Obituaries
J.W. Smith, Jr.
Oct 22, 2020
James Webster Smith Jr., 81, of Natchitoches departed this life Thursday, Oct. 22, after an extended illness. He retired in January of 2015 after serving as Manager and Vice-President of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home for 58 years. Visitation will be held at Blanchard-St. Denis on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 5-9 p.m., with a Rosary at 6:30 p.m. Funeral services will...
Brent Druien Thompson
Oct 19, 2020
A service to honor the life of Mr. Brent Druien Thompson will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, October 24, 2020, in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Rush officiating. Interment, next to his daughter, will be held at a later date in East End Cemetery in Cadiz, KY, under the direction of Goodwin Funeral...
Ann Gibson Duke
Oct 12, 2020
Services for Ann Gibson Duke will be held at First United Methodist Church in Natchitoches, LA, on October 15, 2020 beginning at 10:00am with interment to follow at the Old Shongaloo Cemetery next to the Old Shongaloo Rock Church. The family will receive friends from 9:30-10:00am prior to the service. Ann was born on July 29, 1938, in Sulphur, LA,...
Betty Ivy Nielsen
Oct 11, 2020
Services for Betty Ivy Nielsen will be at Ascension Baptist Church in Gonzales, Oct. 15 at 11 a.m. with Bro. Robert Lawrence officiating. The family will receive friends from 9-11 a.m. Graveside services will be Oct. 16 at 11 a.m.at Coldwater Baptist Church in Natchitoches with Bro. Brian Ray officiating. Betty was born Nov. 30, 1954 in Natchitoches to T.J.Ivy,...
Daniel John Dupree
Oct 10, 2020
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, October 17,2020 at the St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church 911 5th Street Natchitoches, La 71457 Visitation of the remains will be at the church from 9:00-10:00am. The Recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin 10:30 am. Mass will immediately follow at 11:00 am. Burial will be at the St....
David Wayne Hicks
Oct 8, 2020
David Wayne Hicks, 61 years of age and a resident of Austin, Tx, was taken suddenly from this life on October 8, 2020. He was born in Norfolk, VA on March 27, 1959 to Wayne and Grace Hicks. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Angelo and Josephine Dado and Paternal grandparents Andrew and Estelle Hicks, and brother,...
Waverlyn Louise Maroney Wilson
Oct 7, 2020
Waverlyn Louise Maroney was born in Shreveport, LA on May 14, 1947, to Louise James Maroney and Waylon Dave Maroney. She departed this life on October 7, 2020, at St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, LA. She was preceded in death by her brother, Larry Maroney and her stepdaughter, Kelly Dae Wilson. She is survived by her husband, Robbie D....
Janice "Jan" Anne Broderick
Oct 5, 2020
Janice Anne (Jan) Broderick passed away peacefully on October 5, 2020 after a short illness. She was born in New Orleans, LA on December 30, 1933 to Horace Miller Wadsworth and Anne Inge Wadsworth. She attended McMain High School in New Orleans, LA and married Daniel T. (Dan) Broderick on December 22, 1951. She traveled the world with Dan and...
Dora Bailes Allen
Oct 3, 2020
Funeral service for Dora Bailes Allen will be held at 2 pm on Monday, October 5, 2020 at Marthaville Baptist Church with Bro. Richard Kaufman and Bro. Benji Colvin officiating. Burial will follow at Marthaville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Sunday October 4th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home and again on October...
Norman Ray Norsworthy
Sep 30, 2020
Home going services to honor Norman’s life will be held at 10 am on Monday, October 5, 2020 in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Bellwood. The family will receive friends from 8:30 am until service time on the 5th. Norman Ray Norsworthy passed away on September 30, 2020...
Andy Wayne Airhart
Sep 29, 2020
Andy Wayne Airhart entered the world on October 6, 1943 to the late Ulysses Samuel Airhart and Aurelia Kerry Airhart of Cloutierville, Louisiana. He was the first and only love of his wife of 50 years, Candis Sewell Airhart. He was well-known for his love of his children, grandchildren, siblings, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other family...
Wade Garret Salard
Sep 25, 2020
Wade Garret Salard, 18, spent his life trying to make people laugh and smile. Wade was born on Feb. 15, 2002 and passed away on Sept. 25, 2020 in Natchitoches, LA. Wade loved to hunt and fish. He also loved to irritate and play with his siblings and cousins. Wade loved children and longed for a big family of his...
Lester Edwin Keeth
Sep 24, 2020
A funeral service for Mr. Lester Keeth will be at 1 pm on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. David Allen and Sis. Frances Allen officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 7 pm on Monday September 28th at...
Arnetta McPhearson Hyams
Sep 23, 2020
Arnetta McPhearson Hyams passed away peacefully in the wee hours of September 23, 2020 at home in Natchitoches with her eldest son at her side holding her hand. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Louis Fair “Pop” Hyams, Jr., her parents, Fred Collier McPhearson and Claudia Anderson McPhearson of Mansfield, and her step-son L. Fair...
Philip & Pauline Soileau Ackel
Sep 20, 2020
A Mass of Christian Burial for Philip Anthony Ackel and Pauline Soileau Ackel will be celebrated at 2:00 pm Thursday, September 24th at The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Rev. Craig Scott and Rev. John O’Brien officiating. Burial will follow at The Catholic Cemetery in Natchitoches. Visitation will be from 9am – 1pm on Thursday, September...
Walter Poche', Jr.
Sep 19, 2020
Graveside service for Mr. Walter Poche’, Jr. will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at Fern Park Cemetery in Natchitoches. Those honored to serve as pallbearers include Carroll Poche’, Dakota Poche’, Dalton Poche’, Aaron Poche’, Donald Horton, Burt Poche’, Jr., Tom Watkins, and Caleb Poche’. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm...
Diane Marie Brosset
Sep 18, 2020
A memorial mass for Diane Marie Brosset will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Cloutierville, LA at 10:00 a.m. The family will receive friends for visititation at the church at 9:00 a.m. Diane was born on January 3, 1948 to Milton and Marielise Sampite Brosset in Alexandria, LA. She is preceded...
Kenneth Ray Garsee
Sep 17, 2020
Services for Kenneth Ray Garsee will be held at Bay Springs Baptist Church on September 20, 2020 beginning at 2 pm with burial to follow at Bay Springs Cemetery, Chopin, La. Reverend Jon Parker officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 pm on Saturday September 19, 2020 until services on Sunday the 20th at Bay Springs Baptist Church. Kenny...
Clydell Rachal DeLacerda
Sep 16, 2020
A funeral service for Mrs. Clydell Rachal DeLacerda will be at 11 am Saturday, September 19, 2020, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. Charlie Ray officiating. Burial will follow at Emmanuel Cemetery in Chopin, LA. The family will receive friends from 10 am until service time on the 19th at Blanchard-St. Denis. Those honored to serve as pallbearers include...
Weston White
Sep 14, 2020
Stephen Weston White, a son of Sabine Parish who was a loyal mentor, leader, competitor, and humble servant of God and humanity, left this world on Sept. 14, in Natchitoches, LA. Born on Dec. 29, 1983 in Shreveport, LA, Weston was the son of Billy and Sandra White of Many. He was baptized at the First Pentecostal Church in Many....
