Obituaries
Regina “Jeannie” Sweeney Llorence
Dec 24, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Regina “Jeannie” Sweeney Llorence will be held at 10 am on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Isle Brevelle, LA with Father Charlie Ray serving as celebrant. Entombment will follow in the St. Augustine Catholic Church Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 8:30 am until 9:30 am on...
Carol Lauw Hays
Dec 24, 2022
Funeral service for Mrs. Carol Hays will be 2 pm Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Crossroads Baptist Church in Marthaville, LA. Officiating the service will be Brother Tim Leach. Burial will follow at Beulah Methodist Cemetery in Marthaville, LA. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time on Wednesday the 28th at Crossroads Baptist Church located at...
Jim Toney
Dec 22, 2022
A service to honor the life of Mr. Jim Toney will be held at 2 pm on Friday, December 30, 2022, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with interment to follow at Weaver Cemetery in Flora, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Thursday, December 29th at Blanchard-St Denis Funeral Home. James Edward Toney, 71...
Nancy West Harrington
Dec 21, 2022
Nancy West Harrington departed this life on December 21, 2022 after a brief illness. She was 98. Nancy was born December 6, 1924 in the village of Roxwell, Essex County, England to Charles Henry West and Phyllis Mildred West. She had one sibling, her brother, Don. Nancy had a happy life in the small village that was filled with many...
Glyndal Elizabeth Berry Gandy
Dec 20, 2022
Glyndal Elizabeth Berry Gandy was born on October 14th 1934 in Rocky Springs as the only child and beloved daughter of Kelly D. Berry and Lois Rains Berry, and passed from this life on December 20th 2022 in Houston TX after a brief illness. Left to celebrate her life are her son, James Rodney “Rocky” Gandy, Jr. and wife Joanne...
Kenneth Clyde Hardee
Dec 19, 2022
A service celebrating the life of Kenneth Clyde Hardee will be held on Friday, December 23, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at United Baptist Church in Campti, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Jeff Mahloch and Linda Chance. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at the Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home and...
William "Bill" Musselwhite
Dec 19, 2022
A service to honor the life of William “Bill” Daniel Musselwhite will be held on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Union Hall Baptist Church at 11 AM. Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in the Trichel Community. The family will receive friends on Monday, December 26, 2022 at Union Hall Baptist Church from 5 pm until 8 pm located...
Deborah Dee Dee Elliott Ellinthorpe
Dec 18, 2022
On December 18, 2022, Deborah Elliott Ellinthorpe (Dee Dee) passed away at age 59 from complications due to Cancer. Born in Natchitoches, LA, in 1963, Dee was a loving mother, daughter and wife. In 1989 Dee Dee married Jeff Rockett, with whom she had two sons. In 2006 she married Walter Ellinthorpe and moved to Virginia. Dee Dee enjoyed volunteering...
Kenneth Wayne Gibson
Dec 13, 2022
Our precious dad, Kenneth Wayne Gibson, went peacefully to his heavenly home on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at the age of 94. He was a beloved son, brother, husband, daddy, uncle and grandfather. Most of all, he was a believer of Jesus Christ. Kenneth was born to William Dyson Gibson and Evalena Killingsworth Gibson in Goldonna, Louisiana, on May 26,...
Mickal “Mike” Albert Edwards
Dec 12, 2022
A service celebrating the life of Mickal Albert “Mike” Edwards will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at New Life Evangelism Center, located at 4810 University Parkway, Natchitoches, LA 71457. Officiating the service will be Rev. Dennis Bjornberg, Rev. Douglas D. Lee, Rev. Kevin Lee, and Rev. Derrick Weeks. A graveside service will follow at Fern...
E. L. Moss
Dec 10, 2022
Enoch Leslie “E.L.” Moss Jr, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday December 10th in Baton Rouge, La. at the age of 86. E.L. was born in and spent most of his life in Provencal, La. He attended Provencal Elementary, Natchitoches High School and Northwestern State University where he received an undergraduate degree in mathematics and Masters of Education....
Sheila Ann Freeman
Dec 9, 2022
Sheila Ann Freeman was born on November 7, 1959, in Natchitoches, La. She passed away at home in Robeline, LA on Friday December 9, 2022, at the age of 63 after a lengthy battle with Lupus. She was a wonderful person who loved her friends, family, and living life to its fullest. She was always up for an adventure and...
Gerald "Jerry" Eugene Michwich
Dec 9, 2022
Gerald (Jerry) Eugene Michwich, 73, of Natchitoches, LA passed away December 9th, 2022 at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center peacefully with his daughter by his side after a long battle with lung cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lila Catherine Michwich and George Michwich. He is survived by his two daughters Catrina Shrouder and husband Rodney, Chrissy Metcalf...
Cecil Howard Walker
Dec 9, 2022
Funeral service to honor the life of Cecil Howard Walker will be held on Tuesday, December 13 at 10:30 am in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 8:30 am until service time on Tuesday the 13th at Blanchard-St. Denis. Cecil Walker was a...
Genevieve Marie Verzwyvelt Smith
Dec 7, 2022
Genevieve Marie Verzwyvelt Smith “Bee”, 94, of Natchitoches passed from this life December 7th, 2022, at the Courtyard of Natchitoches. After graduating from high school, she attended Louisiana College and became an army cadet registered nurse. She provided care to many residents of Natchitoches for twenty plus years as Supervisor of nurses at the Natchitoches Parish Health Unit. She was...
Niel Lonkar
Dec 5, 2022
A service to honor the life of Cornelius “Niel” Lee Lonkar will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until 2:00 pm on Thursday. Niel was born on May 1, 1938 in Chicago, IL to Joseph Lonkar and Marie Betten...
Jack Huelin Crowell
Dec 4, 2022
A service celebrating the life of Jack Huelin Crowell will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Natchitoches with Pastor Tommy Rush officiating. A private graveside service will follow. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home, located...
Louise Lirette
Dec 3, 2022
The life of Louise Lirette, “MawMaw”, will be remembered and celebrated with wake and funeral services beginning with visitation on Tuesday, December 6 at Blanchard St Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches from 5:00pm to 8:00pm with a rosary at 6:30pm. Another visitation will be on Wednesday, December 7 at the funeral home from 8:00 am to 10:45am. The funeral mass...
Peggy Woodel Sanderson
Nov 29, 2022
Peggy Delores (Woodel) Sanderson was born on May 11, 1957 to George Warren Woodel and Dessie Simmons Woodel in Zwolle, LA and passed away on November 29, 2022 in Natchitoches at the age of 65. In 1977 she married the love of her life, Randy Sanderson and have been faithfully devoted to one another for 44 years until his passing...
Jared Riley
Nov 28, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial for Jared Riley will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Rev. Charlie Ray serving as celebrant. Entombment will follow at St. Augustine Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 10 am until 12:30 pm on Saturday the 3rd at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Recitation of...
