Louis Reed Stephens, Sr.

Funeral service for Louis Reed Stephens, Sr. will be 10 am Saturday, January 29, 2011 at oak Grove United Methodist Church in Natchitoches, LA . Interment will follow at Oak Grove United Methodist Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Friday, January 28, 2011 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home and again the day of services from 9 am until service time at the church. Mr. Stephens passed away Thursday, January 27, 2011 in Natchitoches, LA. He was born October 3, 1933 to the late Walter Lee Stephens and the late Allie Lee McDonald Stephens in Natchitoches, LA. Those left to cherish his memory include his son, Louis Reed Stephens, Jr. and wife Sandi of Natchitoches; daughters, Alva Lou Stephens Floyd and husband Robert of Natchitoches and Suzonne Melissa Stephens of Natchitoches; a step son, Brian Huddleston of Deville; sisters, Katherine J. Anding and Neomi Jones; brothers, Warren Stephens and Harold Stephens. He was blessed with five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Those honored to serve as pallbearers include Hester Leach, Vaughn Shirley, Reese Stephens, Greg Cook, Mark Collins, and Ron Jones.