Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Timothy Howell
Nov 1, 2024
Timothy Howell, 59, passed away on November 1, 2024.
Tim was born on February 10, 1965 in Laramie,WY. He was a loving Father, Brother, Grandpa and Uncle. He loved football, especially the LSU Tigers and New Orleans Saints.
He is survived by his kids, Chris and Megan Howell, Usman and Audrey Audu, Amanda Howell, Rusty Keys, Shane Recheck, and Kayla and Tom...
Shirley Shampine
Oct 31, 2024
Shirley Jean Shampine lived a life of hope and perseverance. She joined her Savior, Jesus, on October 31, 2024. Born on October 27, 1942, in Gouverneur, NY, to Kenneth William and Fern Alta Klock, Shirley’s life was filled with love, resilience, and joy. She married George Shampine on September 24, 1971, in Ascension Parish, uniting their family of six with...
Hurricane H. Thomas
Oct 31, 2024
Hurricane H. Thomas, born in Kinder on June 27, 1957, son of the late Elroy and Josephine Perridon Thomas, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at the age of sixty-seven. Hurricane was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and friend to all he encountered. He was a farmer for Bobby Bourgeois and as...
Velma P. Binkley
Oct 31, 2024
Velma P. Binkley, was born on July 3, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and passed away on October 31, 2024. She was the beloved daughter of Mandi Jones and loving sister to Esther Mae Davis, Dorothy Cross-Hill, Thelma Jones and Nelson Davis. Velma was raised in Lacassine, and attended school in Welsh and graduated from Bethune High School as salutatorian...
Bettye Whittington
Oct 30, 2024
Mrs. Bettye Jeanne Dauser Whittington, 97, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away on October 30, 2024, peacefully in her sleep with her close friend by her side.
Bettye was blessed to spend the last two years of her life at Calcasieu Community Care Center in Lake Charles, LA, where she was cared for by great nurses, CNAs, and staff. They took...
Connie Rae LaBove McCain Carson
Oct 29, 2024
Connie Rae LaBove McCain Carson, 72, of Ragley passed away at 12:35 PM on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 in a local hospice facility.
Mrs. Carson was born on June 3, 1952 in Lake Charles and was a resident of Ragley for the past 19 years. Connie went to Grand Lake High School, attended Sowela Tech where she took a...
Joyce Lee Bertrand Arceneaux
Oct 28, 2024
Lacassine ~ Joyce Lee Bertrand Arceneaux, born in Basile on September 2, 1934, daughter of the late Wesley and Eunice (Courville) Bertrand, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2024, at the age of ninety. Joyce was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and was a Catholic daughter for over 25 years. She enjoyed cooking, visiting with family...
George C. Hanks, Sr.
Oct 27, 2024
George C. Hanks, Sr. passed away from this earthly life peacefully and with family at his side on October 27, 2024. He was born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, on July 22, 1932, to George Hanks and Henrietta Hanks (née Jones). When George was very young, he moved to Lake Charles where he graduated from W.O. Boston High School in 1951....
Marion "Mick" Hendrix, USN Retired
Oct 27, 2024
Chief Marion “Mick” Hendrix passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2024. He was born on January 9, 1955 to the late George Hendrix and Iola Mae Gramps in Oroville, CA. He was later fostered by Leslie and Thelma Turner, and moved to Nebraska, where he grew up.
Mick retired from the U.S. Navy as Chief Master at Arms. He then worked...
Richard Joseph "Dick" Gremillion, Sr.
Oct 26, 2024
Richard Joseph “Dick” Gremillion, Sr., 70, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2024 in a local hospital following a brief illness.
Dick was born October 25, 1954 in Alexandria, LA to Dalton Moore Joseph Gremillion and Harriet O’Quin Gremillion. He was a 1972 graduate of Alexandria High School and studied to obtain his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Northwestern...
Michael "Mike" Eugene McElraft
Oct 26, 2024
Michael Eugene McElraft, 73, of Sulphur, LA passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2024. He was born on September 8, 1951, in Saltville, VA to Bascom and Dixie McElraft. Mike always enjoyed watching sports including, Baseball, Football and Softball. He will always be remembered for his loving and easy-going humble ways. He worked at Louisiana Pigment for 18 years as...
Susie Everage
Oct 26, 2024
Susie Morse Everage,70, passed away on October 26,2024 at 3:18 am. She was born on March 16, 1954, in Houston, Texas. She and her family lived in Pasadena, Texas until her marriage to Robert Everage on September 25, 1975. She spent her life near Lake Charles, LA where she spent her time having coffee with friends and family and spoiling...
John Charles Land
Oct 25, 2024
John Charles Land, 69, of Lake Charles passed away at 12:10 PM on Friday, October 25, 2024 in a Lafayette hospital.
Mr. Land was born on October 29, 1954 in Reeves where he was raised and was a 1972 graduate of Reeves High School. In 1981, Mr. Land moved to Lake Charles, where he embarked on a successful career in the...
George Halliburton Ware III
Oct 25, 2024
George Halliburton Ware III passed away on October 25, 2024 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. “Hal” was born on February 6, 1970 in Nuremberg, Germany to George Halliburton Ware, Jr. and Sandra Smith Ware.
Hal hailed from a long line of great cooks, a legacy that included a French Chef great-grandfather. It was not surprising that Hal’s own cooking skills began developing...
Carolyn M. Hebert
Oct 24, 2024
Carolyn Marie Graham Hebert was born on July 6, 1928, to James F. Graham and Myrtle A. McGill Graham in Redmon, Illinois. She married her first husband, Raymond E. "Gene" Hiatt, and together they had four children.
In 1970, Carolyn married Fred Hebert and moved to Many, Louisiana. Three years later, they joined Aimwell Baptist Church, where Carolyn's love for the...
Jose Omar Martinez Aviles
Oct 23, 2024
Jose Omar Martinez Aviles, 34, of Moss Bluff passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 in Moss Bluff.
Omar was born on November 24, 1989 in Tilzapotla, Morelos, Mexico where he lived all of his life until moving to Moss bluff 8 years ago. He was a hardworking and dedicated construction manager for Big City Builders
In his free time, Omar found...
Derenda Sandifer Grubb
Oct 22, 2024
Derenda J. Sandifer Grubb passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family following a short illness on October 22, 2024. She was born July 29, 1946, in Alexandria, LA to Mary Dick Sandifer & James Washington (J W) Sandifer. She and her family lived in Hilly, LA (Just North of Ruston,LA) until her marriage to John Grubb in 1962....
Earline M. Labit
Oct 22, 2024
In loving memory of Earline M. Labit, a devoted wife of 60 years, mother, grandmother, and dear friend, who peacefully passed away on October 22, 2024. She was born on February 8, 1942, in Abbeville, LA, to Lernis Miguez, Sr. and Helena Mire Miguez.
She will always be remembered for her love of cooking (especially eggrolls and elephant ears),...
Jesse "Ole' School" Mercer I
Oct 22, 2024
Jesse “Ole School” Mercer, I, born in Abilene, Texas on January 14, 1960, passed away surrounded by his loving family in Kinder on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at the age of 64. Jesse was a self-employed truck driver. He owned Ole’ School Mercer’s Trucking. His interests included selling produce, especially watermelons, collecting knives, listening to music and riding motorcycles. He...
