Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Velma Lee Reese Richard
Jan 25, 2021
Velma Lee Reese Richard, 80, of Westlake passed away on Monday, January 25, 2020 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Richard was born on May 12, 1940 in Bartlesville, OK.
She will be remembered for her giving heart, always willing to help others. Mrs. Richard was an avid baker and loved to cook for her church friends and family. She...
William "Bill" Austin Dotson, Jr.
Jan 25, 2021
William A. “Bill” Dotson, Jr., 87, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 2:25 AM on Monday, January 25, 2021 in his residence.
Mr. Dotson was born August 11, 1933 in Clarks, LA and graduated from Oakdale High School in 1951. He served his country in the U.S. Navy, serving as a hospital corpsman at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Queens,...
Richard M. "Mr. Money" Gilpin
Jan 25, 2021
Richard M. “Mr Money” Gilpin passed away Monday, January 25th after a hard-fought battle with Covid complications.
Rick was known by many as “Mr. Money”, “the cookie man” or the “chocolate man” from his 40-year career as a fundraiser working with schools, bands, choirs, churches and organizations of Southwest/Southcentral Louisiana to raise needed funds.
Rick began his adventures in the...
Betty Joyce Fuselier Chaisson
Jan 24, 2021
Betty Joyce Fuselier Chaisson, 85, of Lake Charles, most recently of Frisco, TX died January 24, 2021. She was surrounded by her family in hospice after previously surviving severe covid.
Mrs. Chaisson was born and raised in Sweetlake, LA and lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a cheerleader at Grand Lake High School. She married Harry...
Clifford Thomason
Jan 24, 2021
Clifford Alec Thomason, 76, of Lake Charles, passed away on Sunday January 24, 2021 at a local hospital.
Clifford was a native of Wichita Falls, Texas and long-time resident of Lake Charles. He retired after an honorable and faithful career in the United States Army. While in the Army, he served in the Vietnam War, where he was awarded the...
Don Chamblee
Jan 24, 2021
Donnie Ray “Don” Chamblee, 85, was called to his Heavenly Home on January 24, 2021, following a brief illness.
Born to William Thomas and Ada Lee Chamblee, Don was reared in Louisville, Mississippi, where he graduated from Bond High School. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force as a radar technician and was stationed at Chennault Air Force...
Gregory Alan Austin
Jan 23, 2021
Gregory Alan Austin, 57, of Lake Charles and Las Vegas passed away at 6:50 PM on Saturday, January 23, 2021 in the comfort of his home in Las Vegas surrounded by his family.
Greg was born on September 22, 1963 in Illinois where he was raised and graduated from Tri City High School in Buffalo, Illinois. In 1990 he was...
Hursey "Hj" Hebert
Jan 23, 2021
We will see you again! It is with great sadness and great joy that we announce the passing of our dear father and grandfather into the arms of Jesus, our Savior. HJ, as most knew him, passed quietly surrounded by his family on January 23, 2021.
Many in the Lake Charles area are living comfortably in homes designed and constructed...
Mary Sue Fry Broussard
Jan 21, 2021
Mary Sue Fry Broussard, 85, of Sulphur passed away at 3:33 AM on Thursday, January 21, 2021 in an Alexandria care facility.
Ms. Broussard was born on July 8, 1935 in Shannon, TX and was a graduate of Henrietta High School in 1952. She moved to Sulphur in the late 1960’s where she lived most of her adult life. Ms....
Shannon Dale Lejeune
Jan 21, 2021
Shannon Dale LeJeune, 49, of Lake Charles died peacefully in his home on Thursday, January 21, 2021.
He leaves to honor his memory, his wife of twenty-four years, Heather Brock LeJeune; his son, Cody Brock (Jen Langley); daughter, Amber LeJeune; sons, Dustin LeJeune (Sloan Knight) and Brandon LeJeune (Mackenzie Webb); daughter, Katy LeJeune (Chandler Alley) and thirteen grandchildren.
His funeral...
Helen "Pug" Derbonne
Jan 21, 2021
Helen “Pug” Derbonne died Thursday, January 21 at 8:30 a.m. in her daughter’s residence after a courageous battle with a lengthy illness and complications from COVID-19.
“PUG”, ninth of the ten children of Theodore and May Young, was born in Elizabeth, LA on June 29th, 1934 and was raised in Elizabeth, La and Oakdale, La. She attended Northwestern State...
Shirley Dean Self
Jan 20, 2021
Shirley Dean Self, 57, was called to her heavenly home on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.
A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, Shirley was born to Beauford Earl and Marguerite Smith Self on Valentine’s Day, 1963. She was a 1981 graduate of Lake Charles High School. Her love for pets was all-consuming, as evidenced by her career as a dog groomer. ...
Shirley Langley Fontenot
Jan 20, 2021
Shirley Ann Langley Fontenot, 78, of Lake Charles, LA, died on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in her residence.
Mrs. Fontenot was born September 13, 1942 in Lake Charles, LA, where she was a life-long residence. She was a 1960 graduate of LaGrange High School and a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Mrs. Fontenot enjoyed cooking and...
Michael "Mickey" Allan Delucca
Jan 20, 2021
Michael Allan “Mickey” DeLucca, 65 of Baton Rouge, LA passed away on January 20, 2021.
He was born January 12th, 1956 in Lake Charles to Kay and Manuel DeLucca. It was his love of Putt Putt Golf as a teen that led him to Donna, who later became his wife.
After graduating, Class of 1974 from LaGrange High School, he...
Darryl Danos
Jan 19, 2021
Darryl Joseph “Poncho” Danos passed away at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital on January 19th, 2021 at the age of 71.
Darryl was born on January 21st, 1949 in Galliano, LA. He graduated from the first class of South Lafourche High School in 1967 and went on to earn an Associate Degree in Business from Nicholls State University. He was retired...
Traci Lane Reeves
Jan 18, 2021
Traci was born in Lake Charles August 10, 1995 and passed away on January 18, 2021 at the young age of twenty-five. She was a mother, daughter, sister, friend and so much more.
Life with Traci was always an adventure filled with a fire to do things her own way. Along that journey she never shied away from loving those...
David Stephen Parsons
Jan 18, 2021
David Stephen Parsons, AKA “Super Dave” passed away on January 18, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Though taken too soon, his legacy will live on through the impact he had on his wife, his family, and the community in which he lived.
David was born in Liverpool, England on October 5, 1958 and grew up in Caistor, England with...
Rena Marie Levoy
Jan 18, 2021
Rena Marie Levoy, 77 of Lake Charles was called home on Monday, January 18, 2021.
Rena was one of twelve children born to Jake and Mimmie Bertrand. She was born in Elton, LA on December 29, 1943.
She enjoyed spending time with her family, visiting with her friends, bingo, puzzles, crafts, watching the Lifetime Network and Hallmark Channel. She always...
