Joseph "Jody" Serio

LAKE ARTHUR

Funeral services for Mr. Joseph Anthony “Jody” Serio, 55, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 12, 2017 in the Miguez Funeral Home in Lake Arthur with Bro. Jared Thomas and Father Glenn Meaux officiating.

Burial will be in the Andrus Cove Cemetery.

Funeral home visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 8:00 a.m. Thursday until time of services.

A rosary led by Arthur Lee Leger will be recited at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel.

Mr. Serio died at 9:21 p.m., Sunday, October 8, 2017 in the Jennings American Legion Hospital.

Mr. Serio was a native of Greenville, MS and a resident of Lake Arthur for 7 years. He was a graduate of the St. Joseph Catholic High School class of 1980 and was a former diesel mechanic at Industrial Lift Truck in Lafayette and Talen’s Marine and Fuel of Lake Arthur. He was owner of “My Shop of Repair”, was a huge Dallas Cowboys fan, NASCAR fan and loved his family and friends and getting together with them. He also loved to hunt.

Survivors include his fiancé and love of his life, Susan Leger Smith of Lake Arthur; two daughters, Brandy Serio and boyfriend Justin Monteleon of Lafayette and Amber Smith and husband Colby of Ville Platte; one brother and sister-in-law, Frank John Serio and his wife, Rayetta of Greenville, MS; his step-mother, Margueritte Serio of Greenville, MS; two grandsons, Caine and Bentley Smith, two bonus daughters, Brandi Smith and Kassi Parsley; niece Elese Serio; nephew, Frank Joseph Serio and a large loving family.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Joyce Jones Serio.

Pallbearers will be Kenneth Arceneaux, Stephen Harrell, Arthur Leger, Jerry Serio, Kirk LeJeune and Justin Monteleon.

Honorary pallbearers will be Caine Smith, Bentley Smith, Frank Joseph Serio, Elese Serio, and Frank John Serio.