be at 11 am Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Natchitoches with Rev. Craig Scott serving as celebrant and Rev. Blake Deshautelle serving as concelebrant....
Mary M O'Neal
Oct 14, 2016
Funeral services for Mary M. O'Neal will be held at Montgomery Baptist Church in Montgomery, LA at 10:00 am on Monday, October 17, 2016 with Rev. Ray Teal officiating. Interment will follow at Mars Hill Cemetery in Montgomery, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Montgomery Baptist Church on Sunday, October 16, 2016. Mary,...
Betty Ann Thomasee Bolton
Oct 12, 2016
A service to honor the life of Betty Ann Thomasee Bolton will be at 1 pm Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Blanchard-St.Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Don Windham officiating. Burial will follow at Mora Baptist Church Cemetery in Mora, LA. The family will receive friends from 11 am until 1 pm on Saturday the 15th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home....
Annie Basco Walker
Oct 12, 2016
A Mass of Christian Burial for Annie Walker will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Gorum, LA. Interment will follow the services at Gorum Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm at St. Margaret Mary Church Hall on Friday, October 14, 2016. Annie Basco...
Betty Joan Basco
Oct 10, 2016
Betty Joan Basco, 69 years of age, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at The Oak Care Center in Pineville, LA. She was born Saturday, September 20, 1947 to Hiram and Lou Anna Troquille Basco in Gorum, LA. She is survived by her children, John Bynog and his wife Cleta, Jennifer Golemon, and Jacqueline Ford and her husband Michael. She...
Billie Wray Moss Westbrook
Oct 9, 2016
Funeral services for Billie Wray Moss Westbrook will be held 10 AM Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Blanchard-St. Denis Chapel with Rev. Keith Adams and Rev. Tommy Patton officiating. Burial will be in Memory Lawn Cemetery at Natchitoches, LA following the services. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 12, 2016 from 5 PM until 8 PM and on Thursday, October 13,...
Billy Gene Clark
Oct 6, 2016
Funeral service for Billy G. Clark, 78, of Holly Lake Ranch will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Central Baptist Church in Robeline, LA. Interment will be in the Central Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Clark passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016 in Tyler. Mr. Clark was born August 30, 1938 in Natchitoches, LA to Slias and Mattie Lee...
Ella Rhodes
Sep 28, 2016
A funeral service for Ella O'Bannon Rhodes will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Provencal Baptist Church in Provencal, LA with Rev Paul Grace officiating. Interment will follow at Provencal Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Friday, September 30, 2016 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home and from 1:00...
Rita Brockbank
Sep 23, 2016
Rita Frances Brockbank, 78 years of age and a resident of Natchitoches, passed away September 23, 2016. Originally from California, Rita was born April 22, 1938. She earned a Masters Plus from the University of Arizona in education. She spent her life shaping and teaching young minds in Texas, Louisiana and Arizona ultimately retiring from each of the three states....
Dorothy Marie (Stephens) McLaren
Sep 22, 2016
Dorothy McLaren, 74 years of age and a resident of Provencal, went to be with her Lord Thursday, September 22, 2016 while surrounded by family in Shreveport, LA. She was a loving, devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother and will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Her greatest loves in life were her family, friends, and her faith...
Patsy Thomas Gallien
Sep 18, 2016
Patsy Thomas Gallien, 75 years of age and a resident of Natchitoches and formerly of Vidor, TX, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Natchitoches Community Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Ruvian Gallien; her brother, Maxie Thomas and her parents, Allen and Bernice Thomas of Castor, LA. She is survived by one...
Carolyn Chance Daigle
Sep 17, 2016
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Carolyn Chance Daigle will be at 11 am Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Natchitoches with Rev. Blake Deshautelle serving as celebrant. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hornbeck, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on...
Grady Murrell Harper, Ph.D.
Sep 15, 2016
“And with the stroke of a brush, you left us with the beauty of this place…” These words define the legacy of Grady Murrell Harper, Ph.D., 83, of Natchitoches, La., who passed away after a long battle with ALS. Graveside services will be held at Alexandria Memorial Gardens, located on Hwy 167 in Woodworth, LA, at 4:00 pm on Monday,...
Betty Wagley Rigsby
Sep 15, 2016
Betty Lou Wagley Rigsby, 88, a long time resident of Marthaville, Louisiana went to be with the Lord on September 15, 2016 surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Funeral services for Betty Lou Wagley Rigsby will be held on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. at the Beulah Methodist Church, 2279 Highway 487...
William "Will" Henry James
Sep 13, 2016
William Henry James, 58, a lifelong resident of Natchitoches, passed away in the LSU Medical Center in Shreveport early in the morning of September 13. 2016. After suffering from a long illness, Will was comforted in his last days by the love of his family and close friends. For decades Will was an active member of many cultural boards, committees,...
Rosaline Lacaze
Sep 11, 2016
Rosaline “Posie” Lacaze, 92, a long-time resident of Houston, went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2016. Born March 21, 1924, in Derry, LA, to Edmond and Rosaline Gallien, Posie married James Vernice Lacaze in 1939 and started a family shortly thereafter. After relocating several times throughout Louisiana and Texas for work, the couple moved to Houston to...
Lucy Faye Hicks
Sep 10, 2016
Funeral services for Lucy Faye LaCour Hicks will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches with Rev. Wayne Hicks officiating. Interment will follow the services at Fern Park Cemetery in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm on Wednesday, prior to the services, at Blanchard-St....
Andrew "Andy" Jenkins, Jr.
Sep 10, 2016
Funeral services for Andrew 'Andy' Jenkins Jr. will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA with Dr. John Foster officiating. Interment will follow the service at Warren Cemetery in Fisher, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Monday, September 12, 2016 at Blanchard-St....
