Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Wrangler James Lemaire
Oct 3, 2018
Wrangler James LeMaire gained his wings and went to heaven on October 3, 2018.
He leaves behind a loving family who will cherish his memory in their hearts.
He is survived by his mother, Laura Lynn LeMaire; father, Journey Lee Puente; grandparents, Elizabeth Freeman and James LeMaire; great grandmother, Evelyn Permenter; and aunt, Ashlee LeMaire.
He was preceded...
Alzina Chavis Bushnell
Oct 3, 2018
Alzina Chavis Bushnell, 92, departed this life at home October 3, 2018 at 7:00pm in Yorktown, Virginia where she lived for the past three and a half years.
Alzina was born on September 15, 1926 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was the third of four children to the late Arthur Chavis, Sr. and Marceline Pete Chavis. Alzina was...
Charles "Chuck" Edward Porter
Oct 2, 2018
Charles “Chuck” Edward Porter, 47, of Lake Charles went home on Tuesday, October 2, 2018.
Charles was born on December 17, 1970 in Lake Charles. He graduated from Fenton High School where he excelled in baseball and was on the basketball team winning a championship and earning a scholarship to McNeese State University.
He never met a stranger,...
Mildred Rose Mere
Oct 2, 2018
Mildred Rose Friesner Mere, 96, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 7:05 PM on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 in her residence.
Mrs. Mere was born August 20, 1922 in Westlake, LA, where she graduated Valedictorian of Westlake High School in 1939. She worked and helped to run the family business, Mere’s Grocery. Mrs. Mere was a past member of...
Mary Lee Manard
Oct 1, 2018
Mary L. Manard, 62, entered into to the Kingdom of Heaven on October 1, 2018. In previous years, she was owner and operator of Calcasieu Carriers, Inc., but her true calling was writing and singing gospel music. In 1998, she was named Songwriter of the Year for her first album, It’s Amazing, which was the title song that she wrote...
Sharon J. Texada
Sep 30, 2018
Sharon J. Texada, 68, passed away at her residence on September 30, 2018.
She was born on November 2, 1949 in Lake Charles, LA to George and Myrtle Brady Texada. She will be remembered for the love she had for her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed tending to her potted plants and visiting with her neighbors.
She is...
Ruth Lejeune Schmidt
Sep 30, 2018
Ruth LeJeune Schmidt, 75, of Lake Charles passed away at 9:00 PM on Sunday, September 30, 2018 in her residence. She had fought and was a cancer survivor for eight years until recently.
Mrs. Schmidt was born on October 31, 1942 in Oberlin and had lived in Lake Charles most of her life. She was a member of St....
Cecil Adrian
Sep 30, 2018
Cecil Adrian, 83, of Lake Charles, passed away in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family on Sunday September 30, 2018 following an extended illness.
Cecil was born in Lake Charles, LA on June 13, 1935, to German Cecil Adrian and Estelle Simon. He began work in the pipeline industry at the age of 16 and continued...
Philip Richard
Sep 29, 2018
Philip Richard, 79, of Sulphur passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family. Philip owned and operated Saunier’s grocery store for 30 plus years. He was a member of Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church. Philip was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.
Philip is survived by his...
Annabelle Lefrere
Sep 29, 2018
Annabelle Mary Nelson LeFrere, 94, died September 29, 2018, in her residence, with her loving family at her side.
Born to Onesiphore Nelson and Ovita Mary Pratt Nelson in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Mrs. LeFrere moved with her husband to Lake Charles as a young bride in 1944. She was a homemaker and reared her five children to know and...
Dr. Charley W. Sparks
Sep 29, 2018
Dr. Charley Wade Sparks, 92, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in a local care facility.
Dr. Sparks was born September 18, 1926 in Santa Anna, TX and was raised in Bangs, TX, where he graduated from Bangs High School in 1941. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War...
Rosemary Smalley
Sep 29, 2018
Rosemary C. Smalley, 82, passed away in the comfort of The Carriage House at The Verandah on September 29, 2018 with her family by her side.
Mrs. Smalley grew up in Pine Island, Louisiana as the oldest of nine children. She attended Fenton High School. She was married to the love of her life for 54 years. They lived in...
Dorothy Marie Johnson Guillory
Sep 29, 2018
Dorothy Marie Johnson Guillory, 91, passed away on September 29, 2018 at a local care facility.
Mrs. Guillory is fondly remembered by her family as a gardener, caretaker, and homemaker.
She is survived by her granddaughter, Renee’ Peppers (Paul); grandson, Captain Brian Guillory (Robin); three great grandchildren, Airman 1st Class Michael Guillory, Steven Rushing (Angie), and PFC...
Helen Kay Myers
Sep 29, 2018
Helen Kay Myers, 66, of Lake Charles, died at 10:05 PM Saturday, September 29, 2018 in a local care facility with her loving family at her side.
Mrs. Myers was born on October 4, 1951 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to the parents of Daisy and Adam Hebert. She was a member of St. Theodore Catholic Church in Moss Bluff,...
Callie Lee Blackwell
Sep 28, 2018
Callie Lee Blackwell, 28, of Big Spring, Texas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends at her home in Florien, Louisiana on September 28, 2018.
Callie was a longtime resident of Florien. She enjoyed reading, traveling, and taking on new Challenges. She was collector of many different things, and took every opportunity to shop anytime she...
Karin Lea Fontenot
Sep 28, 2018
Karin Lea Brannon Fontenot, 60, of Apache Junction, AZ, died on Friday, September 28, 2018.
Karin was born April 12, 1958 in Knoxville, TN, lived in Lake Charles, LA most of her life and moved to Arizona in 2006. She was a 1976 graduate of LaGrange High School and worked at Howell Furniture Company for a number of years....
Melvin Aladdin Daigle
Sep 28, 2018
Melvin Aladdin Daigle, of Big Lake, LA, has joined the Master's Bouquet.
Melvin’s schooling was only to the fifth grade, but worked in the oil fields, drilling water wells and as a hunting guide during duck season. All and all he was a handy man at many things.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel (Sam)...
Odessa Hooper
Sep 27, 2018
Odessa Beebe Hooper, 86, passed away on September 27, 2018 at a care facility in Jena, LA.
Mrs. Hooper was born on October 29, 1931 in Sharp, LA. She retired as an operator for South Central Bell Telephone Company. She was also a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. In Moss Bluff she was a member of the...
Daniel "Danny" Joseph Spears, Sr.
Sep 27, 2018
Daniel Joseph Spears, Sr., 76, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 7:05 AM on Thursday, September 27, 2018 in a local care facility.
Mr. Spears was born December 6, 1941 in Lake Charles, LA, where he lived most of his life until moving to Colima, Mexico nine years ago. He worked as an Optometrist, retiring from the Eye Clinic....
Pat Manuel
Sep 26, 2018
James Patrick Manuel, 71, passed away on September 26, 2018 at a hospice facility in Beaumont, TX. Mr. Manuel was born in Ville Platte, LA and attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. After Pat’s education he served his country during the Vietnam War in the United States Air Force. He lived most of his life in Lake Charles, LA...
