Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Kenneth "Mickey" Guillory
Apr 10, 2015
Kenneth Michael "Mickey" Guillory, 68, of Moss Bluff, LA, died at 2:30 PM on Friday, April 10, 2015 in his residence. Mr. Guillory was born December 9, 1946 in Crowley, LA, and was raised in Estherwood, LA. He graduated from Jennings High School and served his country in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Guillory worked in the oil field industry for...
Rupert M. Thompson
Apr 10, 2015
It has been said that when it rains a soul enters Heaven. Rupert Moreland Thompson was born on October 24, 1917 in Dodson, Louisiana and passed away on a rainy Friday morning, April 10, 2015. Her family lovingly referred to her as "Maw." Maw loved cooking and having dinner parties. She also loved teaching. She was a graduate of Merryville...
Fernell Ancelet
Apr 9, 2015
Fernell Ancelet 74, passed away on April 9, 2015 in a local hospital. She enjoyed cooking, dancing, talking on the phone, hunting with her husband "Bee" and spending time with her family and friends. Fernell is survived by her husband of 52 years Darrel "Bee" Ancelet of Sulphur; 2 sons, Wayne Ancelet and wife Nita of Sulphur and Gerald "Jerry"...
Starks Johnson
Apr 9, 2015
Starks Johnson, 89, of Big Lake, LA died April 9, 2015 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. Starks was born on July 17, 1925 in Bethel, LA to Elza and Harriet Johnson. Mr. Starks was a resident of Big Lake, LA for 35 years. He was raised in Vernon Parish. He enjoyed studying Hebrew language. He loved god,...
Raymond M. Clawson
Apr 9, 2015
Raymond M. Clawson, 85, of Lake Charles died at 7:01 AM Thursday, April 9, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Clawson was born on July 05, 1929 in Wilburton, OK to the parents of Winnie and Frank Marion Clawson. He has lived in Lake Charles since 1935. He was a 1949 graduate of Lake Charles High School and a 1953...
Richard "Honey" Vincent, Jr.
Apr 7, 2015
Richard Domonic "Honey" Vincent, Jr., 55, of Westlake, LA, died at 9:00 PM on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Vincent was born on March 14, 1960 in Lafayette, LA. He was a devoted family man and his main hobby was beautifying his mother's yard. Mr. Vincent is survived by his siblings, Elizabeth Darden and husband Sidney...
Allen Victor Dubrock
Apr 6, 2015
Allen Victor DuBrock, 87, Lake Charles passed away at 7:40 AM, Monday, April 6, 2015, in a local care facility. He was a native of Echo, LA and lifetime resident of Lake Charles. Mr. DuBrock was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in WW II. He was a 32nd degree Mason, member of the Shriners, and served as Past...
Delores Jewel Lanier
Apr 5, 2015
Delores Jewel Williams Lanier, 76, of Corpus Christi, TX passed away Saturday, April 5, 2015 in her sister's Lake Charles residence. Mrs. Lanier was born August 31, 1938 in Gonzales and was raised in Sulphur where she was a 1956 graduate of Sulphur High School and also attended her father's church, Faith Temple. Mrs. Lanier earned her beauticians license and...
Pauline Marie Sonnier
Apr 3, 2015
Pauline Marie Granger Sonnier, 77, of Orange, TX, died on Friday, April 3, 2015 in a Beaumont, TX care facility. Mrs. Sonnier was born March 30, 1938 in Lake Charles, LA, where she was raised and lived until moving to Southeast, TX in 1965. She was a member of St. Helen's Catholic Church in Orangefield, TX. She enjoyed sewing and...
Gloria Elizabeth Cotten
Apr 3, 2015
Gloria Elizabeth Cotten, 89, of Greenville, TX died on April 3, 2015 in her residence. Gloria was born in New Orleans, LA on September 28, 1925 to Roy and Stella Lusher. Gloria was a life time native of Lake Charles, LA. She enjoyed wood working, volunteering, and traveling. She also enjoyed cooking and being around family and friends. She is...
Bevlyn Rose Talbot
Apr 3, 2015
Bevlyn "Belle" Rose Talbot,69, of Vinton passed away on April 3, 2015. Belle was a native of Johnson Bayou and lived in Vinton since 1996. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vinton. Belle is survived by her husband of 24 years, Joseph "Curt" Talbot of Vinton; a daughter, Sunshine Anderson; four sons, Clifford Jinks, James Miller...
James Karl Bendixen
Apr 3, 2015
James Karl Bendixen, 88 of Lake Charles, LA died Friday, April 3, 2015 in a local hospital. James was born on October 9, 1926 in Lake Charles, LA to Karl and Ollie Bendixen. He was a native resident of Lake Charles, LA. He retired from Olin Corp as a shift supervisor after 36 years of service. He proudly served our...
Barbara Jane Glover
Apr 3, 2015
But as it is written "EYE HATH NOT SEEN, NOR EAR HEARD, NEITHER HAVE ENTERED INTO THE HEART OF MAN, THE THINGS WHICH GOD HATH PREPARED FOR THEM THAT LOVE HIM" I CORINTHIANS 2:9 Barbara Jane Glover, 50, of Kinder died Friday, April 3, 2015. Barbara was born on August 2, 1964 to Ernest Wayne Glover, Sr. and Mukerrem Inci...
James "Jay" Pierre
Mar 31, 2015
James " Jay" Pierre Jr., 54, departed this life on March 31, 2015. Mr. Pierre was born on October 3, 1960, to the late James and Beatrice Pierre. Jay's departure to his eternal home in Heaven left sadness in the hearts of all who knew and loved him. He was lovingly known as "Jay" to family and friends. Jay was...
Juanita Marie Poe
Mar 31, 2015
Juanita Marie Herrington Poe, 84, of Westlake, LA, died on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at her daughter's residence in Pineville, LA. Mrs. Poe was born August 30, 1930 in Benton, AR and lived most of her life in the Lake Charles / Westlake area until recently moving to Pineville, LA. She was a 1947 graduate of LaGrange High School and...
Wanda Sue Peshoff
Mar 31, 2015
Wanda Sue Ritter Peshoff, 67, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015, with her faithful family at her side. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana to William Edward and Hazel Oree Neal Ritter, Mrs. Peshoff moved to Lake Charles in 1966, where she married her husband and raised her sons. She worked for Fire Safety for thirty years, retiring as Office Manager in...
Earlene Deason
Mar 31, 2015
Earlene Hebert Deason 79, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2015 surrounded by her family. Earlene was a loving Christian mother of the Baptist faith who enjoyed reading the bible to her children. Earlene is survived by her 2 sons, Jimmy Deason and wife Dorothy of Hackberry and Jack Deason of Carlyss; one daughter, Cheryl Deason of Carlyss; brother, A.J....
David Kurtz Palmgren
Mar 31, 2015
David Kurtz Palmgren, 68, of Lake Charles died at 5:44 AM on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 in his residence. Mr. Palmgren was born on December 19, 1946 in Nashville, TN, was raised in Lancaster, PA, and moved to Lake Charles more than 40 years ago. He was a graduate of Episcopal School of Nursing in Philadelphia, PA and then graduated...
Shandel Dwayne Broussard
Mar 30, 2015
Shandel Broussard, 49, of Lake Charles, passed away Monday March 30, 2015 at a local hospital with his family at his side. Mr. Broussard was born in Sulphur and spent most of his life in the Cameron and Johnson Bayou communities. He was a 1984 graduate of Johnson Bayou High School, a truck driver for Tri-Co and of the Catholic...
