Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Douglas M. Stinson
Sep 2, 2023
Douglas M. Stinson, 62 of Lake Charles, LA, passed away in Stafford, VA on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Doug was born on March 9, 1961 in New London, CT to Walter and Mary Whitman Stinson. He was raised in Lake Charles and graduated from Lagrange High School. Doug found a love of the outdoors at a very young age. He...
Vickie Jean Black
Sep 2, 2023
Vickie Jean Turner Black, 67, of Sulphur passed peacefully on September 2, 2023 in a local hospital. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and a great sister. She loved her family, friends and co-workers and will be greatly missed by all. Vickie worked for 40 years as an LPN in Quality Management for Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital. She was...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Ann Johnson
Sep 2, 2023
Jacqueline “Jackie” Ann Johnson, born in Lake Charles on February 20, 1944, daughter of the late Lester Joseph and Beatrice Mae (Rogers) Richard, Sr., passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023, surrounded by her family at the age of 79. A graduate of South Cameron High where she was involved in the home economics club, Jackie worked in banking for...
Bernice Brunell
Sep 2, 2023
Bernice Brunell, 98, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023 in her residence. Â Mrs. Brunell was born on July 8, 1925 to Agnew Kenneth and Lillie Mae (Sykes) Bogie in Delhi, LA. Â She enjoyed gardening, sewing with her church friends and going out to eat at restaurants.
Left to cherish her memory is her children, Gayle Bradshaw (Donald) and Randy...
George Dennis Hicks
Sep 1, 2023
George Dennis Hicks, 71, of Orange, TX has passed away. George was born on July 15, 1952, to George and Laura Hicks and grew up in Hackberry, LA. George enjoyed watching LSU ballgames and being around friends and family the most. He worked for Dupont for 33 years and served as a Cameron Parish Sherrif’s Deputy for 7 years. He...
Ella Grace Johnson
Aug 31, 2023
Ella Grace Johnson, 57, of Lake Charles passed away on August 31, 2023 at a local hospital just five days after her loving mother, Leary Murphy passed away. Â A native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles, Ella was born on October 9, 1965 to Wallace and Leary Ogea. Â She was an extremely hard worker and excelled at every job that...
Willis L. Hoffpauir, Sr.
Aug 30, 2023
The family of Willis Leo Hoffpauir Sr. will forever joyously recall that Uncle Leo left the party in his own time. It didn’t matter whether it was that final family gathering or his full, long life of 94.5 years. Leo was born in Gosport, Louisiana, on February 24, 1929, to parents Travis Benson Hoffpauir and Ruth Daily Hoffpauir. Leo died...
Martha Hanks
Aug 29, 2023
Martha Hanks, 83, passed away on August 29, 2023, with her family by her side. Â Martha was born on June 21, 1940, at home in Mermentau, LA, to Clifton and Libby Istre. Â She enjoyed dancing, music, and riding motorcycles. Â Martha lived her life to the fullest. She loved having a good cup of coffee with company. Â Martha was a godly...
Etta Joyce Nabours Hungerford
Aug 29, 2023
Etta Joyce Nabours Hungerford, 65, of Lake Charles passed away at 1:36 AM on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in a local hospice facility.
Mrs. Hungerford was born on February 3, 1958 in Lake Charles where she resided all of her life and was a graduate of LaGrange High School. Â She worked at numerous local plants as a safety professional. Â Mrs....
James Wilson Marcantel
Aug 28, 2023
James Wilson Marcantel, 81, of Lake Charles passed away on August 28, 2023 in a local hospital with his family by his side. He was born on August 1, 1942, in Oberlin, Louisiana, to John and Leler Reed Marcantel.
Wilson graduated from Oberlin High School. He moved to Lake Charles to begin a family, where he spent the remainder of...
Yvonne Fontenot Bebee
Aug 28, 2023
Yvonne Fontenot Bebee, born in Fenton on January 20, 1943, daughter of Abie and Mary (Heyd) Fontenot, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, at the age of 80. Yvonne attended McNeese State University and was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Fenton. She enjoyed traveling, reading, and being with family. She was faithful to pray the rosary...
Tisa Renée Calabretta-Burgett
Aug 28, 2023
Tisa Renée Calabretta Burgett, age 29, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away at 10:00 PM on Monday, August 28, 2023. Born on December 12, 1993, in Lake Charles. She embarked on a journey filled with love, friendship, and laughter.
Tisa's early years were marked by her education at Sulphur High School and the joyous union with her soulmate, Robert Burgett,...
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. Â Leary was born August 7, 1934 in Eunice, LA. to Lucius and Ella Bertrand. Â 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.      Â
      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...
