Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Allen L. Smith, Jr.
Jan 11, 2015
Allen L. Smith, Jr., local attorney, died on January 11, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Lake Charles. He was 78. Allen, was a native of Woodville, Mississippi and a graduate of Baton Rouge High School, Class of 1954. He graduated from the LSU School of Engineering in 1959 with a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering and from the Paul M....
Larry Wayne Smith Sr.
Jan 10, 2015
Larry Wayne Smith, Sr. Iowa-Larry Wayne Smith, Sr., 54, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015. Larry was born February 15, 1960 to the late Sylven and Mary Linda Moreaux. He was employed as a welder and loved fishing, cooking, and mechanic work. He was a big fan of the Dallas Cowboys. His survivors include his wife of 18 ½ years,...
Bertha Digiglia Marcello
Jan 10, 2015
Bertha "Bert" DiGiglia Marcello, 91, of Lake Charles, LA died Saturday, January 10, 2015 in her residence. Bert was originally born in Lake Charles, LA on March 27, 1923. She married Dr. Luke Marcello in 1941 and moved to DeRidder. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother of five children. As a young bride during WWII, she chaperoned...
Russell Reeves
Jan 10, 2015
Russell Reeves, 63, died Saturday, January 10, at his home in Galliano, LA from complications from over a 3 year battle with cancer. Born on March 28, 1951, in Lake Charles, LA, Russell resided in the Galliano, LA area for over 25 years. Russell learned his exemplary work ethic at an early age working with his father in the fields...
Leatrice Vianne Lowery
Jan 10, 2015
Lake Charles- Leatrice V. Lowery, 72, passed away in a local hospital Saturday, January 10, 2015. Funeral services will be Monday, January 12, 2014 at 1 p.m. in Johnson & Brown Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Pinehill Cemetery under the direction of Johnson & Brown Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of service....
Roe Spencer
Jan 9, 2015
Roe Spencer, 88, died Friday, January 9, 2015 in his residence in Bedford, Texas, with his beloved family by his side. Born in Oakdale, Louisiana, to Monroe Evermont and Wilma Schillings Spencer, Mr. Spencer served his country in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He married Jessie Louise Ayer in May, 1948. After his service, he worked at...
Genevieve Pintado Chavanne
Jan 9, 2015
Genevieve "Bea" Pintado Chavanne, 104, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, January 09, 2015 in the comfort of her home. Mrs. Chavanne was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and Vincent Business College and went on to work thirty one years as a New Account Clerk for Gulf National Bank. Following...
Dorothy Bearb
Jan 9, 2015
Dorothy Bearb, 75, of Lake Charles, LA died on Friday, January 9, 2015 in her residence. Dorothy Bearb was born on July 31, 1939 to Horace and Winnie Fontenot in Lewisburg, LA. She loved cooking, gardening, and most of all spending quality time with and praying for her grandchildren. She also enjoyed bird watching. She was a longtime member of...
Margaret Lou Vincent
Jan 8, 2015
Margaret Lou Bourne Vincent, 72, of Lake Charles, LA died on Thursday, January 8, 2015 in her home with family members at her bedside recalling stories of her rich and interesting life. Margaret was born on January 2, 1943, in Lake Charles, LA to Louis Pete and Willie Mae Bourne. She attended school at Lake Charles High. Margaret loved quilting,...
Melodi Pultz Kramer
Jan 8, 2015
Melodi “Dee Dee” Pultz Kramer Iowa- Melodi Pultz Kramer, 52, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015, in her residence. Melodi was born August 22, 1962 in Binghamton, NY to the late Harold Pultz & Frances Hogoboom Pultz. She was a graduate of Iowa High school. Melodi enjoyed working on craft projects, hunting, fishing & gardening . She survived by her...
Elma Lee Morgan
Jan 7, 2015
Elma Lee Riley Morgan, 73, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 7:28 AM on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. Morgan was born December 20, 1941 in Oklahoma, lived in Gladewater, TX during her younger years and has lived in Lake Charles in 1952. She was a 1960 graduate of LaGrange High School and graduated from McNeese...
Dallas Ray Mcdonald, Sr.
Jan 7, 2015
Dallas Ray McDonald, Sr., 53 passed away on January 7, 2015. Dallas loved boats and was an avid motorcyclist. He will be missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his mother, Janet Broussard of Sulphur; 2 sons, Dallas McDonald, Jr. of Sulphur and John McDonald and wife Melanee of FL; a daughter, Tacarra McDonald of Maryland; a...
Tommie J. Credeur
Jan 6, 2015
Tommie J. Credeur, 79, of Lake Charles, LA died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at a local hospital. Tommie was born on September 24, 1935 in Shreveport, LA to Thomas and Audry Hanlon. She was a caregiver as a nurse for many years. She loved fishing, the great outdoors, her beloved cats, and time spent with family and friends. She is...
Kateriana Marie Monticello
Jan 6, 2015
Kateriana "Tina" Marie Monticello, 65, of Lake Charles died at 11:25 PM on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. Monticello was born on November 11, 1949 and resided in Lake Charles all of her life. She was a 1968 graduate of LaGrange High School. Mrs. Monticello worked at the Nelson Road Wal-Mart for the past 20 years...
Patricia Reliford
Jan 6, 2015
Patricia Elaine Reliford, 55, passed away in Lafayette on January 6, 2015. Patricia was born in Kinder to the late L. J. and Rosa Bell (Ardoin) Landry on February 9, 1959. She was a graduate of Iowa High and a member of Abiding Missionary Baptist Church of Houston, Texas. Her hobbies included Facebooking and reading. Her survivors are her daughters,...
Helen Carol Mayes
Jan 6, 2015
Helen Carol Trahan Mayes, 57, of Iowa, LA, died at 11:12 PM on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in a local care facility. Mrs. Mayes was born September 2, 1957 in Lake Charles, LA and has lived most of her life in the Lake Charles area. She was a graduate of Iowa High School. She worked as a auditor at Calcasieu...
Sherman Mcgee
Jan 5, 2015
Sherman Lee McGee, 76, of Lake Charles died at 11:30 AM Monday, January 5, 2015 in his residence with his loving family at his side. Sherman was a life-long resident of Lake Charles. He was born on November 14, 1938 to the parents of Isabella and Alexi McGee here in Lake Charles. Sherman was a 1957 graduate of LaGrange Senior...
Virginia Baker
Jan 4, 2015
Virginia Fletcher Baker, 88, of Lake Charles, died Sunday January 4, 2015 at a local care center. Virginia was a native of Cusseta, Alabama. She is a graduate of Auburn University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. In October 1948 she married Robert Erwin Baker and for over fifty years, they made Lake Charles their home and raised their...
Hendrid Mcgill
Jan 3, 2015
Hendrid "Ms. Bea" Emma Faulk McGill, 81, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:55 PM on Saturday, January 3, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. McGill was born February 4, 1933 in Creole, LA, where she was raised. After her graduation from St. Charles Academy, she moved to Columbus, GA where she met the love of her life. They lived...
Mark Alan Bergeron
Jan 3, 2015
Mark A. Bergeron, 51, of Lake Charles passed away, Saturday, January 3, 2015 in his residence. Mark was a native and life resident of the Lake Charles area and graduated from Sam Houston High School. He loved spending time with his family especially his grandchildren , family, cooking gumbo and telling stories. Mark was an avid fisherman, and enjoyed photography,...
