Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Cornelia Louise Fontenot
Feb 8, 2023
Connie L. Fontenot, 60 years old, was born June 23, 1962 to Regina and Edward Bonvillain in Ragley, LA.
At 7:58 a.m. on February 8, 2023 Connie took her first step into heaven.
Connie loved life, she loved people and knew how to love people well. She had a gift for giving people a safe place to shine and be...
Gerald Dwayne "Bubby" Saucier
Feb 7, 2023
Bubby was preceded in death by his parents; Wanda Elaine Saucier McFarlin, R. J. “Frenchie” Saucier, and stepson; Joseph Trenton Herring.Those left behind to cherish his memory are his wife of 36 years; Patrice Pruitt Saucier, his sons; Lester Saucier and wife Leslie Sazon, Gerald Saucier Pilkey and Jamie Hagan, daughters-in-law; Yenid Herring and Lori Hagan, granddaughters; Lucille Saucier and...
Elia Thibodeaux Prudhomme
Feb 6, 2023
Elia Prudhomme, 90, born Thibodeaux, entered into eternal rest at 3:30 AM on Monday, February 6, 2023.
Born on October 16, 1932 to Joseph and Octavia Thibodeaux, she lived in Church Point until marrying Rodney Prudhomme in 1951. It was then that they moved to Lake Charles where they lived, worked, worshipped and raised their 4 children. They were members...
Mary Bellon Gerard
Feb 6, 2023
Lacassine- Mary Bellon Gerard, born in Lacassine on December 3, 1939, daughter of the late Louis and Thea (Marcantel) Bellon, passed away Monday, February 6, 2023, at the age of 83. Mary was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and served with the Catholic Daughters. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and being with family. Mary worked at Market...
Anthony James Beaugh
Feb 6, 2023
Anthony James “Tony” Beaugh, 74 years old, passed away Monday, February 6, 2023 in his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on March 7, 1948 to Leopold and Mary Aguillard Beaugh in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  Mr. Beaugh was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, LA.  He was the owner of L & A Construction, and was a talented...
Edward Calvin Pickett
Feb 5, 2023
Edward Calvin Pickett, born on March 15, 1968, son of the late Edward Cecil Pickett, and Sharon Janell Baily, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023, surrounded by his loving and devoted family, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 54. Edward was a diesel mechanic, and enjoyed tinkering on just about any machine he could get his...
Walter Deshotel Jr.
Feb 4, 2023
Walter Deshotel, Jr., born June 14, 1942, son of the late Walter Deshotel, Sr., and Lucinda Manuel Deshotel, passed away February 4, 2023, in a local hospital at the age of 80. Walter was a 1961 graduate of Oberlin High School and attended Sowela Technical School. He served in the U. S. National Guard. Walter was a member of St....
Caroline Marie Crowe
Feb 4, 2023
Caroline Marie Crowe, 22, went to be with her Lord on February 4th, 2023.
Caroline was born on June 21, 2000, to Jane Hartman and John Crowe. She loved music and painting. She went to Sam Houston High School in Moss Bluff and Timber Creek in Fort Worth Texas. Caroline loved her dog Ozzy. She was a beloved daughter, granddaughter,...
Gladys Simien
Feb 4, 2023
“Release Me”
When I am gone, release me, let me go.
I have so many things to see and do.
You must not tie yourself to me with tears.
Be happy that we had so many years.
I gave you my love, and you can only guess,
How much you gave me in happiness.
I thank you for the love...
Charles James Bourgeois
Feb 3, 2023
Charles James Bourgeois passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on Friday, February 3, 2023. He was 92 years old and just eight weeks past the loss of his loving wife, Barbara. The inscription they chose for their headstone reads, “Live – Laugh – Love, We Did,” and indeed they did. They were married for 71 years...
Aaron Joseph Veillon
Feb 3, 2023
Aaron Joseph Veillon, age 79 of Lake Charles, LA left the world on February 3, 2023. Aaron was born April 1, 1943 in Eunice, Louisiana. Aaron attended Mamou High and then enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1960 until July 1963. He was stationed at Selfridge Air Force Base in Mount Clemens Michigan where he was in the...
Jill Lorraine Sanders
Feb 3, 2023
Jill Lorraine Jarnagin Sanders was born to Otis Harvey and Mary Lou Jarnagin in New Orleans on April 23, 1948. As a girl, she loved the Beatles, Senator John F. Kennedy, board games, black and white cats, and the “Tammy” movies starring Debbie Reynolds. She also lived in Monroe, Louisiana, and graduated from Ouachita High School before moving to Lake...
Bettelou Snead
Feb 2, 2023
Bettelou Snead, 81 of Lake Charles passed away peacefully on February 2, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Bettelou was born on July 18, 1941 to Lawrence and Ethel Manuel and lived her entire life in the Lake Charles area. She loved her family, grandkids, great grandkids, fishing, eating crabs and God!
Those left to cherish her...
Rolande Lehmann Mousset
Feb 2, 2023
On February 2, 2023, Rolande Mauricette Lehmann Mousset passed away quietly and peacefully at age ninety, at her home in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Rolande was born to Marie and Maurice Lehmann on January 5, 1933 in Alexandre Dumas, Algeria. Rolande persevered through impossible times of war, new beginnings in foreign countries, and modest means. Her upbringing during World War II...
Herman Joseph Rogers, Jr.
Feb 2, 2023
Herman Joseph Rogers, Jr., 43, of Jarrell, TX, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023 in his residence in Jarrell.
Herman was born November 15, 1979 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was raised. He was a 1997 graduate of LaGrange High School, where he played basketball. He went on to graduate from McNeese State University with his Bachelor of...
Harold James Huval
Feb 2, 2023
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2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”
Harold James Huval, 95, of Moss Bluff, passed away at 4:09 AM on Thursday, February 2, 2023, in a local care facility.
Mr. Huval was born on February 18, 1927, in Scott, Louisiana, and moved to Lake Charles in 1952...
Jesse Swire, Jr.
Feb 2, 2023
Jesse Swire, Jr., 79 passed away on February 2nd, 2023, in Sulphur at his residence. He was born on April 2nd, 1943, in Hackberry, La., to Jesse and Rose Swire, Sr., He was a lifelong resident of Hackberry, La.
Jesse enjoyed spending time outdoors and fishing. Jesse and his brothers always had a strumming good time while playing guitars together....
Marjorie Guillory Pitre Talbert
Feb 1, 2023
Marjorie Guillory Pitre Talbert, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Â She was born on December 4, 1935, to Leo and Clarice Andrepont Guillory in Mowata, Louisiana. Those left to cherish her memory are sons Calvin Pitre, Jr., Odessa, TX and Kevin D. Pitre, Lake Charles. Daughters Mary Jacqueline Pitre, Sonya Breda (Leonard) of Lake Charles and The Honorable Felicia Pitre,...
Andrew Peter Cormier
Feb 1, 2023
Andrew Peter Cormier, 61, of Gillis died at 5:36 PM on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 in his residence.
Mr. Cormier was born on August 20, 1961 in Lake Charles and was raised in Gillis where he attended Sam Houston High School. He began his career as an auto mechanic and later began working on road construction and gained the title...
