Local Obituaries
Stephen Philo Coco
Jan 8, 2014
Stephen P. Coco, of Jennings, Louisiana, passed peacefully at age 83 at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home. Steve was born on April 22, 1930 to Nell and Philo Coco in Marksville, Louisiana. He attended George Military Academy in Atlanta. He studied at Washington and Lee University, graduating in 1951 with a Bachelor of Arts and his first year of law...
Vicki Diane Benoit
Jan 8, 2014
JENNINGS Memorial services for Mrs. Vicki Diane Benoit, 56, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 13,2014 in the Miguez Funeral Home with Rev. Charles McMilin officiating. Mrs. Benoit died at 4:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2014 in the Jennings American Legion Hospital. Mrs. Benoit was a lifelong resident Jennings. She was a Jennings High School graduate, class of...
Wanda Gail Trahan
Jan 7, 2014
JENNINGS Funeral services for Mrs. Wanda Gail LeGros Trahan, 66, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2014 in the Miguez Funeral Home with Bro. Garland Reed officiating. Burial will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery in Welsh under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings. Funeral home visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. Wednesday until time of...
Joy Durapau Tanner
Jan 4, 2014
LAKE ARTHUR A time of visitation in remembrance of the life of Joy Durapau Tanner will be observed at Miguez Funeral Home in Lake Arthur on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 from 3:30 PM until 9:00 PM and on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 from 8:00 AM until 9:30 AM. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church on Wednesday morning...
Beverly Ann Crider
Jan 2, 2014
ROANOKE Funeral services for Mrs. Beverly Ann DeVilbiss Crider, 80, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 7, 2014 in the Roanoke Baptist Church with Rev. Darrell Hieronymus officiating. Burial will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery in Welsh under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings. Visitation will be held at the church from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00...
Ronald Clifton Abshire
Jan 1, 2014
LAKE ARTHUR Funeral services for Mr. Ronald Clifton Abshire, 65, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 4, 2014 in the Miguez Funeral Home of Lake Arthur with Rev. Michael Williams officiating. Burial will be in the Andrus Cove Cemetery. Funeral home visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., Friday, and from 8:00 a.m. Saturday until time...
Daniel Eugene Broussard
Dec 19, 2013
JENNINGS Funeral services for Mr. Daniel E. Broussard, 78, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 21, 2013 in the St. Lawrence Catholic Church with Rev. Babasino Fernandes officiating. Entombment will be in the St. Lawrence Church Mausoleum under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings. Funeral home visitation will be from 2:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Friday;...
Jennie "Sally" Alma Marshall
Dec 18, 2013
JENNINGS Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Sally Jester Marshall, 97, will be held in the Miguez Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 18, 2013 with Rev. Walter Parker officiating. Burial will be in the Raymond Cemetery. Funeral home visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Tuesday; and 8:00 a.m. Wednesday until time of services. Mrs. Marshall died...
Wallace John Mallett
Dec 8, 2013
LAKE ARTHUR Funeral services for Mr. Wallace John Mallett, 81, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2013 in Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Msgr. Ronald Groth officiating. Burial will be in the Andrus Cove Cemetery. Funeral home visitation will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday until time of services Wednesday. A rosary will be recited at...
Nancy A. Hayes
Dec 8, 2013
JENNINGS Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy A. Hayes, 65, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2013 in Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church with Rev. Charles McMillin officiating. Entombment will be in Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church Mausoleum. Funeral home visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Tuesday; and 8:00 a.m. until...
Louetta Leblanc
Dec 4, 2013
Jennings Funeral services for Mrs. Louetta Smith LeBlanc, 83 will be held on Friday, December 6, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Miguez Funeral Home Chapel. Revs.Dwayne Smith and Garland Reed will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2013 from 4:30 p.m....
Geraldine Marie Burton
Dec 2, 2013
JENNINGS Funeral services for Mrs. Geraldine “Gerri” Fontenot Burton, 74, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 5, 2013 in the Miguez Funeral Home North chapel with Rev. Darrell Hieronymus officiating. Burial will be in the Mowata Cemetery. Funeral home visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., Wednesday; and 8:00 a.m. Thursday until time of services. Mrs....
Beatrice Bruchhaus Sabatier
Dec 2, 2013
ELTON Funeral services for Mrs. Beatrice Juanita Bruchhaus Sabatier, 95, will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 5, 2013 in the St. Paul Catholic Church with Rev. Marshall Boulet officiating. Burial will be in the St. Paul Cemetery in Elton under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings. Funeral home visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday....
Clifford Paul Breaux
Dec 2, 2013
JENNINGS Funeral services for Mr. Clifford Paul Breaux, 77, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 9, 2013 in the Miguez Funeral Home South Chapel of Jennings. Burial will be in the Johnson-Hanks Cemetery near Morse. Funeral home visitation will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, until time of services. Mr. Breaux died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 in the Lake Charles...
Marjorie Lorene Holston
Dec 1, 2013
Jennings Funeral services for Marjorie Crawford Holston, 88, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Miguez Funeral Home in Jennings, Louisiana. Reverend Josh Belt will officiate. Mrs. Holston passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Louisiana Extended Care Hospital in Lafayette after a short illness. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of...
Isaac David Breedlove
Dec 1, 2013
LAKE ARTHUR Funeral services for Isaac David Breedlove will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Msgr. Ronald Groth officiating. Entombment with Military Funeral Honors will be in the St. Anthony Mausoleum under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Lake Arthur. Funeral home visitation will be held 1:30...
Lee Kimo Lantz
Nov 27, 2013
JENNINGS Funeral services for Mr. Lee K. Lantz, 20, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2013 in the Miguez Funeral Home north chapel with Deacon Mike Tramel officiating. Burial will be in the Lacassine Cemetery. Funeral home visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., Tuesday; and 8:00 a.m. Wednesday until time of services. A rosary...
Vernis Hinchee
Nov 25, 2013
JENNINGS The family of Vernis Hinchee announces her passing on Monday, November 25, 2013, at the age of 93. It is with great sadness, because we will miss her greatly and yet with great joy, as she goes to be with our Lord. She was born in Egan, Louisiana on December 14, 1919. In a family of nine children she...
Forrest Stanford Strickland, Sr.
Nov 23, 2013
JENNINGS Forrest Stanford Strickland, Sr. died at 6:18 on Saturday, November 23, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Strickland was born March 5, 1931 in Jennings, LA, where he graduated from high school in 1949. He graduated from McNeese State University in 1958 and is a member of the McNeese Cowboy Club. He served his country in the Navy during the...
Lee Adam Ryder
Nov 22, 2013
JENNINGS Funeral services for Mr. Lee Adam Ryder, 70, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 24, 2013 in the Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings with Rev. Mitchell Gott officiating. Burial will be in the Ardoin Cove Cemetery. Mr. Ryder died at 12:41 a.m., Friday, November 22, 2013 in the Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Funeral home visitation will be...
