Betty Jane Bourque

Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Jane Bourque, 86, of Jennings were held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with Rev. Trey Ange officiating.

Visitation for Mrs. Bourque was held Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at Miguez Funeral Home from 4:30-9 p.m. and resumed Saturday from 8-12:30 p.m.

Burial followed in Doucet Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.

Mrs. Bourque was born Nov. 11, 1935, in Jennings to Deno and Margaret Lavergne Lessigne.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and cooking, much to the delight of her family. Her favorite things to eat were crawfish and steak. She loved to laugh and family time meant everything to her.

Those left behind to cherish her memory are two daughters, Sheila and her husband A. C. “Cody” Broussard of Jennings and Janice and her husband Keith Bertrand of Roanoke; a son, Keith, and his wife Suzonne Bourque of Shreveport; one brother, Gregory and his wife Julie Lessigne of Toledo Bend; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Wilton “Pete” Bourque; and a brother, Lenis Lessigne.