Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Chester J. Leblanc
Mar 1, 2021
Chester James LeBlanc, 74, was called to his Heavenly home on Monday, March 1, 2021, following a lengthy illness.
Born in New Iberia, Louisiana to Sidney and Audrey Bodin LeBlanc, Chester was a graduate of Loreauville High School and served his country in the U. S. Navy in Vietnam. He was a life insurance salesman for Mid-South Insurance Agency and...
Richard Dale Owen
Feb 28, 2021
Richard Dale Owen, 88, of Lake Charles was called by God from this earthly world in the comfort of his own home with family by his side on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Mr. Owen is survived by his three sons; Richard Dale II (Jeri) of Sulphur, Alan Drew (Elizabeth) of Beaumont, TX, and John Christopher (Katherine) of Lake Charles; eight...
Col. Bernard H. Mclaughlin, Jr.
Feb 28, 2021
COL Bernard H. McLaughlin, Jr., 69, of Lake Charles, LA passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX after a brief but hard-fought battle with acute myeloid leukemia.
Born in Darby, PA, on September 19, 1951, Bernie was raised in Cocoa Beach, Florida. He often spoke about growing up with the children of...
Rickey Duhon
Feb 27, 2021
Rickey Duhon, 66, of Lake Charles, passed away peacefully on Saturday February 27, 2021 at a Jennings care facility after an extended illness.
Rickey was a native of Creole and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of South Cameron High School and obtained an Associate Degree in both Television Repair and Culinary Arts from SOWELA. Rickey...
William "Bill" Foux
Feb 27, 2021
William “Bill” Foux, 75 of Lake Charles was called Home February 27, 2021.
Bill was one of three children born to John and Irene Foux, he was born on November 6, 1945.
A lifelong resident of Southwest Louisiana, he enjoyed hunting and fishing as a child. He was a graduate of LaGrange High School, Class of 1965. Shortly after graduation...
Dorothy "Dot" Louise Hebert Tolbert
Feb 26, 2021
Dorothy “Dot” Louise Hebert Tolbert passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021, at home with her family at the age of 86.
A lifelong resident of Southwest Louisiana, Dot was raised in Sweet Lake, attended Grand Lake School and then St. Charles Academy (now Immaculate Conception Cathedral School) as a boarder, from which she graduated in 1953. She resided...
Margaret Hebert
Feb 26, 2021
Margaret Marie Duhon Hebert, 91, of Grand Lake, LA, passed away at 10:31 PM on Friday, February 26, 2021 at her residence in Saint Martinville, LA.
Mrs. Hebert was born December 27, 1929 in Lake Charles, LA and was a lifelong resident of Grand Lake before moving to Saint Martinville after Hurricane Laura. She was a graduate of Grand Lake...
Racheal Whitney Brown
Feb 24, 2021
Racheal Whitney Brown, 32, of Lake Charles passed away at 4:56 AM on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 in a local hospital.
Racheal was born on November 22, 1988 in Lake Charles where she lived a happy and content life surrounded by people who loved her. She had a kind soul and always wore a smile on her bright face.
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Paula Theriot
Feb 24, 2021
Paula Theriot, born March 26, 1960, daughter of the late Huey and Betty (Gauthreaux) Gremillion, passed away in a local care facility on February 24, 2021, at the age of 60. Paula attended Christ the King Catholic Church in Lake Charles. She enjoyed sewing, reading books, cross stitch, crocheting, and traveling with friends. She is preceded in death by her...
Ronda Peveto-Fontenot
Feb 24, 2021
Ronda Ann Peveto-Fontenot, 58, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021 in a local hospital.
Ms. Fontenot was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. A 1980 graduate of Barbe High School, she worked most of her life in retail sales, currently for Target. She was an avid outdoorsman, crabbing, fishing, sun and fun on the beach and...
Deborah Lynn "Debbie" Lafleur Attaway
Feb 23, 2021
Deborah Lynn “Debbie” LaFleur Attaway, 64, of Lake Charles passed away at 7:14 AM on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 in Lake Charles.
Debbie was born on January 9, 1957 in Lake Charles where she resided all of her life and attended Barbe High School. She will be remembered as a devoted wife with a loving and caring soul. Debbie enjoyed...
Justin Daniel Demary
Feb 22, 2021
Justin Daniel Demary, 25, of Iowa, LA, passed away tragically on Monday, February 22, 2021.
Justin was born May 10, 1995 in Lake Charles, LA, raised in Grand Lake, LA and later moved to Iowa, LA, where he graduated from Iowa High School in 2013. He attended Pearl River Community College and graduated from Minot State University, where he received...
Tom "Tg" Babineaux
Feb 21, 2021
Tom George “T.G.” Babineaux, 86, of Lake Charles entered into Heaven Sunday, February 21, 2021 from the comfort of his daughter’s home.
Mr. Babineaux was born June 07, 1934 to Lawrence and Lilla Roger Babineaux in Iowa, LA. He was raised in South Lake Charles and has been a lifelong resident of the Lake area. During his younger years he...
Randy Poole
Feb 21, 2021
Randall Wayne Poole, 58, of Westlake, LA, passed away on February 21, 2021 at a Baton Rouge hospital.
Mr. Poole was born June 7, 1962 in Lake Charles, LA and was a lifelong resident of Westlake, LA. He graduated from Barbe High School and Sowela Technical School. Mr. Poole worked for Sulphur Electric and was of the Methodist faith.
Mr....
Jenora "Jenny" Brasseaux Cormier
Feb 21, 2021
Iowa – Jenora “Jenny” (Brasseaux) Cormier, born in Church Point on February 6, 1934 to the late Hubertie Jack and Olampe (Doucet) Brasseaux, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021, surrounded by her family after lengthy illness, at the age of 87. Jenny is survived by her loving and caring husband of 67 years, Nathan J. Cormier; daughters, Pamela Cormier...
Jane Bonham Briggs Anderson
Feb 21, 2021
Jane Bonham Anderson, 77, of Lake Charles passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021 in a hospital in a New Orleans suburb
Mrs. Anderson was born on June 17, 1943 in Lake Charles where she was raised and graduated from Lake Charles High School. At the age of 15 she met her future husband, Isaac Roger Anderson. Mrs. Anderson later...
Michael Edward Wendel, Sr.
Feb 20, 2021
Michael Edward Wendel, Sr., 77, of Westlake passed away at 5:25 PM on Saturday, February 20, 2021 in a local hospital.
Mr. Wendel was born in Denver, CO and was a graduate of Middle Township High School in New Jersey. He moved to Lake Charles during his service in the US Air Force when he was stationed at Chennault Air...
Koleigh Reign Beard
Feb 19, 2021
Our precious little angel, Koleigh Reign Beard, beloved infant daughter of David Beard and Kassidy Carlton of Sulphur, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 19, 2021 at Lake Area Medical Center in Lake Charles.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her big brother, Karsyn Wayne Beard; paternal grandmother, Paula Hooper of Sulphur; maternal grandmother,...
Ltc John Ben Wright, Dds
Feb 19, 2021
LTC John Ben Wright, D.D.S., a.k.a., “Dr. J.B.”, passed away on February 19, 2021 at Saint Patrick’s Hospital in Lake Charles.
John Ben was born in Houston, Texas on August 5, 1941 to Harold Douglas Wright and Esther Duke Wright, both preceding him in death. He was also preceded in death by his two younger brothers, William Douglas “Billy Doug”...
Johnny Roy "Gator" Poole
Feb 19, 2021
Hayes ~ Johnny Roy Poole, born September 8, 1960, son of Elvin and Velma (Hebert) Poole, passed away in a local hospital on Friday, February 19, 2021, at the age of 60. Johnny enjoyed drawing, painting, fabricating and was a combination hand. He worked as a welder offshore in the oilfield. He is preceded in death by his father, Elvin...
