Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Herbert Leo Kent
Dec 23, 2016
Herbert Leo Kent, 80, lovingly known as Herbie to his friends and family, entered into eternal rest at home surrounded by loved ones on December 23, 2016.
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Herbie was born on December 20, 1936 in Oakdale, LA to Lucille J. Kent and Herbert Troy Kent. He spent the majority of his life in Lake Charles. He attended LaGrange High...
James Farque Jr.
Dec 22, 2016
James Farque Jr., of DeRidder, LA died Thursday, December 22, 2016 in a DeRidder Hospital.
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James was born on May 3, 1941 in Lake Charles, LA to James and Rose Farque. He enjoyed working in the yard, going to Flea Markets, and cooking. James loved being around family, hunting in the great outdoors, and being a huge LSU...
Virginia Byrd Crawford
Dec 22, 2016
 Virginia Byrd Crawford, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 22, 2016.
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She was born November 22, 1924 in St. Augustine County, TX to Mary Bessie (Perry) and Bewley Carroll Byrd. She attended elementary school in Colmesneil and graduated from Zavalla High School in 1943. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Lake...
Betty Lou Hanchey
Dec 21, 2016
Betty Lou Hanchey, 78, passed away on December, 21, 2106 surrounded by her family in her home. She was born in Duson, LA on November 9, 1938 and lived in Sulphur all of her life. Betty was a member of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for over 50 years. She was a 1957 graduate of Sulphur High and...
Nathan Alan Tramonte
Dec 20, 2016
 Nathan Alan Tramonte, 57, passed away after a long illness at a local hospital on December 20, 2016.
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Nathan was self employed his whole life as a contractor. He did work as part of the Local 112 Insulator Union too. Mr. Tramonte liked to garden; he enjoyed landscaping and caring for his house plants. He even assisted with the...
Laura Mae Vincent Leblanc
Dec 20, 2016
Welsh – Laura LeBlanc, 76, passed away in a local hospital on December 20, 2016, surrounded by her family. Laura was born in Gueydan on January 23, 1940 to the late Theol and Olite Petry Vincent. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and loved all children. Most of all she loved Jesus and her Catholic faith. She was...
Donald Veuleman
Dec 19, 2016
Donald Edward Veuleman, 80, of Lake Charles, LA went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 19, 2016 in a local hospital.
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Donald was born on November 23, 1936 in Many, LA, to the late Dewey Edward Veuleman and Violet Parham Veuleman. He moved to Lake Charles in 1955 where he worked for R.E. Heidt and...
Jeal James Fazzio
Dec 19, 2016
Jeal James Fazzio, 71, of Lake Charles, LA died Monday, December 19, 2016 in a local hospital, surrounded by his family.
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Jeal was born on November 26, 1945 in Lake Charles, LA to Sam and Mary Fazzio. He enjoyed being around friends and family and being on the river. He enjoyed cooking for family and friends and could be...
Brandy Marie Cook
Dec 18, 2016
Brandy Cook, 34, passed away December 18, 2016. Brandy as born July 24, 1982 in Lake Charles to James Cook and the late Tamara Vaught Cook. Survivors are her children, Candace, Cameron, Khyler, Karrysa Cook, Kelsey and Carmen Jones; father, James Cook; brother, Jeromie Cook and wife Miranda. She is preceded in death by her mother Tamara Vaught Cook. As...
Winward James Fontenot
Dec 18, 2016
Winward James Fontenot, 74, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 2:49 PM on Sunday, December 18, 2016 in a local hospital.
Mr. Fontenot was born April 12, 1942 in Basile, LA and was a 1960 graduate of Marion High School. He joined the U.S. Navy and served two tours in Vietnam as part of the Brown Water Navy and...
Jamie Sue Oakley
Dec 18, 2016
Jamie Comeaux Oakley, 44, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016 in a local hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Sulphur and a graduate of McNeese receiving a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Paralegal studies. Jamie loved shopping, eating out and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Jamie is survived by her parents, Joe “BB” and...
Roger Flores Perez, Sr.
Dec 18, 2016
Roger Perez, Sr., 90, of Sulphur passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016.  Roger was born in McFaddin, Texas in 1926. He was the oldest of 13 children and had resided in Sulphur since 1962 where he attended the Spanish services of Grace Baptist Church. In 1992, Roger retired from Mike Hooks Dredging Company (Westlake, LA) after 32 years of...
Delores Ann Lejune Comeaux
Dec 17, 2016
Delores Ann LeJune Comeaux, 70, of Lake Charles was called to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 17, 2016 in a New Orleans hospital surrounded by her loving family.
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Mrs. Comeaux was born on November 17, 1946 in Lake Charles where she lived all of her life and was a graduate of LaGrange High School. She was a...
Ralph Joseph Prejean Jr.
Dec 17, 2016
Ralph Joseph Prejean, Jr., 59, of Lake Charles passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 in a local healthcare facility.
Mr. Prejean was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Barbe High School and attended McNeese State University. During his younger years he worked as an Office Manager for Managan Carroll Building Materials where he developed...
Eddie Ray Tillman
Dec 17, 2016
Eddie Ray Tillman Eddie Ray Tillman, 43, passed away December 17, 2016 in a local hospital. Eddie was born June 5, 1973 in Monroe to the late Gus Brown and Bobbie Jean Tillman. Survivors are his brother, Willie Tillman and wife Bridgette; sister, Sarah Tillman. He is preceded in death by his parents, Gus Brown and Bobbie Jean Tillman; brother,...
Silvin Ray Soileau, Sr.
Dec 17, 2016
 Silvin Ray Soileau, Sr., 90, of Sulphur, passed away peacefully on Saturday December 17, 2016 with his family at his side.
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Silvin was a life-long resident of the Lake Charles area and a graduate of LaGrange High School. He retired from Southern Pacific Transport after 46 years of loyal service. Mr. Soileau honorably served our country during World...
Rebecca Laird
Dec 16, 2016
Rebecca Ann Laird passed away December 16, 2016 after a lengthy illness at a local hospital.
Mrs. Laird was born and raised in the Lake Charles area. She graduated with the Class of 1975 as Valedictorian of Sulphur High School. Becky then attended Northwestern State and McNeese Universities. She attended Maplewood First Baptist Church. Professionally, she spent over twenty years...
Gregory Phillip Guillory
Dec 15, 2016
Gregory Phillip Guillory, 67, of Lake Charles died at 10:18 AM on Thursday, December 15, 2016 in a local hospital.
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Mr. Guillory was born on April 3, 1949 in Kinder, LA and lived most of his life in Lake Charles where he was a graduate of LaGrange High School. He furthered his education at McNeese State University receiving a...
Andrew Garofolo
Dec 15, 2016
Andrew Benjamin Garofolo, born to Paul and Shanna on March 10, 1995, passed away on December 15, 2016 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.
Andrew was a member of the 2012 graduating class of Sulphur High School and earned his Associate Degree in Instrumentation/Electrical at Sowela Technical Institute. Most recently, Andrew worked as a Laboratory Technician with Camin...
Tina Van Winkle
Dec 14, 2016
Lake Charles – Tina Van Winkle, 55, passed away in Lake Charles Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Tina was born in DeQuincy, LA on September 14, 1961. She was a longtime member of Livingway in Lake Charles and active in the La. UPC District Singles Ministry. Tina was employed by Loftin, Cain & LeBlanc Law firm. Survivors are...
