Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Rebecca Mccomb
Mar 20, 2020
Rebecca McComb, 67, of Dequincy passed away Friday, March 20 at her residence. Her cremation has been entrusted to Simple Traditions by Johnson Funeral Home.
Joseph Weldon "Buddy" Bartlett Iii
Mar 20, 2020
IOWA - Joseph Weldon (Buddy) Bartlett III passed away unexpectedly at his Iowa residence on March 20, 2020. Buddy was born on November 10, 1965 in Sulphur, LA to Joseph Weldon Bartlett Jr. and Wanda Barrett Lamberth. Buddy attended school in Sulphur, graduating from Sulphur High in 1983. Throughout his school years he loved and participated in sports, especially basketball....
Richard David Landreneau
Mar 20, 2020
Richard David Landreneau, 78, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, March 20, 2020 following a brief illness.
Mr. Landreneau was a native of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Marion High School and McNeese State University and proudly served the United States Navy aboard the USS Midway off the Coast of Vietnam. Following his service, Mr. Landreneau worked twenty-three...
Ginger Mcclain Beningo
Mar 20, 2020
Ginger K. Beningo passed away suddenly on Friday, March 20, 2020 in a local hospital.
Ginger was born on April 28, 1952 to Joseph and Lilah McClain in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
She was a 1970 graduate of Danville High School, in Danville, OH and obtained bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and History from the University of Wisconsin, Parkside in Kenosha,...
Steven Richard Wells
Mar 19, 2020
Steven “Steve/Papa Smurf” Richard Wells, 72, of Sulphur passed away on March 19, 2020 in a local hospital. He was a lifelong truck driver and was also the owner of the Smurf’s Den for many years. He enjoyed being around his family and his friends, loved to ride motorcycles and cheering on the New Orleans Saints.
He proudly served his...
Doris Sue Dorroh
Mar 19, 2020
Doris Sue Dorroh Passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020. She was born to Marion Sebasta Dorroh and Joseph Dickson Dorroh on September 8, 1955.
Sue graduated from LaGrange High School and McNeese State University. She was employed by the State of Louisiana at the Office of Family Support for twenty-five years. Sue accepted Jesus as her Savior as a...
Patsy Brown
Mar 17, 2020
Patsy Marie Armentor Brown, 89, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 9:00 PM on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in her residence.
Mrs. Brown was born August 18, 1930 in Crowley, LA and lived most of her life in Lake Charles, where she was a 1947 graduate of Lake Charles High School and attended McNeese State University. She worked at Mullers...
James Chapman
Mar 17, 2020
James Anthony Chapman, 70, passed away in a local hospital on March 17, 2020.
He was born on March 18, 1949 in Kinder, LA to Orter and Eula Chapman.
He loved sports and enjoyed playing them when he was younger and watching them as he got older. He will be remembered for his good sense of humor, his love for...
Nevaeh Emily Faith Scott
Mar 17, 2020
Nevaeh Emily Faith Scott, two months, went to heaven to be with all the other little angels, on March 17, 2020. She is survived by her mother, Erica Melton; father, Jerimiah Scott; grandparents, Miranda and Eric Melton; uncle, Chris Melton; aunt, Felicia Smith; cousin, Mia Grace Desormeaux; and numerous other loving cousins.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March...
Lynn Joseph Lirette
Mar 17, 2020
Lynn Joseph Lirette, 77, of Lake Charles passed away at 8:59 PM on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in his residence.
Mr. Lirette was born on July 25, 1942 in Marrero, LA and was raised in Houma, LA before moving to Lake Charles in 1966. He served in the US Air Force before beginning his career in the oil field. Mr....
Harriett Eileen Barker
Mar 17, 2020
Harriett Eileen Robinson “Nana” Barker, 84, of Sulphur passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 8:49 pm at Landmark Care Center in Lake Charles.
Mrs. Barker was born on January 24, 1936 in Jacksonville, Florida and was the youngest of 14 children born to the late John, Sr. and Ellen Robinson. She moved to Louisiana in 1999 to be with...
Natilia Demaria Hebert
Mar 16, 2020
Natilia Demaria Hebert, age 80, died on March 16, 2020 in Harbor Hospice in Lake Charles, La. She was a loving and wonderful homemaker who, with her husband Edward James Hebert, raised two children Deadra Kaye Castille and Edward James Hebert Jr. Natilia was born and raised in Abbeville, Louisiana and was a Catholic nun in her teenage years, was...
Evelyn "Charlene" Flowers
Mar 15, 2020
Evelyn “Charlene” Flowers, 86, of Sulphur passed away on March 15, 2020 in Stonebridge Place in Sulphur. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Westlake Chapter #228 and past Mother Advisor of Westlake Assembly #79, the International Order for the Rainbow for Girls. Charlene was very creative and enjoyed cooking, baking, and needle work.
Charlene is...
Suzanne "Sue" Millet Perry
Mar 15, 2020
On March 15, 2020, the life of Sue Millet Perry ended on this earth and her first day in heaven began. According to an article in the Lake Charles American Press in June of 1943, Sue, a blue-eyed baby girl was born on late Friday afternoon, June 18, 1943 at about 6 o’clock to Professor and Mrs. Donald J. Millet,...
Thomas Anthony Guidry
Mar 15, 2020
Infant Thomas Anthony Guidry was born on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in Lake Charles, and went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans.
Survivors include his parents, Carla Jean Cone Istre and Thomas William Guidry; his grandmother, Diane Taylor Cone; his brothers, Chandler Guidry, William Gabriel Cone, and Taylor James Istre;...
De Khac Do
Mar 14, 2020
De Khac Do, 70, passed away on March 14, 2020 in his home with his family by his side.
He was born on March September 17, 1950 in Siagon, Vietnam. He was in the South Vietnamese Navy, and came to the United States as a refugee in 1975. He met the love of his life, Joy Eklund in Arizona while...
Juanita Gilbert Navarre
Mar 14, 2020
Juanita Gilbert Navarre, 83, passed away on March 14, 2020 in her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of the Sulphur area. Juanita loved the fellowship and spending time with family and friends.
Juanita is survived by her two brothers, Ray Lee Gilbert of Vinton and Eugene Gilbert and wife Linda of Sulphur; 15 nieces and nephews;...
Sherry Lynn Delaney
Mar 14, 2020
Sherry Lynn Delaney, 50, of Lake Charles, LA, died on Saturday, March 14, 2020 in her residence.
Born December 12, 1969 in Radford, VA, Sherry was raised in Virginia and Key West, FL before moving to Lake Charles forty years ago. She was a 1988 graduate of Barbe High School. She worked as an administrative assistant at Lake Charles Memorial...
Verna Ann Fruge Bourgeois
Mar 12, 2020
Verna Ann Fruge Bourgeois, 93, of Lake Charles passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in the comfort of her own home, surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Bourgeois was born in Eunice, LA to Oline Marie Courville and Artemon Fruge. She worked on the family farm during the Great Depression picking cotton. She lost her mother when she was...
Dorothy Manuel
Mar 12, 2020
Dorothy Marie Manuel, 85, of Moss Bluff, LA, died at 11:50 PM on Thursday, March 12, 2020.
Mrs. Manuel was born May 30, 1934 in Lake Charles, LA. She was a lifelong member of Moss Bluff Bible Church. She served in the Ladies Auxiliary at the VFW Post #9933, where she was very active. She worked diligently to bring the...
