Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Rachel Michelle Caswell
Jul 17, 2019
Rachel Michelle Caswell, 49, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 3:30 AM on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in her residence.
Rachel was born November 15, 1969 in Jennings, LA.
She is survived by her husband, Shayne Caswell, her love of twenty-one years; and her eight year-old son, Matthew Caswell.
Rachel was preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Vanessa Caswell.
Her...
Kelly O'Neal Vigo
Jul 17, 2019
Kelly O’Neal Vigo, 71, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in a local care facility.
Kelly was born April 1, 1948 to Joseph and Emma Vigo. He was raised on Nelson Road when it was just a gravel road. He and his younger brother, Billy loved exploring the undeveloped wooded areas of south Lake Charles, bird hunting...
Paul Daniel "Danny" Hebert
Jul 16, 2019
Paul D. Hebert, 76, of Lake Charles passed away on July 16, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.
Paul “Danny” was born on February 13, 1943, in Patterson, LA to Reiley and Eddie Hebert. He graduated from Kaplan High School in 1961, and then went on to earn his undergraduate degree in Agriculture where he was a member of the...
Chad Edwin Reeves
Jul 16, 2019
Chad Edwin Reeves passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 in Lake Charles.
Chad was born in Lake Charles, September 7, 1971, and he spent most of his childhood and teen years in Gillis. Growing up in Gillis, Chad began working with his “Big Daddy” on the family farm and was driving a tractor long before he was able to drive...
Melvin Joseph Gallien, Sr.
Jul 16, 2019
Melvin Joseph Gallien, Sr., 85 of Lake Charles, La. gracefully departed this life at 5:35 am on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.
He was born in Lawtell, La. on August 22, 1933. Melvin was the oldest of nine children born from the union of the late Aaron and Elizabeth Riggs Gallien and he lived most of his life in Lake Charles.
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Timothy Scot Neidigh
Jul 16, 2019
Moss Bluff - Sometimes language does not possess the words to describe a person. Timothy Scot Neidigh was one such man. He didn’t have friends, instead, he had life-long, deep relationships. He touched not only the people he met. He touched their souls, their hearts, their entire lives.
Born on July 22, 1969, in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Tim, as he...
Martin James Bee
Jul 15, 2019
Martin James “Marty” Bee, 68, of Lake Charles passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 in a local hospital.
Marty was born December 22, 1950. He was raised in Minneapolis, MN by his parents, Rufus and Kathleen Bee. He attended San Diego City College and earned his bachelor’s degree from Long Beach State University. He earned his master’s degree in graphic...
Huey Thomas Littleton
Jul 15, 2019
Huey Thomas Littleton, 83, of Lake Charles died, Monday July 15, 2019 in a local healthcare facility surrounded by family.
Mr. Littleton was a native of Point, LA and Rayville, LA where he lived his early childhood years and lived most of his life in the Lake area. He was a 1954 graduate of Holly Ridge High School where he...
Irene Kenny Morin, M.D.
Jul 14, 2019
Irene Kenny Morin, M.D., a retired pediatrician, died July 14, 2019. She was the wife of Norman P. Morin, M.D., a well-known Lake Charles orthopedic surgeon, who died in 2016.
Dr. Morin was born Irene Ellen Kenny, on July 26, 1924, in Jersey City, New Jersey. She was the daughter of George Francis Xavier Kenny and Irene Ellen Carroll. At...
John Leslie Dupuis
Jul 14, 2019
John Leslie Dupuis, 86, of Sulphur, LA died Sunday, July 14, 2019 in a local care facility.
John was born on July 19, 1932 in Ruth, LA to Adolph and Yolande Dupuis. He enjoyed gardening and being around friends especially his dear friend, Ed Holmes and wife Catherine. John proudly served our country all over the world from January...
Robert "Grumpy" Warman
Jul 14, 2019
Lieutenant Commander Robert H. Warman, 70, passed away in a local care facility on Sunday, July 14, 2019.
He was born on December 10, 1948 in Washington D.C. to Lawrence and Frances Warman. He served his country honorably in the United States Coast Guard before retiring after 26 years of service. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and reading...
Lidia Urdiales Hess
Jul 14, 2019
Lidia Urdiales Hess, 70, of Lake Charles, LA, died on Sunday, July 14, 2019 in her residence.
Mrs. Hess was born April 12, 1949 in Lake Charles, LA, where she was a lifelong resident and graduate of Lake Charles High School. She worked many years at her family’s Mexican restaurant, El Rio. She loved playing Bingo and crafts. Mrs. Hess...
Fay Ann Latiolais Quebedeaux
Jul 14, 2019
Fay Ann Latiolais Quebedeaux, 81, of Lake Charles passed away peacefully at a local care center on Sunday July 14, 2019 surrounded by her family.
Fay was a native of Church Point where she was a 1955 Graduate of Church Point High School. She was a longtime resident of Lake Charles, where she was a member of the Lake Charles...
Sally Heflin
Jul 12, 2019
Sally Heflin, 81, of Lake Charles passed away at her residence on July 12, 2019.
Her cremation has been entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home.
James "Jimmy" Harold Jones, Sr.
Jul 12, 2019
Funeral services for James “Jimmy” Harold Jones Sr, 83, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 27th in Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles. A graveside service will follow at Consolata Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m.Clarence Mounce, Rachel Potter and Stacey Seidlitz will officiate.Mr. Jones passed away peacefully into his eternal rest at...
Melba Lynette Fisher
Jul 12, 2019
Lynette Fisher departed this life July 12, 2019. Lynette was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on April 14, 1949 to Simeon Emery Fisher and Dorothy Lou Clark Fisher. Other than two years when she moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma to earn her doctorate in educational psychology at Oklahoma State University, Lynette resided in Lake Charles/Moss Bluff.
She was preceded in death...
Lethia Presley
Jul 12, 2019
Lethia Anne Presley, 69, of Sulphur passed away on July 12, 2019 in her residence surrounded by her family. Lethia loved spending time with family, grandchildren, friends, and her loving dog, Mylee. She enjoyed going to garage sales, reading, and working in her flower beds. Lethia loved her co-workers like her second family, retiring after 20 plus years of service...
Darrell Laughlin
Jul 12, 2019
Darrell Laughlin, 55, passed away on July 12, 2019. Darrell loved motorcycles and he enjoyed being with his family and friends. He was the life of the party.
Darrell is survived by his mother and stepfather, Amelia and Samuel Gary of Sulphur; his sisters, Theresa Swire and husband Steve of Sulphur and Regina Benoit and husband Ronnie of Longville;...
Calvin Winters
Jul 12, 2019
Moss Bluff - Calvin Winters, 68, passed away in a local hospital surrounded by his family on Friday, July 12, 2019.
He was born on July 28, 1950 in Salem, Ohio to Calvin and Doris Winters.
He served his country honorably in the United States Army for three years. He will be remembered as a hard-working man who enjoyed fishing...
Della Mae Lemaire
Jul 11, 2019
Della Mae Lemaire, 78, passed away peacefully in a local care facility on Thursday, July 11, 2019.
She was born on June 5, 1941 in Kaplan, LA to Abraham and Claire (Adams) Lemaire.
She was an LPN at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and Christus St. Patrick Hospital for many years and finished her nursing career as a home health nurse....
