Local Obituaries
Charles "Chuck" Carter Smith
Mar 1, 2022
Funeral services celebrating the life of Charles Carter “Chuck” Smith, 78, will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel at Miguez Funeral Home in Jennings, Louisiana with Rev. Keith Pellerin officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation with the family will be held on Saturday, March...
Kirk Patrick Bolfa, Jr.
Feb 27, 2022
Lake Arthur
Memorial services for Kirk Patrick Bolfa, Jr., 27, will be held on Wednesday March 9, 2022, in the Miguez Funeral Home Chapel in Lake Arthur at 2:00 p.m. with Father Trey Ange officiating.
Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service.
Kirk was born February 22, 1995, to his mother, Diane Trahan and his...
Jay "Jaybird" Menard
Feb 25, 2022
Memorial services for Jay “Jaybird” Menard, 47, of Roanoke will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Miguez Funeral Home in Jennings. Interment will follow in SWLA Veterans Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning and continue until the 10:00 a.m. service.
Jay was born on September 24, 1974,...
Evelyn Myers
Feb 25, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Ridley Myers, 80, of Jennings will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the Miguez Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Chuck Norwood officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation for Mrs. Myers will begin on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. and continue until 2:00...
Junior "Bug" Anderson
Feb 23, 2022
Junior Edmond ‘Bug” Anderson, born on March 24th, 1970, was called home to our heavenly father on February 23, 2022, in West Cal Cam Hospital in Sulphur, LA.
Junior was a native of Jackson, Tennessee but resided in Jennings since 2016. He worked in the construction industry for over 19 years. He loved fishing and doing carpentry work. Junior will...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
