Obituaries
Ola McLaren Vowell
Apr 11, 2022
Our precious mother and grandmother, Ola McLaren Vowell, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022 at age 87 from natural causes. She devoted her life to her family, leaving behind a fulfilling life as a mother, grandmother, a sister and friend. She enjoyed being around people but never wanted to be the center of attention, and requested a small graveside...
Levonia Rachal Coutee
Apr 10, 2022
Levonia Coutee Rachal (John D. Coutee) born on January 1, 1929, was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world peacefully on April 10th, 2022, at the age of 93 in her home. She was a native to Cloutierville, Louisiana. Levonia enjoyed the simple pleasures in life. She spent most of...
Sam Salim
Apr 9, 2022
Sam Salim passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 4:10am. His loving daughter Kaye Yancey was by his side. Sam came to this earth on November 25, 1924, and lived until he was 97 years old. Sam is survived by his daughter, Kaye, and her husband Bill, as well as a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren: grandsons Donald Yancey (Shelly),...
Barbara (Clark) Lasyone Stiefer
Apr 9, 2022
A celebration of the life of Barbara (Clark) Lasyone Stiefer will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 2010 Texas Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457. A private, family-led burial of her cremated remains will follow at Red Rock Cemetery near Vowells Mill at a...
Sam Salim
Apr 9, 2022
Sam Salim passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 4:10am. His loving daughter Kaye Yancey was by his side. Sam came to this earth on November 12, 1924, and lived until he was 97 years old. Sam is survived by his daughter, Kaye, and her husband Bill, as well as a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren: grandsons Donald Yancey (Shelly),...
Mary Ellen Averett
Apr 6, 2022
A celebration of Life will be from 1-3 p.m., Saturday, April 16 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Mary was born April 20, 1930, in Alexandria and passed from this life April 6, 2022, in West Monroe, at the age of 91. She was an administrative assistant for the state, and a member of First United Methodist Church. She is...
David Forrest Stevens, IV
Apr 5, 2022
Born to Eleanor Eaton Stevens and Dr. David F. Stevens Ill, D.V.M. of Mt. Morris, Illinois, David is a Mayflower descendant of Francis Cooke, a Pilgrim and surveyor. David graduated from Southern Illinois University with a B.S. in Forestry. Illinois, not having a forest industry, he and his wife, Anne, traveled to where the trees are, East Texas. At Stephen...
Wilson "W.E." Enoch O'Bannon
Apr 5, 2022
Wilson Enoch “W. E.” O’Bannon was born on February 15, 1938 to Ruffin Wilson O’Bannon and Mae Bell Cobb O’Bannon in Provencal, Louisiana. He passed from this life on April 5, 2022, at home in Provencal, Louisiana. W. E. was a retired log truck driver. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, carpenter and all-around woodworker. He could build anything that...
Nova Ruth Rachal
Apr 5, 2022
A service to celebrate the life of Nova Ruth Rachal will be held on Friday April 8, 2022 at Provencal Free Methodist Church in Provencal, La with Reverend Jim Freeman officiating. The family will receive friends at Provencal Free Methodist Church from 10 AM until service time at 2 PM. Interment will follow at Weaver Cemetery in Flora, La. Ruth...
Meredith "Gaye" Stewart Morgan
Apr 4, 2022
Funeral service for Meredith “Gaye” Stewart Morgan will be held at 11 am Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Antioch Community Church located at 198 Sam Taylor Road, Goldonna, LA 71031. Burial will follow at Goldonna Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time on April 9th at Antioch Community Church....
Billy "Bill" Lewis
Apr 3, 2022
Funeral services for Billy “Bill” Lewis will be held at 10 am Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Arron McGuffee officiating. Burial will follow at Ramah Cemetery near Ashland, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Tuesday, April 5th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Bill, 91 years of age...
Emanuel Paul Dupree
Apr 2, 2022
Emanuel Paul Dupree was born on August 28, 1943 in Melrose, LA to Joseph Landry Dupree and Frances Severin Dupree. He graduated from St. Matthew High School in Melrose. Shortly after graduation, he moved to Chicago, IL where he worked at several jobs before he secured the position of bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority where he continued to...
Dawna Brister Penrod
Apr 1, 2022
Graveside service to honor the life of Mrs. Dawna Penrod will be held at 10:30 am Monday, April 4, 2022 at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Vowells Mill, LA. The family will receive friends from 8 am until 10 am on Monday, April the 4th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches. Dawna, 64 years of age and a resident of...
Patricia Ann Byrd
Mar 29, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Patricia Ann Byrd will be held at 10 am Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Coldwater Baptist Church in Hagewood, LA. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on April 2nd from 8:30 am until the time of service at Coldwater Baptist Church. Patricia,...
Denise Louise Underwood
Mar 27, 2022
Denise L. Underwood was born on December 26, 1958 in Los Angeles, CA and passed away on March 27, 2022 in Natchitoches, LA at the age of 63. She was preceded in death by her mother Sally Bray and father Jerry Underwood. She is survived by her brothers, Alan Underwood and wife Debbie, Wayne Underwood and wife Lisa, and JC...
Carol Ann Murphy Tynes
Mar 26, 2022
Carol Ann Murphy Tynes, born April 6, 1935 in Natchitoches, LA, passed on March 26, 2022 in McKinney, TX, at the age of 86. Her husband, Robert J Tynes, passed in 2003, and oldest son, Robert Tynes, Jr., passed in 1995. She is survived by six children: Pamela Tynes of Lewisville, TX, Mark Tynes of Rayne, LA, Susan Gallien of...
Mark Kevin Milner
Mar 25, 2022
Mark Kevin Milner was born on May 23, 1955 in Biloxi, MS and was a long-time resident of Robeline, LA. He was preceded in death by his father, Sherrill Milner and a nephew, Buster “Bert” Jarvis. He is survived by his wife Marla Milner of Robeline; daughter, Angelique Milner of Thousand Oaks, CA; a granddaughter, Kylie Milner of Thousand Oaks,...
Patsy LeRoy Longlois
Mar 24, 2022
A graveside service for Patsy LeRoy Longlois will be held on Thursday, March 31, 10:00 A.M. at Weaver Cemetery, Flora, Louisiana. Mrs. Longlois, of Natchitoches, died on March 24, 2022 at Courtyard of Natchitoches. Patsy was born in Mangum, Oklahoma to Victor LeRoy and Dovie Cooper LeRoy. She grew up in Flora, Louisiana, attended Northwestern State University where she earned...
Lynn Galloway
Mar 22, 2022
Lila “Lynn" Galloway was born in Wisner, Louisiana on September 19, 1932. She grew up in Lecompte where she completed her high school education. Mrs. Galloway attended Northwestern State University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, a Masters of Art in Education and a Specialist Degree in Education. She pursued a thirty-year career of teaching in the...
Joseph Patrick Dalme
Mar 22, 2022
A visitation for Joseph Patrick Dalme will be held from 4 pm until 7 pm on Friday March 25, 2022 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest at 3:30 pm Saturday, March 26th at Memory Lawn Cemetery. Joe, 89 years of age, passed away March 22, 2022 in Baytown, TX. He was born on September 15,...
