Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Elizabeth Louise Liz Maddox
Jan 21, 2013
Elizabeth Louise Guidry Maddox, 56, Fort Smith, AR passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 in AR.
She was born in Lake Charles and lived most of her life in Moss Bluff and Ragley. She moved to Arkansas with family following Hurricane Rita and made Fort Smith her home.
She is survived by one son, John David Maddox of Fort Smith, AR;...
Willie Ray Conner
Jan 21, 2013
Willie Ray Conner, 84, of Lake Charles died at 9:20 AM on Monday, January 21, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. Conner was born on February 19, 1928 in Creole, LA. He was a bulk fuel delivery driver for Boudoin and Richard Exxon Distributor and a production foreman for Jordan Oil for 44 years. Mr. Conner was also co-owner of Tarpon...
Rose Katheryn Terranova Derouen
Jan 20, 2013
Rose Katheryn Terranova DeRouen of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 surrounded by her family.
Mrs. DeRouen was born August 15, 1929 in Lake Charles, LA to Charles A. Terranova and Catherine DiCarlo Terranova. She graduated high school valedictorian on May 28, 1946 from St. Charles Academy in Lake Charles, LA. Rose attended John McNeese Junior College graduating on...
Lester Pe-Pop Guidry
Jan 19, 2013
Lester Pe-Pop Guidry, 94, of Sulphur died at 2:45 AM on Saturday, January 19, 2013 in a Crowley, LA care facility.
Mr. Guidry was born in Jennings on July 30, 1918. He was a farmer in Bell City until retiring and moving to Sulphur to work as a mechanic for W.T. Burton Industries. He then worked on the farm for Jack...
Maxine R. Candler
Jan 19, 2013
Maxine Routon Candler passed away on January 19, 2013 in Lake Charles.
Born April 9, 1918, Maxine lived most of her 94 years in Lynchburg, Virginia, with the last 11 in Lake Charles. Clarence D. Candler, Jr., her husband for 40 years preceded her in death in 1983. Also preceding her in death were her parents, two brothers, a sister and...
T. L. Herlong
Jan 18, 2013
The Mass of Christian Burial for the Rev. Theophilus L. Herlong, 86, a priest of the Diocese of Lake Charles, will be celebrated by The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Rev. Don Piraro will be the homilist. Priests of the Diocese will concelebrate....
Lillian Rita Courville
Jan 18, 2013
Lillian Rita Mott Courville, 88, of Lake Charles, LA died at 12:20 AM on Friday, January 18, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Courville was born February 25, 1924 in Martin, MS and lived in Lake Charles for the past 73 years. She married Isom Courville, Sr. on October 14, 1939 and they were united for 49 years. Together they...
Shirley Badon, Sr.
Jan 17, 2013
Raymond Shirley Badon, Sr. 84 passed away on January 17, 2013 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur with Father Tom Huhn officiating. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The...
Joseph Clifton Lavergne
Jan 17, 2013
Joseph Clifton LaVergne, 75, of Starks, LA died at 11:10 PM on Thursday, January 17, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. LaVergne was born March 7, 1937 in Morse, LA, raised in Orange, TX and lived in Starks for the past forty-five years. He served his country in the U.S. Army where he was an ambulance driver. He worked for Costal...
Peggy S. Vincent
Jan 16, 2013
Peggy Sweeney Vincent, 81, of Lake Charles was called to her heavenly home on January 16, 2013.
Mrs. Vincent was born on January 21, 1931 to the parents of Mason and Flora Bell Hewitt Sweeney in Sulphur, LA.
Mrs. Vincent was a native of Sulphur and the Lake Charles area. After high School she attended and graduated from Vincent Business College. She...
Floyd L. Harrington
Jan 16, 2013
Floyd Lee Harrington, 01, of Holmwood passed away at 1:00 AM, Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at a local hospital.
Mr. Harrington was a native and life resident of Holmwood and worked as a Farmer and Cattleman all his life, and was a member of Farm Bureau and the Louisiana Cattleman's Association. He was a Veteran of World War II serving in...
Irma E. Duhon Mccain
Jan 16, 2013
Irma E. McCain (Duhon), 82, of Moss Bluff passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mrs. McCain was born January 17, 1930 in Lake Arthur and was a 1947 graduate of Lake Arthur High School. She has lived the past fifty-seven years in Moss Bluff. She, along with her husband, owned and operated Handy Foods Grocery in...
Arthur Paul Laneve, Sr.
Jan 14, 2013
Arthur Paul Laneve, Sr., 78, of Lake Charles died on Monday, January 14, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. Laneve was born on April 29, 1934 in Newell, WV to Carmen and Eleanora Laneve. He was a 1957 graduate of West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry. Mr. Laneve retired after 30 years with the U.S. Forest...
Genevieve Domingue Armer
Jan 14, 2013
Genevieve Domingue Armer, 76 of Sulphur passed away on January 14, 2013 in her residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur with Father Edward Richard officiating. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The...
Mary Elaine Crookshank
Jan 13, 2013
Mary Elaine Crookshank, 85, of Lake Charles, LA died at 7:55 PM on Sunday, January 13, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Crookshank was born December 13, 1927 in Staten Island, NY and has lived in Lake Charles for most of her adult life. She was a graduate of Holy Name Catholic High School and attended Louisiana State University. She worked...
Leroy Dube Bernard Hollier
Jan 13, 2013
LeRoy Dube Bernard Hollier, 81, of Lake Charles died at 5:00 PM on Sunday, January 13, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. Hollier was born in Lake Charles on September 17, 1931 and lived in the Prien Lake area all of his life. He served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Hollier retired from Solari Tile Company. He was a member of...
Blanche Carpenter Manuel
Jan 13, 2013
Blanche Carpenter Manuel, 95 of Sulphur passed away on January 13, 2013 in a local care center. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Oaklin Springs Cemetery in Oberlin, LA with Rev. Lamar Huffman officiating under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 16, 2013...
Kenneth C. Poppy Dunn
Jan 12, 2013
Kenneth C. Poppy Dunn, 74, of Lake Charles passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. Dunn was born and raised in Griggs, OK and has lived the past twenty years in Lake Charles. He served in the United States Air Force. He worked over twenty years as Aircraft Mechanic for Boeing, formerly Northrup Grumman, having retired as...
Nedra Mccauley
Jan 12, 2013
Funeral services for Nedra McCauley, 87, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, will be at 1:00pm on Monday, January 14, 2013. Visitation will begin at 11:30am on Monday morning at Robison Funeral Home in Sulphur, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Mimosa-Pines Cemetery in Carlyss, Louisiana. Nedra, affectionately known to family and friends as Nana, was born on February 7, 1925 in Mertens,...
