Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
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...
Paul Wayne Richard
Mar 10, 2020
Paul Wayne Richard, 67, of Lake Charles, LA died at 4:29 PM on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in a local hospital.
Mr. Richard was born December 26, 1952 in Crowley, LA. He worked offshore for twenty years before moving to Lake Charles, seventeen years ago. He retired from Martin Midstream in Beaumont, TX and began his life of leisure. He...
Ethel Hebert
Mar 10, 2020
Ethel Marie Clement Hebert, 94, of Iowa, LA, died at 3:25 AM on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in a local care facility surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Hebert was born April 4, 1925 in Welsh, LA, where she graduated from Welsh High School and was an All-State Basketball player. She lived most of her life in the Welsh / Iowa...
Charles B. Jenkins
Mar 10, 2020
Charles Brockman Jenkins, 88, of Lake Charles passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in a Jennings veterans facility.
Born to Dana Branch Jenkins and Annie Claire Bloodworth Jenkins and reared in Eunice, Louisiana, Mr. Jenkins served his country in the United States Navy from 1951-1955 in Korea, where he received the Good Conduct Medal, the China Service Medal, National...
Carl James Fontenot
Mar 10, 2020
Carl James Fontenot, 68, of Lake Charles passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at home.
Mr. Fontenot was born in Lake Charles, LA on December 31, 1951 to Louella and Ira Fontenot. He will be remembered as an easy-going person, who enjoyed cooking and spending time with his family. He was proud of his Cajun heritage, and enjoyed the...
Jo Nell Askew Lauw
Mar 9, 2020
Jo Nell Askew Lauw, 79, of Lake Charles passed away at 11:21 PM on Monday, March 9, 2020 in her daughter’s residence in Spring, TX.
Ms. Lauw was born on March 15, 1940 in Port Arthur, TX. She was raised in Iowa, LA and was a 1958 graduate of Iowa High School. Ms. Lauw attended McNeese State University and earned...
Lawrence Arnold "Piute" Green, Jr.
Mar 9, 2020
Lawrence Arnold “Piute” Green, Jr., 66, passed away Monday, March 9th in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on October 7, 1953. He was a resident of Moss Bluff, LA, but originally from Maryland. Piute loved hunting, motorcycles, working on vehicles, watching NASCAR, listening to classic rock and spending time with family and...
Una Mae Ortego
Mar 8, 2020
Una Mae Ortego, 94, of Lake Charles passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at a local nursing home.
Mrs. Ortego was born in Washington, LA on September 12, 1925 to Emma and Emar Vidrine. She will be remembered as a Sales Clerk at TG&Y in Lake Charles. She married the love of her life, Willie, while he was serving...
Marcelle Hanemann
Mar 8, 2020
“We are all of us just walking each other home.” This was a favorite quote of Marcelle Hanemann, radiant mother, radiant wife, radiant friend. She was born to this earth November 25, 1955 at Fort Lewis in Washington state. She was born once again into the light of heaven and unfettered spirit and love at dawn on March 8, 2020...
Jerald Fenton "Paw" Nichols
Mar 7, 2020
Jerald Fenton “Paw” Nichols, 64, of Sulphur, LA, fought a good fight, right up until the end, passed away at 9:23 PM on Saturday, March 7, 2020 in a local hospital.
Mr. Nichols was born July 4, 1955 in El Paso, TX. He was raised in Vowells Mill, LA, graduated from Provencal High School and moved to Sulphur, LA in...
Tom E. Stockman
Mar 7, 2020
Tom Stockman, 81, was called to his heavenly home on March 7, 2020 following a brief illness.
Born in Coushatta, Louisiana to Thomas Edward and Lena Beatrice Edwards Stockman. Tom was a 1956 graduate of Istrouma High School and received his Collage degree in Business. He was proud to have served his country in the U. S. Army 4th Armored...
Harry Pierre Fontenot, Sr.
Mar 5, 2020
Harry Pierre Fontenot, Sr., 90, of Carlyss passed away on March 5, 2020 in the American Legion Jennings Hospital. Harry was the owner of various businesses in his lifetime, Harry’s Restaurant on Hwy. 90, Fontenot’s Mobile Home Parks, Fontenot’s Rentals, and Skate World. He proudly served his country in the U S Army during the Korea War from 1951 to...
Rodney Lee Sonnier
Mar 4, 2020
Rodney Lee Sonnier, 71, of Moss Bluff, LA, died at 7:05 PM on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in a local care facility.
Mr. Sonnier was born September 30, 1948 in Kinder, LA and has been a resident of Moss Bluff for the past forty-six years. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, where he was...
Louis Harvey Adams
Mar 4, 2020
Louis Harvey Adams, 96, of Lake Charles, LA passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in a local hospital.
Louis Harvey Adams was born on July 13, 1923, in South Louisiana, the middle of “Cajun country.” A spiritual person from early in life, he was raised in the Catholic faith. He spent most of his adult life living in Lake...
Perry Tucker Bullard
Mar 4, 2020
Perry Tucker Bullard, 78, of Moss Bluff, LA, died at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in a local hospital.
Mr. Bullard was born August 8, 1941 in Gilmer, TX, where he was a 1959 graduate of Gilmer High School. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Math from East Texas University. Mr. Bullard served his country in the U.S....
Clarence Chantlin
Mar 3, 2020
Clarence Chantlin, 94, of Moss Bluff, Louisiana died on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Chantlin was born in Church Point, Louisiana on August 21, 1925 to Louis and Mary James Chantlin. He married the love of his live, Viola LaVergne on December 8, 1948. Clarence and Viola were married sixty-five years.
Clarence moved...
Glenda Kaye Abshire
Mar 2, 2020
Glenda Kaye Abshire, 71, passed away on March 2, 2020 in a local hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was a lifelong resident of Sulphur, graduating from Sulphur High School and McNeese State University. Glenda served as a med-tech for over 33 years at Cal-Cam Hospital. She was a huge collector of dolls, and an avid animal lover. She...
