Obituaries
Ret. Lt Col Joyce Arnold
Nov 25, 2020
Funeral services for Ret. Lt Col. Joyce Arnold will be held at 11 am Saturday, November 28, 2020, at New Life Evangelism Center of Natchitoches with Bro. Dennis Bjornberg officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at American Cemetery in Natchitoches under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 9 am until service time at the...
Rebecca Lynn Garcie
Nov 23, 2020
Funeral services for Rebecca Lynn Garcie will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Fern Park Cemetery in Natchitoches. Visitation will be held from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday the 27th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Becky, 64 years of age and a resident of Natchitoches,...
Dawn Glover Smith
Nov 21, 2020
Dawn Glover Smith, 66, of Henderson, TX went home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 21, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Bethany Baptist Church in Marthaville, LA officiated by Brother Jim Phillips. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time on Tuesday the 24th...
Edna Mae LaCaze Cardino
Nov 19, 2020
Lifelong Natchitoches resident Edna Mae LaCaze Cardino passed away at the Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in the early morning of Thursday, November 19, 2020. Edna graduated from Natchitoches High School in 1962. She was retired after thirty years of service with the Natchitoches Parish School System. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, and working jigsaw puzzles. She loved her pet Boston Terrier,...
Reva Lawson Campbell
Nov 14, 2020
Reva Lawson Campbell went to be with her Lord on November 14, 2020. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Ira Lucky Campbell Jr (Doc), her children Ira Lucky Campbell III, Edward Marshall Campbell, Ruth Ann Reyenga and her husband, Steven Reyenga, Clare Campbell Nesmith, and William Fraser ( Bill) Campbell and his wife, Carolyn Leutwiler Campbell. She...
Connie Elaine Thompson Rogers
Nov 14, 2020
ROGERS, Connie Elaine Thompson passed on from this Earth on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at the age of 68 after a brief illness. Sis. Connie was a resident of Natchitoches, LA. Born in Baton Rouge, LA on July 29, 1952. She is survived by her three daughters Crystal Elaine Tanner; Allisyn Brooke Miller-Granier; Nora Elizabeth Townsend, Spouse Joseph Townsend; Grandchildren...
W. E. Dowden, Jr.
Nov 13, 2020
William Edward Dowden Jr. (W.E.) went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, November 13, 2020. Born August 6, 1933 in Kisatchie Louisiana, to parents William Edward Dowden Sr. and Leona Lewis Dowden. W.E. graduated from Kisatchie High School in 1951 and joined the U.S. Air Force in 1952. He went to Atomic Weapons School...
Ella D. Byone
Nov 13, 2020
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Ella D. Byone will celebrated at 11 am on Saturday, November 21, 2020, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Cloutierville with Rev. Marc Noel serving as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery in Cloutierville. The family will receive friends from 10 am until 10:30 am at...
Joy Geter Scott
Nov 12, 2020
A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Joy Scott will be held at 11 am Tuesday, November 17, 2020 in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Mike McGrath officiating. Burial will follow at Old Bethel Cemetery in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Monday the 16th at Blanchard-St. Denis...
Paul Lee Foshee, Sr.
Nov 8, 2020
Paul Lee Foshee, Sr. passed away November 8, 2020 at his home. He was born November 12, 1932 in Natchitoches, LA to George W. Foshee and Mamie Lee Smith Foshee. Paul was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, George “Sonny” Foshee and Lane Foshee; infant daughter, Christie Cheryl Foshee; sons, George Barnes “Barney” Foshee and Lane Chase Foshee; daughter-in-law,...
Judith "Judy" Elaine Hubley Sluppick
Nov 7, 2020
Judith “Judy” Elaine (Hubley) Sluppick of Natchitoches, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was 81 years old. Born in Natchitoches, Louisiana on November 29, 1938 to her parents, Lawrence and Marjorie Hubley. Judy grew up and flourished in Natchitoches. She graduated from Natchitoches High School in 1956 and was...
Helen Hall Starnes
Nov 6, 2020
Services for Helen Hall Starnes of Natchitoches, La will be held on Monday November 9, 2020. Visitation will be at 12:00, with services starting at 1:00. Rev. Scott Tilton will officiate, with words of remembrance spoken by family members. Burial will be at Central Cemetery in Robeline, La. Helen was born February 15, 1941 to Robert Lee and Allie Hubbard...
Levi Joseph Thompson, Jr.
Nov 5, 2020
A Mass of Christian burial celebrating the life of Coach Levi Thompson will be held at 3:00 P.M., November 8, 2020 at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with Fr. Blake Deshautele and Deacon John Whitehead presiding. Interment will follow at the American Cemetery. Levi was born February 2, 1931, in Waterproof, La to Gertrude and Levi...
Eric Spillman
Nov 1, 2020
A memorial gathering for Eric Spillman will begin at 2 pm Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Kevin Dunn’s home located at 1119 LA HWY 491, Cloutierville, LA 71416. Eric, 53 years of age passed away November 1, 2020. He was born on June 28, 1967 to Johnny and Dinkey Sue Spillman in Natchitoches, LA. He was preceded in death by...
Rita C. Rachal Roque
Oct 30, 2020
Rita C. Rachal Roque, 94, passed away at her home in Natchitoches on October 30, 2020 after a short illness. She was born on May 5, 1926, to Joe and Ophelia Rachal in Derry, LA. On April 20, 1950, she married Joseph Earnest Roque and moved to Shreveport to start a family. To this union two children were born, Joseph...
Warren Ronald Shepherd
Oct 28, 2020
Warren Ronald Shepherd, age 93, passed away peacefully in Natchitoches on October 28, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 1 from 4:00 to 7:00 at Blanchard-St Denis Funeral Home. Funeral services and entombment adjacent to his wife, will take place in Bakersfield, California. Mr. Shepherd was born on August 25, 1927 in Taft, California...
Caine Starnes
Oct 28, 2020
Victor Caine Starnes, age 27 passed from this life and was welcomed in heaven on October 28, 2020. He was born to Theron Jr and Melony Starnes on April 20, 1993. in Natchitoches, LA. Visitation will be held at Blanchard-St. Denis on Tuesday, November 3rd from 5-8 p.m. Funeral services will be Wednesday November 4th at 10 a.m. at Blanchard-St....
Rhonda Rodriguez Maroney
Oct 26, 2020
Rhonda Rena Rodriguez Maroney, age 53, passed from this life on October 26, 2020. She was born to Samuel Rodriguez and Brenda Clair Graves Rodriguez on February 27, 1967 in Natchitoches, LA. A faithful and treasured friend, sincere and loving, her life was defined by the unwavering, absolute love that emanated warmly throughout her life. To Rhonda, as soon as...
Henry Edward Llorence, Sr.
Oct 25, 2020
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Henry Edward Llorence, Sr. will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Isle Brevelle, LA with Rev. Charlie Ray serving as celebrant. Entombment in the St. Augustine Catholic Church Mausoleum will follow the mass. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 28, 2020,...
Dorothy Holland
Oct 25, 2020
Dorothy Lee Holland, 94 years young of Huntsville, TX, went to be with the Lord on October 25, 2020 with her family by her side. Dorothy was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother & great-great grandmother. She devoted much of her time and energy as a caregiver to family members, including her mother until she passed away at 96; also...
