Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Suezette Mcpherson
Mar 24, 2022
Suezette McPherson, 67, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at her residence.
Mrs. McPherson was born September 15, 1954 to James and Ruby McDaniel Luedecke in Oakdale, La. She enjoyed the outdoors and loved spending time with her husband, family and friends. She also enjoyed time spent at her camp on the Ouiska Chitto. Suezette was an excellent cook...
James "Jim" Patrick Cole
Mar 24, 2022
James “Jim” Patrick Cole, 77, of Westlake, LA, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022 in a local hospital.
Mr. Cole was born August 8, 1944 in Lake Charles, LA, attended Marion High School and lived in Westlake, LA since the early 1970’s. He worked as a driver in the compressed gas business for forty-two years and attended Moss Bluff...
Nick Alan Baccigalopi
Mar 23, 2022
Nick Alan Baccigalopi was born February 15, 1960 in Creole, Louisiana. He was one of six children born to Joseph S. and Lorraine T. Baccigalopi.
He attended South Cameron High School where he played the trombone in band, during the Tarpon’s football season and graduated class of 1978.
Upon graduation he worked alongside his father learning carpentry, then went on...
Megan Priola
Mar 22, 2022
Iowa ~ Megan Priola, born February 13, 1985, daughter of Jeff and Miranda (Vincent) Priola, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at the age of 37. Megan was a graduate of Iowa High School. She enjoyed shopping and reading. Megan is survived by her parents, Jeff and Miranda Priola; sons, Gavin and Layne Grantham; daughter, Dylan Grantham; brother, Kyle Priola...
Donald Billiot
Mar 22, 2022
Donald Billiot, 85, of Johnson Bayou, passed away on March 22, 2022, in the comfort of his home. Donald lived life to the fullest. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved doing things outside. He loved to garden and share his crop with everyone and loved to cut his grass. Donald could fix anything. He made his own pirogue and...
Mary Rotolo Descant
Mar 22, 2022
Mary Rotolo Descant, 90, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away from this life on earth to her new life with our Lord Jesus on Tuesday, March 22, 2022.
Mrs. Descant was a native of Marrero, LA and moved to Lake Charles 54 years ago. Â She was a longtime member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church, where she served...
Jerry Wiley
Mar 21, 2022
Jerry Wiley, born on March 18, 1948, son of Cyrus Dempsey Wiley and Willie Mae Spann Thompson, passed away March 21, 2022, at the age of 74. Jerry was of the Catholic faith. He was a commercial fisherman. Jerry enjoyed fishing, listening to music, especially Elvis and Bob Seger. He is preceded in death by his father, Cyrus Dempsey Wiley;...
Michael "Mike" Mulvany
Mar 21, 2022
Michael Wayne “Mike” Mulvany, 77, of Sulphur, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022.
Mike grew up in a military family, living in many different towns. He was a graduate of Lawton High School in Lawton, OK. He entered into the United States Air Force in 1964, proudly serving his country for 9 years. He served in Vietnam in 1966-1967 and...
Rachel Robinson
Mar 21, 2022
Rachel Haynie Robinson was welcomed into Heaven Monday, March 21, 2022.
Mrs. Robinson was a native of Virginia where she was raised and educated, married and started her family. In 1984, her husband took a job in Louisiana and made Lake Charles their home. Her family was her passion and her move allowed her the opportunity to volunteer as a...
Lawrence Simien
Mar 21, 2022
Lawrence Simien was born on November 23, 1933 in Mallet, Louisiana to proud parents, Abra and Lillian (LaChapelle) Simien.  Lawrence grew up to be a hard-working, young man with a kind and loving heart, and a sweet smile. He met his future wife, Mearline LeDee at a wake, and they would later marry in July of 1958. From this union...
Norma "Jolene" Bankhead Broussard
Mar 20, 2022
Norma “Jolene” Bankhead Broussard, wife of Charles Coy Broussard, passed on to be with her Lord on March 20, 2022, at home with loving family at the age of 92. She was born on November 11, 1929, in Luling, Texas, the daughter of William Howard and Cordelia Whiddon Bankhead. She was a graduate of Louisiana State University with a bachelor’s...
Donald Roy Criglow
Mar 20, 2022
Donald Roy Criglow, 75 years old, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 in a local hospital. He was born on July 8, 1946 to Roy Edmond and Melcena Tate Criglow in Shreveport, LA.
Don grew up in Lake Charles, LA and was a graduate of Lake Charles High School. He attended McNeese State University. He worked at Muller’s Department Store,...
John Ledoux
Mar 20, 2022
John LeDoux, born in Welsh on January 11, 1949, son of the late Eugene and Hinnah (Bergeaud) LeDoux, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, after a lengthy illness at the age of 73. John, a graduate of Sowela Technical College, was an electronics technician with the Calcasieu Parish School Board. He enjoyed drag racing, and camping with family and friends....
Carl G. Williams
Mar 19, 2022
Carl Williams, 88, of Lake Charles, passed away in his residence on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Â He was born in Hodge, LA on March 3, 1934 to Ruben Daniel and Ophelia Ferguson Williams.
Carl was a Lake Charles boxing legend from LaGrange High School, a four-time state champion and Brink Trophy winner. Â He was later inducted into the Louisiana High...
Cleve Fowler
Mar 19, 2022
Larry “Cleve” Fowler was born September 28, 1950 to Murvel R. and Fay A. Fowler in Baytown, Texas.
Baytown was his home until graduation, where he entered into the United States Navy. Upon receiving an honorable discharge, he returned home and began working for Crowley Maritime. It was during a delivery he met his wife to be Carmen and they...
Terri Polk
Mar 18, 2022
Terrell “Terri” Elizabeth Polk, a gorgeous, hilarious, charming, whip-smart, larger-than-life, spirited, force-of-nature, faithful, accomplished, and beloved daughter, sister, mother, and friend, tragically lost her life on March 18, 2022. While Terri’s joie de vivre for everything and everyone was unparalleled, nothing rose above the love she had for her son, Preston.
Her life’s journey of grace, joy, adventure, and success...
Monty Wyatt Guillory
Mar 18, 2022
Monty Wyatt Guillory, 66, of Sulphur passed away Friday, March 18, 2022 in Crowley, LA.
Mr. Guillory was a native of Huntsville, TX and has lived most of his life in Sulphur. A graduate of Oakdale High School, he pursed many interest in career paths, primarily self-employed. He worked his younger years as a truck driver before establishing MG Construction...
David Eugene Mullett
Mar 18, 2022
David Eugene Mullett was born November 2, 1938 in New Martinsville, WV.
He attended Magnolia High School, graduating class of 1956. Following high school he worked for PPG in West Virginia for two years, then enrolled in West Virginia University where he majored in chemical engineering. Following his graduation in 1965 he again began working for PPG in different locations;...
Stephen R. Streete
Mar 18, 2022
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Stephen Ronald Streete, 71, passed away on March 18, 2022, at his residence in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was born in Denver, Colorado, on June 28, 1950, to Dr. William G. Streete and Mrs. Virginia Richardson Streete.
As the son of a United States Air Force surgeon, he lived on many bases in the United States and in Europe....
James N. Netherland
Mar 18, 2022
James Nathaniel Netherland, 88, passed away on March 18, 2022 in his residence.
He was born on June 19, 1933 in Manifest, LA to Benson and Minnie Brooks Netherland.
He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army, attending basic training at Fort Polk and serving in the Fifth Cavalry Regiment in the Korean War. He later worked as a...
