Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Gloria Nell Materne Bertrand
Apr 19, 2021
Gloria Nell Materne Bertrand, 92, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021. She was born on October 20, 1928 to the late Murphy and Dorice Bushnell Materne. Nell attended school in Lake Charles, graduating from Marion High School as Valedictorian in May 1948. On September 1, 1950, Nell married William Shirley Bertrand. They had six children.
Nell loved the Lord,...
Steven Vincent Farber
Apr 19, 2021
Steven Vincent Farber, 51, of Moss Bluff, LA, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 in a local hospital.
Steve was born August 15, 1969 at Homestead AFB, FL and lived all of his life in the Lake Charles / Moss Bluff area. As a child, he enjoyed playing baseball with Mid-City Little League and was a 1987 graduate of...
Yvonne Gail Corbello Myers
Apr 18, 2021
Iowa – Yvonne Gail Corbello Myers, born on September 8, 1945, daughter of the late Herbert Edward and Beulah Pousson Corbello, passed away in a local hospital on Sunday, April 18, 2021, at the age of 75. Yvonne was a graduate of Gueydan High School and Denmon School of Beauty. She retired from Wal-Mart. She loved putting puzzles together and...
Deborah Lou Fisher
Apr 18, 2021
On Sunday, April 18, 2021, Deborah “Debi” Fisher peacefully fell asleep in death. Debi was born in Sulphur, Louisiana to Robert and Mary Jane Dudoit, where she grew up. She is survived by her husband Mike Fisher of 32 years; her daughter Cara Mire; and their son Caleb Fisher and wife Breanna; brothers Gene Dudoit and Mark (Diane) Dudoit; and...
Dennis Horton Binford
Apr 18, 2021
Dennis Horton Binford,78, of Sulphur, LA passed away on April 18, 2021.
Dennis was born on August 11, 1942 to Lou and Shirley Binford.
He enjoyed the great outdoors hunting deer, welding in his shop, and eating.
Those left to cherish his memory are his three sons, Glenn Binford, Larry Binford, Chris Binford; three grandchildren, Colby Binford, Dillon Binford, and...
James B. "Jim" Nichols
Apr 18, 2021
James Bennett Nichols was born to Raymond C.R. Nichols and Margaret Elizabeth Bennett Nichols on October 25, 1948 in Texarkana, TX.
Jim married his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Mary “Kay” Hardin Nichols, in December 1967. He got serious and graduated top of his class at Memphis State University with a BA in Accounting. He went to...
Jeremiah Douglas Marcoe
Apr 18, 2021
Jeremiah Douglas Marcoe, 37 of Longville, LA was called Home on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
He was the middle of three children born to Stephen and Victoria Marcoe. He was born June 15, 1983 in San Diego, California and attended Santana High School, Class of 2001.
He recently had relocated to Southwest Louisiana so he could be closer to family....
Albert J. Crain
Apr 17, 2021
Albert John Crain, 58, of Lake Charles passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021 in a Houston Care Facility.
Mr. Crain was a native of Lake Charles where he has lived the past ten years. He lived most of his life in Grand Chenier. A graduate of South Cameron High School, Mr. Crain owned and operated Crain Brothers, Inc. He was...
William Frank Arceneaux, Sr.
Apr 17, 2021
William Frank Arceneaux Sr., 87, of Sulphur, LA passed away on April 17, 2021 in a local care facility.
William was born on December 4, 1933 to Phillip and Mildred Arceneaux in Sulphur, LA.
William enjoyed the great outdoors duck hunting and deer hunting spending quality time with family and friends. He also enjoyed camping, serving in the Maplewood...
Joseph Bridges
Apr 16, 2021
Joseph Wesley Bridges, 72, of Sulphur, LA passed away on April 16, 2021 in a local hospital.
Joseph was born on July 31, 1948 in Baton Rouge, LA to John and Gloria Bridges. Joseph enjoyed his cars, motorcycles, and his gun collection. He worked and retired after 30 plus years of service from Alcoa.
Survivors include two siblings, Sheree...
Ida Fontenot
Apr 16, 2021
Ida Mae Fontenot, 94, of Lake Charles passed away, Friday, April 16, 2021 from the comfort of her daughter’s home, following a brief illness.
Mrs. Fontenot was born in Mamou, LA to Estelie and Corrles Reed. She has lived seventy years in Lake Charles. Mrs. Fontenot has enjoyed many things throughout the course of her life and always enjoyed vegetable...
James Allen Augustine
Apr 16, 2021
His tires were hot, rubber melted to the pavement, as he was staged and set for his final trip down the drag strip he loved so much. On Friday, April 16, 2021 James Allen Augustine passed those green lights a final time.
He was born June 2, 1973 and was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles where he graduated from...
Chester Andrew Leblanc
Apr 16, 2021
Welsh – Chester Andrew LeBlanc, born October 8, 1946, son of the late Andrew and Ada (Hardy) Leblanc, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021, at the age of 74. Chester was a graduate of Welsh High School, after graduating he served in the United States Marine Corp and was also a Vietnam veteran. He was a soybean and rice...
Charles Everett "Charlie" Thomas
Apr 16, 2021
Charles Everett Thomas, 87, of Moss Bluff died April 15, 2021 at home.
He was born in West Monroe, LA on September 28, 1933 to the now late Charles W. and Maxine H. Thomas. He lived his early years in West Monroe, LA and graduated from Ouachita High School in Monroe, Class of 1952.
His father and mother moved...
Angela Marie Veronie Theriot
Apr 16, 2021
Angela Marie Veronie Theriot, born on February 2, 1954, daughter of Humert and Helen Low Veronie, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021, at the age of 67. Angela was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all who knew her. She never met a stranger. She enjoyed baking, cooking and had excellent sewing skills. Her greatest joy was caring...
Everett James O'Quinn
Apr 16, 2021
Everett James O’Quinn, 62, of Sulphur, LA passed away on April 16, 2021. Everett was born on September 12, 1958 in Edgerly, LA to Joe and Jessie O’Quinn.
Everett is a graduate from Vinton High School. He enjoyed drawing, BBQ, and spending time with his children. He also loved to sing and enjoyed spending time on the beach.
Those...
Rose Mae Breaux
Apr 15, 2021
Rose Mae Breaux, 76, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021 in her Sulphur home.
A lifelong resident of the Abbeville/Kaplan area, she moved to Sulphur a year ago. Her first job was working in the cotton fields as a young girl; but she later found a career in home health allowing her to fulfil her passion of helping and caring...
Judith Ann Vest Burchfield
Apr 15, 2021
Judith Ann Vest Burchfield, born in Iowa, Louisiana on October 4, 1938, daughter of the late Vivian Vird Vest and Irene Marie Hebert Vest, passed away in Riverview, Florida on April 15, 2021, at the age of 82. Judith was a graduate of Iowa High School. She married Windell Ray Burchfield on January 21, 1958 and lived in many states...
Missie M. Perritt
Apr 14, 2021
Melissa “Missie” Hollis Perritt was born January 26, 1967 in Lake Charles, LA.
There are so many ways we can define the phenomenal woman Missie Perritt was, but the best that comes to mind is she embodied sharing her love of life with those around her, the ones she loved the most.
Missie was a spirited, strong, independent, woman who...
Tony Wayne Fontenot
Apr 14, 2021
Lake Charles ~ Tony Wayne Fontenot, born March 7, 1965, son of Hubert and Gayle (Durapeaux) Fontenot, passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at the age of 56. Tony worked for Halliburton for over 33 years. He loved goose hunting, 4-wheeler riding, cooking, working and most of all being with his family and friends. Tony is survived by his...
