Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mary Evelyn Parker
Aug 31, 2022
Mary Evelyn Parker, 95 of Ragley, LA passed away in the comfort of her home on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.
She was born December 23, 1926 in Lake Charles, LA and grew up in the Ragley area.
Lee L. Parker (Bud) was a family friend and little did she know would become her husband. On March 16, 1943 they exchanged...
Arvel James "A.J." Holland
Aug 31, 2022
Arvel James “A.J.” Holland, 91, of Bell City passed away August 31,2022 in Southwest Louisiana Veteran’s Home in Jennings surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Holland was born on December 8, 1930 in Hayes, LA and was a graduate of Bell City High School. He resided in Bell City all of his life where he was affectionately named the “Mayor...
Chris Ellen Vidrine
Aug 30, 2022
Chris Ellen Vidrine, 73, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 in a local care facility.
Chris was born September 24, 1948 in Ville Platte, LA, was a 1966 graduate of LaGrange High School and attended McNeese State University. She worked as a bookkeeper for over thirty years with Carson and Thompson Accounting, retiring...
Marilyn Melancon Cox
Aug 29, 2022
Marilyn Melancon Cox, visual artist, activist and mother of six, passed away at the age of 82, of natural causes, on August 29, 2022 in an assisted living community in Durham, North Carolina.
Marilyn was born on March 12, 1940 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Abbe and Bonita Melancon. Raised in New Orleans, she attended Holy Name of Jesus...
Peter M. Still
Aug 28, 2022
Peter M. Still, 67, of Iowa, LA, passed away after a brief illness at 2:35 AM on Sunday, August 28, 2022 in a Lafayette, LA hospital.
Peter was born December 24, 1954 in Arlington, TX. He attended Jennings High School and McNeese State University. Throughout the years, he worked as a radio disc jockey, ran the telescope for McNeese and...
Rita Mae Ramour
Aug 28, 2022
Rita Mae Ramour was born May 24, 1967 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to the late Larry North and Grace Richard.
Rita enjoyed the simpler things in life, her family was the most being the most important thing in her life. Although she battled a lengthy illness, she enjoyed fishing the bayou behind her home, family fish fry’s, and attending as...
Vicki Ann "Sissy" Vaughn
Aug 27, 2022
Vicki Ann “Sissy” Vaughn, 68 of Lake Charles, died on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at a local hospice facility. She was born on December 13, 1953 in Lake Charles to the late John and Nelma Vaughn.
Vicki lived at CARC Cherryhill Group Home for 32 years. She loved bowling, dancing, games, The Golden Girls, and spending time with her family...
Andrew "Drew" Johnson
Aug 27, 2022
Andrew “Drew” Johnson, 89, of Vinton, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022, in a local hospice facility.
Drew was resident of Edgerly for over 74 years and was a member of Antioch Baptish Church. He owned and operated Andrew Johnson Logging for over 50 years. Drew proudly served his country in the United States Army and was a past member...
Bobbie L. Cart
Aug 26, 2022
The world as we know it, will never be the same. Our matriarch, our guiding light, our mother has left this earthly place and gone on before us. We’ll get past this loss, and we will live our best lives, because that’s what she taught us to do.
Bobbie Ann Latiolais Cart, at age 85, passed away Friday, August 26,...
Ethel Lee Lejeune Cook
Aug 26, 2022
Ethel Lee LeJeune Cook, 93, of Lake Charles, LA, passed from this life on Friday, August 26, 2022. She was born in DeRidder, LA on March 2, 1929. She grew up in and around the town of Ragley, LA.
Ethel is survived by her sons, Ronald W. Cook of Houston, TX and Clarence Wayne Cook and wife Carrie of Clearwater,...
Grace Mae Yates Thornton
Aug 25, 2022
On the morning of August 25, 2022, at 7:35 a.m. Grace Mae Thornton fulfilled her vision of walking down the streets of gold to her heavenly home. In 1962 God gave Grace a vision. She saw her mansion, and an angel told her that it was not her time to enter, she had a work to do. She spent her...
Regina M. Macdowell
Aug 24, 2022
Regina Mae MacDowell, 82, of Lake Charles passed away on the evening of Wednesday, August 24, 2022. She was born a Broussard on February 27, 1940 in Abbeville, LA and grew up in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Marion High School. After high school she married the love of her life, Peter MacDowell in 1959. She was a...
David Andrew Fraser
Aug 24, 2022
David Andrew Fraser, 74, of Lake Charles passed away at 11:48 AM on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Fraser was born on November 12, 1947 in Many, LA. During his childhood he resided in Shreveport, Homer, and Bossier City and was a graduate of Bossier High School. He...
Darren Wayne Guillory
Aug 24, 2022
Darren Wayne Guillory, 53, of Iowa, LA passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.
Darren was born on March 3, 1969, in Jennings, LA to Arlen and Ouida Guillory. Darren graduated from Bell City High School Class of 1987. He worked in the Petrochemical Industry for 25 plus years of services as an Instrument Tech...
Patrick Simons
Aug 23, 2022
Patrick Orson Simons, 67, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away unexpectedly on August 23, 2022 in his residence.
Mr. Simons was born July 24, 1955 in Detroit, MI and has lived in the Lake Charles, LA area for the past forty-four years. He was a 1973 graduate of Avondale Senior High School, attended Oakland Vocational Center for Heating and Air...
James Nolan Lejeune
Aug 21, 2022
James Nolan LeJeune, 78 of Westlake died on August 21, 2022, at his residence. He was born on July 24, 1944, in Lafayette to the late Joe and Luda LeJeune.
James was raised in Basile and worked many years as a mechanic in Elton and Westlake. After his retirement, he loved spending his time visiting with his family and friends.
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Henry Davis "Dave" Delony, Iii.
Aug 21, 2022
Henry Davis “Dave” Delony, III, 84, of Houston, TX, died at 3:35 AM on Sunday, August 21, 2022 in Houston, TX.
Mr. Delony was born April 13, 1938 in San Antonio, TX and moved to Lake Charles as a child. He lived a few years on a ranch in Texas with his uncle while his mother finished college. He returned...
Jonathan Paul "Jp" Hatfield
Aug 20, 2022
Jonathan Paul (JP) Hatfield’s larger than life story began on August 22, 1979. His personality and comedic fashion ensured you heard him before he ever entered the room.
He graduated from Barbe High School in May 1998 and received his BS in Nursing from McNeese State University in May 2017. Prior to and during the time he was pursuing his...
Loretta Roubaud Ellis
Aug 19, 2022
“I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live.”
Loretta went to be with the Lord, August 19 2022. A memorial service was held
Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Natchez, Ms. with Reverend Brother Steven C. McDonald officiating.
Loretta was born on September 5, 1938 on Labor...
Keith Paul Martin
Aug 19, 2022
Keith Paul Martin 45 of Iowa, LA, passed away on August 19, 2022, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones. Keith was born April 19, 1977 in Lake Charles, LA.
He worked in Information Management for Christus Health for 6 years and enjoyed every minute of it. He never met a stranger. He loved to...
