Funeral service for Mr. Eugene Nolley will be 1 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2011 in the chapel of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home with Brother James Perry officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home.
Mr. Nolley, 80 years of age, passed away Monday, January 3, 2011 in Natchitoches. He was born March 6, 1930 to the late Albert Nolley and late Eva McDonald Nolley in Natchitoches. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War, where he received a Bronze Star. He is retired from Ben Franklin’s Department Store as a retail manager.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor Dowden Nolley.
Those left to cherish his memory include his sons, Stanley Nolley of Natchitoches, Ricky Nolley and his wife JoAnn of Kennesaw, GA, and Tracy Nolley and Vicki Fontenot of Natchitoches; two daughters, Deborah Nolley Ransome and her husband Mark of Leesville and Patricia Nolley Sukhai of Mobile, AL; a sister, Gladys Brazzel of Bossier City; brothers, Ralph Nolley of Natchitoches and William “Ed” Nolley of Natchitoches; grandchildren, Shelly LaCaze Martin and husband David, Stephen Daniel LaCaze, Yolisa Nolley, Raymond Nolley, Ckelsie Sukhai, Evan Nolley, Jennifer Nolley, Brendan Nolley, Renee Caldwell, Rick Caldwell; numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.