Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Naomi Helms Poe
Jul 7, 2016
Naomi Helms Poe, 93, went to be with the Lord on Thursday July 7, 2016.
Naomi was a faithful member of The First Baptist Church of Gillis.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Lee Poe; 2 daughters, Linda Carolyn Micelle and Cathy Deborah Mears; parents, James Frank and Luetta Helms; 2 sisters, Myrthe Elmore...
Jules Riley Bellard
Jul 7, 2016
Jules Riley Bellard, 77, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016 in a local hospital.
Mr. Bellard was born in Opelousas and has lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Marion High School where he was a talented athlete. He worked twenty-five years as a Butcher, his younger years for...
Lee Clancy Bellon
Jul 7, 2016
Lee Clancy Bellon, 87, of Moss Bluff passed away at 3:50 AM, Thursday, July 07, 2016 in a local care center.
He was a native of Mamou, LA and lived most of his life in Violet, LA prior to moving to Moss Bluff. Mr. Bellon served in the United States Navy and was a Veteran of World War...
Louise B. Jackson
Jul 6, 2016
Louise B. Jackson, 91, of Lake Charles died at 6:50 PM on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 in a local hospital.
Ms. Jackson was born in Winnsboro, LA and lived in Lafayette for 58 years before moving to Lake Charles 2 years ago to be with her daughter. She retired from Hancock Fabric in Lafayette after many years of service....
Veronica Lynn Stewart
Jul 6, 2016
Lake Charles – Veronica Lynn Stewart, 46, passed away in a local hospital on July 6, 2016. Veronica was born in Lake Charles on April 29, 1970 to John Fontenot, Sr. and Alice Stewart Fontenot. Survivors include her husband, Michael R. Stewart, of Lake Charles; son, Michael J. Stewart, (Charln) of Houston, TX; daughter, Carrie Stewart Pickett (James) of Frisco,...
Katherine "Kathy" Marie Buntyn Maxon
Jul 5, 2016
Katherine “Kathy” Marie Buntyn Maxon, of Hollywood, South Carolina, wife of James “Jim” Fuller Maxon entered into eternal rest on July 5, 2016. Her funeral service was held on July 9, in Old St. Andrews Parish Church, Charleston, SC. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 2:00 PM on Sunday July 24 with a Celebration of her life...
Emma Ruth Parker Sommers
Jul 3, 2016
Surrounded by her family Emma Ruth Parker Sommers passed from this world to God's heavenly gate on July 3, 2016.
Sister Ruth, "Ruthie", Mom, and Mameaux was born on September 24, 1938 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to the late Elbert and Dorothy Parker. A Moss Bluff girl, she was a 1957 graduate of Gillis High School where she...
Allie Belle Lee Jordan
Jul 3, 2016
Allie Belle Lee Jordan, 97, of Lake Charles, died Sunday July 3, 2016 at a Lake Charles Hospice Facility following a brief illness.
Mrs. Jordan was a native of Vinton and a 1934 graduate of Vinton High School. Following her high school graduation, she attended Vincent College in Lake Charles, where she graduated from in 1938.
Professionally,...
Peggy Higgins
Jul 3, 2016
Peggy Higgins, 90, of Lake Charles, LA died in a local hospital on Sunday, July 3, 2016.
Peggy was born on January 10, 1926 in Alco, LA to Neely and Augustine Bennett. She enjoyed being with family and friends. She loved going to church, praying, and helping others.
Those left to cherish her memory are one daughter,...
Dr. J. Dwayne Helms
Jul 3, 2016
Celebration of Life Services for Dr. J. Dwayne Helms, 69, husband of Stacy Hill Helms passed away July 3, 2016 in his residence with his loved ones after a short, hard-fought battle with cancer.
Dr. Helms was born on January 12, 1947 in Lake Charles, Louisiana and was raised in Sweetlake/Bell City area. Dr. Helms was a proud member of...
Kenneth Joseph Istre
Jul 3, 2016
Kenneth Joseph Istre, 66, passed away at 5:00 pm on Sunday July 3rd in a local care facility.
Kenneth was born in Crowley, LA and has lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Lagrange High School and McNeese State University, where he studied business and was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Kenneth...
Day-Lyn Lichelle Brown
Jul 2, 2016
This is Day-Lyn, I leave behind three brothers and two sisters. My oldest sissy, Dalasia Jasmine is 13 and my other sissy, Tiana Brown is 12, my oldest brother is Dilmonta Jasime, my other brother is Dante’ Bilbo, then Dar’nel Jasmine. All my sibilings loved me very much. I leave behind my uncles, Llewellyn Duhon, Jr. and Andrew Papion and...
Lola Neely White
Jul 2, 2016
Iowa – Lola White, 80, passed away in a local hospital on Saturday, July 2, 2016. Born in Merryville, LA on July 10, 1935 to the late Justice and Lena (Jeans) Neely, Lola was a graduate of Merryville High and worked for the Calcasieu Parish School Board. She was a member of Westlake United Methodist Church. She is survived by...
Mary "Aline" Lebert
Jul 1, 2016
Mary Aline LeBert, 81, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away at 3:21 AM on Friday, July 1, 2016 in a local care facility.
Ms. LeBert was born December 1, 1934 in Marceaux, LA, raised in Kaplan and has lived in Lake Charles for the past sixty-five years. She worked at Abear / Royer Mobile Homes, Lake City Glass and...
John Paul Reece
Jun 30, 2016
John Paul Reece, 80, of Lake Charles died at 11:15 PM on Thursday, June 30, 2016 in a local hospice facility.
Mr. Reece was born on July 29, 1935 in Singer, LA and moved to Welsh in his early teenage years. He was a graduate of Welsh High School. Mr. Reece moved to Lake Charles when he was 20...
Daniel Luke Pellerin
Jun 30, 2016
Daniel Luke Pellerin, 15, went home to be with the Lord, on June 30, 2016 surrounded by his loving family.
Daniel was a native of Sulphur and the youngest son of John and Brenda Pellerin. He was a student of Sulphur High School at the time of his passing. He was a quiet, honest, and virtuous person who sincerely loved...
Virgie Jackson
Jun 29, 2016
Iowa – Virgie Jackson, 89, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Virgie was born in Woodlawn on December 3, 1926 to the late Dupre and Melena (Foreman) Senegal. She graduated as an LPN and worked as a nurse for over 60 years. Virgie enjoyed tending to her vegetable garden and working on things around her home. Preceding her in death...
Richard Rodney "Rod" Warner
Jun 28, 2016
Richard Rodney “Rod” Warner, 69, of Longville, LA, died at 7:10 PM on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
Mr. Warner was born August 24, 1946 in Orange, TX, was a 1966 graduate of Lake Charles High School and attended McNeese State University. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and was an electrician for the IBEW #861, where...
David Jennings "Dj" St. Dizier
Jun 28, 2016
David Jennings “DJ” St. Dizier, Jr., 73, of Marksville, LA died at 9:34 PM on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 in his daughter’s Lake Charles residence.
Mr. St. Dizier was born on April 22, 1943 in Lake Charles, LA where he lived until moving to Pineville, LA in 1996 before moving to Marksville, LA in 2010. He attended LaGrange High...
Neva Bennett
Jun 28, 2016
Neva Aguillard Bennett, 90, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 7:30 PM in the home of her daughter Sandy Bankens in Sulphur, Louisiana.
Neva was born at the Acadia Baptist Academy in Eunice, Louisiana on Thursday, November 9, 1925. She was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Aguillard, pioneer missionaries, religious broadcaster and church founder....
