Buford Balthazar

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Buford Balthazar will be 11 am Thursday, June 4, 2009 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Isle Breville, LA with Reverend Jacob Thomas officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Augustine Catholic Church Mausoleum under the direction of Blanchard St. Denis. The family will receive friends from 8 am until 10:15 am Thursday, June 4 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. A Rosary Service will be held at 9:15 am Thursday during the visitation. Mr. Balthazar, 90, of Natchitoches, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009. He was born April 22, 1919 to the late Milton Balthazar and Delphia Rachal Balthazar in Derry, LA. He lived for over thirty years in the San Fernando Valley of California where he worked as an electronic technician for Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He returned to Natchitoches upon his retirement. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of nearly 57 years, Barbara Balthazar; two sisters, Almetta Miller and Jean Jackson; a brother, James Rachal; numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Terrel Delphin, Jr., Fred Jacobs, Thomas Delphin, Hardy Sers, F.J. Delphin, and Henry Rachal, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Felix Monnette, Henry Rachal, Sr. Dennis Morgan, and William Delphin, Jr.