Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Debra Jones Reifsnider
Jan 13, 2023
Debra Denise Jones Reifsnider, 68, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2023 in her residence.
Debra was born March 14, 1954 in Lake Charles, LA. She was a 1972 graduate of LaGrange High School and attended McNeese State University. She was an active member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She enjoyed shopping, but her true passions were...
Joyce Cormier Bourque
Jan 13, 2023
Joyce Cormier Bourque, born in Pine Island on August 5, 1939, daughter of the late Verly and Belzire (Weber) Cormier, passed away Friday, January 13, 2023, at the age of 83. Joyce was a faithful member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Bell City, where she sang in the choir. She also participated in the Bell City/Hayes Rosary Group....
Wanda Pousson Cormier
Jan 13, 2023
Wanda Virginia Pousson Cormier, 75, of Westlake, LA, passed away at 4:33 PM on Friday, January 13, 2023 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Cormier was born October 9, 1947 in Lake Charles, LA and was a 1967 graduate of Marion High School. Throughout the years, she worked various retail positions, including at Walgreens, The Eye Clinic, and Caraways Pharmacy, where...
Victor "Vic" Craig Broussard
Jan 12, 2023
Victor “Vic” Broussard, 60, of Bell City passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, in a local hospital.Vic was born in Sulphur and later moved to Johnson Bayou, where he graduated from Johnson Bayou High School in 1982. He was a commercial fisherman for most of his life until Hurricane Rita in 2005; he was currently working maintenance. Vic was always...
Jeanette Jensen Bowdon
Jan 12, 2023
Jeanette Fay Jensen Bowdon, 74, of Westlake, LA, passed away at 4:20 AM on Thursday, January 12, 2023 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Bowdon was born March 12, 1948 in Lake Charles, LA and has lived in Westlake, LA since 1980. She was a graduate of LaGrange High School and graduated from Sowela Technical School in 1968. She worked at...
Robert Halpin "Bob" Holland, Sr.
Jan 12, 2023
Robert Halpin “Bob” Holland, Sr., 68 years old, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023. He was born on July 1, 1954 to Edward C. and Johnnie Halpin Holland in Beaumont, TX.
Bob graduated from DeRidder High School in 1972, and Louisiana State University in 1976. He was a Management Consultant for multiple Fortune 500 Companies, including Gulf States Utilities (currently...
Joyce Elaine Douglas
Jan 12, 2023
Lake Charles – Joyce Elaine Douglas, born in Lake Charles on February 17, 1952, daughter of the late Williby and Evelyn (Bourque) Prince, passed away in her residence on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at the age of 70. She is preceded in death by her parents, and spouse, Charley Douglas, III. Survivors are her daughter, Gwen Pickens and husband, Anthony...
Khristina Kibodeaux Guillory
Jan 12, 2023
Khristina Kibodeaux Guillory, age 59, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, surrounded by those she loved most.
Khristine, as we called her, was born on November 5, 1963 to Billy and Beverly Kibodeaux in Lake Charles. Before graduating from LaGrange High School, she was an avid barrel racer—a fact not many knew about her.
Upon first sight, Russell Guillory...
James William Castleberry
Jan 11, 2023
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, James William Castleberry passed away at the age of 40. His eyes closed for a final time in the early morning hours and God called him home.
James was born on November 8, 1982 to Terry and Freda Castleberry in Fort Polk, Louisiana. From a young boy to an adult, James kept his eyes open...
Phillip Joseph Gary Sr
Jan 11, 2023
Phillip Joseph Gary, Sr., born in Iowa, on April 29, 1944, son of the late Asa Gary, Sr., and Mae (Broussard) Gary, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at the age of 78. Phillip enjoyed playing cards, shooting pool with his friends, and going fishing. He is preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Maddox Gary; parents; son, Adrian...
Kim Nunez
Jan 10, 2023
Kim Nunez, 57 years old, was born to LouEtta (Doxey) Nunez and Boyd Allen Nunez of Creole on March 29, 1965. Kim passed away on January 10, 2023 surrounded by family and friends in the comfort of his own home. He was a fighter all his life and he fought for life til the very end.
Kim enjoyed working out...
Joseph Charles "Charlie Or Chuck" Comeaux
Jan 9, 2023
On May 31, 1935, the union of Paolita Guidry and Alexis Comeaux produced a son, Joseph Charles “Charlie or Chuck” Comeaux. On Monday, January 9, 2023, he received the call from the Lord to come home. Willingly, he answered the call. After high school, he proudly served his country in the U. S. Naval Reserve. Throughout his life he worked...
Manuel "Ray" Breaux, Sr.
Jan 9, 2023
Manuel “Ray” Breaux, Sr., 84, passed away peacefully Monday, January 9th, 2023, in his home surrounded by family. He was born December 16th, 1938, in Crowley, La. to Hampton and Winnie Broussard Breaux. Ray lived in the rural DeQuincy area.
Ray married the love if his life, Martha Martin on June 6th, 1959, and they enjoyed a life together for...
Robert Joseph Polak
Jan 9, 2023
Robert Joseph Polak
May 22, 1940 – January 9, 2023
Everyone who met Bob Polak will agree that he was a fair, honest, intelligent man who spoke his mind, with integrity in a time when a man’s word was his bond. He listened before he spoke and his words meant something. Bob lived a full life and touched so many...
Hunter Ryan Brown
Jan 9, 2023
On Monday January 9, 2023, Hunter Brown was unexpectedly called home at the young age of 21.
Hunter was born on February 25, 2001 in Jacksonville, FL, where his dad was stationed with the U.S. Navy. Hunter grew up in Lake Charles, LA, was a life-long member of Trinity Baptist Church, and a graduate of Barbe High School where...
Timothy Howard Kinnison
Jan 8, 2023
Timothy Howard Kinnison, Age 59, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023 from cancer. He passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family, whom he cherished.
He was born February 1, 1963 in Mountain Home, ID. He was a proud United States Navy veteran, having served eight years. He served both on ship and in recruiting, bringing in others who wished...
Denise Rene Frantz Murphree
Jan 8, 2023
Denise Rene Frantz Murphree, born in Lake Charles on December 7, 1968, daughter of Lowell Kendall Frantz and the late Barbara Geraldine Demeritt Frantz, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023, after a brave battle with cancer. She worked side by side with her husband in the masonry business, Dixie Masonry. Denise enjoyed taking care of kids, spending time at the...
Kevin Anthony Monroe
Jan 8, 2023
Kevin Anthony Monroe was born January 18, 1965 in Luftin, TX. He was one of two children born to Charles E. and Joan A. Monroe.
Early in life Kevin developed a desire to help people, it was this desire that led him to enroll in Texas A&M University, earning a degree in psychology. It was also here where he met...
Fred Daniel Benoit, Jr.
Jan 8, 2023
Fred Daniel Benoit, Jr. went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 8, 2023.
He was born on August 25, 1948 in Lake Charles, LA to Fred Daniel Benoit, Sr. and Shirley Welch Benoit. He was a retired union structural ironworker who was always known for his strong work ethic and the importance he placed on his family. Fred...
