Walter "White" Anatole Blanchard

Walter "White" Anatole Blanchard, 85, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, at his home. He was a former Ourso Funeral Home employee of 20 years. He was a retired Louisiana Atchafalaya Levee Board employee. Walter was a former member of the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by five children, Eugene "Geno" and wife Violet Blanchard, Gloria and husband Eddie "Lou" Landry, Ursin "J-Boy" and wife Clara Blanchard, Rickey and wife Becky Blanchard, and Debbie and husband Darrel Rivere; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Louetta "Lou" Blanchard; his parents, Joseph and Albertine Blanchard; a son, Larry Blanchard; and a brother, Bruno Blanchard. Visitation will be held Thursday, Sept. 9, at Ourso Funeral Home in Pierre Part from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 10, from 8 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Pierre Part. Entombment will follow in the church mausoleum. Pallbearers will be Jody, Rodney and Rickey Blanchard, Shawn and Joey Rivere and Kevin Landry. Condolences can be made at www.oursofhpierrepart.com