Mark Anthony Salard

Visitation for Mark Anthony Salard will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2009 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. On Saturday, February 6, 2010, Mark Anthony Salard, age 40, of Pearl River, La passed away in his residence. Mark was a cabinet builder by trade, as was his father, but his real passion was music. He was a remarkable singer/songwriter and musician. Mark was an amazingly gifted left-handed lead guitar player and fiddle player. He played in numerous bands throughout Louisiana, parts of Texas and southern Mississippi. Mark loved to laugh and make other people laugh. He loved his family dearly and had a soft spot for animals. Mark rode his motorcycle whenever he could and he appreciated the little things in life that made the ride worthwhile. He is survived by his wife, Diane Salard; sons, Mason T. Salard of Natchitoches and Dillon P. Esslinger of Pearl River; mother, Judy E. Carnahan of Cloutierville; sister, Regina Salard Brossett and her husband Curtis of Cloutierville; great nieces, Meagan Brossett, Haidyn Brossett and Sophia Brossett all of Cloutierville; great niece, Natily Smith; and great nephews, Isaiah Smith and Nathaniel Brossett; uncle Harold Salard and his wife Bonnie of Cloutierville; aunts, Christelle Salard and Nelda Gallien and her husband Kenneth and their son, David all of Cloutierville He was preceded in death by his father, Hulon P. Salard of Picayune, MS; grandparents, Cliff and Ebbie Nichols Carnahan and Pierson and Grace Antee Salard all of Cloutierville; uncles, Clyde Salard of Cloutierville, Carl Salard of Clouiterville, Ben David Carnahan of Little Rock, AR; and Cliff Carnahan, Jr. of Natchitoches.