Life celebration services for Jameisha Joseph will be held at the St. Mary Baptist Church on Cane River Saturday, Oct. 8 at 11 a.m. with burial following in the St. Savior Baptist Church Cemetery. She passed away Oct. 1, 2016. The remains will lie in state at the church from 10:00 a.m. to service time.
Life celebration services for Mary Joyce Mitchell will be held at the Asbury United Methodist Church Saturday, Oct. 8 at 11 a.m. She passed away Oct. 2, 2016. The remains will lie in state at the church Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to service time. Burial will take place in Lawrence Serenity Sanctum.
Funeral services for Jeffery Miles will be held at the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home Chapel Saturday, Oct. 8 at 11 a.m. with burial following in the Breda Town Cemetery. \ He was born Aug. 19, 1979 and passed away Oct. 2, 2016. A public visitation will be held at the funeral home on Saturday morning from 9 a. m. to service time.
Funeral services for Eliza Jones will be celebrated Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Asbury United Methodist Church in Natchitoches, with burial following in Lawrence Serenity Sanctum. She passed away Oct. 1, 2016. There will be a wake service at the church on the preceding Saturday evening from 6-8 p.m. and a second visitation will take place at the church on Sunday afternoon from 1 p.m. until service time
Samuel “Sam” Jones passed this life on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, at Rapides Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Earry Jones and Essie Gistarb Jones. Funeral services for Samuel “Sam” Jones of Marco will be held Saturday, Oct 15 at noon at St. Davis Baptist Church in Cloutierville, with Minister Dorothy Washington officiating. Viewing will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until the start of service at noon. Interment will follow at the St. Davis Baptist Church Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Robinson Family Mortuary in Pineville.
Funeral services for Billie Wray Moss Westbrook will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Blanchard-St. Denis Chapel with Rev. Keith Adams and Rev. Tommy Patton officiating. Burial will be in Memory Lawn Cemetery at Natchitoches following the services. Visitation was held Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 5-8 p.m. and will be held again Thursday, Oct. 13 from 8 a.m. till service time in the funeral home. Billie, 85, of Bossier City, passed away Oct. 9, 2016 at her home. She was born Nov. 9, 1930 in Provencal. She was a strong and lovable lady; she was the quintessential example of a southern belle. She tried to always wear a smile and had a sweet and kind nature about her. She was a teacher for almost 30 years, starting in Natchitoches Parish and later moved to Ouachita Parish at Woodlawn Elementary School. She loved dealing in real estate, whether it was buying, building or selling homes; she absolutely lived for estate sales, never missing a chance to attend one if she could; and she made great effort to always watch Dr. Phil during her afternoons. She made her mark on everyone around her in a wonderful way and will be greatly missed by all of her family, students and friends. She is survived by two daughters, Terri Dison and husband Larry of West Monroe and Eddye Beth Westbrook of Bossier City; one son, Ben L. Westbrook and wife Terrie of Minden; one grandson, Leslie Westbrook and wife Laura of Lafayette; one brother, E.L. Moss Jr. and his wife Glenda of Provencal; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, B.F. Westbrook; and her parents, Enoch Leslie Moss Sr. and Opal Dale Moss. Those honored to be pallbearers are Tracy Moss, Leslie Westbrook, Rusty Moss, Larry Dison, Kenny Durr and Wayne Choate.
A service to honor the life of Betty Ann Thomasee Bolton will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Bro. Don Windham officiating. Burial will follow at Mora Baptist Church Cemetery in Mora. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Betty Ann Thomasee Bolton, 71 years of age and a resident of Mora, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 in Natchitoches. She was born on Sunday, July 15, 1945 to Mack and Eunice (Rodriguez) LaCaze in Shreveport. Betty was preceded in death by her parents. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother and will be dearly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Keith Bolton; children, Chris Windham, Bryan Bolton, Col. Charles Bolton and Pamela Butler. She was blessed with six grandchildren, Jami Windham, Kacie Windham, Tyler Bolton, Kaitlyn Bolton, Haley Bolton and Jacob Butler; as well as numerous siblings, nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Annie Walker was held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Gorum. Interment followed the services at Gorum Cemetery. The family received friends from 5-9 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Church Hall on Friday, Oct. 14. Annie Basco Walker, 78, of Gorum, died Oct. 12, 2016 at her home. She was born Aug. 9, 1938 in Gorum where she lived for the majority of the early life. She later moved her family to Kansas City, Mo. for many years, but eventually returned back home to Gorum to care for her aging parents. She loved people, and always put the needs of others before her own. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by one son, Kenneth Walker of Gorum; her sister, Opal Basco of Pineville; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Phillip Lee Walker; her parents, Ezzie Basco and Anna Delrie Basco; her sisters, Reba Webber, Susie Bolton, Bonnie Carnahan, Dorothy Johnson and Carey Daldrup; and one brother, James “Jim” Basco.
Funeral Services for Etolie Laverne Walker, who passed away on Oct. 15, will be held at the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home in Natchitoches Saturday, Oct. 22 at 11 a.m. with cremation following.
“May flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest” - William Shakespeare. A Mass of Resurrection and Rite of Christian burial for Marie Blanchard Gahagan was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 at The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Natchitoches with Rev. Craig Scott serving as celebrant and Rev. Blake Deshautelle serving as concelebrant. Interment followed at Catholic Cemetery in Natchitoches. Friends were invited to attend a wake service on Monday, Oct. 17 from 5-7 p.m. at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Recitation of the Holy Rosary was at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in the funeral home chapel. Marie passed away Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born Nov. 19, 1940 and was a lifelong resident of Natchitoches. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carey H. Blanchard Jr. and Myrtle Prud’homme Blanchard; sister, Pat Sliman; niece Barbara Fontan; brother-inlaw, Pete Sliman Jr.; and sister- in-law, Patsy Blanchard. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Tara Gahagan, Allyson Corder and husband Stuart, Russell E. Gahagan, III and his wife Claire; sister, Myrtle Powell and husband Lynwood; and brother, Carey H. Blanchard III and wife Linda. She was blessed with 10 grandchildren, Darrell Rivers Jr., Ashley Weber and husband Lee, Thomas Rivers, John Paul Rivers, Andrew Corder, Catherine Corder, Elizabeth Corder, Sidney Gahagan, Anne Marie Gahagan and Russell Edward Gahagan; and great grandchildren, Robert Weber, Lee Paul Weber, Wyatt Weber and Susannah Weber; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Last but not least my love and faithful companion, Poughkeepsie Ace Blanchard, known to everyone as Keepsie. Her grandsons were honored to serve as pallbearers. “We will grieve not; but rather find strength in what remains behind” - William Wordsworth.
Homegoing services for Annie Mae Jenkins will be celebrated at the St. Peter Baptist Church of Campti Saturday, Oct. 22 at 11 a.m. with interment following in the Campti Community Cemetery. She passed away Tuesday, Oct. 18. The remains will lie in state at the church on Saturday morning from 9:30 a. m. to service time. The Rev. Alfred Williams III will officiate the celebration.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anita (Pee Wee) Phillips Lawrence will be held Saturday, Oct. 22 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church on North Street in Natchitoches. The body will lie in state at the church from 10 a.m. until service time. There will be no visitation Friday evening. The service is entrusted to Patterson Purvis Mortuary of Mansfield.
Elizabeth Anne Hawkins Millican, 87, of Gold River, California, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. She was born to the late Emmett E. Hawkins and Lela Lois Gurney Hawkins in Natchitoches, Louisiana on March 30, 1929.
Bettye graduated from Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now Northwestern State University) in 1949 after receiving a B.A. in Business Administration and a minor in art. She was a member of Theta Epsilon Sorority while at NSU and went on to work in the Louisiana State Legislature in Baton Rouge and later taught business courses at the Louisiana Trade School in Winnsboro, Louisiana.
In 1953, Bettye Hawkins married Joseph (Joe) Franklin Millican, Jr. of Deerford, Louisiana in the First United Methodist Church of Vicksburg, Mississippi. As the spouse of an Air Force officer, Bettye spent more than twenty years traveling and raising their two children while residing in many states across the U.S. and several foreign countries including Germany, England, Iran, and Singapore. Bettye enjoyed traveling, painting, and spending time with her children, Marcia and Marc, and grandchild, Danielle. Bettye and her husband, Joe, enjoyed over sixty- three years of marriage.
Bettye is survived by her husband, Joseph (Joe) Millican, Jr. who resides in Gold River, California, her son, Marc J. Millican of Anchorage, Alaska, and her granddaughter, Danielle E. Dubetz of Nashville, Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her parents, Emmett E. Hawkins and Lela Gurney Hawkins of Natchitoches, Louisiana and her daughter, Marcia E. Millican of Lanexa, Virginia.
There will be a graveside service held on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 11:00am at Roselawn Cemetery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Elizabeth Anne Hawkins Millican, 87, of Gold River, Calif., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. She was born to the late Emmett E. Hawkins and Lela Lois Gurney Hawkins in Natchitoches March 30, 1929. Bettye graduated from Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now Northwestern State University) in 1949 after receiving a B.A. in business administration and a minor in art. She was a member of Theta Epsilon Sorority while at NSU and went on to work in the Louisiana State Legislature in Baton Rouge and later taught business courses at the Louisiana Trade School in Winnsboro. In 1953, Bettye Hawkins married Joseph (Joe) Franklin Millican Jr. of Deerford in the First United Methodist Church of Vicksburg, Miss. As the spouse of an Air Force officer, Bettye spent more than 20 years traveling and raising their two children while residing in many states across the U.S. and several foreign countries including Germany, England, Iran and Singapore. Bettye enjoyed traveling, painting, and spending time with her children, rcia and Marc, and grandchild, Danielle. Bettye and her husband, Joe, enjoyed over 63 years of marriage. Bettye is survived by her husband, Joseph (Joe) Millican Jr. who resides in Gold River; her son, Marc J. Millican of Anchorage, Alaska; and her granddaughter, Danielle E. Dubetz of Nashville, Tenn. She is preceded in death by her parents, Emmett E. Hawkins and Lela Gurney Hawkins of Natchitoches, and her daughter, Marcia E. Millican of Lanexa, Va. There was graveside service Thursday, Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. at Roselawn Cemetery in Baton Rouge.
Funeral services for Brian Harp will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with the Rev. Bruce Mitchell, the Rev. Bill Hudson and the Rev. Mike Marbut officiating. Interment will follow at Lambertown Cemetery in Robeline. The family received friends from 5-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Brian Harp, 34, of Robeline, passed away Oct. 25, 2016 in Winnfield. He was born Jan. 11, 1982, in Charleston, Mo. Happy, lovable, fun to be around, energetic: these are all words and phrases that anyone who knew Brian would use to describe him. He loved to make people laugh and always tried to help in any way that he could. Though this is what many saw on the outside, those who were closest to him saw the struggles that he faced every day. He never wanted people around him to feel saddened or lonely, because, in truth, he never wanted others to face what he faced as an inward battle. Brian loved his family and friends dearly. He loved his wife and children. No act could be committed that would take that love away. He would turn to building things with his hands or play music on his guitar to escape as best he could; but truthfully, he never was able to overcome the depression that he fought on a normal basis. If he were here today to speak, Brian would encourage everyone to tell those that they love how much they love them. He would tell you to never take a friend for granted. He would tell you to seek help and not fight alone if you battle sadness or depression. And, ultimately, he would tell you he loved you and would try, with the best of his ability, to make you smile. He was preceded in death by his father, David Henry; his grandparents, Louise Carter Harp and Don Harp; and his cousin, Joey Harp. He is survived by his wife, Tanya Miller Harp; his children Jadin Harp, Dylan Miller, Micah Christensen and Brianna Broadway; his mother, Connie Harp Harralson; a special nephew, DJ Harp; his brother, Don Harp; his step-sisters, Crystal Hernandez and Perfida Harralson; his stepbrother, James Harralson; his step-grandparents, Ned and Bea Harralson; his mother- in-law, Catherine Miller; and his nieces, Kyra Cruise and Chassidy Powell.
