Gerald Roane ‘Jerry’ Lege’

Funeral services for Mr. Gerald Roane “Jerry” Lege’, 84, of Jennings, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Miguez Funeral Home chapel, with Reverend Walter Parker officiating.

Visitation will begin Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, from 4-8 p.m. Visitation will resume Friday from 10 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m.

A burial with military honors will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Jerry was born Sept. 23, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Joseph and Gwendolyn Roane Lege’.

He was a Crowley High School graduate and worked in the funeral industry.

Mr. Jerry served his country honorably in the United States Army. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Jennings and the Sons of the American Revolution, Attakapas Chapter and the American Legion Post 19 of Jennings.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 61 years, Joyce Elaine Radke Lege’; son Michael Lege’ of Jennings; grandson, Ryan Lege’ of Wetumpka, Ala., and a niece, Marty Lege’ of Atlanta, Ga.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Maurice and Milton Lege’.