Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Leary B. Murphy
Aug 26, 2023
Leary B. Murphy, 89, of Lake Charles, LA. passed away on August 26, 2023 at a local care facility. Leary was born August 7, 1934 in Eunice, LA. to Lucius and Ella Bertrand. She was a longtime resident of the Lake Charles area and worked for many years in the housekeeping industry.
She loved to visit with her family and...
Larry James Fontenot, Jr.
Aug 26, 2023
Larry James Fontenot, Jr., born in Lake Charles, LA to Patricia Thibodeaux on January 4, 1968, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023, at the age of 55. Larry attended schools in Lake Charles, F.K. White, LaGrange High School and graduated from South Beauregard High School. He was a forklift and backhoe operator until his health declined. Larry enjoyed fishing and...
Earline Taylor Pharr
Aug 26, 2023
MOSS BLUFF — Earline (“MeMe”) passed away peacefully at home on August 26, 2023, with her daughter Karla by her side. She defied all odds with cancer when doctors gave her six months to live in 2009.
Earline was born on February 9, 1941, to Ivan and Lena (Aguillard) Taylor in Eunice. She lived most of her life in...
Julie Trahan Journey
Aug 25, 2023
Julie Journey, born November 6, 1968, daughter of Bobby and Pamela Trahan, passed away Friday, August 25, 2023, surrounded by her family, at the age of 54. Julie enjoyed spending time tending to her plants and being with her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her father, Bobby Trahan; grandparents, Rixby Trahan, Louis Alexander, and Onelia Ardoin. Left to...
Bonnie Beatrice Porter
Aug 25, 2023
Bonnie Beatrice David Porter, 98, of Lake Charles, LA passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.
Ms. Porter was born on September 28, 1924, in Elton Louisiana and was a graduate of SLI.
She was a schoolteacher for 31 years in the Calcasieu school system, where she loved to help children further their education. She...
Roland Sarvaunt
Aug 24, 2023
Roland Sarvaunt, 76, of Lake Charles, passed away peacefully on Thursday August 24, 2023 at a local hospice center.
Roland was a native and life long resident of Lake Charles. He honorably and faithfully served two tours of duty in Vietnam before returning to the lake area to work as a roofing contractor. He retired in 2000 and enjoyed helping...
Loren Ronald Walley, Jr.
Aug 24, 2023
Loren Ronald Walley, Jr. 55 of Lake Charles, Louisiana passed away in Houston, TX on August 24, 2023. Ron was born on April 7, 1968 to Betty Walker Walley and Loren Ronald Walley, Sr. He attended Briarfield Academy in Lake Providence, Louisiana and Louisiana Tech University in Ruston Louisiana.
Ron had a larger-than-life personality and would light up every room...
Charles "Pat" Legros
Aug 24, 2023
Charles “Pat” LeGros, 71, of Carlyss, Louisiana passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on August 24, 2023. Pat was born in Jennings, La., on November 30, 1951, to Billy and Daisy LeGros. Pat graduated from Jennings High School in 1970. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1973 to 1976. He then went to work...
Lillie Ray Levy
Aug 23, 2023
Lillie Ray Levy, of Lake Charles LA, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, on Wednesday August 25, 2023. She was 75 years young.
Lillie Ray attended the Lake Charles City Schools and graduated from Lake Charles High School in 1965. She was a proud member of the Kilties. She attended LSU, where she was a member of Alpha...
Margaret Margie Gary
Aug 23, 2023
Margaret Margie Gary, born in Lacassine on April 25, 1933, daughter of Roy and Julia Pousson Gary, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at the age of 90. Margie, a graduate of Lacassine High School, class of 1951, received a degree in accounting & business math from Mathieu Business College and a degree in cosmetology from Jane Deman School of...
Ona Joan Cagle Bullock
Aug 23, 2023
Ona Joan Cagle Bullock was born on September 5, 1930 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Ona and Robert Cagle. She was the youngest of their five children and she loved being a part of her large family.
Joan graduated from Louisiana College and she began her career as a home demonstration agent in north Louisiana. In 1953, she married Raymond Reed...
Jimmy Hedrick
Aug 22, 2023
On Tuesday August 22nd 2023; James Kenneth Hedrick (Jimmy) loving father of two, passed away at age 69 due to his battle with cancer.
Jimmy lived life to the fullest regardless of what life threw at him, some good, some bad. Through it all he never lost his ability to laugh at himself, love without fear, or lose his boyish...
Ouida Joyce Haygood Littleton
Aug 22, 2023
Ouida Joyce Haygood Littleton, 84, of Sulphur passed away at 4:06 PM on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 in a local hospice facility.
Mrs. Littleton was born on February 25, 1939 in Liberty, MS and was a graduate of Liberty High School. She moved to Sulphur and settled there for most of her life where she was a member of First...
Pauline Mae Lorrain Poole
Aug 22, 2023
Pauline Mae Lorrain Poole, born in Hayes, Louisiana on January 18, 1944, daughter of the late Elias J. and Euna Mae (Bouquet) Lorrain, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2023. She was 79. Pauline, a graduate of Iowa High School, attended McNeese State University, where she earned her Masters Plus 30 in education. She was an educator for almost 50...
Ethel Marie Stutes Derouen
Aug 22, 2023
Ethel Stutes Derouen passed away August 22, 2023 in Houston, Texas.
She was born to Clarence and Sadie (Touchet) Stutes on August 29, 1930 in Duson, Louisiana. She was a long-time resident of Lake Charles, LA until the late 1990’s when she moved to Katy, Texas. She is predeceased by her parents, Clarence and Sadie Stutes, and her brothers,...
James Wallace,Jr.
Aug 22, 2023
Jimmy, the oldest of three children, was born in Charleston, Mississippi on June 13, 1959 to Silvia and Ervis Wallace. Jimmy’s brother, Robert Allen Wallace (Bobby), lives in Cleveland, Mississippi, and his sister, Lee Ann McDonald (Doug), lives in Evening Shade, Arkansas. Jimmy graduated from Strider Academy in Charleston, Mississippi, where he was President of the Science Club and voted...
Ruby Bertha Boullard
Aug 21, 2023
Ruby Bertha Boullard, born in Chataignier, Louisiana, on November 8, 1946, daughter of Fred and Edna (Fontenot) Leday, passed away after a lengthy illness, surrounded by her loving family on Monday, August 21, 2023, at the age of 76. Ruby was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, and tending to...
Dudley "Pumpkin" Oliver Swire
Aug 21, 2023
Dudley “Pumpkin" Oliver Swire, born in Creole on August 13, 1959, son of Dudley Joseph and Hilda Mae (Vincent) Swire, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023, at the age of 64. Pumpkin, a commercial fisherman, was of the Catholic faith. He enjoyed fishing, working cows, and tending to his garden. Pumpkin is survived by his siblings, Marlene Swire, Nancy Hunter...
Randy James Daigle
Aug 21, 2023
Randy James Daigle, 68, of Sulphur, passed away in a local care facility on Monday, August 21, 2023. Randy loved to fish, spend time with his family, and bar-be-queing. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone who called. Randy loved his job as a boat mechanic for Olmsted Shipyard in Lake Charles. He was very close...
Lynn Alden Vincent
Aug 20, 2023
Lynn Alden Vincent (84) passed away peacefully on August 20th, 2023, with his family lovingly by his side in DeRidder, La. Born July 30th, 1939, to Curley and Helen Vincent in Grand Chenier, La, Lynn was raised on the ridge where his family were some of the first to settle, helping to establish communities in lower Cameron Parish. An avid...
