Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Edward Eugene Bonvillain
Sep 18, 2019
Edward Eugene Bonvillain, Jr., 86, of Ragley, LA, died at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in a local care facility.
Mr. Bonvillain was born June 23, 1933 in Eunice, LA and lived most of his life in Ralgey. He attended LaGrange High School and McNeese State University. He served his country in the U.S. Navy, where he received...
Rhonda Morgan Davis
Sep 18, 2019
Rhonda Lee Morgan Davis, 64, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 3:52 PM on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in a local care facility, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Davis was born February 25, 1955 in Lake Charles, LA and was a 1973 graduate of LaGrange High School. She received her Bachelor of Education from McNeese State University and taught a...
Wesley Wayne Wilson
Sep 17, 2019
Wesley Wayne Wilson, 58, passed away on September 17, 2019 in a local hospital surrounded by his family. Wayne enjoyed fishing, hunting, Nascar and watching football. He was a lifelong member of the NRA. Wayne was previously employed at Standard Crane and Ohmstede and retired from Busch’s Cannery.
Wayne is survived by his three children, Paige Megan Field of...
Anthony Joseph Trahan, Sr.
Sep 16, 2019
Anthony Joseph Trahan, Sr., 38, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 3:39 PM on Monday, September 16, 2019 in his residence.
Anthony was born February 8, 1981 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was a lifelong resident. He was loved dearly by his family and will be missed.
Anthony is survived by his father, Anthony “Tony” Vita and his step-mother,...
Sergeant Andrew E. Courville
Sep 16, 2019
Sergeant Andrew Edward Courville, 24, died Sept. 16. Sergeant Courville, born Oct. 17, 1994, was a 2013 graduate of St. Louis High School in Lake Charles.
He served honorably in the United States Marine Corps for the past six years as a machine gunner and became a Marine Raider Critical Skills Operator.
Sergeant Courville will be remembered for his unwavering...
George Abraham
Sep 15, 2019
George Abraham, 96, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Abraham was born in Sulphur LA in 1923. He was the fourth child of 8 born to Joseph and Helen Abraham, Lebanese immigrants who met in America. The family suffered the loss of their father in 1932, but they stuck together...
Mary Ann Roach
Sep 15, 2019
Mary Ann passed after a brief illness but not until after a lifetime of living.
She always did it her way and didn't care what other people thought. Mary Ann was always the life of the party. She was a friend to many and helped countless people, she always fought for the underdog. She could often be found encouraging others....
Mary Kay Burgin
Sep 15, 2019
Mary Kathleen “Mary Kay” Burgin, 61, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 in a local hospital.
She was born on October 12, 1957 in Lake Charles, LA to Winston and Martha Hunt.
She will be remembered as a selfless lady and a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will also be remembered for her love of LSU sports,...
Dr. Francis X. Bride, Jr.
Sep 14, 2019
Lake Charles lost one of its most loved and cherished physicians on September 14, 2019 when Dr. Francis Bride passed from the loving arms of his family and many friends into the arms of his Creator and Savior.
Francis was born February 28, 1946 in Lake Charles to Francis X. Bride, Sr. and Helen Connolly Bride. He was the third...
Patricia Ann Jones Hypolite
Sep 14, 2019
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
Patricia Ann (Jones) Hypolite was born on August 5, 1950 to the late Willery and Viola Morris Jones. She was the eldest of six children. “Pat” as she loved to be called, grew up in the Mossville, LA area. In 1964...
Calvin Boutte
Sep 14, 2019
Calvin Boutte, 75, of Lake Charles passed away at 10:05 PM on Saturday, September 14, 2019 in a local hospice facility.
Mr. Boutte was born on January 18, 1944 in New Iberia. His family moved to Lake Charles in 1955 where he was a 1964 Washington High School graduate. Mr. Boutte retired as a foreman for Mobile Oil/Exxon Mobile Oil...
Paul "Moose" Vincent
Sep 13, 2019
Paul William “Moose” Vincent, 80, of Jennings, LA, died at 2:53 PM on Friday, September 13, 2019 in a local care facility.
Born November 19, 1938 in Lafayette, LA, Mr. Vincent was a life-long resident of Jennings, LA, where he graduated from High School in 1957. He served his country in the U.S. Army. Mr. Vincent worked in the Oil...
Thomas D. Watson, Jr.
Sep 13, 2019
Thomas Davis Watson, Jr., 89, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 3:10 PM on Friday, September 13, 2019 in a local care facility.
Mr. Watson was born October 29, 1929 in Lake Charles, LA. He was a graduate of Landry High School. He attended both McNeese Junior College and New Mexico State, where he was on the Rodeo team for...
Letitia Mary Gros Royer
Sep 13, 2019
Letitia Mary Gros Royer, was born in Sulphur on November 16, 1933 to Wallace and Lucille Gros. She was a member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur. Letitia was a past president of the Sulphur High School FFA Mother’s Club and a member of the Choupique High School Rodeo Club. She was a faithful follower and...
Fay Marie Caldwell
Sep 12, 2019
Fay Marie Manuel Caldwell, 69, of Lake Charles died on her birthday, Thursday, September 12, 2019 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Caldwell a native of Eunice, LA was born September 12, 1950 to Lee V. and Lula Mae Manuel. She was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and lived most of her life...
Pamela Cecile Dourseau
Sep 11, 2019
Pamela Cecile Dourseau, 70, departed from this life Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 10pm at her residence.
Pamela was born October 03, 1948 to the late Paul and Alberta Dourseau in Lake Charles, LA. She was the only child born to this union.
Pamela attended Sacred Heart Catholic School from kindergarten to twelfth grade where she graduated valedictorian. Following graduation,...
Scotty L. Winegeart
Sep 11, 2019
Scotty Winegeart, 74, passed away suddenly, in Leesville, LA, on Wednesday, September 11, 2019.
He was born on October 20, 1944 in Alexandria, LA to Jehu and Eldina Winegeart.
He will be remembered as a loving family man and a hard-working man who enjoyed woodworking and always had a passion for the railroad industry in which he worked as a...
Randy Paul Darbonne
Sep 10, 2019
Randy Paul Darbonne, 61 of Lake Charles, died Tuesday, September 10, 2019 in his home, surrounded by his family and friends.
Randy was born and raised in Lake Charles and graduated from Washington High School. Randy was a small town boy who loved all things about the city.
At 20 years old, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area,...
Louanna Marie Swire
Sep 10, 2019
Louanna Marie Swire, 84, of Hackberry passed away on September 10, 2019 in a local care facility. Louanna was a native of Creole and lived most of her life in Hackberry. She was a homemaker and loved to knit and spend time with her family.
Louanna is survived by her husband, Jessie Swire of Hackberry; one daughter, Theresa Landry Woods...
