Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Ray Guillory
Mar 3, 2025
Ray Allen Guillory, 94, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away on March 3, 2025. Born on November 29, 1930, in Lacassine, LA, he was the son of Alex and Pauline (Ardoin) Guillory. Ray grew up in Welsh and Kinder, LA, and had been a resident of Lake Charles since 1950. An avid outdoorsman, Ray enjoyed hunting and fishing, cherishing the...
Nancy Legendre
Mar 3, 2025
Nancy Marshall Legendre, was born May 8, 1953, in DeRidder, Louisiana, to Harry and Minerva LeBlanc Marshall. She passed away peacefully at her home in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was 71 years old.
Nancy attended DeRidder High School, graduating in 1971, and went on to study at McNeese State University. She was a talented self-taught artist and pianist, and former member...
Barbara Pousson Ogea
Mar 3, 2025
Barbara "Bobbie" Ogea, 87, of Lake Charles, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 3, 2025, at a local hospital. Born on November 5, 1937, in Iota, Louisiana, she was the daughter of Lydia Broussard Pousson and Pierre Pousson.
Bobbie graduated from St. Francis Catholic High School in Iota and furthered her education in business school. She embarked on a secretarial...
Betty Johnson
Mar 3, 2025
Betty Jane Johnson, 93, of Lake Charles, passed away Monday, March 3, 2025, at a local care facility. Betty was born in Kinder, LA. on February 9, 1932, to Maurice and Beatrice Augustine.
Betty lived a life filled with love, dedication, and unwavering strength. A proud resident of Lake Charles, Betty spent many fulfilling years as a payroll clerk...
Bonnie Friend
Mar 2, 2025
Bonnie Jean Friend (Walden), 74, passed away on March 2, 2025, in Sulphur, Louisiana. She was born on January 27, 1951, in Michigan City, Indiana. Bonnie was a strong and independent woman who worked tirelessly throughout her life to provide for her family. A devoted mother to her three daughters, she raised them with love, resilience, and the values of...
James Gary
Mar 2, 2025
John James Gary, Sr., 91, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away at 11:08 AM on March 2, 2025, following a brief illness. Born on October 29, 1933, in Edna, LA, he was the son of Don Louis Gary and Adeline Landry Gary.
James spent the majority of his life in the Moss Bluff/Lake Charles area. He proudly served in the...
David William Beningo
Feb 28, 2025
David William Beningo, 74, passed away on February 28, 2025 in CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital.
Born in Detroit, Michigan to William Gerald and Audrey Marie Hendry Beningo, Mr. Beningo was a 1968 graduate of Cody High School. He served his country in the United States Army in Vietnam from 1970-1971. Mr. Beningo moved to Lake Charles in 1994 where he...
Barbara Williams
Feb 27, 2025
Barbara Ann Miley Williams, 90, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2025. She was born on January 26, 1935, in Glenmora, Louisiana, to Claude Nathaniel Miley and Eleanor Miley. Raised on a farm, Barbara's family later moved to Vinton, where she grew up and graduated from Vinton High School in 1953.
After graduation, Barbara began working as a secretary in the...
Cathy Kirby
Feb 27, 2025
Diana Catherine "Cathy" Kirby, 74, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Mrs. Kirby was born March 28, 1950 in Lake Charles, LA to Thomas Allen Barber and Martha Cooley Barber of Athens, Alabama.
Cathy graduated from LaGrange High school in 1968. She went on to receive an Associates Degree from McNeese State University....
Joan Heller
Feb 26, 2025
Joan Dorothy Heller, 85, died peacefully in her home on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 after a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and rheumatoid arthritis. She was surrounded by her family.
Joan was born in Brooklyn, NY. She and her family resided in Westbury, NY before moving to Gillis, LA in 1980.
She worked for the Calcasieu Parish School Board...
Thomas Nolen
Feb 26, 2025
Thomas Earl Nolen, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2025, at the age of 66. Born on October 1, 1958, Thomas lived a life full of laughter, love, and dedication to his family and community. His grit and determination are something that was always admired.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 45 years,...
Charles Ellender
Feb 25, 2025
Charles Andrew Ellender, 87, a lifelong resident of Sulphur, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2025. Born on October 16, 1937, Charles lived a life full of love, hard work, and dedication to his family.
He was a beloved father to Bryant Ellender (Patti Ellender) and Alissa Jean, who will cherish his memory and the many lessons he imparted. Charles...
Linda Marie Turner Guillory
Feb 25, 2025
Linda Marie Turner Guillory, 75, of Lake Charles passed away at 7:45 PM on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 in her residence.
Mrs. Guillory was born on September 4, 1949 in Cottonport, LA where she was raised and graduated high school. She met her husband in high school and following graduation, she moved with him to Lake Charles to pursue his football...
Jack Wayne Caskey
Feb 22, 2025
Jack Wayne Caskey, 83, passed away on February 22, 2025, in Lake Charles. He lived a life passionately devoted to faith, justice, and family. Jack’s legacy lives on through the countless lives he enriched and inspired.
Jack was born on June 10, 1941, in Urania, Louisiana. From an early age, his sharp mind and compassionate heart set him apart. He graduated...
Lucas McCain
Feb 21, 2025
Carson Lucas McCain, 54, passed away on February 21, 2025. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on December 26, 1970, Lucas was raised in Grand Lake, where he developed a deep love for working with his hands and his mind.
A man of many talents, Lucas had an incredible ability to build, fabricate, and engineer—if it involved construction, electrical work, or electronics,...
Gerald Grant Spell
Feb 21, 2025
It is with profound sadness that the family of Gerald Spell announce his passing on February 21,2025 at the age of 77. Gerald was a 1966 graduate of Sulphur High School. He worked as a welder on pipelines throughout the United States. Gerald was meek, mild mannered, kind hearted, laid back, hard working, generous man which, once life settled down,...
Louis Martin Estes
Feb 21, 2025
Louis Estes, 90 of Lake Charles, Louisiana died peacefully in his home on Friday, February 21, 2025. He was born in Clyde, Texas to Clayton and Nancy Estes.
He attended Baylor University where he was an All-American basketball player for the Bears. Louis met the love of his life, Marilyn at 9th & Elm Church of Christ in Orange, Texas. Excited...
Milton Bernard Castille
Feb 21, 2025
We, the family of Milton Bernard Castille (80), are greatly saddened to share the news that Milton has passed on to be with the Lord on February 21, 2025. Milton was born on June 22, 1944, to Saul and Mabel Castille. He was a 1962 Sulphur High School graduate, and in 1961, he was the first student in Louisiana to...
Nada Louise Bonin Landry
Feb 19, 2025
Nada Louise Landry, 92, of Lake Charles passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 in her residence.
Ms. Landry was born on May 17, 1932 in Lake Charles where she spent the second half of her life after moving around as a child and raising her family in Sulphur. A lifelong seamstress, Ms. Landry dedicated her talents to her community. She...
Karen Sandifer
Feb 19, 2025
Karen Sandifer, 68, of Orange, TX passed away on February 19, 2025, in a local care facility. Karen was born in Sulphur, LA on December 18, 1956, to Ludren and Lillie Vice. She loved being around her family and friends. She worked for Sulphur Police Department in dispatch and Calcasieu Parish School Board as a Teachers Aid at Jake Drost...
