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It is with heavy hearts that the family of Frieda Jacqualyn Hopkins Jobe announces her passing on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loved ones at the age of 84. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, at Mowata Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Mowata Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Glen Howie officiating.
Frieda was born in El Dorado, Arkansas on Monday, Oct. 24, 1932. Her early childhood was spent in Hodge, Louisiana where her father worked at the sawmill. He would eventually move the family to Sulphur, Louisiana to take a job working in the refineries. It was in Sulphur that she met and eventually married Clifford E. Jobe Sr. on Dec. 2, 1950. Frieda was a wonderful wife and mother who dedicated herself to her family. She enjoyed sewing and was a great cook. She also served as a Sunday school teacher as well as working in vacation Bible school and also used her sewing skills to assist the White Cross by making baby blankets and hospital gowns. A loving mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Frieda will be missed dearly by all who knew and loved her, especially her sons, Clifford Jobe Jr. and wife Catherine of Lafayette, Brian Jobe and wife Ann of Alexandria and Craig Jobe and wife Shirley of Troup, Texas; daughter, Jackie Pitre and husband, Keith of Lafayette; brother, James Edward Hopkins and wife Beatrice of Carlyss; 14 grandchildren, Cassie Jobe, Carrie Jobe, Caitlin Jobe, Callie Broussard, Joshua Pitre, Aaron Pitre, Caleb Jobe, Luke Jobe, Eli Jobe, Madison Jobe, Nicholas Jobe, Nathaniel Jobe, Maximilian Jobe and Arden Jobe; four great-grandchildren, Kobe Pitre, Jacques Pitre, Adrian Curelariu and Mya Jobe; as well as extended family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Clifford E. Jobe Sr.; parents, Dee and Nawasa Taylor Hopkins; and grandson, Ian Jobe.
At the request of the family, visitation will be held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice on Friday, Feb. 24, from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m., and again on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 8 a.m. until time of services.
Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Eunice, 1301 West Laurel Ave, (337)457.3371 is in charge of arrangements.

A Mass of Christian burial for Dana Lynn Langlinais, 47, of Morse will be held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Mermentau on Friday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. with Father Randall Moreau officiating. Visitation will be held at Matthews and Son Funeral Home in Jennings beginning on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 3:30 p.m. until the time of her Funeral Mass on Friday, Feb. 24, with a rosary recited at 6 p.m. on Thursday evening. Dana will be laid to rest in St. John the Evangelist Cemetery. Carrying Dana to her final resting place in St. John the Evangelist Cemetery will be Dustin Langlinais, Blake Langlinais, Chad Marvin, Randy Marvin, Hunter Marvin and Wayne Marvin. Honorary pallbearers will be Laken Marvin and Chaison Langlinais.
The family request that all family and friends come dress in casual clothes with a Mardi Gras theme, as these were the wishes of Dana.
Dana was born in Lafayette on Aug. 5, 1969, to Wayne Marvin and Cheryle Trahan. She was called to her Heavenly Father on Feb. 19, 2017. Dana was a teacher’s aide, a job in which she loved. Dana also loved spending time with her family and friends and celebrating Mardi Gras. She was like a mom to everyone. Dana was a kind and loving person she will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Dana is survived by her father, Wayne Marvin and Janet Miller of Mermentau; her beloved husband, Ronnie Langlinais of Mermentau Cove; her three sons, Dustin Langlinais (fiancée Laurie LeBlanc), Blake Langlinais (fiancée Jolie Roberts) and Chaison Langlinais, all of Mermentau Cove; her two brothers, Chad Marvin (Peggy) of Mermentau and Randy Marvin (Chasity) of Jennings; her two nephews, Hunter Marvin of Mermentau and Laken Marvin of Jennings; and her two nieces, Gabrielle Marvin of Mermentau and Lexci Marvin of Jennings.
Dana is preceded in death by her mother, Cheryle Trahan Marvin; her maternal grandfather, Bradley Trahan; her maternal grandmother, Beverly Thompson; her paternal grandfather, Jim Marvin; and her paternal grandmother, Ruth Godeaux Marvin.
To extend online condolences, please visit our website at www.matthewsandsonfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Matthews & Son Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. in the Duhon Funeral Home Chapel in Crowley for Jesse J. “Butsie” Meyers Jr., 62, who passed away at his home in Crowley on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at 6:49 p.m.
Rev. Kerry Doucet will be officiating for the services. Burial will be in the Istre Cemetery in Mermentau Cove.
The family has requested the visitation be held on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Visitation will resume on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 8 a.m. until time of services all in the Funeral Home Chapel in Crowley.
Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Cindy Meyers of Crowley; two daughters, Katrina and husband, Craig Breaux of Crowley and Jessica Meyers and Jody Menard of Crowley; one son, Chad Meyers of Orange, Texas; two brothers, Howard Smith of Crowley and Garnice Meyers; two sisters, Mary Bearb of Crowley and Francis Trahan of Crowley; his mother-in-law, Rita Henry of Crowley; eight grandchildren, Bradley and wife Amber, Matthew, Chasity and husband Brandon, Michael, Tyler, Madelynn, Christopher and Jessie Rae; and one great-granddaughter, Aubrey LeJeune.
Mr. Meyers was preceded in death by one grandson, Trent Meyers; his parents, Jesse J. and Myrtle H. Meyers Sr.; one sister, Geno Smith; and two brothers, Ovey and Eugene Smith.
You may view the obituary, sign the guest registry and express condolences online to Mr. Meyers’ family online at www.duhonfuneralhome.com.
Duhon Funeral Home, LLC- Crowley, (337) 783-1395, 1529 Crowley-Rayne Hwy., Crowley, LA 70526 is in charge of all of the arrangements.

The long-awaited upgrade of the Martin Luther King Community Center may be moving closer to fruition.
Mayor Charles “Chuck” Robichaux was authorized during the Feb. 13 meeting of the Rayne City Council to sign and submit the cooperative endeavor agreement between the State of Louisiana and the City of Rayne for the project.
This project would demolish the existing building and construct a brand new building in its place. The application for state help with funding the project was first submitted in October 2013.
Robichaux told council members that the funding has been moving up in “levels” on the state side and that “it looks good, and is getting better” for the grant to come through.
The city must match the grant with $104,000, but that amount and more, according to Robichaux, already has been set aside.
In other business to come before the council at its monthly meeting, a total of 10 demolition projects were decided upon.
• 508 N. Arenas St.: Mark Daigle, city inspector, said he had been contacted that afternoon by the homeowner, asking for 30 days to negotiate the sale of the structure.
Daigle pointed out that the buyer would have to abide by whatever the council decided.
The council voted to allow 90 days for demolition of the structure.
• 310 Sixth St.: Owners were given 30 days to demolish the garage.
• 612 East E St.: 408 N. Bradford St.: Owner was given 120 days to fix a hole in the roof and clear the vines from the side of the building and one year to begin repairs on the house.
• 609 East A School St.: Homeowner was present and told the council that she plans to demolish the building. She was given 90 days to complete the work.
• 611 East A School St.: Homeowner reported that the home is occupied and agreed to “do some cosmetic work” on the exterior. No council action was taken.
• 804 East A School St.: Homeowner asked, and the council granted 90 days to demolish the structure.
• 802 East A School St.: Owners were given 60 days to demolish the structure.
• 705 East A School St.: Owner was granted 90 days to complete plans for the reconstruction of the home.
In what was probably a first for a city council meeting, a landlord and prospective renter were brought together.
The residents at 612 East E St. were told that the mobile home in which they were living “would cost more to repair than it is worth” and were given 120 days to demolish it.
In the meantime, Robichaux said the city would work with the couple to suitable housing elsewhere in Rayne.
Just a few minutes later, the owner of 505 N. McGown St. told the council that she planned to repair that structure and rent it.
She and the E Street residents “exchanged numbers” and planned a walk-through of the McGown Street building.
Finally, a pair of liquor licenses for the two Dollar General locations in Rayne were approved by the council.
With the licenses, the stores — one at 101 E. Louisiana Ave. and one at 1140 Church Point Hwy. — will be eligible to sell beverages of low and high alcohol content.
One resident, Mike Conroy, objected to the licenses.
“I’m from Chicago,” he said. “We had way too many liquor stores there and you see what has happened. I don’t think we need them here.”
Only Councilman Kenneth Guidry voted against the permits.