Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Marlene Duplechin Manuel
Apr 2, 2022
Marlene Duplechin Manuel, 73, of Many, LA passed away at 2:15 AM on Saturday, April 2, 2022 in a local hospice facility.
Mrs. Manuel was born on January 23, 1949 in Lake Charles where she lived all of her life. She was a daycare worker for many years, and she loved the children she took care of.Â
She will...
Jessie James Duhon
Apr 2, 2022
Jessie James Duhon, 76, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022, in a local care facility.
Jessie, a lifelong Sulphur resident, worked as a machinist and retired from R & L Overflow Machine Shop. He loved a good cup of coffee and fishing but spending time with his family brought him the greatest joy. Â Jessie was the family jokester; he loved...
Paul Edwin Swartz
Apr 2, 2022
Paul Edwin Swartz passed away peacefully at home on April 2, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Berkley, Michigan on June 14, 1952 to Carl and Phyllis Swartz.
He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; two sons, Jason (Faith), and Jeremiah; two stepdaughters, Scarlet (Joe) King and Gina (Harvey) Gonzalez; his grandchildren, Caleb, Korey, Kole, Sophie Berard,...
Allimay Corbello
Apr 1, 2022
Allimay Barnett Corbello, 104, of Kemah, TX, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022 in a League City, TX care facility.
Mrs. Corbello was born October 7, 1917 in Lake Charles, LA. She lived most of her life in the Lake Charles / Moss Bluff areas, until recently moving to Texas to be closer to family. She was a past...
Justin'E' Joseph Caillouet
Apr 1, 2022
Justin’e’ Joseph Caillouet originated from what is considered the heart of Louisiana, New Orleans- where the color black and gold are as celebrated as Mardi Gras. He was born June 16, 1981 to Robert A. Caillouet and the late Wendy Marie Reed.
There are many things that could be said of Justin; he was multifaceted, brilliant, and possessed a heart...
Vernette "Net" Leger
Apr 1, 2022
Vernette “Net” Ann Leger was born January 14, 1941 in Sulphur, LA to Vernice J. and Alice Derouen.
She attended Sulphur High School and was a member of the dance line. Even in school, she enjoyed attending a good dance-it was a school dance that she met Harry Leger, a visitor from their rival school, Lake Charles High. She overlooked...
Cyo Clyde Miller
Apr 1, 2022
Cyo Miller of Bell City, son of the late Alfred and Cecile Trahan Miller on January 22, 1935, in Grand Chenier, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022, at the age of 87. Cyo was the name that everyone knew him by. He worked in the Oilfields his whole career. He raised cattle in his younger years, shrimped for the family...
Ann Works
Apr 1, 2022
Ann Works, 73, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, April 1st, 2022 in a local hospital following a brief illness.
Mrs. Works was born September 22, 1948, one of thirteen children to Robert B. Pearce, Sr. and Edna Pearl Claypool Price. She was raised and educated in Orlando and shortly after graduation moved to the Lake area. Upon travels by...
Dorothy Swire
Apr 1, 2022
Dorothy Swire, 76, of Lake Charles passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022 in a Lafayette hospital.
Dorothy was born on October 26, 1945 in Lake Charles where she resided all of her life and attended Marion High School. She was a homemaker in her earlier years and beginning in 1979 she worked as a healthcare sitter until 2004.Â
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Bonnie H. Smith
Mar 30, 2022
Bonnie Honeycutt Smith, 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, with her son and daughter at her bedside.
Mrs. Smith was born on Oct. 28, 1931, in Choudrant, La., and lived in Westlake, La., for more than 60 years. She was a graduate of LaGrange High School in Lake Charles, La.
Mrs. Smith began her career as a...
Jerry Micelle, Sr.
Mar 30, 2022
Jerry Anthony Micelle, Sr. (79) of Lake Charles, Louisiana died March 30, 2022 in a Lake Charles hospital. Born October 8, 1942 to John and Angelina (Truglio) Micelle, he was a 1960 graduate of Landry High School (St. Louis). Jerry received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Loyola University in New Orleans in 1964 and a master’s in history...
Kasandra "Sandy" Ann Trahan
Mar 30, 2022
Kasandra “Sandy” Ann Trahan, 48, of Carlyss passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Lake Charles.
Sandy was a graduate of Sulphur High School Class of 1992; she earned her Licensed Practical Nursing degree from Sowela Technical Community College. Sandy absolutely loved her career in nursing, she was employed with Urgent Care of Lake Charles. She was a member...
Oris "Rick" Cornnor
Mar 29, 2022
On Tuesday March 29, 2022 Oris “Rick” Cornnor went to his heavenly home to be with the Lord. He was born on August 28, 1939 in Abbeville, La. A genuine hardworking man who’s sense of humor and smile was infectious to anyone who knew him. He was a natural born salesman who never met a stranger and loved his family...
Mildred Mary Moore
Mar 29, 2022
Mildred Mary Thibodeaux Moore, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away on her 81st birthday on March 29, 2022.
Mrs. Moore was born March 29, 1941 in Branch, LA and has lived in Lake Charles for most of her life. She was a graduate of Marion High School and retired from St. Patrick Hospital fifteen years ago, where she worked as...
Jo Lynn Gilley
Mar 28, 2022
Jo Lynn Tillman Gilley, 85, a resident of Lake Charles, LA was born on the 18th of December 1936, at the Wright Bendel Clinic in Monroe, LA. She died on the 28th of March 2022 in Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles, LA.
She was born to the late Noble Leo Tillman, Sr. and Margie Louise Tucker of West Monroe, LA....
Darren Joe Boyd
Mar 27, 2022
Darren Joe Boyd was born on November 20, 1975, and passed from this life on March 27, 2022. Please join us for a moment of remembering on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 3:00 pm at Drew Park Pavilion, 416 Dr. Michael DeBakey Drive, Lake Charles, La 70601.
Charlotte Marie Wilridge
Mar 27, 2022
Charlotte Marie Wilridge, born in Lafayette, Louisiana, on March 6, 1966, the daughter of Percy and Jenny (Citizen) Wilridge, passed away in her residence on Sunday, March 27, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 56. Charlotte, a graduate of Washington Marion, attended the University of Lafayette, and was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary...
Barbara Inez Buller Savant
Mar 27, 2022
Barbara Inez Buller Savant passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, in her residence, with her family by her side, at the age of 95. She was a much-loved mother of Yvonne Fellers, Jeane Hatfield and Ernie Savant, and a dear sister to Dick Buller. She also leaves behind a brother-in-law, Disca Savant, Jr., sisters-in-law, Delores Buller, and Vicki Buller; grandchildren,...
Paul Allen Brown, Sr.
Mar 26, 2022
Paul Allen Brown Sr. was one of twelve children born to Isiah and Agnes "Belson" Brown. He was born August 28, 1939 in Opelousas, LA.
He attended Opelousas High School, graduating class of 1956. He possessed a strong work ethic and before graduating he began working for the school board as a bus driver. It was during a trip to...
Rose Ann Guillory Comeaux
Mar 25, 2022
Rose Ann Guillory Comeaux, 70, of Ragley, LA, passed away at 7:32 AM on Friday, March 25, 2022 in her residence.
Mrs. Comeaux as born August 2, 1951 in Lake Charles, LA, where she lived until moving to Ragley in 1974. She attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School, graduated from Marion High School and attended McNeese State University. She was a...
