Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Richard M. Davis
Jun 15, 2019
Richard “Dick” Davis, loving husband and father of four, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the age of 83. He was born on February 15, 1936 in Kalispell, Montana.
He married his lifetime love, Sue Davis on April 5, 1958. He served in the Air Force from 1954 to 1964, then was a member of the Air...
Charles "David" May
Jun 15, 2019
Charles “David” May 83, of Moss Bluff passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2019 in his residence.
Mr. May was born on March 1, 1936 in Louisville, KY and was raised in New Orleans where he was a 1955 graduate of Warren Easton High School. Throughout his life he moved to Lake Charles and lived in Arkansas and Oklahoma before...
Debra Lowery
Jun 14, 2019
Debra Lynn Lowery, 63, of Sulphur passed away at a Sulphur Hospital.
Debra was a native and lifelong resident of Sulphur. She was the daughter of Andrew David and Lilly May Walton Lambert.
Debra is survived by her two sons, Eric J. Lowery and Sean A. Lowery; sister, Donna Turner; nephew, Donnie Turner; niece Terry Waldrop; and father of her...
Noble Ryan Richard Mcgee
Jun 14, 2019
Noble Ryan Richard McGee, 21 of Lake Charles died Friday, June 14, 2019.
Noble was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Barbe High School and was the owner and operator of McGee’s Mowing Lawn Service. An avid outdoorsman, his passion was fishing, as he enjoyed, fishing bass with his friends and catfishing with his father...
Addie Arrington
Jun 14, 2019
Moss Bluff-Addie Louise Arrington, 76, of Ragley passed away at 8:35 AM on Friday, June 14, 2019 in her residence.
Mrs. Arrington was born on January 2, 1943 in Ragley where she resided all of her life and was a graduate of Ragley High School. She graduated from Sowela Technical Community College after receiving an education in secretarial work. Mrs....
John E. Perry, Sr.
Jun 14, 2019
John Edward Perry, Sr., 78, passed away, Friday, June 14, 2019, following a lengthy illness at his residence.
Mr. Perry was born in Merryville, Louisiana, to Willis Cleveland and Lovenia Gidney Perry. Mr. Perry was a 1960 graduate of Iowa High School. He served his country in the U. S. Army from 1960 through 1963. He worked for Calcasieu Marine...
Claudia Juanita Reynolds Moriarty
Jun 13, 2019
On June 13, 2019, Claudia Juanita “Miss Juanita” Moriarty was reunited with George, her husband of 62 years. Juanita was born July 30, 1922, to Claude Irving Reynolds and Jessie Morris Reynolds in Willets, La.
A long-time resident of Lake Charles, Juanita lived the first 85 years of her life within a radius of 3 miles. Juanita graduated from Lake...
Waldean Mae "Dean" Broussard
Jun 13, 2019
Waldean Mae “Dean” Broussard, 88, passed away peacefully at her home in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on June 13, 2019 after a long and difficult battle with lung cancer. She fought the illness with courage in spite of a serious heart condition and other health issues. She was strengthened by her deep Catholic faith, which enabled her to maintain a positive...
Dorothy Mae Ferguson
Jun 13, 2019
Dorothy Mae Skoglund Ferguson, 75, 2019 of Lake Charles died Thursday, June 13, 2019 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Ferguson was a native of Oneonta, NY, raised in California and has lived the past forty-eight years in Lake Charles. She served as a secretary in the United States Air Force where she met her husband and continued to...
Floyd P. "Pat" Fontenot
Jun 13, 2019
Major Floyd Patrick “Pat” Fontenot, 76, died Thursday, June 13, 2019, in a local hospital.
Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Darius Martin Fontenot and Felomae Bertrand Fontenot, Major Fontenot was a 1960 graduate of Lake Charles High School. He attended McNeese State University. Major Fontenot was a policeman for the Lake Charles City Police Department for twenty years, retiring...
Hubert Mott
Jun 12, 2019
Hubert James Mott, 72, of Sulphur, passed away on June 12, 2019 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family. Hubert loved to drink beer, shoot pool, play video poker, and fish and crab. He enjoyed being around his family and friends and loved his grandchildren dearly.
Hubert is survived by his loving wife of 43 years,...
Albert L. Newman
Jun 12, 2019
Albert Lee “Snokey” Newman, 87, of Iowa, LA, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in his residence.
Mr. Newman was born on January 24, 1932 to Joseph Lee and Marie Alzena Newman in Lake Charles where he was a graduate of the LaGrange High School class of 1951. He married Wilda Mae Johnson, on December 23, 1951. Mr. Newman...
Guy L. Richards, Jr.
Jun 11, 2019
Guy L. Richards Jr. passed away peacefully on June 11, 2019 in Lake Charles. He was born on November 28, 1929 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the only child of Elaine Dorothea Dever and Guy Leonard Richards Sr.
Guy attended Fourth Ward Elementary School and LaGrange Junior High School in Lake Charles. In 1944 at the age of 15, he spent...
Ellen Primeaux
Jun 10, 2019
Lucille “Ellen” Primeaux, 82, passed away peacefully on Monday June 10, 2019 in Lake Charles, LA.
Ellen was born July 18, 1936 in Jennings, LA to Charles "C.M." and Ruby Phelps Davis. She was a graduate of Jennings High School and worked and retired at K-Mart after 30 years of dedicated service. Following her retirement, she became a care-giver for...
Charles L. "Charlie" Myers
Jun 9, 2019
Charles L. “Charlie” Myers, 68, of Lake Charles died Sunday, June 9, 2019 in his home.
Mr. Myers was born and lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Marion High School and proudly served the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion Post # 370....
Margie Fontenot
Jun 9, 2019
Margie Fontenot, 98, of Lake Charles, LA passed away at 7:50 AM on Sunday, June 09, 2019 at Harbor Hospice of Lake Charles.
Mrs. Fontenot was born on November 12, 1920 in Eunice, LA to Valcour and Anna Sonnier, and was raised in Pine Island, LA. She lived most of her life in Iowa, LA, and was a graduate of...
Gerrye Simpson Doyle
Jun 9, 2019
Gerrye Simpson Doyle, 76, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 9, 2019 in her residence.
Mrs. Doyle was born September 17, 1942 in El Campo, TX and has lived in Lake Charles for the past sixty-seven years. She traveled extensively and lived in the Orient. She was a graduate of Lake Charles High School, where she...
Garry Morton Shay
Jun 8, 2019
Garry M. Shay was a resident of Sulphur, LA. Gary gained his angel wings on Saturday, June 8, 2019 due to complications from pneumonia.
Garry loved visiting all his friends and family, going to church, playing bingo, taking care of his dog Sam, and especially holidays! Garry loved to dress up as Santa and the Easter Bunny, and worked...
Cary Allen Battles
Jun 8, 2019
Cary Allen Battles, age 72, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 8, 2019.
He was born October 8, 1946 in Lake Charles, LA to Martin Alfred Battles and Mable Elsie Koonce Lee. He was a 1964 graduate of Sam Houston High School. He married the love of his life Gwen Battles on April 8, 1966 and had been...
Annette T. Robertson
Jun 8, 2019
Annette Robertson, 88, of Lake Charles, LA passed away on Saturday, June 08, 2019 at a local care facility.
Mrs. Robertson was born on August 5, 1930 in Lake Providence, LA to Antonio and Annie Titone. She lived in Lake Charles since 1968. She was the Switchboard Operator at Muller’s Department Store for many years. Mrs. Robertson was a generous...
