Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Columbus Hanks
Sep 20, 2017
Columbus Hanks, 89, passed away at his residence on September 20, 2017.
Mr. Hanks was born in Lake Arthur to Joseph and Emma Istre Hanks on January 12, 1928.
He honorably and faithfully served our country in the United States Navy during World War II.
Following his discharge from the Navy, he moved to Lake Charles and...
Kandra Brooke Dietiker
Sep 20, 2017
Kandra Dietiker, 37, of Sulphur passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 with her family at her side. She was a 1998 graduate of Sulphur High, attended McNeese was employed as a supervisor for Lake Area Industrial Group. Always full of life, Kandra was a hard worker who had a very compassionate and helping heart. She was a talented artist...
Daniel Lee Hunsucker
Sep 20, 2017
Daniel Lee Hunsucker, 39, from Sulphur, LA born in Dover, DE passed away on September 20, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Mandee Hunsucker; leaves behind a son, Daniel Scott Hunsucker; mother, Letitia Young; 2 sisters, Daphne Ravencraft and Jill Fontenot; maternal grandfather, George Young; paternal grandfather, Bill Hunsucker; numerous nieces, nephews, and his fur babies, King and Tux....
Jules Patrick "Butch" Donovan
Sep 20, 2017
Jules Patrick Donovan, 79, of Lake Charles, LA, died on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in his residence.
Mr. Donovan was born December 1, 1937 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was a lifelong resident. He was raised in Goosport and was a graduate of Landry High School. Mr. Donovan worked for forty-five years for the City of Lake Charles...
Maria Mimi Rice
Sep 19, 2017
Maria “Mimi” Rice, 67 passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Mimi was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Mimi liked doing crafts and having coffee with friends.
Mimi is survived by her husband of 48 years, Tommy; her son, Neale Rice; her daughter, Tricia Swanner and husband, Gene; her grandchild, Chance Swanner; two sisters, Cellie Walker (Rick)...
Judith Romero
Sep 18, 2017
Judith Romero
Judith Arlene Romero, 75, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 18, 2017.
She was born in Lake Charles, LA to Leon and Lorena LeBeouf Ash on March 24, 1942. She will be remembered for her deep devotion to the Lord and as a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She will also...
Joan Marie Krieger
Sep 18, 2017
Joan Marie Krieger, 73, of Lake Charles, LA passed away peacefully in her residence on Monday, September 18, 2017. Joan was born in Jersey City, NJ on November 27, 1943 to Richard and Joan Fogarty Krieger.
Mrs. Krieger worked for several years as the purchasing agent for McNeese State University before retiring in 2016. She loved to play scrabble...
Karen Faye Jackson
Sep 18, 2017
Karen Faye Jackson of Lake Charles, LA went to be with her Lord on Monday, September 18, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Jackson was born on May 23, 1949, in Jennings, LA to Elry and Elsie Simar LeBert.
Karen was the pastoral secretary at Boulevard Baptist Church for 22 years before retiring. She loved to garden and...
Anna Mae Ledoux
Sep 17, 2017
Anna Mae LeDoux, 87, passed away on September 17, 2017 at a local care facility.
Mrs. LeDoux was a housewife and a parishioner at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. She enjoyed cooking for her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Emma Young and her husband Phillip, and Evans Jerome LeDoux; five grandchildren, Ross,...
Joy Frances Douglass Humphreys
Sep 16, 2017
Joy Frances Douglass Humphreys, 82, joined her Lord and Savior at 7:12 AM on Saturday, September 16, 2017.
Joy was born December 30, 1934 in Tulsa, OK and was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, LA. She was a Christian woman who had a servant’s heart and loved the Lord and her family dearly. She was a loving wife,...
Betty Lee Wilson
Sep 16, 2017
Betty Lee Wilson, 91, passed away on September 16, 2017 at a local care facility.
Mrs. Wilson was born in Cushing, OK, and then lived in Indiana before eventually settling in Lake Charles. In Lake Charles she worked as Dr. W.G. Fisher’s secretary, and then raised her children from home. Mrs. Wilson is a 30 year cancer survivor, an...
Leslie Lewis O'Quain
Sep 15, 2017
Leslie “Tobe” O’Quain, 47, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 in his home surrounded by his family. Tobe was a lifelong resident of Sulphur. He was a truck driver, and enjoyed fishing, hunting, and riding bulls. Tobe was loved by all who knew him and was a father to many young adults.
Tobe is survived by his wife of...
Paula Renee Langley
Sep 15, 2017
Paula Renee Langley, 52, of Lake Charles, LA, died on Friday, September 15, 2017 in her residence.
Paula was born August 7, 1965 in Lake Charles, LA.
Paula is survived by husband of thirty-five years, James Louis Langley; daughters, Loletta Langley, Amber Langley, and Tabetha Langley; brothers, Wade Hornsby and Donnie Hornsby; nephew, Corey Buffington; and grandchildren, Austin...
Jerry Roger Demary, Sr.
Sep 15, 2017
Jerry Roger Demary, Sr., 73, of DeRidder, formerly of Grand Lake, passed away at 9:25 pm on Friday, September 15, 2017 after a lengthy illness. He was at home surrounded by his loved ones when God called him home.
Jerry was born on May 12, 1944, in Sulphur, Louisiana to Eddie Demary Sr. and Annie Marie Demary and raised...
James Duhart Davis, Sr.
Sep 15, 2017
Moss Bluff-- James "Dynamite" Duhart Davis Sr., 83, died at 11:53 p.m. Friday, September 15, 2017, in his home surrounded by his family.
James was born in Pleasant Hill, LA on May 18, 1934 to Hoyt and Marjorie McElroy Davis. He graduated from Pasadena High School in 1953. While attending school, he was employed with Henkley & Pilot. His next...
Ethelane Broussard
Sep 15, 2017
Mrs. Ethelane Broussard, 83, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 in her residence.
Mrs. Broussard was born on May 31, 1934 in Kaplan, LA, to Joseph and Addela Faulk. She grew up and lived in Florence, LA until she married the love of her life and moved to Lake Charles. She worked and retired as an Insurance...
Patricia "Pat" Lebouef Trahan
Sep 15, 2017
Patricia “Pat” LeBouef Trahan, 80, died on Friday, September 15, 2017 at 9:10 AM in a Lafayette, LA hospital.
Mrs. Trahan was born August 22, 1937 in Eunice, LA, where she graduated from Eunice High School and lived most of her life in the Lake Charles area. She was very involved with her children’s activities when they were younger,...
Maureen Mccain Augustine
Sep 15, 2017
Maureen McCain Augustine, 55, of Iowa passed away at 4:53 PM on Friday, September 15, 2017 in her residence.
Mrs. Augustine was born on March 29, 1962 in Lake Charles and spent her earlier years growing up in Grand Lake. She was a graduate of Lacassine High School and furthered her education at McNeese State University in Mass Communications...
Linda Fruge Milton
Sep 14, 2017
Linda Fruge Milton, 68, peacefully passed from this life on Sept. 14, 2017 at home in Sulphur, LA. She was born on Dec. 28, 1948 in Lake Charles and grew up in Sulphur. A 1966 graduate of Sulphur High School, she is survived by: her devoted husband, Jim Milton; her sons, David (Edith) Soulier of Gonzales, LA and Ryan (Maggie)...
Eula Mae Guidry Menard
Sep 13, 2017
Eula Mae Thibodeaux Guidry Menard, 85, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in the comfort of her home. Mae was born in Church Point, LA to Arnold and Dora Thibodeaux. She married her first husband, Harvey P Guidry in 1950 and had 9 children. She married her second husband, Chester Menard in 2000. Mae was sweet, gentle...
