Jimmie Durand LeJeune Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Jimmie Durand LeJeune Jennings: It’s with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Jimmie Durand LeJeune announces her passing from this life on December 17, 2020 at the age of 94. Jimmie was born in Reids, LA to Archie Durand and Gracie Martin Durand on January 31, 1926. She worked as an LPN at the Jeff Davis Living Center for many years, then at American Legion Hospital in Crowley until her retirement. Her greatest joys in life came from the time she spent with her family and the memories she made with them. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Jimmie leaves behind to cherish those memories, her sons, George (Polly) Bonin, Jim (Betty) Bonin; her daughter-in-law, Faye Smith; her thirteen grandchildren; her twenty-five great grandchildren; her five great-great- grandchildren. Jimmie was preceded in death by her parents, Archie and Gracie Durand; her beloved husband, Alexander LeJeune; her sons, Vick Smith & Marty Bonin; her sister, Irene Smith, Loyal Reed & Ella Gaskin; her brothers, Wilson Durand & William “Shorty” Durand. Funeral Services will be held at Matthews and Son Funeral Home Chapel in Jennings on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 11:00 AM with Jason Hoychick officiating. Burial will follow in Andrus Cove Cemetery. Those chosen to honor Jimmie as her pallbearers will be Matt McKnight, Tim McKnight, John Bonin, Kyle Smith, Kris Bonin, and Carson Crochet. A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held at Matthews & Son Funeral Home in Jennings on Monday, December 21st from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Visitation will resume on Tuesday, December 22nd at 8:00 AM until the time of her service at 11:00 AM. To extend online condolences, please visit our website at www.matthewsandsonfuneralhome.net Arrangements have been entrusted to Matthews & Son Funeral Home.

Jimmie Durand LeJeune

January 31, 1926 - December 17, 2020

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