Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Kevin Leon Allenbaugh
Jun 1, 2020
Kevin Leon Allenbaugh, 56, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 4:45 PM on Monday, June 1, 2020 in a local hospital.
Born June 5, 1963 in Colusa, CA, Kevin traveled the world for his father’s military career. He was a 1981 graduate of Merced High School in Merced, CA and was a 1983 graduate of Arizona Industrial Institute. He moved...
Keith David Lemoine
Jun 1, 2020
Keith David Lemoine; born May 12, 1979 in Metairie, LA, died at his home on June 1, 2020 in Moss Bluff, LA.  Keith was a self-employed contractor and considered by many as a jack-of-all trades including: carpentry, construction, woodwork, and pranking-just to name a few. He was a loving son, an incredibly fun uncle, and a devoted father. He was...
Nancy Kathleen Pledger
Jun 1, 2020
Nancy Kathleen Noble Pledger died gracefully in the comfort of her home on June 1, 2020. She was a devoted wife and mother, loyal friend, and doting grandmother. She was elegant, self-assured, well read, and, with her wonderfully eclectic taste, a collector of all things interesting and fabulous. The consummate hostess, she regaled family and friends with her stories, wit...
Virgil Wade Dore
May 31, 2020
Virgil Wade Dore, 70, of Deridder died on May 31, 2020 in a Lafayette hospital.
Wade was born in Lake Charles, LA to Virgil and Ethel Doré. Wade enjoyed hunting and fishing in the great outdoors. He enjoyed working with his son on various vehicles enjoying the time spent together. Wade also enjoyed watching his two favorite teams the New...
Jo Ann Beam
May 31, 2020
Jo Ann Drachenberg Beam, 85, died Sunday, May 31st, in a Lake Charles nursing home. Mrs. Beam was born in New Orleans and lived her early life in Port Sulphur. She graduated from Port Sulphur High School and attended LSU and McNeese State University.
Funeral services for Mrs. Beam will be 11 am, Friday, June 5th, in Johnson Funeral Home...
Evelyn Lowry
May 31, 2020
Evelyn Courville Lowry, passed away on her birthday, Sunday, May 31, 2020 at a local nursing facility.
Evelyn was born May 31, 1932 in Eunice, LA to Ursin and Ludie Bertrand Courville. She lived in Lake Charles since 1959. She was a sales clerk at K-Mart in Lake Charles for 11 years.
Those left to cherish her memory are her...
Wesley Joseph Kratzer
May 31, 2020
On Sunday, May 31, 2020, Wesley Kratzer, passed away at the age of 89.
Wesley was born on November 27, 1930 in Jennings, LA to William and Clarice Kratzer. At the age of 16, he sneaked into the U.S. Air Force and eventually served in Japan during the Korean War.  After working for the Lake Charles Fire Department for 21...
Janelle Rodgers
May 31, 2020
Janelle Ann Rodgers, 82, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 11:10 AM on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Rodgers was born in her family home on January 2, 1938 in Lake Charles, LA, where she was a lifelong resident. She worked at First National Bank for thirty-two years, retiring in 1988. She was a past...
Darlene Deville
May 31, 2020
Darlene Deville, 55, of Sulphur passed away on May 31, 2020 in a local hospital.Â
She enjoyed telling stories and had a fun-loving nature. Darlene loved spending time with family and friends but her children and grandchildren were her world. She will be remembered for her giving spirit that never judged anyone and loved and cared for all people. ...
Eva "Lucy" Lucille Benoit
May 31, 2020
Lucy Benoit, 94, of Sulphur passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020.
 A native of Nederland, Tx, Lucy loved crafting, gardening, cooking, and was a talented seamstress. Lucy worked at Kmart for over 18 years,  She was a very supportive and loving Matriarch of her family; her children and grandchildren were her life. She was very active in her families lives;...
Wilda Bahnsen Morrison
May 30, 2020
Wilda Bahnsen Morrison, passed away Saturday, May 30th at Villa Maria in Lake Charles.
Born in Westlake November 8, 1929, she married young and had four children. As a navy wife she lived in many towns and cities in the United States. After she was widowed, she returned to Westlake to care for her mother and raise her 4 teenage...
Robley "Boo" Domingue, Jr.
May 30, 2020
Robley “Boo” Domingue, Jr, 65, died on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Boo is survived by the loves of his life-his three daughters Jasmine Domingue, Morgan Geymann (Tyler) with grandsons Sage and Cedar Geymann, and Zoe Domingue (Mark) and his grandson Liam Miller.
He was preceded in death by his parents Robley Domingue, Sr. and Mary Pearl Domingue, as well as...
Lela Marie Parsons Long
May 29, 2020
Lela Marie Parsons Long was received into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 4:30am.
She was born on May 18, 1929 in Flora, LA to Grover Lewis and Sarah Jane Parsons. She was a loving mother and grandmother and she enjoyed canning, making jelly and crocheting. She was dedicated to her relationship with the...
Leigh Ann Reasoner
May 29, 2020
Leigh Ann Reasoner, 37, of Sulphur passed away peacefully of natural causes on Friday, May 29, 2020.
She loved riding horses formerly competing in Westlake and High Hope Rodeo Clubs and Louisiana High School Rodeo. A country girl at heart, Leigh Ann enjoyed being outdoors, fishing and spending time with family and friends. Her son, Sawyer, was her life and...
Ted Dupin
May 28, 2020
Ted Dupin, 83, died Friday in a Lake Charles hospital.
He was a native and life resident of Lake Charles and owner of Ted Dupin Insurance Agency.
A celebration of life for family and friends will be held at his son’s home, 930 Toulouse Dr., Lake Charles, from 3-6 PM Monday, June 1.
He is survived by his wife of...
Hilda Stephens Broussard
May 28, 2020
Hilda Stephens Broussard, 90, of Ragley went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 28, 2020. She was surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Broussard was born in Milton, LA and raised in the surrounding areas. In 1969 she made Ragley her home. Her younger years were spent working fields and farming...
Vurtis Rollen "Pop" Miller
May 28, 2020
Iowa – Vurtis Rollen “Pop” Miller, born March 4, 1934, son of the late Claude and Theresa (Hebert) Miller, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the age of 86. Pop attended Lacassine High School and was baptized at Woodlawn Baptist Church. He served in the U. S. Army and was a rice, soybean and cattle farmer in the Woodlawn...
Ruth Aimee Martin Ottenweller
May 28, 2020
Ruth Aimee Martin Ottenweller was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, LA born on September 26, 1928 and passed away May 28, 2020 in the comfort of her home.Â
She graduated from Incarnate Word High School in San Antonio, TX, attended McNeese Junior College in Lake Charles and graduated from Incarnate Word College in 1947. She married Jerry Ottenweller...
Mary Theresa Herr
May 28, 2020
Mary Theresa Rivette Herr, 91, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Herr was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles born to George Francois and Mary Libbie Arceneaux Rivette. She was a 1946 graduate of LaGrange High School. She worked as an LPN at Resthaven Nursing Home and later Lake Charles Care...
Winnie Belle Quibodeaux Mccall
May 28, 2020
Winnie Belle Quibodeaux McCall, 92, was called to her heavenly home on May 28, 2020. Winnie Belle was born on December 6, 1928 in Crowley, LA to Amelia and Forole Quibodeaux. She lived most of her life in Sulphur, LA.
She is survived by one son, Ron McCall and wife Betty of Lake Charles, and one daughter Shelia Rather of...
