Obituaries
Darlene Cloud
Aug 19, 2022
Funeral services for Darlene Cloud will be 12 pm Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Reverend Jeff Shows officiating. Interment will follow at Emmanuel Cemetery in Chopin, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Recitation of the Rosary will be at...
Benena Cox Pardue
Aug 17, 2022
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Benena Cox Pardue will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral home with Rev. Bob Lane officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 2 pm until 3 pm on Sunday the 21st at Blanchard...
Shelton "Blackie" Naron
Aug 16, 2022
Funeral services for Shelton “Blackie” Naron will be held at 3 pm on Friday, August 19, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends from 2 pm until service time on Friday the 19th at Blanchard-St. Denis. Shelton, 71 years of age and a past resident...
Jessica Midkiff Avelis Fontenot
Aug 16, 2022
Jessica Midkiff Avelis Fontenot was born on July 3, 1974 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Michael and Karen Avelis. She was raised in New Orleans and graduated from Archbishop Blenk, pursued Engineering at University of New Orleans, and later went on to get her bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Northwestern State University. Although many may think that these two...
Carmen Gene Walker
Aug 15, 2022
Carmen Gene Walker of Keatchie, LA was born on April 23, 1956 to Michael W. Walker, Sr. and Marguerite Guilliams Walker in Shreveport, LA. He went home to be with his Lord and Savior at the age of 66 on August 15, 2022, after a long courageous battle with health issues. He was sweet, loving, caring, and will be greatly...
Maggie Scarborough
Aug 15, 2022
A private service to honor the life of Maggie will be held on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery. Maggie gained her wings on Monday, August 15, 2022 at the age of 81. She was born October 21, 1940 to Minden Hall and Cynthia Caroline (Carrie) Smith in Provencal,...
Saydie Maye Smith Johnson
Aug 14, 2022
Saydie Maye Smith Johnson, age 93, of Alexandria, LA, passed away on August 14th, 2022. She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, and a fantastic seamstress. She lived a good portion of her life on a farm in Archibald, LA. Maye met her husband, Olan Noble Johnson, in Natchitoches after WWII. It was love at first sight and they were...
Carolyn Rachal Dupree
Aug 14, 2022
Carolyn Rachal Dupree was born on February 7, 1955 in Pineville, Louisiana to Henry Rachal Sr. and Dorothy Beaudion Rachal. She was raised in Derry, Louisiana and graduated from Cloutierville High School. During her childhood, Carolyn attended St. John the Baptist Catholic Church where she received her baptismal, First Communion and Confirmation. On June 10, 1972, Carolyn married the love...
Marium Joseph "Dude" Vascocu
Aug 13, 2022
Dude Vascocu, age 93, passed away peacefully at his home in Prairieville surrounded by family on Saturday, August 13, 2022. He was born on September 8, 1928. He was a native of Natchitoches and a resident of Prairieville. He was retired from LSU Cross Bred Cattle Department with 33years of service. He is survived by his daughter, Cherry White and...
Doris Bennett Garlington
Aug 13, 2022
Services for Mrs. Doris Garlington will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 10:00 am at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Russell Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Doris Bennett Garlington joined Heaven’s Choir on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at...
Albert "Brother" Fred Graves, Jr.
Aug 13, 2022
A service to honor the life of “Brother” Albert Fred Graves, Jr. will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Jennings Chapel in Marthaville, LA. Burial will follow at Marthaville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time on the 16th at Jennings Chapel. Albert Fred Graves, Jr., known by all as...
Kenneth Ray Heard, Sr.
Aug 10, 2022
A memorial service for Mr. Kenneth Ray Heard, Sr. will be held at 11 am on Saturday, August 13, 2022 in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Father Derek Ducote officiating. Burial of his cremains will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 9 am until service time at Blanchard-St. Denis on...
Marvin F. "Mickey" Gahagan
Aug 10, 2022
Retired Judge Marvin F. “Mickey” Gahagan passed away peacefully at his home on August 10, 2022. He was 89 and a lifetime native of Natchitoches, LA. Whether you knew him as Mickey, Judge Marvin or as Pere by family members, Mickey touched the lives of many in both his personal and professional life. He was the epitome of a Southern...
Dorothy "Dot" Mae Tullos Robertson
Aug 10, 2022
Our dear mother, Dorothy “Dot” Mae Tullos Robertson, 93, sadly passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Visitation with family begins at 1 PM. Dot was a wonderful mother who was always a beautiful example of Christ. Born in...
Helen Milligan Nielsen
Aug 9, 2022
Helen Milligan Nielsen, known affectionately to her children as “The Queen,” passed away peacefully in Natchitoches, Louisiana, on August 9, 2022 at the age of 99. She is survived by beloved family members: her six children: Kenneth Nielsen (Susan), Patricia Lanning (Roy), Barbara Nielsen (Patrick Wallace), John Nielsen (Samar), Dale Nielsen (Simone), and Lori Terzi (Jameel “Jim”); her sister, Beverly...
Ami Nichole Knotts-Sparks
Aug 8, 2022
A service to honor the life of Ami Nichole Knotts-Sparks will be held at 2 pm on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until service time on Friday the 12th at Blanchard-St. Denis. Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be Kevin...
Clara Denise Breedlove Ezernack
Aug 6, 2022
A visitation for Mrs. Clara Denise Ezernack will be held on Tuesday, August 9th from 1 pm until 3 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Her wishes were to be cremated and her cremains are to be placed with her husband, Junior Ezernack, at Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery in Natchitoches. Burial services will be announced at a later date. Clara,...
Jason Morgan
Jul 31, 2022
A memorial visitation for Jason Morgan will be held from 5 pm until 8 pm on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Tommy Jason Morgan was born on August 26, 1972 to Tommy and Shirley (Del Rio) Morgan in Bossier City, LA and passed away on July 31, 2022 in Arlington, TX at the age of 49....
Lucille "Cil" Moore Rikard
Jul 30, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial for Rosa Lucille Moore Rikard, affectionately known as "Cil", will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Powhatan LA. Burial will follow at St, Anne Cemetery in Spanish Lake, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Blanchard-St. Denis...
Linda Lewallen
Jul 29, 2022
Linda Lewallen was born on August 27, 1938 to Jack E. Harrell and Daisy Wright Harrell in DeQueen, AR and passed away on July 29, 2022 in Alexandria, LA at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 58 years, Bill Lewallen. She is survived by her children, Jerry Lewallen and wife...
