Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Thomas D. Watson, Jr.
Sep 13, 2019
Thomas Davis Watson, Jr., 89, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 3:10 PM on Friday, September 13, 2019 in a local care facility.
Mr. Watson was born October 29, 1929 in Lake Charles, LA. He was a graduate of Landry High School. He attended both McNeese Junior College and New Mexico State, where he was on the Rodeo team for...
Letitia Mary Gros Royer
Sep 13, 2019
Letitia Mary Gros Royer, was born in Sulphur on November 16, 1933 to Wallace and Lucille Gros. She was a member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur. Letitia was a past president of the Sulphur High School FFA Mother’s Club and a member of the Choupique High School Rodeo Club. She was a faithful follower and...
Linda Gail Coffman Derouen
Sep 12, 2019
Welsh – Linda Gail Coffman Derouen, born September 27, 1954 in Jennings, daughter of the late Norman and Betty Johnston Coffman, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019, at the age of 64. Linda was a graduate of Welsh High School, class of 1973. She retired from Truck & Trailer Equipment Co., and was a member of Roanoke Church of the...
Fay Marie Caldwell
Sep 12, 2019
Fay Marie Manuel Caldwell, 69, of Lake Charles died on her birthday, Thursday, September 12, 2019 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Caldwell a native of Eunice, LA was born September 12, 1950 to Lee V. and Lula Mae Manuel. She was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and lived most of her life...
Judith Lee Deshotel
Sep 12, 2019
Iowa – Judith Lee Deshotel, born February 23, 1949 in Melbourne Victoria, Australia, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019, at the age of 70. Judith worked as a Real Estate Agent and attended Livingway. She loved knitting, animals, and traveling with her husband. Her caring and nurturing spirit will be missed. Judith is survived by her husband of 25 years,...
Pamela Cecile Dourseau
Sep 11, 2019
Pamela Cecile Dourseau, 70, departed from this life Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 10pm at her residence.
Pamela was born October 03, 1948 to the late Paul and Alberta Dourseau in Lake Charles, LA. She was the only child born to this union.
Pamela attended Sacred Heart Catholic School from kindergarten to twelfth grade where she graduated valedictorian. Following graduation,...
Scotty L. Winegeart
Sep 11, 2019
Scotty Winegeart, 74, passed away suddenly, in Leesville, LA, on Wednesday, September 11, 2019.
He was born on October 20, 1944 in Alexandria, LA to Jehu and Eldina Winegeart.
He will be remembered as a loving family man and a hard-working man who enjoyed woodworking and always had a passion for the railroad industry in which he worked as a...
Randy Paul Darbonne
Sep 10, 2019
Randy Paul Darbonne, 61 of Lake Charles, died Tuesday, September 10, 2019 in his home, surrounded by his family and friends.
Randy was born and raised in Lake Charles and graduated from Washington High School. Randy was a small town boy who loved all things about the city.
At 20 years old, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area,...
Louanna Marie Swire
Sep 10, 2019
Louanna Marie Swire, 84, of Hackberry passed away on September 10, 2019 in a local care facility. Louanna was a native of Creole and lived most of her life in Hackberry. She was a homemaker and loved to knit and spend time with her family.
Louanna is survived by her husband, Jessie Swire of Hackberry; one daughter, Theresa Landry Woods...
Gloria Landry
Sep 10, 2019
Gloria Jean Gentry Landry, 92, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 7:24 PM on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Landry was born July 18, 1927 in Sikes, LA and has lived all of her adult life in Lake Charles. She was a 1944 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and worked for the Calcasieu Parish...
Olivia Jane Doyle
Sep 10, 2019
Olivia Jane Doyle, infant girl, left this earth and gained her angel wings at 6:20 PM on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 in a Baton Rouge hospital.
Those left to mourn her loss are her parents, Shyla Hardesty-Doyle and Austin Doyle of Lake Charles; sisters, Blair M. Doyle, Nickole R. Doyle, and Olivia’s twin sister, Sophia Doyle; maternal grandmother, Kristie Qualls...
Susan Ann Navarre
Sep 9, 2019
Susan Ann Navarre, 71, of Sulphur passed away on September 9, 2019 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was a member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church and a graduate of Sulphur High School. Susan worked many years for Catherine Dupuis, CPA and retired from MMR.
 Susan is survived by her daughter, Casey Navarre...
Irvin Broussard
Sep 8, 2019
Irvin Broussard, 86 passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 8, 2019
while in the wonderful company of his loving family.
Born on October 8, 1932 into a small farming family in Lake Arthur, LA, Irvin spent his
early formative years enjoying the hard farm work and good times found deep in the
heart of Louisiana Cajun country....
Robert "Bob" Dill
Sep 8, 2019
Robert Madison Dill, 64, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2019.
Mr. Dill was born January 23, 1955 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Dorothy Lee Wood Dill, school teacher, and Donald Madison Dill, machinist. He was the youngest of three. His older brother by five years was Donald Bruce Dill, deceased 2001, and his sister is Elizabeth Ellen Dill Eddy,...
Marie Louise Joubert
Sep 7, 2019
Marie Louise Joubert, 96, passed away at a local care facility on September 7, 2019. Marie was born in Sulphur, LA to Jules Dosa Lancon and Lucille Emily Weber. Mrs. Joubert was a 1939 graduate of Sulphur High School. She worked as a clerk at Etie’s Clothing Store in Sulphur retiring after many years of service. Mrs. Joubert was a...
Janette "Jean" Legnion Broussard
Sep 6, 2019
Janette “Jean” Legnion Broussard, 85, of Lake Charles died Friday, September 6, 2019 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Broussard was a native of Crowley where she was a graduate of Crowley High School. In 1951 she married the love of her life Hilliard Joseph Broussard and made Lake Charles her home. She made history with her first job as the...
Claiborne Joseph "Joe" Cortez
Sep 6, 2019
Lake Charles – Claiborne Joseph “Joe” Cortez, born September 4, 1937 in Eunice, son of the late Tiny and Julie Fruge Cortez, passed away after a brief illness, Friday, September 06, 2019, in his residence, at the age of 82. Joe worked in sales at Superior Steel for many years. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He was a...
Norma Comeaux Liggio
Sep 5, 2019
Norma Claire Comeaux Liggio, 86, of Lake Charles died Thursday, September 5, 2019 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Liggio was a native of New Orleans. In 1957, she married her sweetheart, Charles Liggio, and made Lake Charles her home. She retired with thirty years of service with the Calcasieu Parish School Board where she...
Kenneth Poole, Jr.
Sep 5, 2019
Kenneth Poole, Jr. “Shakie”, 51, passed away on September 5, 2019 at his residence.
He was born to Patsy and Kenneth Poole, Sr. in Sulphur, LA on October 31, 1967.
He will be remembered as a man who loved to have a good time and was a natural born entertainer. He played in several Cajun bands including with August Broussard...
