Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Ophelia Valdez Hooper
Oct 3, 2020
Ophelia “Ophie” (as she was affectionately called) Valdez Hooper, 94, of Moss Bluff was called Home on the third of October, 2020 in a local Hospital. She was a life-long member of Apostolic Temple Pentecostal Church in Lake Charles, LA.
Mrs. Hooper was born on July 21, 1926 in Port Arthur, Texas. At 18 she met the love of her...
Terry Ott Breaux
Oct 2, 2020
Terry Jean Ott Breaux, 80, of Lake Charles passed away, Friday October 02, 2020 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Breaux was born in Smithville, MO and lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and attended two years of McNeese State University. She worked her younger years with Bell...
Polly Patricia Moss
Oct 2, 2020
Polly Patricia Moss, 90, of Sulphur, LA passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020.
Polly was born on March 18, 1930 in Rayne, LA to Lawrence and Odia LeBlanc. She enjoyed crafting, painting, and being around friends and family. She was a member of Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church in Sulphur, LA. She also was known for her love...
Gaye Drost Kent
Oct 2, 2020
Gaye Lynn Drost Kent, 74, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, October 02, 2020 in a Baton Rouge hospital.
Mrs. Kent was born January 26, 1946 to Charles Richard Drost and Catherine Mitchell Drost in Lake Charles where she lived most of her life. She was a graduate of Sulphur High School and Louisiana State University where she attained a...
Harry Newton Hooper
Oct 2, 2020
Harry Newton Hooper, 92, of Moss Bluff was called Home on the second of October, 2020 in a local Hospital. He was a life-long member of Apostolic Temple Pentecostal Church in Lake Charles, LA. Mr. Hooper was born on October 23, 1927 in Lake Charles, La. He proudly served in the United States Merchant Marine on T-2 tankers during World...
James P. Doyle
Oct 2, 2020
James (Jay) P. Doyle, Jr. passed away at his residence on Friday, October 2, 2020.
Jay was born on January 30, 1967 in Lake Charles, LA to James P. Doyle, Sr. and Judy Ann Lavoi Landry. He will be remembered as a loving family man with a great sense of humor. He always had a good joke or story to...
Dawn Marie Rubatt
Oct 1, 2020
Dawn Marie Rubatt, 50, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, October 01, 2020 following a courageous battle.
Dawn was a native of Illinois and lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Barbe High School. She worked most of her life as bartender throughout the Lake area, primarily at Fred’s Lounge, most recently at Wild...
Anthony Perkins
Oct 1, 2020
Anthony Perkins,41, of Vinton, LA died on October 1, 2020. Anthony was born on June 18, 1979 in Dequincy, LA.
Anthony was known for cooking, being around friends and family and enjoying the great outdoors. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, wood working, and rebuilding trucks and cars. Anthony worked in the construction industry for over 20 plus years at various refineries...
Roy Mccullough
Sep 30, 2020
Roy McCullough, 83, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 7:15 AM on Wednesday, September 30, 2020.
Roy was born March 2, 1937 in Crowley, LA, where he was raised. After graduating from Crowley High School, he married his bride of sixty-three years, Juanita. He served his country for four years in the U. S. Air Force, and he worked for...
Carolyn Ruth Stegall
Sep 29, 2020
Carolyn Ruth Stegall 74, of Lake Charles died at 10:14 AM Tuesday, September 29, 2020 in her
residence with her loving family at her side.
Mrs. Stegall was a lifelong resident of the Lake Charles area. She attended Washington Marion High
School in Lake Charles. She loved spending time with her family and loved to pray and read the
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Daniel John Landry
Sep 29, 2020
On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, Daniel John Landry (Deacon Dan) aloving husband and father left this life to be united with Christ, his Savior and Lord, at the age of 91.
Daniel (Dan) was a friendly, outgoing man of many talents. Dan had a great wit and a kind and compassionate soul! He was generous and thoughtful with no limit...
William Tonopha Thompson
Sep 29, 2020
William Tonopha Thompson, 75, of Westlake passed away at 9:42 PM on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 in a local hospital.
Mr. Thompson was born on June 15, 1945 in Dry Creek, LA where he lived until moving to Westlake in 1973. He was a hardworking man that was sure his family was taken care of and was dedicated to his...
Artie Wendell Burnett
Sep 28, 2020
Artie Wendell Burnett, 78 of Brazoria, TX passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Katy, TX. He leaves to honor his memory his wife of 56 years, Judith Lemoine Burnett and his sons, Mark W. Burnett of Katy, TX and Jason R. Burnett of Brazoria, TX, many in-laws, nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death...
Allison Dawn Gaudet
Sep 28, 2020
Allison Dawn Mills Gaudet, 52, of Westlake, LA passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 in a Lake Charles.
Allison was a native of Illinois and has lived most of her life in Sulphur, LA, residing the last ten years in Westlake. She was a graduate of Sulphur High School and Lamar University where she attained a bachelor’s degree in science...
Cynthia Diane Miller
Sep 28, 2020
Cynthia Diane Miller, 80, of Lake Charles LA, passed away on September 28, 2020 in hospice care in Crowley, LA. Cynthia was known as a loving mother & wife and is survived by her husband, Julius Ray Miller, her 3 children, sons Eric Miller and Jason Miller, daughter Kimberly Caton, son-in-law Bonner L. Caton and her beloved grandchildren Bonner A....
Jonathon Nagem
Sep 28, 2020
Jonathon (Jon) Nagem, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was welcomed into heaven on September 28, 2020. He was actually set to retire on this exact day. And if we can’t have him here with us, we love knowing he’s enjoying his sunset season in a magnificent sanctuary, complete with gilded streets, glorious praise of angels, and closeness to his Heavenly Father.
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Barbara "Babs" Self
Sep 27, 2020
Barbara Perkins “Babs” Ella Self, 86, of Sulphur, LA went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 27, 2020. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Sulphur, LA. Prior to that she was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church in Singer, LA. For over 30 years she was a faithful song leader at church singing unto...
Nelson Joseph Mott
Sep 26, 2020
Nelson Joseph Mott, age 90, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away in Fruitland, ID on Saturday, September 26th surrounded by family.
Nelson was born on February 2, 1930 in Basile, LA to Adras Mott and Bertha Richard Mott Benoit. At 16 years of age, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served in World War II and...
Anthony "A.J." Lebato
Sep 26, 2020
Anthony Joseph “A. J.” LeBato, 87, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 4:40 PM on Saturday, September 26, 2020 in his residence.
Born March 18, 1933 in Lake Charles, LA, Mr. LeBato was a graduate of Marion High School and a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, LA. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. ...
Dennis Ray "Zim" Zimmerman
Sep 25, 2020
Dennis Ray Zimmerman, 68, of Lake Charles, LA, died on Friday, September 25, 2020 in his residence.
Born March 10, 1952 in Lawton, OK, “Zim” was a 1970 graduate of Lake Charles High School and attended McNeese State University. In 1980 he began working in the Marine Division for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Department and was instrumental in starting the...
