Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
John Buford Fontenot
Jun 21, 2022
John Buford Fontenot, 90, of Westlake passed away at 8:17 AM on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in his daughter’s residence in Lake Charles.
Mr. Fontenot was born on July 1, 1931 in Oberlin until moving to Lake Charles during his childhood.  He moved to Westlake in 1958 where he currently resided. He served the country as a Naval Reserve. Mr....
Wilfred James Mallett
Jun 21, 2022
Wilfred James Mallett, born in Lacassine, on December 28, 1932, the son of the late Emedies and Louise (Comeaux) Mallett, passed away in a local hospital on June 21, 2022, at the age of 89. He loved all animals, gardening, farming, and politics. Wilfred attended St. Raphael and St. John the Evangelist. Wilfred is preceded in death by his parents;...
Oliver Louis Lepretre
Jun 21, 2022
Oliver Louis LePretre, infant son of Blake Keith and Cheyenne Marie (Karschnik) LePretre, passed away in Sahuarita, Arizona June 21, 2022. Oliver is survived by his parents; sister, Claire LePretre; grandparents, Walter & Alicia Karschnik; grandparents, Bryan LePretre, and Faynette Hebert; great-grandparents, Laura Deaville, Floyd LePretre, Lorraine LePretre, and Edna Hebert; great-grandparents, Joe & Cindy Fontenot, and Diane Karschnik; also,...
Valerie Ann Archer
Jun 21, 2022
Valerie Ann Archer was born on April 23, 1930 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Harry Martin and Lucille Sheard Grode.
She attended Academy of the Sacred Heart and Newcomb College in New Orleans. While serving as a bridesmaid for her best friend, little did she know a fellow groomsman, D. Dale Archer, would one day become her groom.
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Virginia "Ginger" Gamble
Jun 20, 2022
Virginia “Ginger” Gamble, 65, of Sulphur passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, in her residence.
Ginger attended Sulphur High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Butler County Community College. She loved working as a traveling nurse; before retiring she was employed with St Patrick’s Extended Care. Ginger was a loving mother and “Nana”. She was...
Philip Reed Kiplinger, M.D.
Jun 20, 2022
Philip Reed Kiplinger, M.D. passed on his 82nd birthday in Apple Valley, California on June 20th, 2022. Â Reed was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana where he lived a childhood full of wonder and adventure that would have made even Tom Sawyer jealous. Â He attended college at LSU and LSU Medical School in New Orleans, and then did residencies in orthopedic...
Joy Faye Edwards Fuselier
Jun 19, 2022
Joy Faye Edwards Fuselier was welcomed into Heaven by her Papa on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19,2022. Born Sept. 20, 1931, in Alco, LA she was the youngest of seven children born to Landry Charles and Clara (Lee) Edwards.  She graduated from Simpson High School where she excelled in basketball and along with her teammates went on to win a...
Dr. Charles "Ray" Raymond Comish
Jun 19, 2022
Dr. Charles Raymond “Ray” Comish was born December 16, 1945 in Baton Rouge, LA. He was one of four children born to Samuel Edwin and Emma Edeline Comish.
Ray grew up in Alexandria, LA and graduated from Bolton High School. He continued his education at Northwestern State University where he met the love of his life, Catherine Rose. He graduated...
Russell G. Ezell
Jun 18, 2022
Russell G. Ezell, 75, of Sulphur, LA passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at his home in Sulphur, LA, surrounded by his family.
He was born on August 7, 1946 in Lake Charles, LA. Russell was a graduate of Marion High School and retired as a maintenance technician with Hancock Whitney Bank.
Russell is survived by his loving...
Euna Thibodeaux Ledoux
Jun 17, 2022
Euna Thibodeaux LeDoux, 90, of Lake Charles passed away on Friday June 17, 2022 at a local hospital.Â
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Euna was a native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was the only surviving child from a very large Cajun family, having had six siblings preceding her in death. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. Euna...
Theresa "Glenda" Frazier
Jun 17, 2022
Theresa “Glenda” Fontenot Frazier, 76, of Moss Bluff, LA, passed away at 8:14 AM on Friday, June 17, 2022 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Frazier was born February 24, 1946 in Mamou, LA, and was raised in Lake Charles, where she lived until moving to Moss Bluff in 1984. She attended LaGrange High School and began working at George Theriot’s,...
Allen Marshall Stough
Jun 17, 2022
Allen Marshall Stough, 86, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away peacefully at 3:02 PM on Friday, June 17, 2022 in a local care facility.
Mr. Stough was born April 14, 1936 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was raised and graduated from Lake Charles High School. Allen lettered all four years of high school in football and went on to...
Betty Meaux Bourque
Jun 16, 2022
Betty Jane Meaux Bourque, 85, of Lake Charles, LA, gained her wings on Thursday, June 16, 2022 in a local care facility.
Ms. Bourque was born September 25, 1936 in Mermentau, LA, but was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was a devoted member of the Catholic faith and retired from Singer Sewing Machine Company. She loved sewing and...
Dorothy Mae Casanova
Jun 15, 2022
Dorothy Mae Casanova, 94, passed away on June 15, 2022, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born to parents, Edgar and Evelyn Corbello on April 21, 1928. She worked as a nurse for a local doctor’s office. Dorothy was a member of Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church where she was a member of...
Linda Louise Thompson
Jun 15, 2022
Linda Louise Thompson, 74, of Carlyss, passed from this life with her loving family by her side on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. She was born in Jennings and moved to Sulphur as a child. Linda was a 1967 graduate of Sulphur High School. She also attended Sowela Technical Community College. Linda worked at AT&T as an operator and retired from...
Charles Alden Bonsall
Jun 14, 2022
Charles Alden Bonsall, 77, of Holmwood, LA passed away on June 14, 2022, surrounded by his family.
Charles was born on September 20, 1944, In Creole, LA to John and Dorothy Connor Bonsall and was his parents but he was raised by Mr. and Mrs. Claudius Bonsall Uncle and Aunt.
Charles worked 37 years for the Federal Government as a...
Candy Brown Christian
Jun 14, 2022
Candy Brown Christian, 74, of Lake Charles passed away on Tuesday June 14, 2022 in the comfort of her son’s home in Moss Bluff, surrounded by her loving family.
Candy was a native of Fannin, Texas, where she was the seventh of eight children born to Lee Calvin and Edith Perdue Brown. Her parents were sharecroppers who raised and harvested...
Billy Dean Kinney
Jun 13, 2022
Billy Dean Kinney, 59, of Sulphur passed away on June 13, 2022. He was a truck driver for 20 plus years, but was currently working for Hine Environmental. Billy loved his family and friends and enjoyed cooking bar-b-que for anyone who was passing through. He loved the outdoors, campfires, old music, old shows, and watching bull riding. He was even...
John Clayton Ardoin
Jun 13, 2022
John Clayton Ardoin, born September 13, 1960, son of John Hulin and Charline Marie (Augustine) Ardoin, passed away after a lengthy illness Monday, June 13, 2022, at age 61. Clayton, a graduate of Lacassine High School and Nashville Auto Diesel College, was of the Catholic faith. He enjoyed collecting knives, and guns. He was an avid reader and researcher. Clayton...
Elizabeth Nan "Nancy" Swoope
Jun 13, 2022
Elizabeth Nan Cammack Swoope, 88, of Carlyss, LA, died, June 13, 2022.  “Nancy” Swoope, daughter of Ab and Evelyn Cammack, wife of Lafayette F. (“Teeny”) Swoope, Jr., died at Holly Hill Nursing Home after a long struggle with dementia. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Teeny; three children, Elizabeth (fiancé Terrell Sheets), Kyle, and David; granddaughter Cheyenne...
