Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Willie Mary Holland
May 24, 2015
Willie Mary Holland, 77, of Iowa passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 in her residence. Mrs. Holland was born on March 20, 1938 in Gueydan, LA and lived in Iowa for over 20 years. She retired from Jeff Davis Bank in maintenance after 16 years. Mrs. Holland was of the Catholic faith. She dedicated her life solely to her...
Randall James Chaisson, Jr.
May 24, 2015
Randall James Chaisson, Jr., 30, of Sulphur passed away on May 24, 2015. He was born in Lake Charles and lived in Sulphur all of his life. Randall was a graduate of Parkview Baptist Academy and worked in construction. He was a member of South Side Church of Christ and loved basketball, baseball, football and all other sports. Randall also...
Georgie Lee Royer Guillory
May 23, 2015
Georgie Lee Guillory, 86, of Lake Charles, LA died at 3:55 PM on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at a local care facility. Mrs. Guillory was born February 16, 1929 in DeQuincy, LA and has lived all of her life in Lake Charles. She was raised of the Baptist Faith and retired from Gulf Coast Furniture. During her younger years, she...
Mary Ann Costanza
May 23, 2015
Mary Ann Costanza, 93, of Lake Charles died at 5:07 AM on Saturday, May 23, 2015 in a local care facility. Mrs. Costanza was born on February 8, 1922 in Hoover (near Birmingham), AL where she was raised. After graduating high school she was recruited to work at the Pentagon for two years because of her exceptional typing skills. She...
Shirley Flo Kelley
May 22, 2015
Shirley Flo Kelley, 82, of Lake Charles died at 10:07 PM on Friday, May 22, 2015 in a local care facility. Mrs. Kelley was born on November 7, 1932 in Houston, TX and moved to Lake Charles more than 60 years ago. She was retired from PPG after 32 years of service as an administrator assistant. Those left to cherish...
Mary Sue Collins Murphy
May 22, 2015
Mary Sue Collins Murphy, 91, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 22, 2015 in a local care facility. She was born on October 17, 1923 in Barham, LA and was married to Arthur Murphy for almost fifty years. She lived in Lake Charles for most of her life and was a founding member of the LaGrange Lunch Bunch. She was...
Morris Wayne Domingue
May 22, 2015
Morris Wayne Domingue,51 of Sulphur passed away on May 22, 2015 in his residence. Morris worked for AAR Aircraft, he enjoyed his work and loved to fish. His favorite clique was Holy Crap". Morris is survived by his wife of 18 years, Tammy Chiasson Domingue of Sulphur; his mother, Emma Domingue of Morse, LA; 4 sisters, Martha Martin, Patricia Fontenot,...
James Waddell Gunn
May 21, 2015
James Waddell ("Jimy") Gunn, died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at his home in Austin, TX. James was born on February 27, 1953 in Lake Charles, LA to Gordon ("Sonny") Gunn and Barbara Roberts Gunn Gayle. He was a graduate of Lagrange High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from USL. He was employed as an audio...
Danny Richard Hardesty
May 21, 2015
Danny Richard Hardesty, 55, a native of Texas and a resident of Sulphur, LA was entrusted to God's loving care on Thursday, May 21, 2015. Danny was a first class welder and a commercial artist. He loved fishing and was always telling stories of his time on the water. Danny was a natural artist and could draw anything from memory....
Jerry Lamberson Hill
May 19, 2015
Jerry Lamberson Hill, 89, of Lake Charles, LA died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in a local hospital. Jerry was born on April 5, 1926 in Boyle, Mississippi to John and Helen Lamberson. She took great pride in serving in Sale Street Baptist Church. Mrs. Jerry and her husband, Carl, co-owned Hill's Music Center which had locations in both DeRidder and...
Donald James Sittig, Sr.
May 19, 2015
Donald James Sittig, Sr., 70, of Lake Charles died on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in his residence. Mr. Sittig was born on December 28, 1944 in El Campo, TX and lived all of his life in Lake Charles. After 38 years, he retired from Firestone Polymer as a Class A Chemical Operator. Mr. Sittig was a member of Water's Edge...
Opal Louise Norris
May 19, 2015
Mrs. Opal Louise Palmer Norris greeted her heavenly Father at 12:02 a.m. on May 19, 2015, after several weeks of illness. She was 92 years, 6 months, and 29 days old. Like Paul, she could say, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." Mrs. Norris was born on October 20, 1922,...
Mark Douglas Farr
May 19, 2015
Mark Douglas Farr, 52, of Sulphur, LA passed away at his residence on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Reverend Steve Shirley. Burial will follow at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss under the direction of...
Helen Grace Mcchesney
May 18, 2015
Helen Grace Russell McChesney, a resident of Moss Bluff since 1967, passed away on May 18, 2015, at the age of 97. She was born July 31, 1917, in Collins, Arkansas, to Willie Pate and Berdie Phillips Russell. She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, J. D. McChesney, and by her second husband, Jack Croxdale, and...
Jean Moreau
May 18, 2015
Jean Moreau, 67, of Lake Charles died at 12:37 PM on Monday, May 18, 2015 in her residence. Mrs. Moreau was born on December 24, 1947 in Columbus, MS where she attended Columbus High School. She lived in Lake Charles for the past 42 years and was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Mrs. Moreau was a full time dedicated...
Alvin J. Leger
May 18, 2015
Bell City –Alvin J. Leger, 83, passed away at 7:45 a.m. on May 18, 2015 in his residence surrounded by his family. Born in Crowley on April 27, 1932, he was the son of the late Clemile Leger and Ermilie (Thibodeaux) Leger. Alvin was a carpenter by trade and a member of St. John the Vianney Catholic Church. He was...
Betty Ann Miller
May 17, 2015
Betty Ann Miller, 79, passed away on May 17, 2015 in her residence. Betty lived most of her life in Vinton recently moving to the Sulphur area. She enjoyed watching her favorite television shows and spending time with her family and friends. Betty is survived by her son, Darrell W. Miller, Sr. and wife Melissa of Sulphur; a sister, Wanda...
Tressie Thibodeaux
May 17, 2015
Tressie Richard Thibodeaux, 86, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 5:41 PM on Sunday, May 17, 2015 in her residence. Mrs. Thibodeaux was born November 19, 1928 in Port Barre, LA and has lived in Lake Charles since 1948. She retired from the Calcasieu Parish School Board as a cafeteria manager, spending many of those years at Nelson Elementary. She...
Milton D. O'Neal
May 17, 2015
Milton D. O'Neal of Lake Charles, LA, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015. Milton D. O'Neal was born on March 13, 1930, in Deweyville, TX. He lived most of his life in Lake Charles after graduating from LaGrange High School with the class of 1951. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War from 1951 to...
