Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jayron Malik Roscoe
Mar 14, 2025
Jayron Malik Roscoe, 28, of Lake Charles, passed away unexpectedly on Friday March 14, 2025.
Jayron, a beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend, was born on September 30, 1996 to Tammy Roscoe & Dwight O’Neal. A native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he was a 2014 graduate of Barbe High School, where he played soccer. Following graduation from high...
Charlene "Charlie" O'Malley
Mar 14, 2025
Charlene “Charlie” O’Malley, 73, of Lake Charles passed away at 10:36 AM on Friday, March 14, 2025 in a local hospital.
Born and raised in Lake Charles, Mrs. O’Malley graduated from Lake Charles High School in 1969 before continuing her education at McNeese State University, where she earned an associate's degree in Secretarial Science. She went on to work as an...
Lois "Georgie" Stoddard
Mar 14, 2025
Lois "Georgie" Stoddard, 66, of Lake Charles, passed away on March 14, 2025. Born deaf and mute, Georgie never let her disability define or limit her. She lived life on her own terms, full of adventure, independence, and joy.
Georgie attended the Louisiana School for the Deaf in Baton Rouge and later returned to Lake Charles, where she became a local...
Robert Hermann
Mar 13, 2025
Robert "Bobby" Joseph Hermann, 80, of Lake Charles, passed away on March 13, 2025. Born and raised in Lake Charles, Bobby was truly the life of the party. Wherever he went, he was sure to be seen and heard.
Bobby loved spending time at the casinos, earning himself the nickname "The Godfather" among his friends. It was at Delta Downs...
Linda Marie Miller Conner
Mar 13, 2025
Linda Marie Miller Conner, formerly of Cameron, then Creole, left this world in her new home in Lake Charles, Thursday March 13, 2025.
Linda was a loving wife to her husband for 54 years, Bobby; a wonderful mother to her children, Todd (Michelle) and Lynsi (Patrick); a devoted grandmother to her grandchildren, Kallan, Ali, and John Conner, and Lily, Conner, and...
Edward Comeaux
Mar 12, 2025
With heartfelt sadness, we announce the passing of Edward Comeaux on March 12, 2025, at the age of 97. He was a loving and devoted husband, daddy, pops, and great pops to all whose lives he touched.
Edward was born in Welsh to Damond Comeaux and Ella Broussard Comeaux on February 15, 1928. Edward served his country honorably in the...
Sarah Alice Logan
Mar 12, 2025
Sarah Alice Logan, 81, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, March 12,2025. Alice loved cutting grass and planting her flowers, She enjoyed cooking and caring for all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Alice favorite holiday was Christmas and she was bound and determined to give each child, grandchild, and great grandchild a gift. She absolutely loved telling...
Lanson Vidrine
Mar 12, 2025
Lanson Vidrine, a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, passed away on his 99th birthday, March 12, 2025, in the comfort of his home. He was the last surviving sibling of ten children.
Born and raised in Lake Charles, Mr. Vidrine led a full and meaningful life, always dedicated to his family and community. He served his country as a member of...
Diana T. Duplantis
Mar 12, 2025
Diana T. Duplantis, born in Elton on January 21, 1949, daughter of the late Avery and Rita Granger Trahan, passed away March 12, 2025, at the age of seventy-six. A graduate of Fenton High School, Diana attended Sowela. She enjoyed cooking, reading, and playing cards with her sisters. She will be missed by all who know her. She is preceded...
David Byers
Mar 11, 2025
David LaMont Byers passed away on March 11, 2025 in his Oklahoma City, OK home. David was born on July 6, 1935, in McPherson, KS, to Kaloolah Smith Byers and LaMont Byers, Jr. He traveled a lot due to his father's assignments but graduated from Great Bend, KS High School. He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he earned a...
Mark "Harley" Sonnier
Mar 11, 2025
Mark “Harley” Sonnier, 47, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in a local nursing home after his battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). He was born and raised in Lake Charles, LA. After high school he traveled when working as a boilermaker. His work eventually brought him to the New Roads, LA area where he lived most of...
Joseph "Johnny" Taylor
Mar 11, 2025
Joseph Daley “Johnny” Taylor, 86, of Sulphur passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
He was born in Lafayette, LA and grew up in Eunice, LA. He was a truck driver for Gene Kile Trucking for many years. Joseph enjoyed his “retirement” as a Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office crossing guard serving Frasch Elementary for 11 years. He loved fishing and watching...
Fulton Joseph Manuel
Mar 10, 2025
Fulton Joseph Manuel, 89, of Vinton passed away Monday, March 10, 2025, in his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was a lifelong Vinton resident and a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Vinton. After graduating from Vinton High, Fulton studied at McNeese State University before joining the United States Army. He was employed at Home Builders...
Mona Duhon
Mar 10, 2025
Mona Lynn Stutes Duhon, 74, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, March 10, 2025, in Lake Charles, LA. She was born on June 30, 1950, in Crowley, LA, to Phorbus Stutes and Delta Gaspard Stutes.
A proud member of the Krewe Des Pirates, she was crowned "Queen Jacqueline the First" in 2011, alongside her husband,...
Fay Marcantel Savant
Mar 9, 2025
Fay Marcantel Savant, born on July 10, 1948 in Kinder, daughter of Eugene Fredrick Marcantel and Hazel Mary Miller Marcantel, passed away March 9, 2025 at the age of seventy-six. A graduate of Fenton High School, she loved to read, dance and listen to swamp pop music. She is preceded in death by her parents; grandfather, Claude Miller, baby sister,...
Beverly Ann Smith
Mar 8, 2025
Beverly Ann (Oliver) Smith passed away peacefully on March 8, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. Until the very end, Beverly remained a woman of kindness, grace, and compassion, always demonstrating her deep love for family and friends. She faithfully honored and shared her love for Jesus and the Heaven that awaited her.
Born in Deridder, Louisiana, on June 1,...
Carla Hymel
Mar 7, 2025
Carla Ann Buller Hymel, 68, of Lake Charles, LA passed away on March 7, 2025 due to complications of ALS. Carla was born August 18, 1956 in Sulphur, LA, the daughter of Delores Vincent Buller & Charlie Buller, Jr.
Carla graduated from Westlake High School in 1974, then went on to McNeese State University, earning a degree in Business Education....
Mary Elizabeth Gennuso
Mar 7, 2025
Mary Elizabeth Gennuso, 81, passed away peacefully Friday March 7, 2025 surrounded by loving family. She was born July 18, 1943 to Missouri Elizabeth Myers and Louis Middleton Cooley.
In 1959, she pursued her passion for cosmetology, later owning and operating Mary's Beauty Shop, where she worked as a beautician for over 30 years.
Mary had a deep love for the simple...
Deanna Lynn Reeves
Mar 6, 2025
Deanna Lynn Spicer Reeves, 53, of Sulphur, passed away on Thursday, March 6,2025 surrounded by her loving family. Deanna grew up in Sulphur and was a 1989 Sulphur High graduate. She worked at Walmart for 22 years and all of her co-workers would go to her for any questions they had as she had an answer for anything. Deanna loved...
Harold Eugene "Gene" Nehls Jr.
Mar 6, 2025
Harold Eugene "Gene" Nehls Jr. passed away on March 6, 2025. Gene was born on April 3rd, 1960, to Harold E. Nehls Sr. and Shirley E. Nehls. He was a beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend, known for his humor, his playful spirit, and connection with his family. Gene was a man of many passions and interests. In his...
