Roger Jennings

Roger D. Jennings died on Monday, May 19, 2014 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette at the age of 66. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 2:00 pm Saturday, May 24, 2014 at North Eunice Baptist Church with Pastor Travis Turner officiating. On Sunday, May 25, 2014 at 4:00 pm a Celebration of Life will be held at Jennings Chapel Church in Marthaville with Pastor Travis Turner officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethany Cemetery.
He was a U.S Marine Corps veteran, attended Westminster Bible College in Texas and was a graduate of Northwestern State University. He was a member of the North Eunice Baptist Church where he was a Deacon for over 15 years. He was a song director at the former Calvary Baptist Church in Eunice. He was employed with Conoco, Vintage Petroleum and Hilcorp at the Tepetate field.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jennings of Eunice; five daughters, Anna Raye Jennings and husband, Nathan Wilson of Houston, Texas., Ellen Renee Jennings of Lafayette, Olivia Danae Taylor and husband, Caleb Lynn of Branch, Amy Grace Turner and fiancé, Cody Brock Richard of Rayne and Elizabeth Marie Fuselier Jennings of Eunice: his future grandson, Malachi Lynn Taylor; two sisters, Mozell J. Liddle of Greenwood and Ivadell J. Fenton and husband, the Rev. Ed Fenton of Marthaville; his mother-in-law, Mickey Veuleman of Pleasant Hill; his sisters-in-law, Mar Jo Jennings and husband, Dan Daube of The Woodlands and Thelma Veuleman of Pleasant Hill; brother-in-law, Jim Veuleman and wife, Sheila of Pleasant Hill.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Lou Annie Downs Jennings; brothers, Hulon D. and Shirral D. Jennings; sister, Marline J. Ragsdale; brothers-in-law, the Rev. John Ragsdale and Rev. Vernon Liddle; niece, Rhonda Jo Jennings and a nephew, Richard C. Jennings.
Visitation will be held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice on Friday, May 23rd from 5:00 pm until 8:30 pm and again on Saturday, May 24th from 8:00 am until time of services. On Sunday, May 25th a visitation will be held at Jennings Chapel Church, 368 Louisiana 1221, Marthaville from 3:00 pm until time of services.