Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Alice Drum
Dec 22, 2018
Alice LeDoux Drum, 92, went to be with the Lord on December 22, 2018.
Mrs. Drum was a lifelong parishioner of St. Margaret Catholic Church and a secretary at Oak Park Elementary. She is remembered as the penultimate mother and grandmother. She was always the caretaker and never missed any of her children’s or grandchildren’s events.
She is...
Duford Joseph Harrington
Dec 21, 2018
Duford Joseph Harrington, 78, of Lake Charles passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018 in his residence.
Mr. Harrington was born on June 26, 1940, was a native of Kaplan, and was raised in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Iowa High School, and furthered his education attending the American Institute of Banking, and in 1973 graduating from the...
Jack Martin Savoie
Dec 21, 2018
Jack Martin Savoie, 79, of Westlake, died unexpectedly at his residence on Friday December 21, 2018.
Jack was raised and educated in Reeves, where he was a 1958 graduate of Reeves High School. He was an outstanding basketball player in high school, having set records that still exist today. Jack furthered his education at SLI and, as a freshman, was...
Rose Mary Leger
Dec 20, 2018
Rose Mary Leger, 81, passed away on December 20, 2018.
Ms. Leger is a 1955 graduate of LaGrange High School. She worked at Bell South/ AT&T until her retirement after forty years of service. Ms. Leger was an officer in the Communications Workers of America Union and a member of the Telephone Pioneers. She was a parishioner, Lay Minister,...
John Frederick Napolitano
Dec 20, 2018
John Frederick Napolitano, 70, of Sulphur, LA passed away on December 20, 2018 in his residence surrounded by his loving family.
John was born on January 21, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York to Josephine and Frederick Napolitano. He was a resident of Sulphur since 1995. John served as a vice president of United States Trust Company of New York and...
Bennett James "Jim" Reaves Iii
Dec 20, 2018
Bennett James “Jim” Reaves, III, of Lake Charles, LA, died Thursday evening, December 20, 2018.
Jim was born February 2, 1934 in Lake Charles, LA and lived all of his childhood in Little Rock, AR, where he graduated from the University of Arkansas. He was an SAE Fraternity Alumni. After graduation, he moved back to Lake Charles, where Jim worked...
Robert Glenn Bolton
Dec 18, 2018
Robert Glenn Bolton, 66, of Carlyss, LA, died at 5:18 PM on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in a local hospital.
Robert was born July 23, 1952 in Lake Charles, LA, to Marvel and Betty Stone Bolton.
He is survived by his brother, Edward Denton Bolton.
Cremation was entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home.
Joan Carter Duchmann
Dec 18, 2018
Joan Carter Duchmann, 89, went to her eternal rest in heaven on December 18 after a long and joyful life serving the Lord by ministering to many who crossed her path. A native of Dallas Texas, she lived in Lake Charles since 1959. She graduated from LSU and ULL and did postgraduate work in Nutrition and Food Service. She served...
Mary Elizabeth Burns Crawford
Dec 18, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Burns Crawford, 66, of Lake Charles and Houston passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 peacefully in her Houston residence.
Ms. Crawford was born on August 4, 1952 in Lake Charles where she lived most of her life. She was a graduate of St. Charles Academy and enjoyed her time spent attending LSU. Ms. Crawford’s family was her...
Emery Joseph Stutes, Sr.
Dec 17, 2018
Emery Joseph Stutes, Sr., of Sulphur, LA passed away at a local hospital on Monday, December 17, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Stutes was born on May 28, 1933 in Crowley, LA to Clarence and Sadie Marie Touchet Stutes.
Emery moved to Lake Charles in 1947 where he attended and graduated from LaGrange High School. Upon graduation,...
Lillie Mae Breaux
Dec 16, 2018
Lillie Mae Breaux, 96, of Lake Charles passed away at 7:30 AM on Sunday, December 16, 2018 in her residence.
Lillie spent her life in service to others. She was a life member and past president of Auxiliary Post 2130, past president of the Cooties, life member of American Legion, a volunteer of RSVP for 35 years and a volunteer...
Mae Dell Richard Ransom
Dec 15, 2018
Mae Dell Richard Ransom, 83, of Sulphur died Saturday, December 15, 2018 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Ransom was a native of Sweetlake and lived most of her adult life in Sulphur. She enjoyed cooking for her family and friends, her meatballs and gravy and roast and potatoes were amongst some of her best dishes. She also enjoyed...
Waldene Bettis Salter
Dec 15, 2018
Waldene Bettis Salter, 91, of Lake Charles, passed away Saturday December 15, 2018 at a local care facility surrounded by her beloved family.
Waldene, born December 8, 1927, was a native of Winnie, Texas and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. She was a graduate of East Chambers County Consolidated Independent School District, where she played basketball and was...
Susan L. "Sue" Derouen
Dec 14, 2018
Susan L. “Sue” Derouen, 75, of Bell City is now dancing in the sky with her favorite dance partner, her husband. She passed away at 4:30 AM on Friday, December 14, 2018 in a local hospice facility.
Mrs. Derouen was born on May 7, 1943 in Welsh. She was a 1961 graduate of Welsh High School where she was a...
Jack Robinson Weaver
Dec 14, 2018
Jack Robinson Weaver, 91, of Lake Charles passed away at 5:09 PM on Friday, December 14, 2018 in his home.
Mr. Weaver was born on February 6, 1927 in Mobile, AL. He enlisted in the military and made it his career until retiring in 1976 in Lake Charles. Mr. Weaver served in the Navy and later the Air Force during...
Glenn Broussard
Dec 14, 2018
Glenn Broussard, 53, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 14, 2018 in a local hospital surrounded by his wife and daughters.
He was given the gift of life on April 5, 1965 to Elwood and Faye Landreneau Broussard in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was a beloved and loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend. A beautiful family and everyone who...
Earl Thomas Mouton
Dec 13, 2018
Earl Thomas Mouton, 83, of Lake Charles died Thursday, December 13, 2018.
Earl Thomas Mouton was born on March 15, 1935, the oldest of four children, to Johnie and Louise Fitch Mouton in Orange, Texas. He was raised in Hackberry, LA and enjoyed visiting his Paran and Aunt, Otto and Jerry Mouton in Kaplan. With and accordion and fiddle always...
Julie Denise Alford
Dec 11, 2018
Julie Denise Desormeaux Alford, 61, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in a local hospital.
Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Duffy Joseph and Lois Maria Meyers Desormeaux, Mrs. Alford lived her life in Hackberry and was a 1975 graduate of Hackberry High School. She worked for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service for twenty years, retiring October 31...
Jack Raymond Colvin
Dec 10, 2018
On December 10, 2018 Jack Raymond Colvin left this world to meet Jesus. Born May 16, 1938, to Dr. Jack M. Colvin and Myrtle Macel Patterson Colvin. He was raised and baptized in the Baptist faith. Jack graduated from Sulphur High in 1957. He attended Sowela in instrumentation and worked 43 years for Cit-Con Refinery. He enjoyed fishing, shooting, and...
Dorothy Pettifield
Dec 9, 2018
Dorothy Lorena Welch Pettifield departed this world on the adventure of her life on December 9, 2018. God touched her hand at 10:24 AM and she peacefully went to join her loved ones that preceded her in death.
Before she was the adoring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother that we loved so dearly, she was a sweet, giving, loving daughter...
