Charles Jeane

Charles W. "Bill" Jeane went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 6, 2012 at his residence in Slagle.

Celebration of Life services for Charles W. "Bill" Jeane will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Hixson Funeral Home, Leesville with Bro. Glen Cooley officiating. The family will be receiving friends for visitation on Saturday, July 7, 2012 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Hixson Funeral Home, Leesville. Interment will follow in Castor Cemetery.

Mr. Jeane, 91, was born in Leesville, LA and lived most of his life in Slagle, LA. He was a graduate of Pickering High School and retired from Civil Service as Chief of Roads and Grounds at Fort Polk after 36 years of service.

Bill was a member and deacon of Slagle Baptist Church. He was a WWII veteran, a member of NH Bray Masonic Lodge #208, where he once served as Master. He was a 32nd degree Mason and also a Shriner.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working in his church and community, and spending time with family and friends.

Bill was preceded in death by a son, Jimmie Dale Jeane; his parents, Charlie and Ola Jeane; brothers, John, Ray, Maxie, Garner and Jimmy; two sisters, Charlotte Smith and Nadine Wheeler.

Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Elizabeth Wills Jeane of Slagle; two sons, Craig Jeane and his wife, Mary of Slagle, Tommy Jeane and his wife Patty of Slagle; one brother, Gary Jeane and his wife JoAnn of Mina, NV; two sisters, Glo Lester and her husband, Jack of Deridder, Nelva Sauls of Deridder; also two granddaughters, Kimberleigh Welch and her husband C.B., Michele Goins and her husband Scotty; one grandson, Tony Jeane and his wife Nona; seven great-grandchildren.

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