Local Obituaries
Jackie Istre, Jr.
May 11, 2017
Jennings
Private funeral services for Mr. Jackie Istre, Jr., 48, of Roanoke, were held Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the Miguez Funeral Home Chapel under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Mr. Istre was employed as a deckhand in the oilfield. In his free time he enjoyed working on cars.
Those left to...
Dorothy Hofstra
May 10, 2017
Mrs. Dorothy Pitts Hofstra, 98, died at 1:17 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in the Camelot Brookside Nursing Home in Jennings.
Mrs. Hofstra’s body was cremated under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings.
Mrs. Hofstra was a native of Wynona, Oklahoma and a resident of Jennings. She was a retired hairdresser.
She was preceded...
Charles Bradley Benoit
May 10, 2017
Lake Arthur
Funeral services for Mr. Charles Bradley Benoit, 56, of Jennings will be held Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Jay Alexius officiating. Burial will follow in Andrus Cove Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation for Mr. Benoit will begin Friday, May...
Yvonne Clay
May 5, 2017
Jennings
A Mass of Christian burial for Mrs. Yvonne Rogers Clay, 87, will be held at 2:00p.m., Tuesday May 9, 2017 in Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church with Rev. Charles McMillin officiating.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Funeral home visitation will be from 5:00p.m. until 9:00p.m.,...
Maxie Joseph Lemoine
May 5, 2017
Jennings
The family of Mr. Maxie Joseph Lemoine are fulfilling his wishes, which were to be cremated.
Milton Guidry
Apr 30, 2017
LAKE ARTHUR
Funeral services for Mr. Milton A. Guidry, 101, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Rev. Jay Alexius officiating.
Burial will be in the St. Anthony Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Lake Arthur.
Funeral home visitation will be...
Joshua Blake Bumgarden
Apr 29, 2017
Jennings. (Due to weather conditions all of Mr. Bumgarden’s services have been moved to Jennings.)
Funeral services for Joshua Blake Bumgarden, 27, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2017 with Mrs. Selina and Mr. Robert Willson officiating.
Burial will be in the Shell Beach Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings.
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Earline Deshotel
Apr 27, 2017
Jennings
Funeral services for Mrs. Earline S. Deshotel, 75, of Roanoke will be held Monday, May 1, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Miguez Funeral Chapel with Rev. Walter Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Welsh, Louisiana under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation for Mrs. Deshotel will be Sunday, April 30,...
Bonnie Marie Howard
Apr 27, 2017
Lake Arthur
Funeral services for Mrs. Bonnie Marie Schlesinger Howard, 78, of Lake Arthur, will be held Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Father Jay Alexius officiating. Burial will follow in Andrus Cove Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation will be Monday, May 1,...
Rebecca Landry
Apr 27, 2017
Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca Lynn Cormier Landry, 73, of Jennings, will be held Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. in Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church with Father Charles McMillin officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation will begin Monday, May 1, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. until...
Audrey Lean Murray
Apr 26, 2017
JENNINGS
Funeral services for Mrs. Audrey Spell Murray, 88, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2017 in the Miguez Funeral Home with Rev. Mitchell Gotte officiating.
Burial will be in the Andrus Cove Cemetery.
Funeral home visitation will be from 2:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Thursday; and 8:00 a.m. Friday until time...
Sadie Mae Trahern
Apr 26, 2017
JENNINGS
Mrs. Sadie Mae Batey Trahern, 91, died at 10:08 a.m., Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in the Jeff Davis Living Center.
Her body was cremated under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings.
Mrs. Trahern was a native of Wisner, LA and a resident of Jennings 20 years.
She is survived by one...
Placide "Pete" Legros
Apr 24, 2017
JENNINGS
Funeral services for Mr. Placide “Pete” LeGros, Jr., 82, will be held at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in the Miguez Funeral Home with Rev. Charles McMillin officiating.
Burial will be in the Andrus Cove Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Funeral home visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m....
Gracie Mae Villemarette
Apr 23, 2017
Funeral services for Mrs. Gracie Mae LaBauve Villemarette, 87, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Rev. Aubrey Guilbeau officiating.
Burial will be in the Andrus Cove Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Lake Arthur.
Funeral home visitation will be from 2:30...
Charles Riquelmy
Apr 22, 2017
Charles E. Riquelmy, 86, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017. Mr. Riquelmy was born May 17, 1930, in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Edward and Agnes Riquelmy. Charles is survived by his wife of 58 years Helen C. Riquelmy; his children, Christina Riquelmy of Baton Rouge, LA and Edward Riquelmy of Grapevine, TX; sister, Edwina Walker of Georgetown, TX; brother...
Jean Valdetero
Apr 22, 2017
Funeral services for Mrs. Jean Valdetero, 80, of Jennings, will be held April 29, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Miguez Funeral Home Chapel with Paul Estes and Jack Harris officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Colfax, Louisiana under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Mrs. Valdetero died Saturday, April 22, 2017, in Abbeville,...
Carlton Lee Istre
Apr 5, 2017
Jennings
Funeral services for Mr. Carlton Lee Istre, 87, will be held Monday, April 10, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church with Father Charles McMillin officiating. Mr. Istre will be laid to rest in Andrus Cove Cemetery next to his beloved wife, Lou Ella, under the direction of Miguez Funeral...
Betty Woods-Conner
Apr 2, 2017
JENNINGS
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Woods Conner, 69, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 6, 2017 in the Miguez Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Jered Thomas officiating.
Entombment will be in the Calvary Mausoleum.
Funeral home visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Wednesday; and 8:00 a.m. Thursday until time of...
Amanda Kay Courville
Apr 1, 2017
JENNINGS
Funeral services for Miss Amanda “Mandy” Kay Courville, 41, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in the Miguez Funeral Home with Rev. Charles McMillin officiating.
Miss Courville’s body will be cremated following the service. Burial of the cremains will be at a later date.
Funeral home visitation will be from 2:00...
Nancy Lansford
Mar 31, 2017
Jennings
Ms. Nancy W. Lansford, 78, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017.
She was born in Beaumont, TX on February 6, 1939 and lived in Jennings for just a few months before her death.
She is survived by three daughters; A’Londa Dowling of Citra, FL; Tracey Lansford of Beaumont, TX; Sherrie Hellesto of Jennings,...
