Jeanette Lavespere Rachal

Jeanette Lavespere Rachal, age 89, of Natchitoches, LA, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at Courtyard of Natchitoches Nursing Home. Arrangements are being handled by Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA where the family will receive friends from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm on Friday, October 01, 2010. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of Blanchard St. Denis at 1:00 pm on Friday with Rev John Foster officiating. Interment will be at Gorum Cemetery in Gorum, LA Mrs. Jeanette was a loving and caring mother, grandmother and friend. She loved working in her flower gardens, spending time outdoors, and gave good advice to her children. She enjoyed ceramics, painting, and keeping scrapbooks. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Rachal, Sr.; three sons, Lawrence Rachal, Jr., Donald Wayne Rachal, and infant Marvin Rachal; and her parents, Lee Lavespere and Marie Thomasee Lavespere. She is survived by two daughters, Geraldine Rachal and husband Huey of Natchitoches, LA and Sandra Potts of Minden, LA; two sons, Stan Rachal of Lena, LA and Bob Rachal of Deville, LA; twelve grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three sisters, Delphine LaCour of Dallas, TX, Nora Edwards of Houston, TX, and Elaine Dalme of Fresno, CA; and three brothers, Daniel Lavespere of Baton Rouge, LA, Leo Lavespere of Portland, OR, and Joe Lavespere of Pineville, LA.