Obituaries

Marion M. LaBauve

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ELTON - Marion “DoDo” M. LaBauve, 95, passed away peacefully Jan. 17, 2020, in Jennings.

Funeral services for Mr. Marion were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, at Reed Funeral Home in Kinder, with burial to follow in Liberty Cemetery in Elton.

Visitation was held Monday, Jan. 20, at Reed Funeral Home from 9 a.m. until time of service.

He was a resident of the SWLA Veterans Home in Jennings and a member of First Baptist Church of Elton.

Wanda ‘Moozie’ Gail Guidry Chaisson

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A Mass of Christian burial for Wanda “Moozie” Gail Guidry Chaisson, 61, of Hathaway will be held at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Hathaway today, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, at 11 a.m., with Father William Miller officiating.

A gathering of family and friends was held at Matthews and Son Funeral Home in Jennings on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m., with a rosary recited at 6 p.m. Her family requests that her visitation resume today, Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 8 a.m. until the time of her mass.

Wanda will be laid to rest in Raymond/Hathaway Community Cemetery.

Eulina Davis

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Funeral service for Mrs. Eulina Davis, 97, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, with Father Jude Fernando officiating.

Alice Clara Jones

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It’s with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Alice Clara Jones announces her passing from this life on Jan. 10, 2020, at the age of 77.  

Funeral services will be held at Union Baptist Church in Jennings Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at 11 a.m., with Reverend Gerald Perkins officiating.  

Visitation will be held at the church Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, from 9 a.m. until the time of her funeral service.

Burial will follow in Park View Cemetery.  

Olga Dolejsiov

Funeral services for Mrs. Olga Dolejsiov, 73, will be announced by Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings. Mrs. Dolejsiov passed away at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in Camelot Brookside Nursing Home.

 

Melvyn Smith

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Funeral services for Melvyn Smith, 73, of Mermentau Cove will be held at Matthews and Son Funeral home in Jennings on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at 11 a.m., with Reverend Seth Bianchini officiating.   

A gathering of family and friends will be held at the funeral home Friday, Jan. 17,  from 5-9 p.m., and will continue Saturday, Jan. 8, from 8 a.m. until the time of his funeral service.

Burial will follow in Istre Cemetery.   

Mary Dasch

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Mary Dasch, 74, was welcomed into Heaven on Jan. 11, 2020.

Going home services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at First United Methodist Church of Welsh, with Pastor Angela Bulhof officiating.

The family welcomed friends Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, from 3-9 p.m. at Hixson Funeral Home of Welsh. Visitation will resume today, Wednesday, from 8 a.m. until time of service.

She will be laid to rest at Oaklawn Cemetery, close enough to home that an extension cord can reach so she will never miss her favorite shows.

JoAnn Daigle Lantz

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Funeral services for JoAnn Daigle Lantz, 78, of Jennings was held at Matthews and Son Funeral Home Monday, January 13, 2020, at 11 a.m.,with Deacon Mike Tramel officiating.

A gathering of family and friends was held at Matthews and Son Funeral Home Sunday, Jan.12, 2020, from 3:30-9 p.m., with a rosary recited at 6 p.m., led by Deacon Mike Tramel. Visitation resumed Monday from 8 a.m. until the time of her service.

JoAnn was laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery.

Maxine Dunphy Black

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Funeral services for Mrs. Maxine Dunphy Black, 97, of Jennings will be held Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, at 11 a.m. in the South Chapel at Miguez Funeral Home, with Rev. Chan Willis officiating.

Visitation for Mrs. Black will be held from 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, until the time of her service at 11 a.m.

Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Jeffrey Bihm

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A Celebration of Life service for Jeffrey Bihm, 54, of Lake Charles will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, at First Baptist Church in Welsh, with Rev. Rod Aguillard officiating.

The family will receive friends at the church from 2 p.m. Sunday until time of services. Burial will be private in Thornwell Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles.

Mr. Bihm died Wednesday in a Lake Charles hospital.