Obituaries
Larry Rufus Whitehead
Jul 19, 2018
Funeral service for Larry Rufus Whitehead will be at 10 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Buster Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at the Old Provencal Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 9 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Larry Rufus Whitehead, “Doc.”, 68 years...
Donald Lee Ferguson
Jul 18, 2018
Funeral service for Donald Lee Ferguson will be at 2 pm on Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Marthaville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12 Noon until 2 pm on Sunday the 22nd at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Donald Lee Ferguson, 70 years of age and a resident of Marthaville, LA, passed away Wednesday,...
Robert Keith Stringer
Jul 17, 2018
Funeral service for Robert Keith Stringer will be at 2 pm on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until service time at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home on July 21st. Robert, 60 years of age and a life-long resident of Natchitoches, passed away...
Laverne Bayonne
Jul 11, 2018
Laverne Bayonne, 88 years of age, passed away July 11, 2018, at her home with her family by her side. She was born May 20, 1930, to Mary Monette Bayonne and Victor Bayonne in Cloutierville, LA; she was the 9th of 10 children. She later moved to Natchitoches where she raised her two children, Harold Bayonne and Susie Bayonne Smith. She retired after 27...
Mark Wayne Brosset, Sr.
Jul 10, 2018
A memorial mass for Mark Wayne Brosset, Sr. will be at 11 am Saturday, July 14, 2018, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Cloutierville, LA. He will be laid to rest between his son, Mark Brosset, Jr. and his first wife Mathilde in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Cloutierville after the mass. The family will receive friends...
Madeline Lorene Anderson
Jul 9, 2018
A memorial service to honor the life of Madeline Lorene Anderson will be held at 3pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. The family will receive guests and friends from 2pm until service time on Tuesday at the funeral home. Madeline,77, of Natchitoches passed away on July 9th 2018 at Life Care Hospital in Shreveport Louisiana....
Donna Mae Knutson
Jul 9, 2018
A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Donna Mae Knutson will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, July 14th, at First Baptist Church of Robeline. The family will receive friends an hour prior to service at First Baptist Church of Robeline. Donna, age 62, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018, in Natchitoches. She was born on October 20,...
Sara Pinckard Hollingsworth
Jul 8, 2018
Sara Pinckard Hollingsworth, age 70, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 8, 2018, in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She was born September 12, 1947 in Campti, Louisiana to Thomas Evens and Ruth Nichols Pinckard. She is predeceased by her parents; husband, Harry W. Hollingsworth; a sister, Etta Sue Pitchford; a half-brother, Benny R. Pinckard; grandson Booger Brister and great-granddaughter Jacelynn Brock. She...
Nolan D. Freeman
Jul 6, 2018
A service to honor the life of Mr. Nolan Freeman will be at 9 am Monday, July 9, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Buster Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at Central Cemetery in Robeline, LA. The family will receive friends from 4 pm until 7 pm on Sunday, July 8, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Nolan,...
Vickie Lane Dwyer
Jul 4, 2018
On Wednesday, July 4, 2018, Vickie Lane (Chance) Dwyer passed from this life into the loving care of her Father and Saviour, Jesus Christ. A Memorial Service to honor Vickie's life will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Jeff Shows officiating in the chapel of Blanchard- St. Denis Funeral Home, located at 848 Keyser...
Ottie Frech
Jul 4, 2018
Ottie Lee Bates Frech passed away July 4, 2018 at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray Utah at the age of 86. Ottie also known as Nan was born in Ashland Louisiana on November 18, 1931 to parents Issac and Philippiine Bates the oldest of two children. Ottie was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years James Harry Frech,...
Michael Ballard Kearney
Jun 29, 2018
A service to honor the life of Mr. Michael B. Kearney will begin at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. Blake DeShautelle reciting the Holy Rosary, followed by a eulogy and Vigil Service. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 6:30 pm on Tuesday, July 3rd at Blanchard-St. Denis. Michael, age 75,...
Mary Louise (Roe) Norman
Jun 28, 2018
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Mary Louise Roe Norman will be at 2 pm Sunday, July 1, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. John Elliott officiating. Burial will follow at Lambertown Cemetery in Robeline, LA. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until service time on July 1st at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Louise,...
William "Willie" Perry Fredericks, Sr.
Jun 27, 2018
A service to honor the life of Mr. William “Willie” Perry Fredericks, Sr. will be held at 10:30 am Monday, July 2, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends from 10 am until the time of service on Monday, July 2, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Willie, 65 years of age and a...
Willey J. LeBlanc, Jr.
Jun 18, 2018
A service to honor the life of Mr. Willey Jean LeBlanc, Jr. will be held at 3 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches with Rev. Brian Seiler officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 pm until the time of service with a holy rosary at 2:30pm on Thursday, June 21, 2018, at...
Charles "Peanut" Glen French, Sr.
Jun 18, 2018
A service to honor the life of Mr. Charles Glen French, Sr. will be at 11 am Saturday, June 23, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at St. Anne’s Cemetery in the Spanish Lake Community near Robeline, LA. The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 10 pm on Friday, June 22nd at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Charles, 73...
Mary Susan Owen Smith
Jun 16, 2018
On June 16th, 2018, long time resident of Natchitoches, Louisiana, Mary Susan Owen Smith passed unto the Lord after a brief illness while at the Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. Born April 10th, 1942 to parents Clifton and Margaret Owen in the city of Natchitoches, Louisiana with siblings Albert Clifton Owen, Frederick Morgan Owen and Margaret Fortson Owen...
John Theodore Batten, Jr.
Jun 15, 2018
John Theodore Batten, Jr. was born January 17, 1932, in Monroe, Louisiana, to John Theodore Batten, Sr. and Katie Mae Masling Batten. After graduating from Natchitoches High School, he attended Northwestern State College from 1950-1954 where he was a cheerleader, Editor of The Current Sauce, member of the NSC Dance Band, College Singers, ROTC, gymnastics and swim team, and earned...
Harry Coutee
Jun 10, 2018
A Memorial service and Rosary for Harry Coutee will take place on Friday, June 15, 2018, at Blanchard-St Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The family will begin receiving visitors at 5:30 pm. Service and Rosary will begin at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue until 8:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at 10:00...
Jesse R. Howell
Jun 10, 2018
Jesse Ray Howell, 70, of Houston Texas, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018.He was born in Houston, TX, on February 2, 1948, to the late Rosa Ora and Jesse Luther Howell. Jesse retired as an electrician from the City of Houston in 2012 after 22 years of service.Jesse was a beloved member of the community and is survived by...
