Local Obituaries

for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Audrey Miller Granger

Audrey Miller Granger

Jul 4, 2015

Audrey Miller Granger, 89, of Bell City, LA, died at 3:00 AM on Saturday, July 4, 2015 in a local care facility. Mrs. Granger was born January 5, 1926 in Lake Arthur, LA and was raised in Grand Chenier. She married Pierre Granger on February 21, 1944. She was a member of St. Patrick's Chapel in Sweetlake, LA, where she...

Randy Lee Garrett, Sr.

Randy Lee Garrett, Sr.

Jul 4, 2015

Randy Lee Garrett, Sr., 50, of Sulphur passed away on July 4, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. Randy was a veteran of the United States Army. After his service time, he worked in Iraq as HVAC until an injury disabled him. Randy was a loving father and loved his grandbabies also. He was the best brother too. Randy...

Carrie Elizabeth Hughes Brown

Carrie Elizabeth Hughes Brown

Jul 3, 2015

Carrie Elizabeth Hughes Brown, 91, of Shreveport, LA, died at 4:28 PM on Friday, July 3, 2015 in a local care facility. Mrs. Brown was born April 6, 1924 in Moscow, TX and lived most of her life in Shreveport, LA until moving to Lake Charles a few years ago to be closer to family. She was a member of...

Gwen Gaspard Hebert

Gwen Gaspard Hebert

Jul 2, 2015

Gwen Gaspard Hebert, 79, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many went to be with the Lord of Thursday, July 2, 2015. Mrs. Hebert was born in Lake Charles and lived most of her life in Moss Bluff. She was a graduate of LaGrange High School class of 1953. She worked as a bookkeeper all of her life and...

Lozie Dear

Lozie Dear

Jul 2, 2015

Lozie Dear, 86, of Westlake, died at her home in Westlake, LA, surrounded by her family on Thursday July2, 2015 after a brief illness. Lozie was a native of Wilda, LA and a long time resident of Westlake. She retired from Western Heights Elementary School Cafeteria and was a cook for the Westlake Kiwanis Club. She was a faithful member...

Jimmie Ruth Bianchi

Jimmie Ruth Bianchi

Jul 2, 2015

Jimmie Ruth Bianchi, 73, of Sulphur passed away on July 2, 2015 in her residence. Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Lorraine Prudhomme and husband Greg of DeRidder, William Farry of Sulphur, Gail Lowe of Pensacola, FL, Lisa Renfroe and husband Mark of Gulf Breeze, FL. and Jamie Carter and husband Joe of Sulphur; 19 grandchildren,19 great-grandchildren;...

Mya Ava Murnane

Mya Ava Murnane

Jul 2, 2015

Mya Ava Murnane, infant daughter of Kassondra and Cory Murnane, passed away on July 2, 2015 in a local hospital. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Mimosa Pines South Cemetery in Sulphur under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.

Calvin "Lenard" Cooley

Calvin "Lenard" Cooley

Jul 1, 2015

Calvin Lenard Cooley, 91, of Lake Charles, LA, died on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in a local care facility. Lenard was born June 5, 1924 in Chilton, TX. He was a graduate of the University of Texas and also received some of his professional engineering training from the Texas A&M University. Thus he was one of those unusual fans that...

Toby Mcneill

Toby Mcneill

Jun 30, 2015

Toby McNeill, 45 passed away on June 30, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Lake Charles. Toby loved to fish and hunt. He was a fabricator and worked in maintenance before his illness. Toby was a comedian and full of B.S. Survivors include his daughter, Dannaka McNeill; two grandsons, D'Andre and Cadyn; his sisters, Tammy Daigle and husband Kirkman and Meloney...

Frances Fugatt Miller

Frances Fugatt Miller

Jun 30, 2015

Frances Poole Fugatt Miller, 84, of Lake Charles went to be with her Lord "Jesus Christ" Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 5:30AM. Mrs. Miller was born in Big Lake and has lived most of her life in the Lake Charles area. She was a member of Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church. She leaves to cherish her memory, her devoted husband, Richard...

Newton Dalton Lyons

Newton Dalton Lyons

Jun 30, 2015

Newton Dalton Lyons, 90, of Lake Charles, LA died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. Newton was born on August 21, 1924 in Sulphur, LA to Newton and Murdee Lyons. Mr. Newton was born and raised in Sulphur, LA and was a 1941 graduate of Sulphur High School. He proudly served our country in...

Cynthia A. Bowman

Cynthia A. Bowman

Jun 30, 2015

Cynthia A. Bowman, 55, of LeBleu Settlement, LA died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at a local hospital. Cynthia was born on November 13, 1959 in Lake Charles, LA to James and Mildred Bergeron. She was a lifelong resident of LeBleu Settlement. Cynthia enjoyed the outdoors raising cattle, chickens, and pigs. She was one of the first women in Calcasieu Parish...

Vivian L Pearl Thibodeaux

Vivian L Pearl Thibodeaux

Jun 29, 2015

Vivian L Pearl Thibodeaux, 92 passed away June 29, 2015 in a Texas nursing center. Vivian was a member and secretary for the CFMA Association. She enjoyed taking photos, videoing music and her family. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. Vivian is survived by her daughter, Boyce Vincent and husband Gordon of Sulphur; two sons,...

Bobbie Jean Moon

Bobbie Jean Moon

Jun 29, 2015

Bobbie Jean Goodson Moon, loving mother, wife and friend to many passed away on June 29, 2015 at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was 77. Bobbie was a native of Oakdale, LA and a graduated of Oakdale High School, class of 1955. Bobbie was born July 18, 1937 in Oakdale to Harold Goodson and Noby...

Joseph "Jay" Emile Hebert

Joseph "Jay" Emile Hebert

Jun 29, 2015

Joseph "Jay" Emile Hebert, 76, of Lake Charles, passed away suddenly on Monday June 29, 2015 at his residence. Jay was born in Bell City to Lee Roy Hebert and Mary Ann Mehling Hopkins. He retired from Southern Pacific Railroad and was a charter member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. He was a longtime board member of...

Katherine Oleta Dubrock

Katherine Oleta Dubrock

Jun 29, 2015

Mrs. Katherine Oleta DuBrock, 88, of Lake Charles passed away at 1:30 AM, Monday, June 29, 2015 in a local care facility. She was born in Winnsboro, LA, raised in Rayville, LA, and a lifetime resident of Lake Charles. Her greatest joy was spending time with all the family together and the special times with the grandchildren. She loved to...

Alan Leyseth Vines

Alan Leyseth Vines

Jun 29, 2015

Alan Leyseth Vines, 79, of Lake Charles, died at his residence on Monday June 29, 2015 following an extended illness. Alan was a native of Converse, LA and a graduate of Converse High School. He was also a graduate of North East Louisiana State College (1959) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy. He practiced pharmacy for over fifty...

Hattie Mary Andrepont

Hattie Mary Andrepont

Jun 29, 2015

Hattie Mary Richard Andrepont, 92, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 7:20 AM on Monday, June 29, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. Andrepont was born July 10, 1922 in Eunice, LA and has lived in the Lake Charles area for the past sixty-eight years. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. She loved to...

Shirley Inez Fontenot

Shirley Inez Fontenot

Jun 28, 2015

Shirley Inez Fontenot, 77, of Westlake, died Sunday June 28, 2015 at a local hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Fontenot was a native of Port Arthur, Texas and a longtime resident of Westlake. She was a retired bookkeeper for the Kroger Company and a member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church of Westlake. She was a proud mother, grandmother,...

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