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Gail Marie Sears Sanders, 63, a native of Morgan City and resident of Patterson, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette.
Visitation will be Saturday from 11 a.m. until services at 1 p.m. at Siracusaville Recreation Center. Masks and social distancing required. Burial will follow in Morgan City Cemetery. Services accessible on funeral home Facebook page.
She is survived by children, Eric Thomas of New Orleans, Isha Thomas of Lafayette, and Ariel Sanders and Bliss Sanders, both of Patterson; mother, Evelyn Sears of Patterson; eight grandchildren; siblings, Casey Sears and Michael Sears; and a host of other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her father, a brother, and maternal and paternal grandparents.
Arrangements Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

May 23, 1951 — January 24, 2022
Gary R. Sargee Sr., 70, a resident of Patterson, passed away on January 24, 2022 at Ochsner St. Mary Hospital.
Gary was born on May 23, 1951 in Ville Platte, Louisiana, the son of Claudie Sargee Sr. and Betty Jo Stage Sargee.
Gary was an avid fan of the LSU Fighting Tigers and loved watching Tiger football on Saturday nights. He enjoyed reading books, but especially loved reading his daily newspaper. Gary knew his way around the kitchen, always cooking for his family, from boiling crawfish to BBQing. Striking up a conversation with someone was always easy for Gary, as he loved people, and he truly never met a stranger. Gary could often times be found outside working in his yard, which was something he loved to do.
He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife of 46 years, Marlene Boudreaux Sargee of Patterson; three children, Becky Bourdier and husband Travis, Gary Sargee Jr. and wife Sandy, and Samantha Sargee, all of Patterson; seven grandchildren, Skylar Daniels and husband Zac of Lafayette, Tyler Bourdier, Christian Sargee and wife Caitlin, Evan Sargee, Carson Sargee, and Averie Sargee, all of Patterson, and Claire Holt of Houma; two great-grandchildren, Cohen Sargee and Addilyn Sargee; five siblings, Kennon Sargee of Morgan City, Linda Purdion and fiancé Bill Nink of Cypress, Texas, Claudie Sargee Jr. and wife Margaret of Milton, Rhonda Comeaux and husband Perry of Labadieville, and Marjorie Turner and husband Harris of Bunkie. Gary is also survived by four brothers and sisters-in-law, Homer Boudreaux Jr. and wife Debra, Justillia “Terri” Boudreaux, both of Patterson, Tammy Rodriguez and husband Chris of Waveland, Mississippi and Carl Boudreaux and wife Malinda of Morgan City; numerous nieces and nephews; special buddy Seth Anslum and wife Lindsey, who were like children to Gary.
Gary was preceded in death by his parents; father and mother-in-law, Homer Boudreaux Sr. and Alma Bertrand Boudreaux; one brother and sister-in-law, Jerry K. Sargee and wife Karen; two brothers-in-law, Grachel Boudreaux and David Purdion; one sister-in-law, Edith Boudreaux.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be Christian Sargee, Tyler Bourdier, Evan Sargee, Carson Sargee, Brandon Rodriguez and Derek Orgeron. Honorary pallbearers will be Skylar Daniels, Claire Holt and Averie Sargee.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Twin City Funeral Home with Rev. Steven Kelly officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service; and following the services, Gary will be laid to rest in the Morgan City Cemetery.

June 11, 1952 — January 22, 2022
Nell Daigle Doré, 69, a resident of Morgan City, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022.
Nell was born on June 11, 1952 in Morgan City, the daughter of Aldon Daigle and Vida Myers Daigle.
She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by one niece, Toye Miller of Morgan City; one nephew, Aldon “A.J.” Barrilleaux and companion Melissa Falgout of Morgan City; great-nieces, Lauren Miller and fiancé Dustin Girard of Pierre Part, Chantell Cortez and fiancé Steven Griffin of Raceland; one great-nephew, Samuel Leger of Morgan City.
Nell was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Alton Doré; one daughter, Emily Sue Doré; one son, Leo Doré; one sister, Gail Barrilleaux.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 31, 2022 at Twin City Funeral Home with Monsignor J. Douglas Courville officiating. A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service and following the services, Nell will be laid to rest in the Morgan City Cemetery.

The Morgan City Council has a new mayor pro tem and some grant money to make water plant and recreation improvements.
On Tuesday, the council voted to make Steve Domangue the mayor pro tem on the recommendation of Councilman Ron Bias, who will turn over the post to Domangue.
Domangue represents District 4. He won a three-way race in November 2018 to fill an unexpired term after James Fontenot resigned. Domangue qualified for re-election without opposition in the November 2020 election.
Also Tuesday, Mayor Lee Dragna told the council that the city has received a grant for water plant improvements. The grant comes from federal American Rescue Plan Act money administered by the state government.
The city will match the grant with $1 million, and the grant will pay for the rest of the $4.9 million project.
After the meeting, Chief Administrative Officer Charles Solar Jr. said the project will install new clarifiers at the city’s aging water plant. The new clarifiers require fewer chemicals to treat water.
The new $5 million plant recently constructed in Patterson works on the same principle.
The council also heard from Catherine Holcomb of St. Mary Excel about neighborhood signs, a recent workshop on a new way to look at development and continuation of work on the city’s bike-walking trail.
Plans call for an extensive trail around the city. On Tuesday, Dragna said three phases of the work will be completed this year. The council approved a bid from Cedar Construction on Tuesday for the Justa-to-Cajun Coast phase.
So far, the city government has received $727,000, including $625,000 in grants and a $102,000 donation from Morgan City’s all-purpose benefactor, the H&B Young Foundation. The most recent grant received was $200,000 from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Recreational Trails Program.
Grant requests total-ing $1.1 million are pending.
Holcomb also praised the effort to erect signs identifying neighbor-hoods, a project supported by funds raised by the residents. The signs, which cost about $1,000 each, have been put up in neighborhoods including Sacred Heart Park, Marquis Manor and Auburn in Morgan City and Golden Farms in Berwick.
“This is going to help develop pride in those neighborhoods,” Holcomb said.
She also recapped a recent development workshop led by Verdunity, a Dallas-based engineering firm that specializes in a different kind of development strategy.
At the workshop, Kev-in Shepherd of Verdunity said the conventional view of development is “big growth,” looking for big land acquisitions and subdivision construction of hundreds of houses at a time. The result is too often a lack of affordable housing, lagging infrastructure maintenance, and residents and government workers who are frustrated with financial limitations on what their officials can accomplish.
“We work with the locals in our communities to build and cultivate our neighborhoods and our communities over time, incrementally, one lot, one building, one block at a time,” Shepherd said at the workshop.
The result, he said, is growth that is more inclusive, sustainable and environmentally sound.
A video of the work-shop is available on St. Mary Excel’s YouTube Channel.
Also Tuesday:
—Dragna said the city is “very close” to an agreement on purchasing the M.D. Shannon Elementary building from the St. Mary School Board.
The School Board passed a resolution Jan. 13 authorizing a sale for $100,000.
Dragna had proposed that the city government purchase the building, which is used for youth sports. The purchase would include the city block on which the school rests, half of which would become lots for sale to those who want to build homes there.
—The council OK’d plans for the Irish Italian Parade. Organizer Walter Shepherd said the parade is scheduled for 1 p.m. March 19. The walkers and golf carts would go from Onstead and Second down Second to Everett. A block party would follow the parade under the bridge near Front Street.
—The council heard Raymond “Mac” Wade, executive director of the Port of Morgan City, say the unprecedented level of dredging in 2021 has allowed millions of cubic yards of sediment to be placed near the port’s waterways, creating land that fights Louisiana’s coastal loss.
Dragna, who served on the port board before his election as mayor in 2020, asked Wade when Bayou Chene will be dredged.
Dredging is planned for this fall, Wade said, marking the first time the bayou’s channel will be cleared since 2009.