John Marion Ammons

Funeral Services for John Marion Ammons will be held Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at 2:00 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funereal Home in Natchitoches, Louisiana with Rev. Kenny Dyess officiating. Interment will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery in Natchitoches. A visitation will be Monday night, April 17, 2017, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Mr. John Ammons passed away on April 15, 2017, he was well known, but most will remember him owning John’s General Store near the Oak Grove Community. He loved his church life and helped build Calvary Baptist Church in Natchitoches where he was also a deacon. He later helped rebuild and served as a deacon at Old Bethel Baptist Church for several years and then attended Coldwater Baptist Church where he continued to serve the Lord until his illness. He was a hard-working, God-fearing man that dedicated his life to providing for his family, serving the Lord, and instilling within his children the lessons of allowing God to be the leader in their lives, to always work, not sit, and to provide for their families. These teachings were of the utmost importance to him and in them he succeeded. He loved fishing, hunting, gardening, visiting with neighbors and keeping his yard in immaculate beauty. He is survived by three children, Jerrie Ammons Choate, wife of Dennis Choate of Mansfield, James Owen Ammons, husband of Paula Ammons of Natchitoches, and Kristi Ammons Fair, wife of Shannon Fair of Natchitoches; one remaining sibling, a brother, Oscar E. Ammons of Texas; ten grandchildren, Joy Ammons, Jessica McGrath, Denney Choate, Jamie Grimes, Jeremy Jones, Matt Jones, Chris Oldemeyer, Jon Oldemeyer, Jessica Hurd and Jaime Rhymes. 15 great-grandchildren, numerous cousins and great friends. He is preceded in death by his wife, Betty Ammons; son, John Mitchell Ammons; daughter, Sallie Ammons Jones; parents, Rufus and Birdie Ammons; brothers, Harvey Ammons, William Ammons, Louis Ammons; and a sister, Ada Falcon. Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be his grandchildren, Denney Choate, Wayne Ammons, Jeremy Jones, Matt Jones, Chris Oldemeyer, and Jon Oldemeyer. Honorary pallbearers will be Joy Ammons, Jamie Grimes, Glenn Ammons, Bubba Ammons, Ricky Ammons, Joe Ferguson and Donald Lee Ferguson.