Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Roxie Ann Stephens
May 23, 2017
Roxie Anna “Charlie” Stephens, 57, of Sulphur passed away on May 23, 2017 in a local care center. Roxie was a graduate of Sulphur High School and was of the Baptist faith. She had a big heart, loved her flowers, and especially animals, but horses were her passion.
Roxie is survived by her son, Jacob Stephens and wife Jade; daughter,...
Edgar Ray Little
May 23, 2017
Edgar “GoGo” Ray Little, 80, of Hackberry passed away on May 23, 2017 in a local hospital. He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Hackberry. GoGo loved to work in his garden, plant trees, and watch country music on television. He retired from Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a maintenance supervisor after 21 years of service. Sundays were...
Mary Ann Tramonte Valenti
May 22, 2017
Mary Ann Tramonte Valenti, 86, was born August 18,1930. She passed away on May 22, 2017 while visiting relatives in Louisiana.
Mary Ann was born and raised in Lake Charles LA., and attended Lake Charles High School. In 1954 she married Henry (Hank) Valenti and the following year they moved to San Jose, CA., where she resided for the...
Mary Louise Thibodaux
May 21, 2017
Mary Louise Thibodaux, 69, of Moss Bluff passed away on May 21, 2017 in a local hospital. Mary had fond memories of the years she worked at the Briscoe Treatment Center and Moss Regional Hospital. She adored all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. The most important days of her life were spending time with her family and friends.
Mary is...
Hortense Ferdinandsen
May 21, 2017
Hortense “Cusi” Ferdinandsen, 78, passed away in the comfort of her home on May 21, 2017 after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Ferdinandsen grew up in Key West, Florida, and then moved to Miami to attend nursing school. She is a 1962 graduate of Jackson Memorial Hospital. While in school she met her husband, Dale Ferdinandsen, who was in Miami with...
Victor Russell Picheloup Jr.
May 20, 2017
“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.”
-Abraham Lincoln
Victor Russell Picheloup, Jr. entered life eternal on Saturday May 20 2017. He was born in Rayne, LA on October 14, 1939. He was loved and cherished...
Ruby Smith
May 20, 2017
Ruby Ann Smith, 90, passed away on May 20, 2017 in the comfort of her home. Ruby loved to travel, her grandchildren and cooking for her family. She was very family oriented and was also known for her love of laughter.
Ruby is survived by her two sons, Wayne Smith and Keith Smith; her grandchildren, Aarron Keith Smith, Dustin...
Kenneth Ted Bruce, Sr.
May 19, 2017
Kenneth Ted Bruce Sr. of Ragley, Louisiana passed away peacefully holding his youngest grandson Jake's hand in his home on Thursday, May 19, 2017. He joins his parents John William and Bessie Lee McCollough Bruce and his brothers Dan Bruce and Wallace Bruce in Heaven. Kenneth was born August 7, 1931 in DeRidder, Louisiana. He graduated from Gillis High School...
Lorraine Johnson
May 18, 2017
Lorraine Johnson, 76, passed away on May 18, 2017 in a local care center. She enjoyed watching television, watering and growing her plants. Lorraine loved her family and friends and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Lorraine is survived by her daughter, Cornellia Johnson and Carl Ellender of Sulphur; two brothers, Steve and Terry O’Quain; sister, Geraline...
Marissa Quarles
May 18, 2017
Marissa Kay Quarles, 36, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at M.D. Anderson surrounded by her loving family. Marissa was a 2000 graduate of Hamshire-Fannett High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Jarret Quarles and they loved to skip school together. Marissa loved to go crabbing and fishing and working as a teacher’s aide. Marissa’s children and her...
Donald Ray "Donny" Myers
May 18, 2017
Donald Ray “Donnie” Myers, 61, of Lake Charles, passed away in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Myers lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He attended Lake Charles High School and at 17 proudly began his service with the United States Marine Corps. He was a member of American Legion Post #370 where he held many...
Bennie Mae Johnson
May 18, 2017
Bennie Mae Johnson, 86, of Lake Charles passed away at 10:13 AM on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in her daughter’s residence.
Mrs. Johnson was born on April 8, 1931 in Natchitoches, LA where she graduated high school. She had lived in Lake Charles for the past 65 years. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker most of her adult life and...
Josiah Anthony Spears
May 18, 2017
Josiah Anthony Spears, infant son of Kimberly Guillory Spears and Anthony Spears of Lake Charles, was born with wings at 8:48 PM on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in a local hospital.
Those left to cherish his memory are his parents; three siblings, Jayden and Jordyn Guillory and Joseph Spears; maternal grandparents, Nathaniel Guillory, Sr. and Debbie St. Mary (Stanley);...
Ernest Edgar Carnahan, Jr.
May 17, 2017
Ernest Edgar Carnahan, Jr., 91, of Lake Charles, LA, was promoted to Glory at 10:30 PM on Wednesday, May 17, 2017.
Mr. Carnahan was born January 28, 1926 in Sulphur Mines, LA and lived all of his life in Lake Charles. He served his country during WWII and the Korean Conflict in both the Army Air Corps and the...
Winfred Ray Ardoin
May 16, 2017
Winfred “Wimp” Ray Ardoin, 59, of Sulphur passed away on May 16, 2017 in a local hospital. He enjoyed gardening, motorcycles, working with his flowers, cooking, especially boiling crawfish and bar-b-ques. Wimp was known for his hospitality and spending time with his family and friends.
Wimp is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Sharon Ardoin of Sulphur; three...
Harvey Comfort, Jr.
May 16, 2017
Harvey Harrison Comfort, Jr., 95, of Lake Charles passed away at 2:00 AM on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in a local residence.
Mr. Comfort was born on September 30, 1921 in Newburg, NY. He was raised and lived most of his life in Miami, FL where he graduated from Miami High School and was a star football player. Mr....
Joseph "Cleo" Rougeau
May 15, 2017
Vinton - Cleo Rougeau passed peacefully on May 15, 2017 at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He lived a long life filled with family and wonderfully shared experiences. He was a devoted husband and father of 65 years. In his final years, and perhaps it could even be considered as his legacy, he showed us a new dimension...
Margo Hawker Rogers
May 15, 2017
Margo Hawker Rogers, 79, of Lake Charles, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, May 15, 2017, in a local hospital. Born in Kendallville, Indiana to Fred and Mary Hawker, she lived most of her life in Lake Charles. Margo was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her love for her family was endless. She never met...
Dorothy Cook
May 14, 2017
Dorothy Barnes Lacy Cook, 89, of Lake Charles, passed away peacefully Sunday May 14, 2017 in a local hospital.
Dorothy was a native and life-long resident of Lake Charles, having graduated from St. Charles Academy in 1944. She had a true passion for the art of dancing, having been a member of the New York City Rockettes. Later,...
