Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Manson Albert Manuel
Oct 3, 2014
Manson Albert Manuel, 80, of Lake Charles passed away, Friday, October 3, 2014. He was a native of Basile, LA and a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. Mr. Manuel was a loving father and grandfather, as well as being an outstanding musician. Manson was best known as the Wild Bayou Fiddler, with his band Manson Manuel and The Midnight Express...
Helen Dronet Mouton
Oct 1, 2014
Helen Dronet Mouton, 88, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 3, 2014 at Our Lady of Prompt Succor at 10 am with Father Edward Richard officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2014 from 3-9 pm with a rosary at 6:30 pm at Johnson and Robison Funeral...
Leona Marie James
Oct 1, 2014
Leona Marie James, 77, of Lake Charles died on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 in a local hospital. Mrs. James was born on December 5, 1936 in Lake Charles and resided here her entire life. In her younger years she worked for the Pitt Theater and also Paramount Theater where she met her husband. She will be remembered for her fun...
Barbara Anne Matte
Oct 1, 2014
Barbara Anne Romero Matte, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away on October 1, 2014. She lived her 71 years to the fullest, enjoying every minute she had with her family that she held so dear. She was born on August 4, 1943 to Raymond and Mildred Romero. She grew up in Sulphur, LA and later married Ervin Matte, with whom...
Jeanette Cormier
Sep 28, 2014
Jeanette Marie Cormier, 74, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014 in Houston, Texas. Services will be held on Friday, October 3, 2104 at 2:30 pm at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home in Sulphur with Deacon Johnny Mounce officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday, October 2, 2014 from 4-9 pm with a rosary at 6:30 pm and Friday, October 3,...
Brian Kent Vidrine
Sep 28, 2014
Brian Kent Vidrine, 36, of Houston, Texas passed from this life on Sunday, September 28, 2014, due to complications from a automobile accident in January of 2008 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 18, 1978 in Ville Platte Louisiana to Barbara Bourque Vidrine and Francis Kent Vidrine. He is a graduate of the School for the...
Rita Taylor
Sep 27, 2014
Rita Taylor, 85, passed away on September 27, 2014. Services will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 10 am at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Sulphur. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Deridder, LA under the direction of Johnson and Robison Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the funeral home from 5-9...
Clement Reisner
Sep 27, 2014
Clement Reisner, 76, of Starks, LA died at 12:45 AM on Saturday, September 27, 2014 in a local care center. Clement is survived by his brothers, Ronnie Reisner and wife Charlotte, Roy Reisner and Caralee Williams, and Lonnie Reisner; sister, Sue Helms and husband Ernest; and a number of nieces, nephews, and other family members. His graveside service will be...
Dustin Lane Snead
Sep 27, 2014
Dustin Lane Snead, 33, of Westlake passed away peacefully in the early morning of Saturday, September 27, 2014 in his residence in Rawlins, WY. Dustin was born on Jun 18, 1981 in Lake Charles and was a lifelong resident of Westlake and attended Westlake High School. He moved to Rawlins, WY in 2012 to work as a heat treat technician...
Willie Olen Shell
Sep 27, 2014
In loving memory of Willie Olen Shell. Willie arrived July 1, 1954 and departed for heaven on September 27, 2014. He was preceded in death by his mother, Thelma Loraine Pritchett Shell and brother, Harlan Shell. All those left to cherish his memory are; father, Willie Conrad Shell of Knoxville, TN; wife, Candy Shell of Dequincy, LA; sons, Daniel Shell-...
David Edward Dishong, Sr.
Sep 26, 2014
David Edward Dishong, Sr., 59, of Lake Charles died on Friday, September 26, 2014 in a Houston hospital. Mr. Dishong was born on February 7, 1955 in Lake Charles where he was a lifelong resident. He was a 1973 graduate of LaGrange High School and attended McNeese State University and Sowela Technical Community College. Mr. Dishong worked at PPG (now...
Floyd Johnson
Sep 26, 2014
Floyd Johnson, 85, passed away Friday, September 26, 2014 in Sulphur, LA. Services will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 2 pm at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home with Father Ruben Buller officiating. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Westlake under the direction of Johnson and Robison Funeral Home. Visitation will be at the funeral home on...
Charles F. Maas
Sep 25, 2014
Charles F. Maas, 83, of Lake Charles, LA died at 8:15 PM on Thursday, September 25, 2014 in a local care facility. Mr. Maas was born December 4, 1930 and retired from the U.S. Navy after serving over twenty years. He was a longtime resident of Holland, MI before moving to Lake Charles eight years ago. Mr. Maas is survived...
Hazel Gaspard Savant
Sep 25, 2014
Hazel Gaspard Savant, 95, of Lake Charles died on Thursday, September 25, 2014 in a local care facility. Mrs. Savant was born on September 16, 1919 in Indian Bayou, LA and lived in Lake Charles since 1953. For 35 years she worked in shoe sales at Muller's Department Store. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic...
Lois Ann Burroughs
Sep 25, 2014
Lois Ann Burroughs, 51, of Cameron, LA, died at 8:43 PM on Thursday, September 25, 2014 in a local hospital. Mrs. Burroughs was born December 30, 1962 in DeQuincy, LA and attended DeQuincy High School and South Beauregard High School. She has resided in Cameron for the past thirty years and attended Oak Grove Baptist Church. She enjoyed connecting with...
Mary Frances "Mef" Dimmick Mcgraw
Sep 25, 2014
Mary Frances "Mef" Dimmick McGraw, 88, of Lake Charles, Louisiana died at 10:57 PM, Friday, September 19, 2014 surrounded by loving family in her Verandah residence. Mrs. McGraw was born in Opelousas, Louisiana, to Ira C. and Mary Ella Evans Dimmick on November 9, 1925. Mrs. McGraw was a 1942 graduate of Lake Charles High School. She attended McNeese State...
Jan Hardy
Sep 25, 2014
Jan Elise Hardy, an icon of Lake Charles society in the 1980s, passed away at her parents' home in Carlyss on September 25, 2014. A celebration of Jan's vibrant life and spirit will be held at the Johnson and Robison Funeral Home in Sulphur on Sunday, September 28, from 5:00 to 9:00pm, with a rosary beginning at 6:30. On Monday,...
Verna Roberts Adcock
Sep 25, 2014
Verna Roberts Adcock, 86, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014 in the comfort of her daughter's home. Mrs. Adcock was born in Bel, LA, one of ten children, to Joseph and Elberty Gilley Roberts. She lived most of her life in the Lake Charles area. She was a graduate of Gillis High School and went on to...
Harold Reed
Sep 24, 2014
Harold S. "Skeeter" Reed, 52, of Westlake passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Reed was born, raised and educated in California. He was a graduate of Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles and worked his younger years as a Security Guard in Hollywood. Mr. Reed worked most of his life as a Heavy Equipment...
