Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Odell Thomas, Jr.
Nov 18, 2018
Odell Thomas, Jr., 47, of Hackberry passed away on November 18, 2018 in a local hospital. He enjoyed fishing, playing on computers, watching television, and playing cards.
Odell is survived by his two children, Steffani Thomas and Tracie Thomas both of Sulphur; 7 grandchildren, Broolelyn Howell, Bruce Aldridge, Jr., Trinity Howell, Audree Thomas, Spencer Howell, Ryker Aldridge, and Emma...
Brian Ward Taylor
Nov 18, 2018
Brian Ward Taylor passed away on Sunday evening, November 18, 2018, from this world into the glorious arms of Jesus Christ his Lord and Savior whom he loved and served with all his heart and soul.
Brian was born on April 11, 1946, in Pineville, Louisiana, and graduated from Doyline High School in 1964. He proudly served his country...
Odilia Ann Little
Nov 17, 2018
Odilia Ann (Cormier) Little, 81, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018, at her home in Vinton, La. Ann was a descendant of settlers of the Toomey area. Placide & Sarah Cormier and Edvard & Amelia Broussard arrived in the Toomey area in the 1870s and 1880s and settled on family land now known as 4L Farm. She was a member...
Bonnie Mccown Vaughan
Nov 16, 2018
Bonnie McCown Vaughan, 62, of Lake Charles passed away at 9:38 PM on Friday, November 16, 2018 in a local hospital surrounded by family and friends.
Ms. Vaughan was born on July 21, 1956 in Jennings, LA. She was a graduate of Welsh High School and moved to Lake Charles to attend and later graduate from McNeese State University....
Rose Marie "Rosie" Breda
Nov 16, 2018
Rose Marie “Rosie” Breda, 88, of Lake Charles passed away at 5:49 AM on Friday, November 16, 2018 in a Houston hospital.
Mrs. Breda was born in Providence, RI and moved to Port Arthur, TX at the age of four. She was a graduate of Vidor High School and moved to Lake Charles in 1960. Mrs. Breda held many...
James Boice "Jb" Morgan
Nov 16, 2018
James Boice “JB” Morgan, 98, of Sulphur went to be with his Savior on November 16, 2018 with his wife by his side. JB was born on May 10, 1920 in Indian Bayou, LA weighing 15 ½ pounds. He lived 98 years, 6 months and 6 days. JB graduated from Indian Bayou High School in 1938 and attended and graduated...
Thomas Gerard Hebert
Nov 15, 2018
Thomas Gerard Hebert, 57, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Hebert was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of LaGrange High School, McNeese State University and Xavier University where he was a member of Sigma Theta Tau and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Fraternity....
Della Funk Vick
Nov 15, 2018
Della Funk Vick, 97, passed away on November 15, 2018 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Vick was a resident of the Lake Charles area her entire life. For over thirty years she worked with her sisters at Funk’s Florist Shop. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church.
She is survived by...
Dana Christian Guth
Nov 14, 2018
Dana Christian Guth, 70, of Lake Charles died Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in a local hospital.
Mr. Guth was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and McNeese State University where he attained a degree in Electrical Engineering. He was a member of St. Luke Simpson Methodist Church, where he ran the...
Melba Richard Faulk
Nov 14, 2018
Melba Richard Faulk, 80, of Grand Lake died Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in the comfort of her son’s residence.
Mrs. Faulk was a native and lifelong resident of Grand Lake. She worked as a substitute Pre-K teacher and volunteer at Grand Lake Elementary. She was an active member of Cameron Council on Aging Advisory Board and participated in...
Gwendolyn Spell Veazey
Nov 13, 2018
Gwendolyn Spell Veazey, 89, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away at 9:10 AM on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Veazey was born May 29, 1929 in Judice, LA and raised in Scott, LA, where she graduated as Salutatorian from Scott High School. She attended SLI, Southwest Louisiana Institute. She was a member of Immaculate Conception...
Corbutt Layne Fournerat
Nov 13, 2018
Corbutt Layne Fournerat, 68, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 4:05 PM on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 in a local hospital.
Corbutt was born May 27, 1950 in Kinder, LA, and was a life-long resident of Lake Charles, LA. He attended LaGrange High School and during his younger years, worked as a butcher at George Theriot’s. He later owned...
Neil Randall Crain
Nov 13, 2018
Neil Randall Crain, 85, of Lake Charles, died Tuesday November 13, 2018 at a local hospital.
He attended Grand Chenier Schools and graduated in 1952 with a high school diploma from the Texas Military Institute in San Antonio, Texas. He then attended Louisiana State University and Lamar University in Civil Engineering.
Mr. Crain served the United States Coast...
Ann V. Myers
Nov 12, 2018
Ann Myers was born to Charles and Ethel Vines in Dodson, LA on May 5, 1928. She Ran the Race… Kept the Faith… and Finished the Course on November 12, 2018 at Harbor Hospice in Lake Charles.
Being raised in the depression, she knew the value of money and hard work. After graduating from Dodson High School, she...
Lee Allen Leger, Sr.
Nov 12, 2018
Lee Allen Leger, Sr., 66, of Gillis passed away at 8:30 AM on Monday, November 12, 2018 in a Sulphur hospital.
Mr. Leger was born on February 27, 1952 in Eunice to Joseph Emery and Pearl Leger as the youngest of seven children. He lived most of his life in the Gillis area. Mr. Leger was a graduate of...
John Franklin Fowler Iii
Nov 11, 2018
John Franklin Fowler III, 87, passed away on November 11, 2018.
Mr. Fowler was a graduate of Texas A&M University. After college he served in the United States Air Force. He then became a proud employee of Schlumberger Offshore until his retirement. In 1972 he moved to Lake Charles. He was a parishioner of Our Lady Queen of Heaven...
Robert "Bob" Brown
Nov 11, 2018
Robert ”Bob” Brown, 84, of Lake Charles, LA passed away on November 11, 2018, Veterans Day, at a local hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Brown was born in Belleville, GA on November 1, 1934 to Arthur and Myrtle Walker Brown.
Bob grew up in Brunswick, GA and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He proudly served his country...
Patricia Marie Johnson
Nov 11, 2018
Patricia Marie Johnson, 95, passed away on November 11, 2018 at a local care facility surrounded by her family. She was born on November 25, 1922.
Mrs. Johnson was a native of Lake Charles and a graduate of LaGrange High School. She was a member of St. Theodore Catholic Church where she sang in the choir and was a...
Florence Gwynn Schap
Nov 10, 2018
Florence Gwynn Schap, 77, of Sulphur passed away on November 10, 2018 in her residence under the care of Harbor Hospice with Kari and her family at her side. She was a native of Lake Charles and lived in Sulphur most of her life. Florence was a member of Maplewood First Baptist Church, she served as a member of their...
Cora Lee (Miller) Johnston-Moon
Nov 9, 2018
Cora Lee (Miller) Johnston-Moon, 87, of Lake Charles, LA died at 11:10 PM on Friday, November 9, 2018 in her residence.
Mrs. Cora Lee was born July 7, 1931 in Metairie, LA and raised in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and McNeese State University, where she majored in music and was recognized as...
