Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Margaret Mccann
Jan 18, 2015
Margaret Lee Riggan McCann, 91, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:30 AM on Sunday, January 18, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. McCann is survived by her children, Deborah Gary and husband Tim, of Lake Charles, LA, Jeanette McCann, of Lake Charles, LA, Vicki Mulliniks and husband John of Lafayette, LA, and Michelle McCann of Lake Charles; grandchildren, Christina...
Michael Shad Cook
Jan 18, 2015
Michael Shad Cook, 22, of Moss Bluff, LA passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015. Michael was a native and life resident of the Lake Charles and Moss Bluff area and attended Sam Houston High School. He was a fun loving, big hearted character. Fishing was a favorite pastime of his. He would help anyone in need and was extremely...
Christine Ann Hebert
Jan 18, 2015
Christine "Chrissy" Ann Hebert, 46 of Merryville passed away on January 18, 2015 in the Sulphur hospital. Christine was born in Sulphur and lived in Merryville since 1995. She was a member of both Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church in Sulphur and DeQuincy. Chrissy loved to sing Karaoke, dance and baby sit. Chrissy is survived by five sisters, Brenda...
Melvina Foreman Kroll
Jan 17, 2015
Melvina Foreman Kroll, 77, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 6:05 PM on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at a local care facility. Mrs. Kroll was born May 10, 1937 in Lake Charles, LA, lived in Chicago for seventeen years and has resided in Lake Charles for the past thirty years. She was a graduate of Marion High School and worked...
Damon Ray Benoit
Jan 17, 2015
Damon Ray Benoit, 62, of Lake Charles died at 8:25 PM on Saturday, January 17, 2015 in his residence. Mr. Benoit was born on October 7, 1952 in Lake Charles. He resided in Lafayette and was a graduate of Fatima School before returning to Lake Charles 26 years ago. Mr. Benoit worked in sales for Beverage Sales from 1993 until...
Leade Faulk
Jan 17, 2015
Leade Faulk of Sulphur passed away early Saturday morning, Jan 17, 2015, at the age of 96. Left behind to mourn her loss are 2 daughters, Mary Blencowe (husband Paul), and Kathleen Faulk; 3 beloved grandchildren Kristin, Alison, and Caitlin; her sister-in-law Anna Belle Clark of Lake Charles and several nieces, nephews, and friends. Preceding Leade in death were her...
Daniel Craig Lee
Jan 17, 2015
Daniel Craig Lee, 61, of Lake Charles, LA died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 17, 2015 in a Lake Charles hospital. Mr. Lee was born on March 26, 1953 in Lake Charles, LA. He was a resident of Little Rock, AR for over 40 years before moving back to Lake Charles five years ago. He will be remembered as a kind,...
Ruth Mchardy Dutreix
Jan 17, 2015
Ruth McHardy Dutreix, 88, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Saturday January 17, 2015 at a local care center surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born in Baton Rouge to Robert Gordon and Irene Buquet McHardy. She was raised in Baton Rouge and graduated from Baton Rouge High School. She married Joseph H. Dutreix on...
Roland John Doucet, Sr.
Jan 16, 2015
Roland John Doucet, Sr., 76, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:00 PM on Friday, January 16, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Doucet was born on May 29, 1938 in Eunice, LA and lived most of his life in Lake Charles, LA. French was his first language, until attending school when he learned English. He was a 1956 graduate...
Jeanelle Bertrand Vincent
Jan 15, 2015
Jeanelle Bertrand Vincent, 74, of Lake Charles died on Thursday, January 15, 2015 in a Cypress, TX hospital. Mrs. Vincent was born in Eunice, LA on November 21, 1940 and lived in Lake Charles for the past 72 years. She was a graduate of Marion High School. Mrs. Vincent was currently living in Houston, TX to be near her daughters...
Murphy Jack Turner
Jan 13, 2015
Murphy Jack Turner, age 77 passed away from this life to be with the Lord at 4:15 AM, Tuesday, January 13, 2015. He died peacefully at home surrounded by family. Jack was born in Oakdale, Louisiana and moved to Sulphur at the age of six where he remained a lifelong resident. He was the founder, owner, and operator of Jack's...
Zelma Marie Lopez
Jan 13, 2015
Zelma Marie Landry Lopez, 84, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 3:30 AM on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. Lopez was born April 22, 1930 in Jennings, LA and has lived in Lake Charles since 1947. She worked at TG&Y for fifteen years in the Fabric Department. She later worked at University United Methodist Church in...
Arthur Hartzog, Jr.
Jan 13, 2015
Arthur Hartzog, Jr, 70, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 7 pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness in Westlake.
Reeves Veronie
Jan 12, 2015
Reeves "Reevas" Veronie, 77, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home next to his wife of fifty-six years, Frances, at 8:35 AM on Monday, January 12, 2015. Mr. Veronie was born January 4, 1938 in Rayne, LA where he was raised and has lived in Lake Charles for over sixty years. He worked as...
Allen L. Smith, Jr.
Jan 11, 2015
Allen L. Smith, Jr., local attorney, died on January 11, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Lake Charles. He was 78. Allen, was a native of Woodville, Mississippi and a graduate of Baton Rouge High School, Class of 1954. He graduated from the LSU School of Engineering in 1959 with a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering and from the Paul M....
Bertha Digiglia Marcello
Jan 10, 2015
Bertha "Bert" DiGiglia Marcello, 91, of Lake Charles, LA died Saturday, January 10, 2015 in her residence. Bert was originally born in Lake Charles, LA on March 27, 1923. She married Dr. Luke Marcello in 1941 and moved to DeRidder. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother of five children. As a young bride during WWII, she chaperoned...
Russell Reeves
Jan 10, 2015
Russell Reeves, 63, died Saturday, January 10, at his home in Galliano, LA from complications from over a 3 year battle with cancer. Born on March 28, 1951, in Lake Charles, LA, Russell resided in the Galliano, LA area for over 25 years. Russell learned his exemplary work ethic at an early age working with his father in the fields...
Roe Spencer
Jan 9, 2015
Roe Spencer, 88, died Friday, January 9, 2015 in his residence in Bedford, Texas, with his beloved family by his side. Born in Oakdale, Louisiana, to Monroe Evermont and Wilma Schillings Spencer, Mr. Spencer served his country in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He married Jessie Louise Ayer in May, 1948. After his service, he worked at...
Genevieve Pintado Chavanne
Jan 9, 2015
Genevieve "Bea" Pintado Chavanne, 104, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, January 09, 2015 in the comfort of her home. Mrs. Chavanne was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and Vincent Business College and went on to work thirty one years as a New Account Clerk for Gulf National Bank. Following...
Dorothy Bearb
Jan 9, 2015
Dorothy Bearb, 75, of Lake Charles, LA died on Friday, January 9, 2015 in her residence. Dorothy Bearb was born on July 31, 1939 to Horace and Winnie Fontenot in Lewisburg, LA. She loved cooking, gardening, and most of all spending quality time with and praying for her grandchildren. She also enjoyed bird watching. She was a longtime member of...
