Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Patrick Hinton
Jan 23, 2018
Patrick Hinton, 61, passed away at his residence on January 23, 2018.
Mr. Hinton was born on January 4, 1957 in Lake Charles, LA to JoAnn Lagrange Hinton and Harry Hinton.
He graduated from Barbe High School and went to college before working as an operator in the petrochemical industry for 30 years and retiring. He enjoyed spending...
Joyce Manard
Jan 23, 2018
Joyce Mae Manard, 79, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 in a local hospital. Joyce enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved to fish, attend church and be with her grandchildren.
Joyce is survived by her two children, Ross Manard and wife Rhonda of Carlyss and Charlene Manard Perrodin and husband Jessie, Jr. of Sulphur;...
James "Jim" Kytle
Jan 21, 2018
James “Jim” Robert Kytle, 89, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital with his son by his bedside. Jim was born in Ada, OK to Bob and Bernice Kytle and was a longtime resident of Sulphur. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. Jim worked for Southern Pacific Railroad Southern Pacific Transport until...
Mildred Andrus
Jan 21, 2018
Mildred Andrus, 85, of Lake Charles left this world to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 21, 2018.
Mrs. Andrus was born on January 24, 1932 to Emma and Flem Laird in Oakdale. She grew up in Oakdale and resided there until moving to Lake Charles for the past 16 years. She was a proud member of the...
Robert Benton Bergstrom
Jan 21, 2018
Robert Benton Bergstrom Sr. (Bob) died Sunday evening, January 21, 2018, in Sulphur, Louisiana. Bob was born March 9, 1927, in Lake Arthur, Louisiana. Bob lived in Carlyss with his mother Ester and sisters Martha Jane and Suna Lisa. He graduated from Sulphur High before joining the Army in 1944. When WWII ended, Bob returned home and met Marilyn Houser...
Shelby Winn, Jr.
Jan 21, 2018
Shelby Winn, Jr., 66, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 2:15 PM on Sunday, January 21, 2018 in a local hospital.
Mr. Winn was born June 8, 1951 in Eunice, LA and lived in the Lake Charles area for the past forty-five years. He worked for Morgan Roofing for over thirty years and was an avid Dallas...
Lyndell Stewart
Jan 20, 2018
Lyndell Wava Morris Stewart (lovingly known as “Grandmommy”) passed away at 12:25 AM Saturday morning, January 20, 2018 at a healthy age of 93.
Mrs. Stewart was born in 1924 in Lake Charles to Ettie and Clyde Morris. Lyndell attended LCHS and was one of the original Kilties. After high school she became a graduate of McNeese Junior College and...
Maggie Louise Bush
Jan 20, 2018
Maggie Louise Bush passed away peacefully in Collegedale, Tennessee on January 20, 2018, at the age of 89, following a long battle with dementia.Maggie was born on December 24, 1928 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Charles Gratton and Myrtle Peterson Gratton. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles until 2013, when she moved to Tennessee to be closer to...
Elda Pratt
Jan 20, 2018
Elda Janet Brown Pratt, 76, of Lake Charles, LA, went home to be with her Lord at 9:40 AM on Saturday, January 20, 2018 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Pratt was born December 27, 1941 in Eunice, LA and has lived in Lake Charles since 1964. She was the co-owner of Car Care Auto Parts and later sold...
Dolores "Dee" Tyler
Jan 20, 2018
Dolores “Dee” Laviolette Tyler, 83, of Iowa passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Tyler was born in Gueydan, LA, raised in Bell City and has lived most of her life in Iowa. She was a graduate of Bell City High School where she was awarded two academic scholarships to Louisiana College. She worked...
Rose Lee Zagone Liprie
Jan 19, 2018
Rose Lee Zagone Liprie, 100 years old, passed on Friday, January 19, 2018, from this life to her eternal reward. She was born on March 9, 1917, in Lafayette. She lived her youth in Lafayette and Beaumont and moved to Lake Charles in 1937 as a newlywed. Rose Lee and her beloved husband, Michael Liprie, were married for 55 years.
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Mathilda Lorraine Alexander
Jan 18, 2018
Mathilda Lorraine Alexander, or Lorraine as she liked to be called, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018, in Greenwood, MS. Lorraine was born on May 5, 1932 in Yazoo City, MS to Ernest and Allie Guthrie Eldridge.
Lorraine grew up in Jackson and Greenwood, MS. Before moving to the Lake Charles area in 1977. She was well known...
Betty C. Keenan
Jan 18, 2018
Betty C. Keenan left this world to be with the lord on Wednesday, January 18, 2018 surrounded by family in her home.
Mrs. Keenan was born on August 4, 1931 in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to Virginia and Hugh Walters. She attended Great Bend High School in Great Bend, Kansas and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985...
Peggy Ann Lampirez
Jan 18, 2018
Peggy Ann Lockett Lampirez, 69, was called to her Heavenly Home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 18, 2018.
Born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 26, 1948 to Edward Lloyd Lockett and Wilma Jean Rayner Lockett, Mrs. Lampirez moved to Lake Charles in 1971. She worked as an Administrative Secretary for Christus St. Patrick...
Elida Trahan Taylor Spears
Jan 17, 2018
Elida Trahan Taylor Spears went home to be with her Lord Jesus on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, in a Gonzales, LA hospital. She was born on March 5, 1920 in Thornwell, LA to Duplacian and Odette Newman Trahan.
Elida lived her life to serve Jesus and to be His representative to everyone she met. She loved to care for...
Wilma Dean Breaux-Miles
Jan 17, 2018
Wilma Dean Breaux-Miles, 70, was called home January 17th to be with her Lord and Savior. By her side was her devoted husband Jerry Miles.
She was born in Lake Charles, LA on May 5, 1947 to Willie and Hazel Breaux. After graduating from Iowa High School and McNeese State University, Wilma became involved in the educational system of...
Salvador Marie Richard
Jan 17, 2018
Salvador Marie Richard, 89, passed away on January 17, 2018 in a local care facility.
She was born on April 24, 1928 to Joe and Lillie LaRussa Tramonte in Lake Charles, LA.
Mrs. Richard prided herself in her love and care of her family. She was formerly a lay minister at St. Henry Catholic Church. She was a faithful...
Sharon Stein
Jan 17, 2018
Frances “Sharon” Stein, aged 73, a longtime resident of Sulphur, LA, died peacefully on 1-17-2018 after an extended illness.
Sharon was born December 27, 1944 in Jennings, LA, to the late Francis and Lillian (Boulet) Atkinson of Indian Bayou. Sharon attended Sulphur High School and married the boy next door, David James Stein, and together they raised two children. ...
Rebecca B. Bell
Jan 17, 2018
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. ~ John 14:3
On Wednesday, January 17, 2018, Rebecca Beatrice Bell answered the call of the Master and awoke to eternal rest.
Rebecca, affectionately known as Becky was born to...
Gene Douglas Scoggins
Jan 16, 2018
Doug Scoggins, 66, of Lake Charles passed away on January 16, 2018 in a local hospital.
Doug was born in Fort Polk, LA on June 2, 1951 to Bo and Marie Holifield Scoggins.
He graduated from LaGrange High School and LA Tech Univeristy. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Kathy Condit Scoggins; his son, Brad...
