Catherine Herring Jeane's Obituary
Funeral services for Catherine Herring Jeane, 82, of Anacoco, Louisiana will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2011, at Burr Ferry United Pentecostal Church in Burr Ferry, LA, with Rev. Ricky Wead & Rev. Bill Russell officiating. Burial will follow in the Self Cemetery in Hornbeck, LA, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held from Wednesday, September 14, 2011, from 6 pm - until time of service Thursday at the church.
Catherine, the daughter of Herbert Glenn and Dovie Inez Hernigan Herring was born on March 29, 1929, in Hornbeck, Louisiana. She passed away on Monday, September 12, 2011, at the Sabine Retirement & Rehabilitation Center in Many, LA. Mrs. Jeane graduated as Valedictorian from Hornbeck High School in 1946. After graduation she went on to college at the Western Union College in Springfield, Missouri where she also graduated as Valedictorian. She lived many years in Port Arthur, Texas until retiring to Vernon Parish in 1983. While in Port Arthur, Texas she attended Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church. After moving to Vernon Parish she became a member of Burr Ferry United Pentecostal Church. She loved cooking and spending time with her family especially her grandchildren. She, also enjoyed writing poetry, of which she had several poems published. But more than all that she will always been known as a “Mighty Prayer Warrior”.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Arvol Jeane.
She is survived by her daughters, Brenda Stringer & Kenneth of Woodville, TX & Linda Robison & Terry of Anacoco, LA; brother, Billie Herring & Rosemary of Vidor, TX; grandchildren, Keith Stringer & Sandra of Vidor, TX, Kena Mahan & Michael of Lumberton, TX, Dustin Robison & Mandi of Anacoco, LA & Devon Kay & Clint of Anacoco, LA and 7 great grandchildren.
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