Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
John B. Icklone, Iii
Aug 18, 2016
John B. Icklone, III, 78, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016, after a short but hard fought battle with throat cancer.
John was a decorated Veteran of US Army (1958-1964), serving as an aircraft Crew Chief. He received several letters of appreciation and acknowledgment from superior commanders, numerous ribbons and commendations, including the Amy Commendation Medal for rescuing...
Johnny "John" Charles Trouth
Aug 18, 2016
John Charles Trouth, 74, of Sulphur, LA, died at 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 18, 2016 in a local care facility.
Mr. Trouth was born July 29, 1942 in Gladewater, TX and was raised in Longview, TX where he was a 1960 graduate of Pine Tree High School. He attended McNeese State College and served his country in the...
Louella Marie Fontenot
Aug 18, 2016
Louella Marie Fontenot, 86, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Fontenot was born in Chatagnier, LA and lived 69 years in Lake Charles. She loved to cook - rice and gravy, gumbo and cakes were her specialties. She enjoyed French music and dancing and traveling with her husband throughout...
Dale "Bubba" Mcbride
Aug 18, 2016
Dale “Bubba” McBride, 63, of Sulphur passed away on August, 18, 2016, surrounded by his family in a local hospital. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and he rodeoed in his younger years. Bubba loved spending time with all his nieces and nephews.
Bubba is survived by his 2 sisters, Gail Hanchey and husband Douglas and Jane Lott and husband Butch...
Dori Anne Taylor
Aug 17, 2016
Dori Anne Taylor, 41, of Kinder, LA, died at 4:16 AM on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in a local hospital.
Dori was born January 7, 1975 in Lake Charles, LA. She was a 1993 graduate of South Cameron High School and previously worked at South Cameron Memorial Hospital as an ER Technician and a nurse’s aide. She has been...
John Fuller Vaughn
Aug 14, 2016
John Fuller Vaughn, 85, got called home to be with the Lord on Sunday August 14, 2016.
John was born on January 20, 1931 in Warrensburg, Illinois to the late Leonard and Lorena Vaughn. He was a real estate broker and President of John Vaughn Real Estate, Inc. John held a Bachelor of Science Degree from McNeese State University,...
Leslie "Les" Aubuchon
Aug 14, 2016
Leslie “Les” Aubuchon, 95, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 10:00 AM on Sunday, August 14, 2016 in a local care facility.
Mr. Aubuchon was born July 4, 1921 in St. Louis, MO and has lived in Lake Charles for the past fifteen years. He retired from the U.S. Navy and worked as a Fire Chief in the Houston...
Amber Nicole Arnold Garcia
Aug 13, 2016
Amber Nicole Arnold Garcia, 41, of Sulphur, LA passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 in a Houston hospital.
Mrs. Garcia was a native of Lake Charles, lived eight years in Austin, TX and the past fifteen years in Sulphur. She was a graduate of Pflugerville High School where she was named Who’s Who among American High...
Kendall James Fontenot
Aug 13, 2016
Kendall James Fontenot, 49, of Pinecrest, LA passed away on August 13, 2016.
Kendall is survived by his mother and step-father, Carolyn and Wesley Ardoin, Jr.; his sister, Jeni Duhon and husband, Joseph; his brother, Cory Ardoin and wife, Raquel all of Sulphur; 3 nieces, Kalyn Duhon, Alysa Ardoin, and Whitney Fontenot; 3 nephews, Seth Duhon, Alex Ardoin and...
David James "Dave" Davis
Aug 13, 2016
David James “Dave” Davis, 66, of Lake Charles, LA, died on Saturday, August 13, 2016 in his residence.
Dave was born May 23, 1950 in Lake Charles where he lived most of his life until moving to Grand Lake eight years ago. He attended Rosteet Elementary School, graduated in 1970 from Lake Charles High School, where he was very...
Judge James Curtis Mcinnis
Aug 12, 2016
Judge James Curtis “Jim” McInnis, 77, died Friday, August 12, 2016, in a local hospice facility.
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana to Curtis Malone and Loretta Barfield McInnis, Judge McInnis grew up in Lake Charles, graduating from Lake Charles High School in 1957, McNeese State University in 1965, and Loyola School of Law in New Orleans in 1968. He...
Curtis Franklin Festervand
Aug 12, 2016
Curtis Franklin Festervand, 97, passed away on August 12, 2016 in the American Legion Hospital. He was a member of South Sulphur Church of Christ where he served as an Elder. Curtis retired from Texas Pipeline in 1980, enjoyed gardening, working with his hands, and playing with his grandchildren.
Curtis is survived by his 4 children, James Festervand and wife...
Mary Katherine Trahan
Aug 12, 2016
Mary Katherine Trahan, 63, of Reeves passed away on August, 12, 2016 in a local hospital. Mary was of the Pentecostal faith, she enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mary is survived by her husband of 46 years, Leroy Trahan of Reeves; her 4 daughters, Melissa Trahan and husband Carl of Creole,...
Stanley H. Crist
Aug 12, 2016
Stanley Crist passed away peacefully on August 12, 2016. He was 99.
He was born in Jeffers, MN, and lived most of his adult life in Minneapolis. He was a World War II veteran, serving in New York City (where he met his future wife, Navy WAVES member Esther Pederson, at a Lutheran church service) and at the Pacific front...
Mercedean "Dean" Mayes
Aug 11, 2016
Mercedean M. “Dean” Mayes, 89, of Lake Charles, passed away at her place of residence on August 11, 2016.
She was a resident of Lake Charles where she lived most of her life. During her lifetime, she was a Pink Lady at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and held several positions at the American Legion W.B. Williamson Post 1...
Steven Anthony Cusimano
Aug 11, 2016
Steven Anthony Cusimano, 47, of Moss Bluff, LA, died on Thursday, August 11, 2016 in his residence.
Mr. Cusimano was born May 30, 1969 in Lake Charles, LA, where he has lived most of his life. He attended Barbe High School and received his Associates degree in Computer Science from the University of Phoenix. He attended the Church of...
Sherri Lynn Price
Aug 11, 2016
Sherri Lynn Price, 60, of Lake Charles died at 8:48 PM on Thursday, August 11, 2016 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Price was born on March 18, 1956 in Wisner, LA and has lived in Lake Charles for the past 32 years. She was a graduate of Wisner High School. Mrs. Price was an office manager in the industrial...
Ruth Harper
Aug 10, 2016
Ruth Agnes Harper Ortego of Lake Charles, age 87, was called home to Him August 10, 2016. Ms Harper was born to Morris and Mary Pearl (Hebert) Ortego in Iota, La. Her careers included dental assisting, special needs bus driver and cashier at Weingartens and Sears. However her role as Mother, wife and homemaker were her greatest joy. She loved...
Walter Olin Moss, Jr.
Aug 10, 2016
Walter Olin Moss, Jr., 74, of Sulphur, Louisiana, passed away on August 10, 2016 in Lake Charles as a result of injuries he sustained in a fall at home. Walter proudly served his country in the United States Army. He graduated from the physician assistant program at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas in 1975. He was also a...
Leo Chester Martin, Sr.
Aug 10, 2016
Leo Chester Martin, Sr., 78, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Martin was born on July 28, 1938 to Stanley Martin and Bella Royer in Duson, LA. He lived most of his life in Westlake and Lake Charles. He worked for 46 years as a Tug Boat Captain for many companies,...
