Obituaries

Published in Jennings Daily News July 16, 2025

Monsignor Charles J. DuBois, 85, a priest of 60 years of the Diocese of Lake Charles, died Monday, June 23, 2025 at Harbor Hospice.

December 25, 1953 – May 29, 2025

Helen Gautreaux Hallaron died on June 10, 2025 in Selma, Texas. She was born in Crowley on April 5, 1928 to Wilson J. and Azemie Breaux Gautreaux, and raised in the small town of Mermentau. She graduated from Southwestern Louisiana Institute (SLI) in Lafayette in May 1949 with a degree in Education. She also pursued postgraduate work at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Matthews Funeral Home in Jennings for Mr. Lawrence “Larry” Benoit, Sr., 86, who passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Diann Manuel, just shy of her 80th birthday. Diann was born on July 30, 1945 in Jennings. She departed from this world peacefully on June 7, 2025 after a life filled with love and service.

A Funeral Service was held on Monday, June 9, 2025 at 10 a.m. at Matthews Funeral Home in Jennings for Rella LeBlanc, 92, who passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Camelot Brookside of Jennings.

Published in Jennings Daily News June 8, 2025

Published in Jennings Daily News June 6, 2025