Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Bruce Thatcher Mcclure
Jan 8, 2016
Bruce Thatcher McClure, 74, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 in his home.
Mr. McClure was born in Plainview, TX, raised in Amarillo, TX, and has lived the past forty-five years in Lake Charles. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam era. He was a graduate of Texas Tech where he obtained a...
Eddie L. Kershaw
Jan 8, 2016
Eddie L. Kershaw, 66, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016 in a local care facility.
Eddie was born on January 7, 1950 to Robert Kershaw, Jr. and Martha LeBleu. He was a native of Lake Charles and a graduate of Iowa High School in 1968. He worked for Lake Charles City Police before becoming...
Belvin L. Fontenot
Jan 7, 2016
Belvin L. Fontenot, 75, of Lake Charles died at 5 a.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2016, in his residence.
A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, Belvin was born on July 8, 1940 to Tommy and Loney Elizabeth Benoit Fontenot. He was a 1958 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and was starting center for the 1957 LaGrange State Finalist...
Cynthia Hornsby Grimmett
Jan 7, 2016
Cynthia “Cindy” Hornsby Grimmett, 46, of Lake Charles, LA died Thursday, January 07, 2016 in a local hospital.
Cindy was born on December 4, 1969 in Lake Charles, LA to Abner and Patsy Hornsby. She loved being around family and friends and spending time with her grandchildren. Cindy worked for Capital One Bank as a branch manager. She was...
Betty Stark
Jan 6, 2016
Betty Stark, 78, of Lake Charles, passed away on January 6, 2015 in a local hospital, surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren. She was involved in her church ministry, as a Pastor’s wife with her husband, Bob for over 61 years and a member of The ROC Church in Sulphur. Betty enjoyed watching and feeding her red birds and...
Pearl Louise Walker
Jan 6, 2016
Pearl Walker, 90 (5 days short of her 91st birthday), departed this world into the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Savior on January 6, 2016, surrounded by her loving family at Harbor Hospice of Lake Charles, LA. She was born in Holmwood, LA, January 11, 1925.
She is survived by the love of her life of over...
Anna Lee Leger Vandever
Jan 5, 2016
Anna Lee Leger Vandever, 89, died on January 5, 2016 in her home in Lake Charles.
Anna was born on August 18, 1926, in Jennings, Louisiana, where she was educated, earning Co-Valedictorian recognition in her eighth-grade class and graduating from Jennings High School in 1943. She attended Southwest Louisiana Trade School in Crowley and McNeese State University. In 1944,...
Brian Joseph Newman
Jan 5, 2016
Brian Joseph Newman, 30, of Lake Charles, died Tuesday January 5, 2016 at his residence.
Brian was a native and life-long resident of Lake Charles. He was a 2003 graduate of LaGrange High School, where he played baseball and football. He loved to fish, going to LSU football games and Rockets Basketball games in Houston. Most of all,...
Dagmar Georgine Lindsey
Jan 4, 2016
Dagmar Georgine Lindsey, 61, of Lake Charles passed away at 10:03 AM on Monday, January 4, 2016 in her residence.
Mrs. Lindsey was born on October 10, 1954 in Kronach, West Germany. She moved to Lake Charles in 1978 to marry her husband, Ben Lindsey, who she met in Germany where he was stationed. Mrs. Lindsey was a lens...
Rayford Elwood Perkins
Jan 4, 2016
Rayford E. Perkins, 77, of Lake Charles, LA passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, January 4, 2016 in a local care facility.
He was born on January 21, 1938.
Rayford was an avid hunter, fisherman, and gardener. He was the owner of Perks Lock and Key service.
He is survived by his...
Margie Fruge Derouen
Jan 3, 2016
Margie Fruge Derouen, 84, went to be with the Lord on Sunday January 3, 2016.
Margie was a loving mother, sister and friend. She loved to cook and do things with her friends. She was a faithful church member and loved the Lord.
Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memories are son, Kenneth Derouen of Sulphur, LA;...
Joseph Ray Richard, Sr.
Jan 3, 2016
Joseph Ray Richard, Sr., 92, went to be with his Lord on January 3, 2016.
He was a devout Catholic, Eucharistic minister, adult altar server, in the 3rd degree order of St. Benedict, and 3rd degree Knights of Columbus. He was a retired Borden’s milkman and a proud WWII Navy Veteran.
He was born on September 26,...
Marcus "Mark" Bertrand
Jan 2, 2016
Marcus “Mark” Allen Bertrand, 59, of Grand Lake, LA, left this world on Saturday, January 2, 2016, while doing what he loved, hunting.
Mr. Bertrand was born October 10, 1956 in Lake Charles, LA and lived in the Grand Lake Community for the past twenty-three years. He was a member of the first graduating class of 1976 from Barbe...
Marian Ledoux Fruge
Jan 1, 2016
Marian “Tootie” Ledoux Fruge, 90, of Bell City, LA died at 2:29 PM on Friday, January 1, 2016 in her residence.
Mrs. Fruge was born December 22, 1925 in Eunice, LA, where she was raised and has lived in Bell City for the past fifty-two years. She was a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church, where she was...
Elizabeth Ann Landry
Jan 1, 2016
Elizabeth Ann (Butler) Landry, 67, of Lake Charles, LA, died Friday, January 1, 2016, in her home after battling lung cancer. She spent her final days surrounded by family, friends, her dog Lacey and listening to her favorite music and her favorite team, the New Orleans Saints, play.
Liz was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a graduate...
Steven Lawrence Nelands
Dec 31, 2015
Steven Lawrence Nelands, 56, passed away Thursday December 31, 2015 at a local hospital after a brief illness.
Steven was a native of Lake Charles and longtime resident of Lafayette. He was a 1978 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School, where he played football, and was a member of the French Club and FCA. He was an Eagle Scout...
Ronald "Ron" Touchet
Dec 31, 2015
Ronald “Ron” Marshall Touchet, 70, of Lake Charles, LA, died at1:05 PM on Thursday, December 31, 2015 in a local care facility.
Mr. Touchet was born October 7, 1945 in Crowley, LA and was a 1965 graduate of Landry Memorial High School. He served twenty years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1986. During his Air Force career,...
Veronica Adele Baker
Dec 31, 2015
Veronica Adele Baker, infant daughter of Rusty and Amy Baker, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015.
Her cremation was entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home.
Melissa Soileau Fee Bertrand
Dec 31, 2015
Melissa Soileau Fee Bertrand, 82, of Sulphur passed away on December 31, 2015.
She enjoyed reading, crafts, French music, dancing and was a caretaker of the elderly. Melissa was very proud of her Cajun Lifestyle and Heritage. She loved being with her family and friends and will be missed by all who knew her.
Melissa is survived by her seven...
Shirley Long Burnett
Dec 30, 2015
Shirley Long Burnett, 76, a resident of Moss Bluff, Louisiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 5:50 AM in a Lake Charles hospital. She was born at Georgetown, Louisiana on July 6, 1939.
Shirley graduated from Winnfield High School in 1958 and then attended LSU in Baton Rouge. She and her husband lived in a number of...
