Janie Bonds Thibodeaux

Janie Bonds Thibodeaux was born on February 1, 1955, in Mansfield, LA, and entered into eternal rest on March 9, 2021, at Glenwood Regional Medical Center while undergoing treatment for Covid Pneumonia.

Janie was the third of four children born to Albert and Wyomia Bonds. She grew up in Mansfield, LA, with her siblings. Whenever she spoke of her childhood, she would mention her grandmother. Janie was very close to her grandmother, Mattie Bonds. She would always say how she never wanted to be away from her for too long as a child and even slept in the bed with her up until she got married and moved out. She loved sharing stories from her childhood of the house she grew up in, from the festive holiday get togethers to it being the home where many friends would gather. Janie also lived in Jena, LA, for 15+ years and it was here she raised her three children and formed many lasting friendships.

Janie was a cosmetologist and moved to the Monroe area in 1995 to manage a new salon across from NLU. She spent many years doing hair and behind a make-up counter at Pecanland Mall. She enjoyed what she did and making others feel good about themselves. She always greeted everyone with a big smile.

Janie was classy, kind and nurturing. She was also a striking beauty! Her husband, Dale always said she was the most beautiful woman in the room wherever they went. When she met Dale, she told everyone, “he’s the one”! They married on November 11, 2014, in Jamaica. Dale bought Janie the dream home she always wanted, and they have lived there in Calhoun for the past 5 years.

Above all, Janie loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She always prayed for her children, grandchildren, family, and friends. Her children and grandchildren were her world and she always went above and beyond for them. She was the “rock” and “home” for her family and we are feeling a huge void in her absence.

Janie is preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Wyoma Bonds, and her sister, Anna Hatcher.

She is survived by her husband, Julius Dale Thibodeaux; son, Thomas Edward Hord, Jr.; daughters, Courtney Deville Cagle and husband Jeremy, and Candace Brooke Deville; stepchildren; Travis Thibodeaux and wife Kristina, and Monica Theriot and husband Jeremy; 15 grandchildren; Reid, Maggie, Matthew, Kate, Robert, Brooks, Lyric, Makinze, Halle, Cameron, Anderson, Dylan, Darcy, Remy, and Sylvie. She will also be missed on this earth by her Aunt Janie Griffith, as well as other family, many friends, and her dog Cosmeaux.

Funeral services celebrating the life of Janie Bonds Thibodeaux will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 13, 2021, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe with Rev. Neil Everett and Rev. R.B. Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Calhoun, LA. Visitation will be held from 11:00 A.M. until service time on Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.