Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Audrey Ann Murphy
Jan 17, 2022
Audrey Ann Granger Murphy, 86, of Lake Charles passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Murphy was born the youngest of seven children to Theogene Granger and Aurora Duplechain Granger in Mamou, LA where she was raised. A graduate of Mamou High School, she worked at the movie theater in Mamou where she met her...
Joyce M. Ardoin
Jan 17, 2022
Joycelyn Henry Ardoin, 83, of Lake Charles passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 from a local hospital.
Mrs. Ardoin was born April 12, 1938, to Juluis Henry and Orelia Guidry in Rayne, LA. She was a graduate of Sulphur High School. She worked at Mullers Department Store in Lake Charles, LA. She enjoyed dancing and listening to Cajun music. She...
Anthony Ryan Leger
Jan 17, 2022
Anthony Ryan Leger, 40, passed away on January 17, 2022, in a local hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 31,1981, to Mark and Suzette Leger. Anthony enjoyed working on computers, playing video games, and loved anything with technology. Most of all he loved spending time with his family.
Those left to cherish his memory are...
Anthony Ray Lacour Sr.
Jan 16, 2022
On Sunday, January 16, 2022, surrounded by family, Anthony Ray LaCour, Sr., 69, of Iowa, LA, went home to be with the Lord. Ray was born on October 19, 1952 to Lester and Betty LaCour. Ray was a native of Lake Charles, LA. He enjoyed spending time with his family, cooking, fishing, hunting, drag racing and having fun with the...
Daniel Wayne Williams
Jan 16, 2022
Daniel Wayne Williams, 68, of Lake Charles passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 16, 2022 in his residence.
Mr. Williams was born on November 16, 1953 in Memphis, TN, but moved to Lake Charles shortly afterwards. After graduating from LaGrange High School in 1971, he attended McNeese State University. Beginning at Vincent’s Electrical and Plumbing in 1971, Mr. Williams served...
Vickie Lynn Dickens
Jan 16, 2022
Vickie Lynn Dickens, 72, passed from this life on January 16,2022, in a local hospital. She loved going to church to worship, sewing, but most of all spending time with her grandchildren.
Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, Jeremy Dickens and wife Ilene, Chris Dickens, Edwin Dickens, and Cody Dickens and wife Candace; 10 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren...
Marjorie Ann Lemaire Tate
Jan 15, 2022
Marjorie Ann LeMaire Tate, 83, of Carlyss, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family.
Marjorie was a native and lifelong resident of the Lake Charles Area. She was a 1957 graduate of Marion High School, where she was Captain of the Drill Squad. She continued her education at McNeese State...
Carolyn Frances Terro Johnson
Jan 15, 2022
Mrs. Carolyn Terro Johnson, 65, of Sulphur, LA passed away January 15, 2022, in her residence.
She was born in Lafayette Parish and lived most of her life in Sulphur. She worked as a School Bus Driver with the Calcasieu Parish School Board and enjoyed her job very much. The greatest joy in her life was her kids and grandkids. ...
Ty Prudhomme
Jan 15, 2022
Ty Reed Prudhomme, 27, of Sulphur, LA passed away on January 15, 2022.
Ty was born on January 2, 1995, to Kevin Prudhomme and Dana Vincent Johns.
Ty’s life was taken too soon. Ty had a passion for cooking and his kids were his life. He enjoyed having a good time and he knew how to make those he loved...
Joycelyn Orsot Lecompte
Jan 14, 2022
Joycelyn (Lene) Mae Orsot-LeCompte was born on July 13, 1945, in New Iberia, Louisiana to the late Sterling and Suzette (Barras) Orsot. She departed this life on January 14, 2022, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her children. The baby of eleven children, Joycelyn accepted the Lord at an early age and shared that love of God with her...
Kenny Duplechain
Jan 14, 2022
Kenny David Duplechain, 68, of Sulphur, LA passed away on January 14, 2022.
Kenny was born on January 17, 1953, in Lake Charles, LA to Kenneth and Sarah Duplechain.
Kenny enjoyed hunting and will always be remembered for his humor of joking with everyone he knew.
He will be missed by all who knew him and most of all his...
Rosa Peloquin Carpenter
Jan 14, 2022
Lake Charles – Rosa Peloquin Carpenter, born May 24, 1936 in Fenton, daughter of the late Octave and Edith (Douget) Peloquin, went home peacefully, Friday, January 14, 2022 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Rosa loved her children and grandchildren fiercely and enjoyed spending time with them. She always had an open door to anyone; the family never knew...
Betty Rae (Noler) Leibee
Jan 14, 2022
Betty Rae (Noler) Leibee, 93, of Westlake, LA passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022.
She was born August 12, 1928 to John and Bessie Noler in Friend, NE. She married Robert Leibee on April 22, 1950 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and in 1954 they moved to Westlake, LA. Betty was a homemaker who enjoyed being involved in her children’s...
Carolyn Talbot Buller
Jan 14, 2022
Carolyn Talbot Buller passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, January 14, 2022 at the age of 84 Carolyn graduated from Iowa High School in 1956 and she was a recognized athlete throughout her youth. Carolyn enjoyed dancing with her husband and their friends, gardening, and she was a talented seamstress. She was a loving mother who was...
Joseph "Joe" M. Anderson
Jan 14, 2022
Joseph Milton Anderson, 101, of Lake Charles, LA passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, January 14, 2022.
Mr. Anderson was born in El Campo, TX on October 3, 1920, and spent most of his younger years in Houston, Texas. There he graduated from Rice University with a double major in Chemical Engineering and Mathematics in 1943, completing...
Helen Domingue Doucet
Jan 14, 2022
Helen Domingue Doucet, 87 gained her angel wings on Friday, January 14, 2022. She was born on July 18, 1934, in Sulphur, La to Joseph and Luda Domingue.
Helen was a life-long resident of Sulphur, La. She was a loving mom and grandmother. She loved cooking for all her friends and family. She enjoyed planting flowers and enjoying their...
Carolyn Gail Mcmanus
Jan 13, 2022
Carolyn Gail Hebert McManus, 73, passed away January 13, 2022.
She was preceded in death by her parents Richard Wallace Hebert of Bell City and Edna Mae Barnes McDonald of Vinton, and her brother, Ronnie (Kathleen) Hebert.
Carolyn is survived by her sister Paulette Kukuk, brother David McDonald, daughters Rachel (Mark) Simmons, Rebecca Hill Smith, and Ruth McManus, 5 grandsons, ...
Ruth Aumiller Webb
Jan 13, 2022
Ruth Elaine Aumiller Webb, age 91, of Lake Charles, LA passed away peacefully on January 13, 2022 in her home at the Verandah. She was born on December 2, 1930 in Corpus Christi, TX to Benjamin Frank and Nora Inez Whittaker Aumiller.
She was predeceased by her parents, by her husband, George Fredericks Webb, Jr., by her son James Richard...
Mary Premeaux Pego
Jan 13, 2022
Mrs. Mary P. Pego, 90, passed away, Thursday, January 13, 2022, in a local care facility.
Mrs. Pego was a native of Gueydan and lived most her life in Sulphur. She is survived by one daughter, one son, and daughter-in-law: eight grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Beauford Joseph Pego; her parents, Arnold...
Dorothy Rodriguez
Jan 12, 2022
Dorothy Morrison Rodriguez
Dorothy Morrison Rodriguez, 79, gained her angel wings on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 after a long battle with leukemia. She was born on August 19, 1942, in Isaban, West Virginia to James Luther and Margaret Mildred Morrison. Dorothy was a lover of the Lord and was devoted to her prayer and spiritual life. She enjoyed Christian music...
