Joyce O'Neil Minvielle

Jeanerette—A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Joyce O’Neil Minvielle on Monday, April 5, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church with Fr. Peter S. Rogers, S.J. as celebrant. Burial to follow at Beau Pré Cemetery.

Family requests visitation to begin Monday, April 5, 2021, at 10 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church until the time of services.

Joyce was born on September 26, 1920, to James and Lillian O’Pry O’Neil in Pine Prairie, LA and was a longtime resident of Jeanerette where she met her loving and adoring husband, Roland H. Minvielle.

Joyce, who celebrated her 100 ^th birthday with a car parade of family and friends last year, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.

A loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and aunt who always put her family in the forefront of her life, Joyce was best known by her loved ones as “Granny”. She was an excellent cook and loved to serve anyone who entered her home. Her warmth, strength, generosity and love of life, family, and friends were truly inspiring. From humble beginnings, Joyce worked hard all of her life. Besides her sense of humor and quick wit which made us all smile, she loved telling stories of her early days milking cows and being the first woman to drive the bread truck for LeJeune’s Bakery in Jeanerette during World War II.

She is survived by her daughter, Rae McJunkins (George); grandson, Neil McJunkins; her granddaughter, Amy McJunkins, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, James and Lillian O’Pry O’Neil; husband, Roland H. Minvielle; daughter, Toni Minvielle; step-father, Austin Wyble; siblings, LuLa O’Neil, Huel “BéBée” Hebert, Eleanor Reed, Lena Hardy, and E. J. Wyble.

The family would like to offer their warmest gratitude to Joyce’s caregivers, especially Amanda and Jeanne, as well as her Hospice of Acadiana care team, which included Laci, Melissa, and Steve.

Serving as Pallbearers are Neil McJunkins, Michael Landry, David Luke, Brad Rogers, Jimmy Meaux, and Beau McKay.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Joyce’s memory to Hospice of Acadiana, https://hospiceacadiana.com/donate.

To help keep the community safe, we will honor the July 13, 2020, Louisiana Mandates. All families and their guests are required to wear face-covering while in church. Thank you for your understanding during this unprecedented time.

Family and friends may sign the guest register book and/or send condolences at www.davidfuneralhome.org .

David Funeral Home of Jeanerette, 400 Provost St. 337-276-5151 is in charge of arrangements.