Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mary Kathryn Murray Cusher
Jan 19, 2014
Mary Kathryn Murray Cusher, 79 of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014 in the comfort of her home. Mrs. Cusher was born in Blackwell, OK and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a 1952 graduate of Sulphur High School and 1958 graduate of McNeese State University. She worked nearly forty years as a...
Carolyn Jean Cain
Jan 19, 2014
Carolyn Jean Cain, 72, of Westlake, passed away Sunday January 19, 2014 at a local healthcare facility. Carolyn was a native of Pennsylvania. She lived and traveled throughout the world with her husband Bob throughout his career in the Air Force before settling in Lake Charles. Carolyn began her career at Bolton Ford as a bookkeeper and was promoted over...
James B. Welch, Jr.
Jan 19, 2014
James (Jim) B. Welch, 63 began his journey with the Lord, family and friends in heaven on January 19, 2014. Jim was born on November 21, 1950 to James and Bernadine Welch in New Orleans, La. He lived in Lake Charles, but his heart was always in his hometown of New Orleans. After graduating in 1968 from Archbishop Shaw High...
Leola Granger
Jan 18, 2014
Leola Granger, 75, of Lake Charles died at 5:45 AM January 18, 2014 in a local hospital. Mrs. Leola was born April 7, 1938 in Mamou, Louisiana to Aldis and Enice Granger. She enjoyed working puzzles, growing flowers and cutting grass. She loved being around her family and supporting her children and grandchildren in all that they do. She also...
Marlene Gayle Manuel
Jan 18, 2014
Marlene Manuel, 69, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 after a long bout with cancer. Marlene lived most of her life in the Sulphur, LA area. She graduated from Sulphur High School in 1962 and received her nursing degree from McNeese State University. Marlene worked as a registered nurse in Lake Charles area hospitals. Marlene is survived by her husband,...
Robert Windsor Sheffield
Jan 18, 2014
Robert Windsor Sheffield, 71, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014 surrounded by his family. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Hackberry United Methodist Church in Hackberry, LA at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Sheffield was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a teacher for the Cameron Parish School Board for 33 years....
Wallace Howard Nichols
Jan 18, 2014
Wallace Howard Nichols, 72, of Moss Bluff passed away at 2:07 AM on Saturday, January 18, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Nichols was born on November 30, 1941 in Kinder, LA and resided in Moss Bluff for over 40 years. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of 4 years. Mr. Nichols previously worked at Citgo Refinery and Occidental Oil...
Earline Hollingsworth Trahan
Jan 18, 2014
Earline Marion Hollingsworth Trahan, 78, of Lake Charles passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 in a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Trahan was born in Cameron, LA and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Marion High School. She worked her younger years as a laborer for local refineries and many years as a...
Robert Sheffield
Jan 18, 2014
Robert Windsor Sheffield, 71, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014 surrounded by his family. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Hackberry United Methodist Church in Hackberry, LA at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Sheffield was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a teacher for the Cameron Parish School Board for 33 years....
Randall Keith Israel
Jan 16, 2014
Randall "Randy" Keith Israel, 60, of Lake Charles died on Thursday, January 16, 2014 in his residence. Mr. Israel was born on May 10, 1953 in Port Arthur, TX and lived in Lake Charles most of his life. He attended LaGrange Senior High School. Mr. Israel had a passion for cooking which led him to choose a career as a...
August Bobby (A.B.) Ledoux
Jan 16, 2014
August Bobby (A.B.) LeDoux, 75, of Grand Lake passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. LeDoux was born and raised in Sweetlake. He attended and graduated from Grand Lake High School. He owned his own mechanic shop for years before working on the pontoon bridge in Grand Lake for Louisiana State Department. Mr. LeDoux ultimately...
Carol Guillory
Jan 16, 2014
Carol Anthony "Que Paso" Guillory, 61, of Lake Charles died on Thursday January 16, 2014 in a local hospital. Carol traveled the world with his career as an energetic industrial salesman. He was strong-willed with a contagious personality and made friends wherever he went. His friends knew him as the life of the party. He faced every obstacle with full...
Sylvia Myers Batterbee
Jan 15, 2014
Sylvia Anne Sexton Myers Batterbee, 77, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in the comfort of her home. Mrs. Batterbee was born in Mermentau, LA, raised in Jennings and lived most of her life in the Lake Charles and Houston areas. She was a graduate of LaGrange High School and attended McNeese State University where she pursued...
Joseph C. Jaramillo
Jan 15, 2014
Joseph C. Jaramillo, 31, of Westlake passed away in the early morning of Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Joseph was born in Lake Charles, LA to Ramiro and Kathleen Jaramillo of Westlake on February 2, 1982. He graduated from Parkview Baptist High School in 2000. Joseph attended Unitech Training Academy and received a degree for Physical Therapy Technician. He was ordained...
Joseph "Silton' Devillier
Jan 15, 2014
Joseph "Silton" DeVillier, 79, of Lake Charles, LA died at 4:20 PM on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. DeVillier was born April 3, 1934 in Ville Platte, LA. He worked in the oil field and then worked in the service station business for twenty-seven years, always keeping his focus on service. After his service stations, he...
Charles Henry Silas
Jan 15, 2014
Staff Sergeant Charles Henry Silas, USAF, Ret., 82, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in the comfort of his home. Mr. Silas was born in Winnfield, LA and has lived nearly sixty years in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Ramsey Preparatory School. Silas retired Staff Sergeant from the United States Air Force. He served in...
Stephen Wayne Cooper
Jan 15, 2014
Our Heavenly Father called home Stephen Wayne Cooper, 72, of Lake Charles on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 while in his home with family and friends present. Born in Lake Charles, he was reared in Jennings and was a graduate of Jennings High School and McNeese State University. Wayne retired from Conoco as a Chemist in 1993. After his retirement, he...
Gladys Hebert Estopinal
Jan 14, 2014
Gladys Hebert Estopinal, 98, of Oberlin, LA died on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in her residence. Mrs. Estopinal was born October 31, 1915 in Oberlin, LA and lived for a number of years in New Orleans, working as a hostess at the Fairmont Roosevelt Hotel. She has lived in Oberlin again for over forty years. She was a member of...
Mary Elizabeth Jones Polito
Jan 14, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Jones Polito, 62, of Lake Charles, LA died at 5:22 PM on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in a local hospital. Mrs. Polito was born August 22, 1951 in Baton Rouge, LA, where she was a 1969 graduate of Baton Rouge High School. She was a 1973 graduate of Louisiana State University and received her Master's degree in Elementary...
