Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Patricia Knox Kleckley
Sep 4, 2014
Patricia Ann "Patsy" Knox Kleckley, 73, of Moss Bluff passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, September 04, 2014, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Patsy and her late husband, love of her life, Sammy, were married for 54 years. During these years they shared the adventures of life; starting a family, running a...
Theresa Jane House
Sep 4, 2014
Theresa Jane Symons House, 79, died at 12:45 AM on Thursday, September 4, 2014 in a local hospital. Mrs. House was born June 13, 1935 in Dover, NJ and was raised in Wharton, NJ. She settled in Lake Charles in 1976 and had lived the past eight years in Midlothian, TX. She worked at Love's and Crisop Labs. She loved...
Nelma Marie Duplechin
Sep 3, 2014
Nelma Marie Thibodeaux Duplechin, 87, of Lake Charles, LA died at 9:47 PM on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 in her residence. Mrs. Duplechin was born August 31, 1927 in Church Point, LA, where she was raised and has lived in Lake Charles for the past sixty-five years. She was a member of the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception and was a...
Doyle Edward Richards
Sep 2, 2014
Doyle Edward Richards, 75, of Topsy died at 9:48 AM on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in a Sulphur hospital. Mr. Richards was born on June 8, 1939 in Henderson, TX. He served in the U.S. Army as an E5 in the 516th Engineering Company. He was stationed in Hanau, Germany where he met his wife. They moved to Lake Charles...
Marvin L'Gene Harger
Sep 2, 2014
Marvin L'Gene Harger, 92 of Sulphur passed away on September 2, 2014 in his residence. Marvin was born in Altus, AR and served in the U S Navy for 6 years as a cryptologist CT1. He worked as a charter boat captain for 10 years, a machinist at Cit-Con, and a salesman at Blake Building Materials in Carlyss. Marvin was...
Terry James Guillory
Sep 2, 2014
Terry James Guillory, 65, of Lake Charles died at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in his residence. Mr. Guillory was born on August 22, 1949 in Ville Platte, LA and was raised in Bunkie, LA. He was All-District and All-State in football at Bunkie High School. Mr. Guillory received a football scholarship to McNeese State University where he...
Joseph Amar Thibodeaux, Jr.
Sep 2, 2014
He was a son, brother, uncle, or friend to each of us. Uncle Junior was a simple man that lived a simple life in which each of us will never know. He did not know what iphones or facebook were, but he did know how to show love and care. He saw life for what it was. If he was...
Paul Tillman Cloud
Sep 1, 2014
Paul Tillman Cloud, 64, was called home Monday, September 1, 2014 by his loving Lord and Savior. Paul was born on November 21, 1949 in Monroe, Louisiana to Leonard and Gloria Faye Scruggs Cloud. Funeral services are Friday, September 5, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home in Sulphur with Pastor Todd Menard and Pastor Dick Menard...
Mary Nell Rion
Sep 1, 2014
On November 13, 2010 Mary Nell Cole Rion suffered an irreparable broken heart when her beloved husband, Dick Rion, won his battle with cancer and went before her to that land where there is no pain and suffering. The past 44 months have been marked by a distinct decline as the Mary Nell, known and loved by so many, descended...
William B. Buehler
Sep 1, 2014
William Bernard Buehler passed away peacefully at home on Monday, September 1, 2014 Bill was born on October 24, 1924 to Henry and Martha (Gosling) Buehler in Napa, CA. He was a graduate of Napa High School and attended University of California at Berkeley. He worked with his father in the family business for many years. After the business was...
Wana Duffy
Aug 30, 2014
Wana Landry Duffy, 82, of Lake Charles died at 4:45 PM on Saturday, August 30, 2014 in a local hospital surrounded by loved ones. Mrs. Duffy was born on June 30, 1932 in Lake Charles, LA where she was raised and resided all of her life. She was a graduate of St. Charles Academy and was named salutatorian of her...
Calvin Guillory, Jr.
Aug 30, 2014
Calvin "Cal" Guillory, 78, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at home. Cremation is entrusted to Johnson and Robison Funeral Home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Cal was a native of Eunice, LA. He owned and retired from C. Guillory and Sons Construction Company in Springhill, Kansas. In 1983, after retirement, Cal moved to...
Earl Francis Carriveau
Aug 30, 2014
Earl Francis "Paw Paw Pee" Carriveau, 77, of Lake Charles, LA died at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 30, 2014 in his residence. Mr. Carriveau was born October 10, 1936 in Sanvurn, MI and served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He worked as a cross country truck driver and retired from Mosquito Control, where he worked over ten...
Philip Martin Farmer
Aug 29, 2014
Philip Martin Farmer, 64 of Lake Charles passed away peacefully Friday, August 29, 2014 in the comfort of his home. Mr. Farmer was born on October 12, 1949 in Lake Charles and had lived his entire life in the Lake Charles area. He was a 1968 graduate of Lake Charles High School where he lettered in football and track. After...
Bobby Ray Stewart
Aug 29, 2014
Bobby Ray Stewart, 83, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:30 AM on August 29, 2014 at 6:30 AM in his residence. Mr. Stewart was born December 3, 1930 in Paducah, TX, where he was lived until serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked at various locations as a store manager for J.C. Penney's for forty-one...
Jesse Joseph Castete
Aug 29, 2014
Jesse Joseph Castete passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 29, in a local hospital surrounded by his loving family as a result of an automobile accident. Jesse was born Sept. 3, 1933, in St. Landry, La., to Leo and Ezora Dugas Castete. He attended Marion High School where he was an All-District football and basketball player and a member of...
Amy Catherine Draves Jokisch
Aug 29, 2014
Amy Catherine Draves Jokisch, 49, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014. She's now at peace with the Angels. No more pain. Amy was born on April 9, 1965 in Minneapolis, MN. In 4th grade, she moved to Charlotte, NC where she graduated from Charlotte Catholic High School. After high school, Amy moved to Tacoma, WA where she received her...
Ruby Greenwood
Aug 29, 2014
Ruby Greenwood, 81, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014. Private family services will be held at a later date. Cremation is under the direction of Johnson and Robison Funeral Home. Ruby lived in the Sulphur area most of her life. She, along with her husband, owned and operated Greenwood Pack a Bag Grocery. She was a former member of...
Clarence James Jolivette
Aug 29, 2014
Clarence James Jolivette, 54, of Lake Charles passed away at 5:05 PM on Friday, August 29, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Jolivette was born on September 24, 1959 in Lafayette, LA and lived in Lake Charles since 1994. He enjoyed barbequing with family and friends and he loved his wife, children, and grandchildren dearly. Those left to cherish his...
Cecile Romero Lebleu
Aug 28, 2014
A native of New Iberia and seventy three year resident of Lake Charles, Cecile passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, August 28, 2014. She was a beautician for many years and was the matriarch of her family. When she spoke, people listened, and she was always compassionate and usually right. She loved to stay busy and was a...
