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A service to honor the life of B. R. Whitehead will be Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 10 am at Provencal Free Methodist Church with Brother Jim Freeman officiating. Burial will follow at Provencal Cemetery. The family will receive friends for a visitation on Friday, February 18, 2022 from 5 pm until 9 pm at Provencal Free Methodist Church. Those...
On Feb.15, 2022, after visiting with her beloved family, Mary Louise Bobbitt Brasher, 91, (formerly of Natchez, MS) made her final departure from her current residence Natchitoches Community Care Center. Born to J. C. Bobbitt, Sr, & Lillie Louise Desadier Bobbitt, Sept. 8, 1930, in Woodsboro, Texas, Mary was the firstborn of two siblings; her brother J. C. (Poddie), completed...
Edith Elizabeth Mathewes Madden, daughter of Edith (Clemmons) and Homer Laurance Mathewes was born November 13, 1928 in Ruston, Louisiana and died peacefully at the Linder home in Keithville, LA, February 14, 2022. Elizabeth graduated from Ruston High School and attended Louisiana Tech. She married the love of her life and her high school sweetheart Joe Madden April 30, 1950....
Allen Ates went to his home in heaven Monday, February 14, 2022, while surrounded by family. Allen was born January 10, 1933 to Ira Cylvester Ates and Thelma JOY Franks Ates. Allen was 89. Allen was married to Helen Elmore Ates. They celebrated their 66th anniversary on November 7, 2019 before she went to heaven later that month. Above all,...
Funeral services to honor the life of Carolyn Smith Lonadier will be held Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 2 pm at Christian Harmony Baptist Church (2019 LA-1226, Natchitoches, LA 71457). The funeral will be officiated by Brother David Matlock and Brother Eric Thompson. The viewing will be held from 10 am until 2 pm. Carolyn Lonadier’s final resting place will...
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Max (“Buddy”) Evans will be held at noon on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Louis Sklar serving as celebrant, assisted by Father Blake Deshautelle. Burial will follow at American Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until 11:45 am at...
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Vera Carnahan Mariner will be held at 10 am Monday, February 21, 2022 at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Rev. Charlie Ray serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at Emmanuel Cemetery in Chopin, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Sunday February 20th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral...
Joshua Leander Ward was born on November 21, 1981 and passed away February 11, 2022. He lived his 40 years of life in the countryside of Lotus, LA, a small “used to be” town south of Provencal, LA. Joshua attended Provencal Elementary and Junior High School. He graduated from Natchitoches Central High. Joshua never married and had no children. Joshua...
Funeral services for Clyde Harold Masson Jr., 83, of Cloutierville will be held Monday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Billy Shugart officiating in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches. Burial will follow in St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery in Cloutierville. The family will receive friends from 2-7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 at the...
A memorial service celebrating the life of Talmage “Leon” Carroll will be held on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at 5:00 pm in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Dr. Carroll Marr of Ft Worth, TX officiating. Visitation will begin at 4:00 pm and resume after services until 8:00 pm. Mr. Carroll passed away with his family and loved...
Funeral services for Kayson O’Con will be held on Friday, February 11, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Tommy Bridges, Wade Merrill, and Kyle Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Lambertown Cemetery. The family will receive friends for a visitation on Thursday, February 10, 2022 from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home....
Dr. David James, DVM was born on December 27th, 1962 in Natchitoches, LA and passed away on February 3rd at the age of 59. David was a 1988 graduate of LSU Veterinary School and was the owner of James Veterinarian Clinic in Natchitoches for 34 years. He was active in the community and is a past president of the Jaycee’s...
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Tanya Davis will be held at 11 am Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis with Deacon Bill Goss presiding over the service. Burial will follow at Emmanuel Cemetery in Chopin, LA. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time on February 10th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Tanya...
Argie V. Scarborough Colston, born January 31, 1931, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022. She was born to Osie and Rosie Cobb Scarbrough. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, A.J. Scarbrough, J.B. Scarbrough, and J.D. “Red” Scarbrough; sisters, Juanita McCauslin; nephews, LaVelle Scarbrough and Joey Scarbrough; nieces, Barbara Graves and Kathy Caroll. Argie V. loved Jesus, her...
Bernice Morvan Caldwell (Jean) age 89 and a life-long resident of Spanish Lake, LA, was born on November 7, 1932 and passed away peacefully at home on February 2, 2022 with her family by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Arrie Caldwell and a daughter, Dianne Wilkerson. She is survived by her daughters,...
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Billie Rae Grayson Vercher will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Natchitoches, La with Rev. Scott Chemino, Rev. Louis Sklar, Rev. Blake Deshautelle, and Rev. Derek Ducote concelebrating. Burial will follow in Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, La. Visitation...
Mary Linn Wernet, Associate Professor and University Archivist of the Cammie G. Henry Research Center in Watson Memorial Library and Records Officer at Northwestern State University, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on January 31, 2022. Mary Linn had overseen the Cammie G. Henry Research Center in Watson Memorial Library since 1988. Prior to joining Northwestern State’s faculty,...
Our sweet mother, Beverly Ann Dodd, received her ultimate gift - The Wings to Heaven - on Sunday, January 30th. Beverly, 78 years old, was fondly known as ‘Bev’, ‘Beverly Ann’, and ‘Gramma’. Born September 26, 1943 and raised in Natchitoches, Louisiana to Bernard Balthazar and Katie Metoyer. She and her true love, Fred John Dodd, Jr (who precedes her...
Joseph Earl LaCour Sr. was born in Natchitoches on April 4, 1935 to Peter D. LaCour (Papa Tig) and Oralean Metoyer LaCour (Mama Lean) He gained his heavenly wings on January 30, 2022 and joins his parents and siblings Richard, Maurice, Francis, Bernadine, Loretta, and Henry in Heaven. Left to cherish his memories is his twin brother Earvin LaCour; one...
A service to honor the life of Mr. Houston Marvin (H.M.) Booker will be held at 1 pm on Monday, February 7, 2022 in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Beulah Methodist Cemetery in Marthaville, LA. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time on Monday the 7th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral...
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Jim is originally from Orange, Texas and attended Northwestern State University while on a golf scholarship. Jim graduated in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
After graduation, he returned to Texas, where he started a family and worked for an industrial transportation warehouse.
In 2002, Jim received a degree in Applied Sciences from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Sciences and returned to Natchitoches. He has been professionally employed as a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer since obtaining this degree.
Jim joined the staff at Blanchard-St. Denis in March 2008 and became General Manager in 2017. Jim’s level of care for the families he serves is shown everyday by his strong work ethic and his compassion for others at one of the most difficult times in their life.
He is married to Laura Flores and together they are owners of a local restaurant. In his spare time, Jim enjoys spending time with his family and occasionally playing golf with his son, Joe.
Dawn Slaughter has been a resident of Natchitoches since 1994. She moved to Natchitoches from Bossier City to attend Northwestern State University, but South Louisiana will always be “home”. Her dad spent 23 years in the Air Force, during which time she was fortunate enough to live abroad for 3 years and traveled to several countries. She met her husband Jason, at NSU. They have three beautiful daughters, Madison, Morgan, and Mikayla. In 2011, she graduated from Northwestern.
She was a stay-at-home mom for many years. Her husband has subcontracted for cemetery service for the funeral home for over 20 years. She began working at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in November of 2018 as the office administrator and received her funeral director’s license in July of 2019. Dawn takes pride in helping the families of Natchitoches during some of their most difficult times, and helping them prepare their final arrangements to lessen the grief for their families.
Dawn is very active in her church, teaching her little third graders in Sunday School and singing in the choir at Christmas time. She is a member of the Les Amies Service Organization and enjoys volunteering in the community. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and quilting. She is her daughter’s biggest fan in all of their pursuits.
Hunter was raised in Many, Louisiana, he graduated from Negreet High School in 2013. He then obtained an associate degree in applied sciences from Dallas institute of Funeral Service to practice Funeral Directing and Embalming.
In December of 2022, Hunter joined the staff of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Through Hunter’s 10 years of service in the funeral industry he learned how much he loves helping families through the toughest time of their life. Hunter takes pride in treating each family he cares for like his own.
Hunter has two children, Anniston Kate and Lawson. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, hunting, watching any kind of sport, but most of all spending time his children and family.
Tommy started his career with Blanchard St. Denis working part-time. He joined our funeral home full-time in 2011 after retiring from the United States Postal Service with 37 years of service.
Tommy is a lifelong resident of Natchitoches where he graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1970. He furthered his education by receiving an associate degree from Northwestern State University.
He is married to Lisa McClellan. They have 4 children between them and are fondly known as Pepaw and Nana to 8 wonderful grandchildren. Tommy loves the game of golf and plays every chance he gets. He is also a wonderful cook and enjoys doing so for his family.
Tommy is passionate about caring for and seeing the needs of others. He takes pride in helping the people in his community during one of the most difficult times in their life.
Steve was born in Natchitoches and raised in Montgomery. When he graduated from high school, he attended NSU and studied mechanical arts.
He began his career with Gifford Hill and Company, a major construction supply company. While working full-time Steve attended the Shreveport Beauty Academy at night and received his license for makeup and hair styling. After 30 years he retired from Gifford Hill as Regional Manager for the Southwest region.
Steve began working for Blanchard St. Denis in 2012. His new endeavor with our firm gave him the opportunity to work in funeral service, a field he had always wanted to be a part of. Steve loves working side by side with the team at Blanchard St. Denis and helping families after the loss of a loved one.
Steve is married to Phyllis Kinkle Stroud, they have 3 wonderful daughters and 6 beautiful grandchildren.
Anthony lives in Natchitoches. He was born and reared on Cane River and went to school at St. Joseph Elementary and St. Matthew High School in Melrose.
He is married to Janet and they have 2 sons, 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Anthony retired in 2006 from L&L Automotive which he co-owned with his brother. He then opened Anthony’s Auto, selling used cars. He also helps Janet with her catering business, Tatae’s. Anthony joined the team at Blanchard St. Denis in 2020.
Anthony Loves traveling with Janet, spending time with family and talking about cars with his sons and grandsons.
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