Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Charles "Charlie" Miller Ii
Jun 10, 2017
Charlie Miller, 39, of LeBleu Settlement, passed away on Saturday June 10, 2017.
Charlie was a native and life-long resident of the LeBleu Settlement and Iowa area and attended Iowa High School. Charlie was a true outdoors man and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding four wheelers and a member of the Muddy Waters Hunting Club. He was of the...
Betty Lou Chesson Duhon
Jun 9, 2017
Betty Lou Chesson Duhon, 85, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 in a local hospital surrounded by loved ones after a hard fought illness.
Mrs. Duhon was born August 3, 1931 in Bell City, LA. She was a founding member of Sweet Lake Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school for a number of years and influenced many young...
Walter Lee Breaux
Jun 9, 2017
Walter Lee Breaux, 80, of Lake Charles passed away suddenly, Friday, June 9, 2017 in his residence.
Mr. Breaux was a native of the Holmwood area and a graduate of Bell City High School. He has been a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic for over sixty years and he and his wife worked as volunteers...
Ethel Arabie
Jun 9, 2017
Ethel Mae Higginbotham Trahan Arabie, 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 9, 2017.
Mrs. Arabie was born in Bell City, LA to Berchman and Palmyre Rogers Higginbotham on July 8, 1934. She attended Bell City High School before marrying Alvin J. Trahan and moving to Lake Charles. Together, they opened Trahan’s Hardware on Common...
Neil William Dyhrkopp
Jun 9, 2017
Neil William Dyhrkopp, 48, died from a sudden heart attack on Friday, June 9, 2017.
Neil was born April 5, 1969 in New Orleans, LA, was a graduate of Jesuit High School and the University of New Orleans.
He is survived by his mother, Gayle Dyhrkopp and companion Harry Wood; father, Felix Grover Dyhrkopp and wife Pamela; brother,...
Iva "Pug" Melancon
Jun 9, 2017
Iva “ Pug” Melancon of Sulphur, LA passed away on June 9, 2017. She was born in Vinton, LA to Ben and Grace Hudson. She was preceded in death by all seven of her siblings: Mae Smith, Kenneth Hudson, Benjamin Hudson, Jr., Grace Elanor Brookshire, Jack Hudson, Clifford Hudson, and Robert Hudson.
Mrs. Melancon was a teacher who spent...
John Ira Ledoux
Jun 8, 2017
John Ira LeDoux, passed away peacefully in the Jennings American Legion Hospital on Thusday, June 8, 2017. John was born in Cameron, LA., on October 26, 1925 to Adam and Lydia (Matt) LeDoux.
John proudly served his country during World War II, in the Army Air Corps. After leaving the armed services, he worked at PPG Industries for over...
Yolande "Cookie" Alexander
Jun 8, 2017
Yolande “Cookie” Dupuis Alexander, 71, of Sulphur passed away on June 8, 2017 in her residence. She was a member of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. Her dad, Adolphe Dupuis, was the town barber, and she was always watching him cut hair, so at the age of 18 she followed in his footsteps and became a hairdresser until the year of...
Oda Soileau
Jun 8, 2017
Oda Soileau, Jr., 70, passed away at his residence on June 8, 2017.
Mr. Soileau was born February 22, 1947 to Oda Soileau, Sr. and Edith Gothreaux. He spent most of his life in Lake Charles and worked in industrial painting, paint and body, and most recently as an electrician. He will be remembered for his fun-loving and...
Caroline Parks Dykes
Jun 7, 2017
Caroline Joyce Parks Dykes, 59, of Sulphur passed away Wednesday, June 07, 2017 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Dykes lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She worked many years as a Security Officer at the Isle of Capri Casino. Her favorite moments were spent reading, visiting parks and traveling. Mrs. Dykes was a woman of...
Diana Faye Douget
Jun 7, 2017
Diana Faye Douget, 68, of Kinder, LA passed away at 1:44 PM on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in her daughter’s residence in Lake Charles, LA.
Mrs. Douget was born on December 28, 1948 in Ville Platte where she resided until moving to Lake Charles where she attended LaGrange High School. She worked at several Market Basket locations in the...
Worth Scott Moffett Iii
Jun 7, 2017
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” Maya Angelou
Worth Scott Moffett III, peacefully entered into eternal life on June 7, 2017, in the comfort of his home surrounded by loved ones.
He was born to Worth Scott Moffett...
Robert E. Cancienne
Jun 7, 2017
Robert Emory Cancienne, 79, passed away June 7, 2017 in the comfort of his home.
Bobby was a native of Lake Charles and is a 1955 graduate of Lake Charles High School. After high school he joined the United States Navy and served on the USS Los Angeles. Mr. Cancienne worked for Coca-Cola for 38 years as an Operations...
Laura Cuvillier
Jun 7, 2017
Laura Delaune Cuvillier, 67, of Hackberry, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in a local hospital.
She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Leroy. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Clara Sawyer.
A memorial service for Laura will be held on Friday, June 9, 2017 at 10 AM at Johnson...
Felomae Fontenot
Jun 7, 2017
Felomae Fontenot, 104, of Lake Charles, LA passed away June 7, 2017 in her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Felomae was born on January 19, 1913 in Mamou, LA to Ferreol and Athlicia Bertrand. Felomae loved gardening, playing cards, and fishing. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church and a member of the...
Ethel Mae Lebleu Precht
Jun 6, 2017
Ethel Mae LeBleu Precht, 79, of Bell City, LA, died at 6:40 PM on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in a local hospital.
Ethel Precht was born September 25, 1937 in Big Lake, LA, raised in Sweet Lake, LA and was a lifelong resident of Cameron Parish. She was a 1955 graduate of Grand Lake High School. During her younger...
James B. Lejeune
Jun 6, 2017
James B. LeJeune, 84, of Lake Charles, died Tuesday June 6, 2017 at a local care center following an extended illness.
James was a native of Hathaway and a longtime resident of the Lake Charles and Iowa area. He honorably and faithfully served our country in the United States Navy and he was an accomplished fast pitch softball...
Diane L. Devincenzi
Jun 5, 2017
Diane Lucy Devincenzi, 71, of Sulphur passed away on June 5, 2017 in her residence surrounded by her family. She retired from Dynamics Dimensions of Sulphur, was on the board of the SW District Senior Games and belonged to the Silver Strutters Dance Team. She loved being with her family and friends and will be missed by all who knew...
Murray Lynn Weaver
Jun 4, 2017
Murray Lynn “M. L.” Weaver, 59, of Westlake, LA, died at 12:03 AM on Sunday, June 4, 2017 in a Lafayette hospital.
Mr. Weaver was born October 12, 1957 in Lake Charles and has lived in Westlake, LA for over thirty years. He was a 1977 graduate of Barbe High School and attended St. John Bosco Catholic...
Juanita Lynn Gregory Duplantis
Jun 4, 2017
Juanita Lynn Gregory Duplantis, 76, passed away at a local hospital surrounded by her loved ones on June 4, 2017.
“A hero is someone who has given their life to something bigger than one’s self.” Mrs. Duplantis was a loving Mom and Maw Maw; she loved all her babies, she is her family’s hero. She was born in Monticello,...
