KENA MONIQUE SIMONEAUX

April 21, 1970 ~ Sept. 7, 2014
A Memorial Mass will be held Thursday, September 11, 2014, at 10 a.m., at the Church of the Assumption for Kena Monique Simoneaux, 44, a lifelong resident of Franklin, who passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014, at Ochsner Baptist Hospital in New Orleans, following a lengthy illness. Private inurnment will be held at a later date.
Survivors include her son, Keanan Ray Gauthier of Franklin; brothers, Aaron Simoneaux and his wife, Nicole, of Ville Platte; and Marc Hebert and his wife, Rhonda, of Crowley; sisters, Stacy Hebert and Pat Muller of Austin, Texas and Wendy Higginbotham and her husband, Boyd, of Crowley; her father, Millard Simoneaux of Garden City; her stepfather, Thomas Hebert Jr. of Charenton; four nephews and six nieces; her maternal grandparents, Ray and Bertha Louviere of Jeanerette; and longtime best friend, Marla Kidder Manzo.
Kena was preceded in death by her mother, Mary L. Hebert; and her paternal grandparents, Gilbert and Lillian Simoneaux.
Kena was employed at Cypress Bayou Casino for 19 years, in Café Bayou & Fresh where she proudly served her customers with a beautiful smile and great conversation.
Memorial contributions may be made in Kena’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, by mail at: 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, online at: www.stjude.org, or to Miles Perret Cancer Services, by mail at: 2130 Kaliste Saloom Road, Suite 200, Lafayette, LA 70508, online at: www.milesperret.org.
Family and friends may view the obituary and express their condolences online by visiting www.iberts.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert’s Mortuary, Inc. of Franklin.