Local Obituaries
Anthony Lee Atkinson
Feb 23, 2022
Funeral services for Mr. Anthony Lee Atkinson, 60, of Jennings will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. in the First Pentecostal Church of Jennings with Bro. James Townley officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation for Mr. Atkinson will begin at the church on Tuesday morning at...
Earl Broussard, Jr.
Feb 21, 2022
Funeral services for Mr. Earl Broussard, Jr., 74 of Lake Arthur, will be held on Friday, February 25, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the Miguez Funeral Home Chapel in Lake Arthur with Rev. Jay Alexius officiating. Burial will follow in Miguez Funeral Home under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation for Mr. Broussard will begin Friday morning at 9:00...
Merelia "Peewee" Darbonne
Feb 20, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Merelia Marie Simar Darbonne, 87, of Iota will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in Miguez Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Susil Fernando officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation for Mrs. Darbonne will begin on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. and...
Larry Wayne Benoit
Feb 20, 2022
Funeral services for Mr. Larry Wayne Benoit, 75 of Lake Arthur, will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, in the Miguez Funeral Home Lake Arthur Chapel at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Jay Alexius officiating.
Visitation for Mr. Benoit will begin on Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at service time.
Mr. Benoit was born on July 9, 1946,...
Wilson Joseph Landry
Feb 19, 2022
Jennings
Funeral services for Mr. Wilson Joseph Landry, 88, of Jennings will be held on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the St. Lawrence Catholic Church with Father William Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the Doucet Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation will begin on Monday at 3:00 p.m. and continue until 8:00 p.m....
James "Jimmy" Lee Delome
Feb 15, 2022
Funeral services for Mr. James “Jimmy” Lee Delome, 81, of Broussard will be held on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the Miguez Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Greig Gaspard officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation will begin on Friday, February 18, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. and continue until...
Ender Matt
Feb 12, 2022
Jennings
Funeral services for Ender Matt, 2-month-old son of Caiden Matt and Angelica Griffith of Kaplan, will be held on Friday, February 18, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in Miguez Funeral Home in Jennings with Rev. Mike Nolen officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Eunice under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation for Ender will...
Grace D. Trahan
Feb 12, 2022
Lake Arthur
Funeral services for Mrs. Grace Duhon Trahan, 94 of Lake Arthur will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Rev. Jay Alexius officiating. Burial will follow in St. Anthony Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation will begin on Monday, February 14, 2022,...
Patsy "Pat" Doucet Compton
Feb 11, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Pat Doucet Compton, 82, of Hathaway will be held at Miguez Funeral Home in Jennings on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Laura Nusbaum officiating. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until the time of service. Burial will follow in Raymond Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Mrs. Pat...
Betty Bourque
Feb 10, 2022
Jennings
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Jane Bourque, 86, of Jennings will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 12:30 p.m. with Rev. Trey Ange officiating. Burial will follow in Doucet Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation for Mrs. Bourque will begin on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Miguez Funeral Home...
Rita "Pie" Racca
Feb 9, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Rita Mae “Pie” Broussard Racca, 95 of Jennings will be held on Monday, February 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church with Rev. Keith Pellerin officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation for Mrs. Racca will begin on Sunday, February 13, 2022,...
Frankie Walden
Feb 8, 2022
Jennings
Ms. Frankie Lynn Cresswell Walden, 59, of Jennings, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at her home. She was born on April 25, 1962, in Greenwood, Mississippi to parents, Frankie Cresswell and Sandra L. Baglio.
She was the interior designer and proprietor of Wall Works. Ms. Walden moved to Jennings two weeks ago from Clinton, Missouri. ...
Ray Allen Aguillard
Feb 7, 2022
Jennings
A memorial service for Mr. Ray Allen Aguillard, 60, will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022, at First Church of Christ in Jennings, LA at 2:00 p.m.
Visitation with the family will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 12, 2022, at the location of the memorial service.
Mr. Aguillard passed away Monday, February 7, 2022, under the amazing care...
Michael Neely
Feb 7, 2022
Jennings
Graveside services for Mr. Michael Walter Neely, 77, of Sulphur will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in Greenwood Cemetery with Rev. Craig Davis officiating. Burial is under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Mr. Neely was born on June 11, 1944, in Jennings to Jacob Neely and Mary Louise McKague. He graduated from high...
Colin F. Fake
Feb 6, 2022
Colonel Colin Francis “Frank” Fake, aged 86, of Jennings, Louisiana, passed from this life February 6, 2022. Born June 25, 1935, in Blackpool, England, to Colin Fake and Lilian Fake Bicknell, Colin “Frank” Fake was a loving husband and father, a decorated member of the U.S. Air Force, and a devoted educator.
Colin led an exemplary life filled with accolades...
Shirley Guillory
Feb 4, 2022
Jennings
Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Mary Mier Guillory, 82, of Roanoke, LA will be held on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the Miguez Funeral Home Chapel with Father Michael Caraway officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Island Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation will begin on Monday, February 7, 2022, at Miguez...
Connie Boesch
Jan 29, 2022
Lake Arthur
Connie Lucille Hymel Boesch, 76, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on January 29, 2022, after a brave battle with a lengthy illness. She was born in Jennings, Louisiana to Herbert and Jacqueline Hymel on March 3, 1945. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 48 years, Thomas Dean Boesch.
Every family is...
Jack L Havens
Jan 28, 2022
Jack Leon Havens, 97, passed away on January 28, 2022, at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings, LA. He was born on December 13, 1924, in Kankakee, Illinois. He was one of ten children born to Theodore Wayne Havens and Grace Lotta Bloodworth Havens.
He and his family moved to Texas in 1930. When his father died in 1941,...
Dorothy Etta Olivier
Jan 26, 2022
Jennings
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Etta Hayes Olivier, 83, will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2022, in the Miguez Funeral Home Chapel at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow in China Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 5, 2022, and continue until service time at 1:00 p.m.
Mrs....
Gwendolyn Simon
Jan 26, 2022
Jennings
Funeral services for Mrs. Gwendolyn Marie LeBlanc Simon, age 62, of Morse, LA will be held on Monday, January 31, 2022, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. with Father Andrew Schumacher officiating. Burial will follow in Bertrand Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation for Mrs. Simon will begin on Sunday, January 30,...
