Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lona Faye Abraham
Nov 10, 2013
Lona Faye Abraham, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 10, 2013. Born on May 23, 1932, Faye spent most of her early years in Jefferson Island and French became her second language. In 1948, she graduated from New Iberia High School, where she was a cheerleader and a member of the All State Chorus. She...
George Charles Newman
Nov 10, 2013
George Charles Newman, 69, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:12 AM on Sunday, November 10, 2013 in a local hospital. Mr. Newman was born June 28, 1944 in Marthaville, LA to L.C. Newman and Jo Evelyn Durr Newman. He lived in Lake Charles since he was 10 years old, was a 1962 graduate of LaGrange High School, and graduated...
Carolyne Paret Duty
Nov 10, 2013
Carolyne Paret Duty passed away November 10, 2013, in her home after a short illness. She was born July 23, 1980, graduated from McNeese State University, attended Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, and was a member of The Junior League of Lake Charles and the Krewe of Mystique. She was the office manager at Gordon's Drugstore. Pure of a...
John Mcgraw, Jr.
Nov 9, 2013
John McGraw, Jr., 90, of Lake Charles died at 11:19 PM on Saturday, November 9, 2013 in his residence. Born in Shreveport, LA on January 18, 1923 to John McGraw, Sr. and Nancye Jeffries McGraw. Mr. McGraw graduated from Tulane University in 1944 with his BS in Chemical Engineering. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta, Fraternity and Omicron...
J. D. Stephenson
Nov 8, 2013
J.D. Stephenson, 90, of Lake Charles died at 7:31 PM on Friday, November 8, 2013 in a local hospital. Mr. Stephenson was born on November 18, 1922 in Merryville, LA and moved to Lake Charles in 1947 when he began his career with PPG. He retired from PPG in 1983 after more than 36 years of service. Prior to his...
Thomas Lee Mccain
Nov 8, 2013
Thomas "Tommy" Lee McCain passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013 at the age of 61. He was born to the most loving parents Jimmie and Doris McCain and sister Tammie. He lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School in 1970 and attended MSU and Sowela Tech and graduated as...
Helen Edde Hudson
Nov 7, 2013
Helen Corine Edde Hudson, 105, of Lake Charles, LA died at 8:20 PM on Thursday, November 7, 2013 in a local care facility. Mrs. Hudson was born June 20, 1908 in Rockwood, TN and was a graduate of City High School in Chattanooga, TN, where she attended Business College. She moved to California in 1946, where she worked for federal...
Miriam Holtzman
Nov 7, 2013
Miriam Holtzman, 83, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2013, in her home. She was born and raised in New York. She later attended Lamar University where she earned her nursing degree. She worked as an RN in Beaumont and Lake Charles for 35 years at various hospitals including Christus St. Patrick's and Memorial Hospitals. She is preceded in death,...
Rachal Lynn Fontenot
Nov 7, 2013
Rachal Lynn Fontenot, 31 of Vinton passed away on November 7, 2013 in a local hospital. Rachal was a devoted mother and sister with a positive attitude who always put people first. She loved being a sports mom going to every ball game in her game day outfit. Rachal enjoyed singing in front of the mirror, was the clown of...
Patsy Louise Manuel
Nov 6, 2013
Patsy Louise Manuel, 81, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, November 06, 2013 in a local hospital. Mrs. Manuel was born in Lake Providence, LA and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. Her greatest love being children, she cared for many children in her home for many years. Mrs. Manuel was a member of 1st Church of...
Turk Patrick Stein
Nov 4, 2013
Turk Patrick Stein, age 58 passed away on Monday, November 4 in San Francisco, California. He was a 1973 graduate of Sulphur High School and became an electrician. Turk was a member of IBEW Local 861 for 33 years, having spent the last 17 years in California working in his trade. He was of the Catholic faith and often felt...
Irene L. Mele
Nov 4, 2013
Irene Louise Mele, 89, passed away on November 4, 2013 at Lake Charles Care Center. Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Donna Bradford and her husband Michael, Lake Charles; her son Nicholas A. Mele and wife Bruna of Gaeta, Italy; five grandchildren, Brian and Shenna Bradford, Donna and Nicholas Mele and Michelle Neubauer; two great grandchildren, Avery...
Billy Glen Pelloquin
Nov 4, 2013
Billy Glen Pelloquin, 56, of Lake Charles died unexpectedly at 10:30 AM on Monday, November 4, 2013 while doing what he enjoyed, working. Mr. Pelloquin was born on December 12, 1956 in Lake Charles, LA where he resided all of his life and was a graduate of LaGrange High School. He held several positions for many local companies throughout his...
Tc Hicks
Nov 3, 2013
T C Hicks, 80, of Lake Charles, died at his residence on Sunday November 3, 2013. T C was a native of Leesville and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. Following his college graduation, T C honorably served our country in the United States Army. He worked at Conoco for many years before working for the Internal Revenue Service, from...
Joseph Terrell Guillory
Nov 2, 2013
Joseph Terrell Guillory, 65, of Lake Charles died Saturday, November 02, 2013 in Galveston, TX. Mr. Guillory was born in Mamou, LA and has lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of LaGrange High School. He was currently working as a Bailiff with the Ward 3 Marshal's Office. Mr. Guillory retired a Fire Marshal with...
Maurice Stanley Dowers
Nov 2, 2013
Maurice Stanley Dowers, 73, of Sulphur passed away on November 2, 2013 in a local hospital. Maurice loved old gospel music, flea markets and being on the river where he enjoyed fishing, deer hunting and camping. He enjoyed watching western movies, being with his family and also cooking, especially chicken. Maurice is survived by his two children, Kathy Dowers of...
Patricia Lou Jenkins
Nov 1, 2013
Patricia Lou Jenkins, 73 of Sulphur passed away on November, 1, 2013 in her residence. Cremation will be entrusted to Johnson and Robison Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Charleston, West Virginia.
Dr. Logan Perkins
Oct 29, 2013
Dr. Logan Postell Perkins, Jr. was born November 17, 1941 in Lake Charles, Louisiana and passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at his home in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Sulphur, Louisiana was his home until graduation from Sulphur High School in 1959. He received his Medical Degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA in 1966 and a BA from Tulane...
