Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Carlene Jo Hoffman
Dec 5, 2016
Carlene Jo Hoffman, daughter of the late Raymond Harold & Pauline Roe Odil & John Odil, was born on January 4, 1944 in McCook, Nebraska, and lived an adventure that ended with her peaceful death in the early morning of December 5, 2016. She was a traveling photographer who documented innumerable happy church gatherings over a twenty year period while...
Mark Alan Shearer Ii
Dec 4, 2016
Mark Shearer II, 30, of Moss Bluff, LA died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at a local hospital.
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Mark was born on December 22, 1985 in Lake Charles, LA to Mark and Darlene Shearer. He was an avid Saints and LSU fan. Mark enjoyed the great outdoors, fishing, hunting, playing golf, and was a gun enthusiast. He was an employee...
Thelma Gaspard Shepherd
Dec 4, 2016
Thelma Gaspard Shepherd, 92, of Lake Charles, died Sunday December 4, 2016 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family.
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Thelma was a lifelong resident of the Lake Charles, being one of fourteen children in South Lake Charles. She was very proud of her large family and many cousins. During World War II, she, along with...
Wallace "Blackie" Nunez
Dec 4, 2016
Bell City – Wallace “Blackie” Nunez, 85, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 in a local care facility. Blackie was born in Cameron on August 8, 1931 to the late Luma and Vergie LeBouf Nunez. He was a graduate of Bell City High and served his country as United States Marine. He was a member of St. John the Vinney...
James "Gomer" Schiele, Jr.
Dec 3, 2016
James “Gomer” Schiele, Jr., 50, of Grand Lake passed unexpectedly on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in his residence.
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Gomer was born on February 18, 1966 in Marks, MS. He resided in the Lake Charles/Grand Lake area for 30 years after moving from Texas in 1987. Gomer was a graduate of Groveton High School in Texas and attended Louisiana Technical...
Scot Lafargue
Dec 3, 2016
Clarence Scot LaFargue, 52, of Lake Charles passed away Saturday, December 03, 2016 at Our Lady of the Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette, LA as a result of a stroke.
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Mr. LaFargue was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of LaGrange High School where he began his career in auto mechanics. Scot was a talented...
Elder Johnson Babineaux
Dec 2, 2016
Elder Johnson Babineaux of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away peacefully in her home on December 2, 2016. Â
Elder was born on February 9, 1933, to Tonis and Leona Johnson in Basile, Louisiana. She later moved with her family to Lake Charles and married Burdon L. Babineaux on March 19, 1949. They had three sons and raised their family in...
Alfred Chavis
Dec 2, 2016
Alfred Joseph Chavis passed December 2, 2016 at St. Patrick’s Hospital.
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Alfred was born December 26, 1954 to the late Beatrice and Alvin Chavis.
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He leaves two children, Alvin and Tenesha Chavis-Davis of Missouri City, TX; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and four sisters.
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Mr. Chavis is preceded in death by his parents; two sisters and...
Melissa Young Doucet
Dec 2, 2016
Melissa Young Doucet, 27, of St. Rose, LA, formerly of Lake Charles, LA, passed away at her home on December 2, 2016.
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Melissa was born February 3, 1989 in Stillwater, OK and moved to Lake Charles in 1993. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Barbe High School in 2007, where she was in the French Immersion program and an...
Dr. Milton Lee Carleton
Dec 2, 2016
Dr. Milton Lee Carleton, beloved son, husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on December 2, 2016, at the age of 88 in Christus St. Patrick’s Hospital following a brief illness.
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Dr. Carleton was born July 28, 1928, in Freeport, Texas to William David and Charlotte Harper Carleton and was a dutiful and loving son to them throughout their...
Csm United States Army Curley L. Faulk
Dec 2, 2016
Retired Command Sergeant Major Curley Louis Faulk, age 87, of Lake Charles, La. passed away on Friday December 2, 2016 in the comfort of his home surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Kaplan, La on November 3, 1929.
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Mr. Faulk honorably and faithfully served 30 years in the United States military in both the Navy and...
James Delalno Herrington
Dec 2, 2016
James Delano Herrington, 83 passed away peacefully after a short illness. He was born Dec. 8, 1932 in Baytown, TX. James "Delano" graduated from Moselle High School in Mississippi. He worked for and retired from E. I. DuPont in Orange, TX. He was extremely proud of his service to his country in the U.S. Army and Army reserve. He served...
Elizabeth "Liz" Holbrook Williams
Dec 1, 2016
Elizabeth “Liz” Ramona Holbrook Williams, 87, of Lake Charles, LA passed away on December 1, 2016 at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.
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Mrs. Williams was born June 2, 1929 in Bunkie, LA. She has lived most of her life in Lake Charles but grew up in Beaumont, TX and lived in College Station, TX. She graduated...
Michael Rider
Dec 1, 2016
Mike Rider, 72, of Lake Charles died at 6:38 PM on Thursday, December 1, 2016 in his residence.
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Mike was such a kind, fun loving man. He loved to laugh and spend time with his friends and family. Mike was always busy-running the roads-visiting with people all while listening to Elvis Presley radio. He was the happiest when he...
Dorothy Lee Hicks
Dec 1, 2016
Dorothy Lee (Widcamp) Hicks, 87, a resident of Westlake, LA passed from this life on December 1, 2016 in the peace of her home. Dorothy was born on August 27, 1929 to Valre and Alty (Baker) Widcamp in Westlake, LA. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Dorothy was an active member of First Baptist Church...
Wendy Reed
Dec 1, 2016
Wendy Reed , born February 11th 1955 in New Orleans, Louisiana, passed onto the next world peacefully and surrounded by her loved ones on December first 2016. She is survived by her husband Robert “ Bob” Reed whom she married on November 3rd 1984, her son Justin Caillouet, daughter Carilee Hoffpauir, her grand children Madison, Mason, Kaden, Brett, Cage, and...
Scott Eric Romero
Nov 30, 2016
Scott Eric Romero “Captain” “Cappy”, of Canyon Lake, TX, died at 2:21 PM on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in a Houston, TX hospital.
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Scott was born January 13, 1966 in Baton Rouge, LA, living most of his life in Lake Charles until 2013 when he moved to Canyon Lake, TX. He was a 1984 graduate of LaGrange High School...
Billie Maxine Duncan
Nov 30, 2016
Billie Maxine Duncan, 90, was born in Healdton, Oklahoma to Joe and Pearl Allgood. She graduated from Fox High School in Oklahoma in 1944. After graduating from high school she went to work for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Duncan, Oklahoma. She married Walter H. Duncan on September 27, 1949 in Gainesville, Texas. They lived in Wilson, Oklahoma where their...
Bobbie Joyce Says Scott
Nov 30, 2016
Bobbie Joyce Says Scott, 82, of Lake Charles went to meet her beloved Jesus on the night of Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Â in her residence.
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Mrs. Scott was born on August 19, 1934 in Lake Charles, LA where she lived all of her life and graduated from Marion High School. She was employed with the Louisiana Department of Transportation...
Maggie Istre Monic
Nov 29, 2016
Maggie Istre Monic, 91, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 11:06 PM on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in a local hospital.
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Mrs. Monic was born March 1, 1925 in Mermentau, LA and worked as a young woman in Jennings. For a number of years, she was a cafeteria server in the Jennings area schools and was an avid gardener....
