Alex M. Blanche Jr. - Madison Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Richard P. Sevier USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************ Alex M. Blanche Jr. - Madison Parish, Louisiana From Vicksburg Post December 2000 ST. JOSEPH - Alex M. Blanche Jr. died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at his home in St. Joseph. He was 73. Mr. Blanche was born in Tendal, La., and was a member of St. Edward's Catholic Church in Tallulah. A golfer, he retired as a petroleum engineer. He is survived by four sons, Brian Blanche of Vicksburg, Sterling Blanche of St. Joseph, Mark Blanche of Houston, Texas, and Alex M. Blanche III of Kimball, Neb.; one daughter, Mary Alice Furgason of San Antonio, Texas; and eight grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home in Tallulah with the Rev. Ferre D'Cruz officiating. Burial will follow at Silver Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 Thursday night at the funeral home with Rosary at 7:30. Pallbearers will be J.T. Fulton, Billy Post, Cecil Baragona, Louis Buckner, Salo Abrahm Jr. and Oliver Berry.