John Dale Ropp

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Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home - Natchitoches

Posted events

December 9, 2025

Dec

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

First Baptist Church

508 2nd Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457

Dec

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

First Baptist Church

508 2nd Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457

Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home - Natchitoches

Posted an obituary

December 9, 2025

John Ropp Obituary

John Dale Ropp, one of Louisiana’s most prolific football coaches, passed away on December 10, 2025, at the age of 95. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Natchitoches on Thursday, December 18, followed by the funeral... Read John Ropp's Obituary