Obituaries
Diannia Lynn Coleman
Jul 25, 2022
Funeral service for Diannia Lynn Coleman will be held at 10 am on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Fairview Baptist Church located at 104 Hwy 71/84, Coushatta LA 71019. Burial will follow at Davis Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday, July 29th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home and again on Saturday...
Richard Gerald Martin
Jul 25, 2022
Funeral service for Mr. Richard Gerald Martin will be held at 10 am on Friday, July 29, 2022 in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will follow at Bay Springs Cemetery near Chopin, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Thursday the 28th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Richard...
Daniel (Dan) William Poole, Jr.
Jul 21, 2022
Daniel Willam Poole, Jr, 91 years old, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, went to be with his Lord Jesus on July 21, 2022 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dan was born February 24, 1931 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Daniel William (Willie) Poole and Helen Sells Poole. Dan grew up a Methodist preacher’s son and lived in Tallulah, DeRidder, and Natchitoches. He graduated from...
Walter Payten Williams
Jul 20, 2022
Walter Payten Williams, retired educator, died at his home on July 20, 2022 after a brief struggle with cancer. A family service will be held at the military cemetery in Keithville, Louisiana. Payten was born on October 4, 1937 in Natchitoches. After high school, he served in the Navy, returned home to attend Northwestern and married Peggy Duke on June...
Evelyn Christman LeGros James
Jul 20, 2022
Evelyn Christman LeGros James died peacefully in her sleep on July 20th 2022 at her apartment in Coppell Texas. Eve was born on May 2, 1934 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Dr. Ralph James Christman and Evelyn Hickman Christman. She attended Newman High School in New Orleans, LSU, and obtained her degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches in 1993....
David "Jap" LeDoux
Jul 18, 2022
David “Jap” LeDoux of Provencal, LA, entered into his eternal rest on July 18, 2022. “Jap” was born on April 29, 1961 in Palm Springs, CA. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph E. LeDoux and brothers, Keith Allen Aaron and John (Mann) Brister. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Stephanie LeDoux; children, Vikki...
James "Junior" Nolan Jennings, Jr.
Jul 17, 2022
Funeral services for James “Junior” Nolan Jennings, Jr. will be held Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Jennings Chapel Cemetery in Marthaville, LA. The family will receive friends for a visitation on Friday from 5pm until 8pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Junior was born on July 14, 1930 in...
Billy Carrol White
Jul 16, 2022
A service to celebrate the life of Billy C. White, 72, of Natchitoches, LA, will be held on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 1:00 PM at New Life Evangelism Center. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 20, 2022 from 11:00 AM – 1 PM at New Life Evangelism Center in Natchitoches LA. Interment will follow at Fort Jesup Cemetery, under the...
Brian D. Olliff
Jul 16, 2022
A service to honor the life of Brian D. Olliff will be held Friday, July 22, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. at First Baptist in Natchitoches, LA. Officiating will be Bro. Tommy Rush and Bro. Mike Honzell. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 5:00-8:00 P.M. at...
Dennis "Beaux" Edward Gourdon, Jr.
Jul 16, 2022
A service to honor the life of Dennis Edward Gourdon, Jr. will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, July 24, 2022 in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro Rob Harrison officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Clearlake Cemetery near Goldonna, LA. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time on the...
Jason Michael Johnson
Jul 16, 2022
Jason Michael Johnson was born on July 3, 1966 in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He passed away after a brief illness at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center on July 16, 2022. Jason was a kind hearted soul who loved to help people. His favorite thing to do was fish on the banks of Cane River behind his childhood home. He also loved to...
Willie Edward Vercher
Jul 15, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial for Willie Edward Vercher will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Cloutierville, LA at 10 AM. Burial will follow at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin at 9:30 AM. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 8:30 until...
Mark Anthony Bynog
Jul 13, 2022
Mark Anthony Bynog, age 72, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at his home in Shreveport, LA, from natural causes. Born to Donald Joseph and Mary Agnes Bynog in Natchitoches Parish on September 23, 1949, Mark attended St. Mary’s High School, graduating in 1967. After serving in the United States Air Force, he received a degree in accounting from Northwestern...
Wanda Sue McCain
Jul 13, 2022
A memorial mass for Wanda McCain will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at St. Anthony Catholic Church at 10:00 AM., celebrated by Father John O’Brien. Wanda was born on December 4, 1955 to Glen and Billy Jean Ballard in Natchitoches, LA. She is preceded in death by her parents, and grandparents, Floyd and Ruth McCarty and Lillie and...
Alonza Earnest Morgan
Jul 11, 2022
Alonza Earnest Morgan, 91 years old of Natchitoches, LA, entered into eternal rest July 11, 2022 in Shreveport, LA. Earnest was born May 4, 1931 in Junction City, LA. to Alonza and Jessie Morgan. Earnest graduated from Campti High School in 1950 and joined the United States Air Force where he was a staff sergeant. Returning home, he married his...
Herbert Dewey Dalme
Jul 5, 2022
Herbert Dewey Dalme of Natchitoches, LA went home to the Lord surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at the age of 67. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home, 848 Keyser Ave, Natchitoches LA Deacon Robichaux officiating. Family will welcome visitors beginning at 12:00 pm. Recitation of the...
Linda Apponey Sandefur
Jul 4, 2022
Funeral services for Linda Apponey Sandefur will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 11:00 am at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. John David Astling officiating. Burial will follow at Bellwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 9:00 am until 11:00 am at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be...
Carmen Delores Holland
Jul 4, 2022
A graveside service to honor the life of Carmen Delores Holland will be held Monday morning, July 11, 2022 at 10:00 am at Friendship Cemetery, with Bro. Paul Grace officiating. Carmen was born on September 22, 1959 to Cecil Leon Odom, Sr. and Mae Laverne Alford Odom in Natchitoches. She passed away on July 4, 2022 in Huntington, WV. She...
Dorothy Ruth Brown Haymon
Jul 3, 2022
Dorothy Ruth Brown Haymon, of Natchitoches, La, went home to the Lord surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 3, 2022 at the age of 91. Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 8th at First Baptist Church of Natchitoches, 508 Second Street. Interment will follow at Fort Jesup Cemetery, Many, La. Visitation with the...
"Pixie" Cora Lynn Woods/Coldiron
Jul 3, 2022
“Pixie” Cora Lynn Woods/Coldiron, age 66, passed away peacefully in her home early Sunday morning, July 3, 2022. She is survived by son, James Daniel Collier, and wife, Melissa Ann Collier, daughter, Jessica Lynn Cason, daughter, Julia Amber Bamburg, and husband, James (Jimmy) Bamburg, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, brother, Elray Woods, and sister, Jack Moxley, companion and friend, Gary Swayze....
