Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Eva "Lucy" Lucille Benoit
May 31, 2020
Lucy Benoit, 94, of Sulphur passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020.
A native of Nederland, Tx, Lucy loved crafting, gardening, cooking, and was a talented seamstress. Lucy worked at Kmart for over 18 years, She was a very supportive and loving Matriarch of her family; her children and grandchildren were her life. She was very active in her families lives;...
Wilda Bahnsen Morrison
May 30, 2020
Wilda Bahnsen Morrison, passed away Saturday, May 30th at Villa Maria in Lake Charles.
Born in Westlake November 8, 1929, she married young and had four children. As a navy wife she lived in many towns and cities in the United States. After she was widowed, she returned to Westlake to care for her mother and raise her 4 teenage...
Robley "Boo" Domingue, Jr.
May 30, 2020
Robley “Boo” Domingue, Jr, 65, died on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Boo is survived by the loves of his life-his three daughters Jasmine Domingue, Morgan Geymann (Tyler) with grandsons Sage and Cedar Geymann, and Zoe Domingue (Mark) and his grandson Liam Miller.
He was preceded in death by his parents Robley Domingue, Sr. and Mary Pearl Domingue, as well as...
Lela Marie Parsons Long
May 29, 2020
Lela Marie Parsons Long was received into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 4:30am.
She was born on May 18, 1929 in Flora, LA to Grover Lewis and Sarah Jane Parsons. She was a loving mother and grandmother and she enjoyed canning, making jelly and crocheting. She was dedicated to her relationship with the...
Leigh Ann Reasoner
May 29, 2020
Leigh Ann Reasoner, 37, of Sulphur passed away peacefully of natural causes on Friday, May 29, 2020.
She loved riding horses formerly competing in Westlake and High Hope Rodeo Clubs and Louisiana High School Rodeo. A country girl at heart, Leigh Ann enjoyed being outdoors, fishing and spending time with family and friends. Her son, Sawyer, was her life and...
Ted Dupin
May 28, 2020
Ted Dupin, 83, died Friday in a Lake Charles hospital.
He was a native and life resident of Lake Charles and owner of Ted Dupin Insurance Agency.
A celebration of life for family and friends will be held at his son’s home, 930 Toulouse Dr., Lake Charles, from 3-6 PM Monday, June 1.
He is survived by his wife of...
Hilda Stephens Broussard
May 28, 2020
Hilda Stephens Broussard, 90, of Ragley went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 28, 2020. She was surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Broussard was born in Milton, LA and raised in the surrounding areas. In 1969 she made Ragley her home. Her younger years were spent working fields and farming...
Ruth Aimee Martin Ottenweller
May 28, 2020
Ruth Aimee Martin Ottenweller was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, LA born on September 26, 1928 and passed away May 28, 2020 in the comfort of her home.
She graduated from Incarnate Word High School in San Antonio, TX, attended McNeese Junior College in Lake Charles and graduated from Incarnate Word College in 1947. She married Jerry Ottenweller...
Mary Theresa Herr
May 28, 2020
Mary Theresa Rivette Herr, 91, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Herr was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles born to George Francois and Mary Libbie Arceneaux Rivette. She was a 1946 graduate of LaGrange High School. She worked as an LPN at Resthaven Nursing Home and later Lake Charles Care...
Winnie Belle Quibodeaux Mccall
May 28, 2020
Winnie Belle Quibodeaux McCall, 92, was called to her heavenly home on May 28, 2020. Winnie Belle was born on December 6, 1928 in Crowley, LA to Amelia and Forole Quibodeaux. She lived most of her life in Sulphur, LA.
She is survived by one son, Ron McCall and wife Betty of Lake Charles, and one daughter Shelia Rather of...
Melvin Masten Thomas
May 27, 2020
Melvin Masten Thomas, 90, of Lake Charles, LA, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in a local care facility.
Mr. Thomas was born July 10, 1929 in Logansport, Indiana, to Ortho and Thelma Harper Thomas. He was a 1947 graduate of Horace Mann High School in Gary, Indiana. He retired after 35 years of service from US...
Roy Douglas Lee, Jr.
May 27, 2020
Roy Douglas Lee, Jr., 71 of Lilburn, Georgia, passed away suddenly at 2:16 AM CST on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
He was born on August 18, 1948 in Pewee Valley, Kentucky, the son of the late Dorothy Moore Lee and the late Roy Douglas Lee, Sr. Roy graduated in 1966 from Eastern High...
William E. Reasoner, Jr.
May 27, 2020
William E. Reasoner, Jr., nine hours before his 95 th birthday, passed away onWednesday, May 27, 2020 at the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home inJennings, Louisiana.
He was born on May 28, 1925 in Orangefield, Texas. He was a life-long resident ofHackberry graduating from Hackberry High School. Following graduation, he joined theU. S. Navy and proudly served his country from...
Charles Robert Waldmeier
May 26, 2020
Charles Robert Waldmeier, 62, passed away Tuesday, May 26 ,2020 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
He was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, LA. He was a graduate of LaGrange High School.
Chuck liked working on cars and working with his hands which led him to a career as a maintenance technician for 16 years at FairviewCrossing Apartment Complex...
Jeffrey Glen Couvillion
May 26, 2020
Jeff Couvillion, 61, of Sulphur departed on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. He was born on April 14, 1959 to his late parents, Jerome Couvillion and Lucille Couvillion Young. He fought four hard years battling lung cancer.
He was a member of Truth Apostolic Church and LifePoint Church where he enjoyed singing and playing the piano for the Lord and at...
Mildred May Hazell
May 26, 2020
Mildred Balding Hazell, 95, of Sulphur peacefully passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones Tuesday, May 26, 2020.
Mildred was born on December 2, 1924 in Clareton, Wyoming to James and Mary Balding. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters; her husband, Dwight D. Hazell; a daughter, Darlene Bunch; a son, David Hazell; and...
Nettie F. Miller
May 26, 2020
Nettie Fruge Miller, 81, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 10:50 PM on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Miller was born October 24, 1938 in Oberlin, LA, was a 1956 graduate of Basile High School and attended USL. She was the President, owner and operator of Cash and Carry in Lake Charles from...
Patsy Nunez Holland
May 25, 2020
Gertrude Amelia “Patsy” Nunez Holland, 85, of Bell City passed away Monday, May 25, 2020 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Holland was born in Lake Charles and was a lifelong resident of Bell City. A graduate of Bell City High School, she worked as a teacher’s aide for the Calcasieu Parish School Board and later proudly returned...
Edith "Dede" Hay
May 25, 2020
Edith Catherine Nauman Hay passed gently into the loving arms of our precious Lord on May 25th, 2020. Dede, the youngest of six children of William and Effie Naumann, was born in Lake Charles, LA on January 28, 1920. She was baptized on April 12, 1920 at First United Methodist Church in Lake Charles, where she remained a lifelong member,...
Marcus Jerome Granger
May 25, 2020
Marcus Jerome Granger, 59, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 5:32 AM on Monday, May 25, 2020 in a New Orleans hospital.
Mr. Granger was born October 24, 1960 in Kinder, LA and was a 1979 graduate of Westlake High School. He worked as a pipefitter for a number of years and later at Wal-Mart in the automotive department, retiring...
