Obituaries

A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Jan Baker Turk was held at  2 pm Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home. Mrs. Turk, 63 years of age and a resident of Natchitoches, passed away Tuesday, December 3,

2013 peacefully at her home. She was born August 19, 1950 in Alexandria, LA but was a native of Tullos, LA for most of 

Della Chlastak Weatherford, age 91 of Winnfield, Louisiana  passed away Wednesday,December 11, 2013 at Autumn

Mrs. Debbie Anne Moore, age 55 of Natchitoches, Louisiana passed away on Monday, December 09, 2013. Born Monday, October 27, 1958 in Shreveport, Louisiana, she was a licensed florist and a Certified Nursing Assistant. 

Ivy Creel, Sr. passed away Monday, December 2, 2013, at the age of 96. He was a World War II veteran of the 9th Army, educator, husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather and beloved patriarch of the Creel family. Ivy was born in Joyce, LA, and was a life-long resident of Baton Rouge, LA. Ivy served as a County Agent with the LSU Agriculture Extension Service for approximately 30 years; he has been affectionately remembered by many who participated in 4-H during their school years, as well as farmers whose problems he helped solve. Affectionately known to family and friends as PaPa Creel or Uncle Ivy, many came to know and love him through his online CaringBridge.org site which was developed to post photos and update family/friends on his health. Throughout his life’s journey, PaPa Ivy maintained his characteristic

Rev. Hardy Beaubouef, 92 of the Magnolia community in LaSalle Parish, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at

his residence. He was born on February 10, 1921 in Vick, LA in Avoyelles  Parish to the union of William “Bill” Beaubouef and Regina Cole Beaubouef. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Deville, or more specifically, the Wiley Point

Mrs. Betty Dunn Turner, age 82 of Winnfield, Louisiana passed away Monday, December 2, 2013 at Life Care Hospital in

Shreveport. Mrs. Turner was a homemaker, a native of Alexandria and a graduate of Bolton High School and University of

Graveside services for John H. Engles, 84 of West Monroe were held November 23, 2013 at the Atlanta Cemetery at 2 p.m. John H. Ingles passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Ridgecrest Nursing Home in West Monroe. Those left to cherish his memory is a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Adell McKinley of West Monroe, LA and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were: Robert Thomisee, Steven Thomisee, James Ballio Jr., William Keith and John McKinley. Services were under the direction of Southern Funeral Home in Winnfield with Rev. Joel Hines officiating.