JANE POLK BEAUREGARD

Jane Kathryn Polk Beauregard, 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 28, 2015 after a 3 year battle with a chronic disease. Family visitation will be held at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. on Friday. Funeral services celebrating her life will be led by Dr. Woods Watson at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 31, 2015 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA. Entombment will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Monroe.She loved animals, nature and excelled in gardening, handwork, tennis, golf, travel, fishing and the care and study of Bluebirds. As a member of the Louisiana State and National Bluebird Societies, she raised food and provided housing for them year-round for over 30 years.Jane was a member of the D.A.R. and was a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists since 1961. As a member of the Louisiana Native Plant Society she often experimented in growing domestic floral plants and native species. Her main activity, however, was the loving care she provided her family and grandchildren. Jane and her twin sister were two of the first eight graduates from a new LSU program for medical technologists in 1961. She enjoyed working with sick people and made many friends over the years.Jane was predeceased by her father, Donald James Knox Polk and her mother, Mary Metcalf Polk, both originally from Illinois.Survivors: her husband of 54 years, Dr. Wilbur Gerard (Jerry) Beauregard of West Monroe, LA; twin sister, Mary Jean Polk Doerler and husband, Charles E. of Lawton, OK; Daughters, Jane Ann Beauregard Braddock and her husband, James L. of West Monroe, Dr. Kathryn Elizabeth Beauregard Southerland and her husband, Kepner Dell Southerland of Bossier City, LA; two grandchildren, Keyton Jane Southerland and Kepner Dell Southerland, II of Bossier City, LA; niece, Mary Kathryn Doerler McKinzie and her husband, Shawn of Lawton, OK; great nephew and niece, Travis McKinzie and Sarah McKinzie both of Lawton, OK; and her special faithful canine friend, Amber.Pallbearers will be Robert M. Parker, William A. Grammer, John D. Bundy, Don Whittington, A. J. Burns, Randolph Cage, Vernon Guy and Fred Frantom.Honorary Pallbearers will be the class members of the Pathfinders Life Class at West Monroe First Baptist Church.Memorials may be made to: PAWS of Northeast LA, River City Humane Society for Cats, Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy (MIRT) at Rockefeller Cancer Center, 4301 West Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72205.Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com