Douglas Seilhan Sr.
Published in Jennings Daily News June 12, 2026 Douglas Roy Seilhan Sr, 74, passed away on June 5, 2026, at Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings. Douglas was born on Nov.
Obituaries
Jean Istre
Published in Jennings Daily News June 12, 2026 A Mass of Christian Burial will be held to honor the life of Jean Necessary Istre of Lake Charles at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2026 at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Jennings with Rev.
Don M. Aycock, Ph.D.,
Rev. Don Milton Aycock, Ph.D., 74, graduated to Heaven on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at his Hollister, Fla.
Janelle “Jan” Smith
Published in Jennings Daily News June 3, 2026 Nov. 18, 1941 – May 28, 2026 Janelle Smith, known as Jan to her friends and colleagues and “Namaw,” “Mawaw” or simply “Grandma” depending on which grandchild you asked — she answered to all of them — passed away peacefully on May 28, 2026, at her home in St.
Ronald 'Ronnie' Cormier
The family of Ronald Lee (Ronnie) Cormier of Mermentau announces his passing and celebrates his life. Born March 19, 1937, in Houston, Texas, Ronnie was raised in Jennings. He served in the U.S. Army then built a career as a welder with Zigler Shipyard, SBA Shipyard and PPG, retiring in 1999. In 1960, he married Florence “Flo” Gautreaux of Mermentau and together they raised their family. Ronnie was a devoted gardener, a stranger to no one. He is survived by his wife, children Marty, Laura and Keith, granddaughter Lindsey and niece, Kim. The family thanks his caregivers at both JDLC and SWLA VA Home for their kindness and compassion.
Emily Gann
Emily Waguespack Gann, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at the age of 98. She is survived by her children, Michael A.
Paul Trahan
It is with great sadness that the family of Paul Trahan, 64, announce his passing from this life on May 8, 2026, after a courageous fight.
Clifford Myers
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 in Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Jennings for Mr. Clifford Paul Myers, 91, who passed away on May 3, 2026, at Ochsner Acadia General Hospital in Crowley.
Dorothy Bourque
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in St. Peter’s the Apostle Church in Gueydan, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. for our mom, Dorothy Vincent Bourque, 93, who died on Friday, April 17, 2026 at the Gueydan Memorial Guest Home. Father Stephen Irudayasamy, HGN, will be the officiant. Readers for the funeral mass will be Justin Ardoin and Kerri Broussard Ardoin. Visitation was held on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Matthews Funeral Home in Gueydan from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. A rosary was led by her daughter, Janelle Hoffart, at 6 p.m. Visitation will resume on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in St. Peter’s the Apostle Catholic Church and continue until her funeral mass begins at 9:30 a.m.
John Derrel Simar
Published in Jennings Daily News April 8, 2026
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