Obits

SGT. MAJ., US ARMY (RETIRED) July 26, 1931 – Oct. 28, 2019 The family will receive friends at a wake service Friday, Nov. 8 from 6-8 p.m. in the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 318 North St., Natchitoches. A second visitation will be Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9:30 a.m. to service time at 11 a.m....

ROBELINE, LA Sept. 10, 1969-Nov. 3, 2019 A visitation for Mr. Eldon Dwayne Lewis was from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Dwayne Lewis, 50, and a resident of Robeline passed away Nov. 3, 2019.  He was born Sept. 10, 1969, to Willie James and Mary Lou...

MARTHAVILLE, LA April 30, 1931-Nov. 4, 2019 Floyd Vernon Birdwell, 88, passed away peacefully at his home Nov. 4, 2019, surrounded by his family. Vernon was born April 30, 1931, the son of George and Lottie Birdwell. Vernon was a faithful member of Bethel Congregational Methodist Church and loved his Lord...

SEPT. 7, 1966-OCT. 31, 2019 The memorial service for Ms. Valerie Demars will be at the Abundant Life Church Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. Repast will also be at Abundant Life immediately following the service.  Colors of the service are pink. The family requests you wear any shade of...

SUFFOLK, VA Sept. 21, 1957-Oct. 12, 2019 Donald James Willyerd died at his Suffolk, Va., residence Oct. 12, 2019. He was born Sept. 21, 1957, in Shreveport to James “Jim” Harmon Willyerd and Doris “Dottie” Maureen Youngblood Willyerd Rogers. He was preceded in death by his parents and only sibling,...

CAMPTI, LA Nov. 2, 2019 Judy K. Windham Miley passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family Nov. 2, 2019. Judy was a beloved wife and mother of one son, Darrell Miley. She was a 1962 graduate of Campti High School and graduate of Spencer Business College. Judy and her...

NATCHITOCHES, LA March 25, 1926-Oct. 27, 2019 Florene “Flo” Brouillette, 93, of Natchitoches passed away peacefully Oct. 27, 2019, after a long illness, surrounded by loved ones.  Flo was born in Echo, La., to John E. and Florence Borell March 25, 1926. She married the late A.J. Brouillette in 1944 and...

NATCHITOCHES, LA Amy Rebecca Tynes Tobin, 44, passed away peacefully Oct. 23, 2019, in the comfort of her childhood home with her family by her side.  Appropriately, this was the anniversary of her Baptism. Amy graduated from Natchitoches Central and LSUA with double majors in history and psychology.  During school, she...

NATCHITOCHES, LA Dec. 27, 1983-Oct. 21,2019 A Mass of Christian Burial for Randy Wigley will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Natchitoches with the Rev. John O’Brien serving as celebrant.  Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard-St....

NATCHITOCHES, LA Sept. 19, 1938-Oct. 2, 2019 Ben Neil Mayeaux was born in Natchitoches Sept. 19, 1938. He passed away peacefully in his home Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. A graduate of Natchitoches High School and lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church, he spent...