Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mildred Mary Dumatrait Smithers Bell
Feb 11, 2013
Mildred Dumatrait Smithers Bell, 96, died on Monday, February 11, 2013 in her residence.
Mrs. Bell was born April 30, 1916 to Emile and Emily (Gondran) Dumatrait. She attended St. Charles Academy, where she graduated Valedictorian. After high school, she worked in the family business, Dumatrait's Grocery Store. A homemaker, friend, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she was an excellent cook and...
Vance William Plauche
Feb 11, 2013
Donations to:
Society of the Holy Ghost
314 Vincent Rd.
Moss Bluff, LA 70559
Marie Louise Crawford
Feb 10, 2013
Louise Crawford, born Marie Louise Romero, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2013. She was the matriarch of many by blood and by a warmness of heart that embraced so many more. Through her progeny she has been a major contributor to the educational and medical communities of Lake Charles.
Born January 11, 1918, in Ged, Louisiana, Louise was the oldest...
Harold Moreaux
Feb 9, 2013
Harold Moreaux, 59, of Lake Charles passed away at 1:24 PM, Saturday, February 9, 2013 in a local hospital.
He was a native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles and will be missed by his family.
Survivors include his son, Melvin Moreaux; one daughter, Nancy Moreaux; his mother, Exmae Mott Moreaux; his sister and caregiver, Judy M. Bryant and two brothers, Charles...
Joseph Monceaux
Feb 9, 2013
Joseph Monceaux, 87, of Lake Charles died at 9:47 PM Saturday, February 9, 2013 in a local care facility.
Mr. Monceaux was a native of Kaplan and has lived in Lake Charles since 1957. He attended Kaplan High School. Joseph enlisted in the United States Army and served as a Guard Patrolman during World War II, where he received a WWII...
Dorothy Sirman
Feb 8, 2013
Dorothy Lee Sirman, 88, of Lake Charles died on February, 8, 2013 at the Guardian Home on Country Club Road in Lake Charles.
Mrs. Sirman was born on January 27, 1925 to Frank Dupin and Artemise Busnick, both of Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was very involved with the Garden Club, Investment Club, and worked as a realtor for 27 years before...
Dorothy Sirman
Feb 8, 2013
Dorothy Lee Sirman, 88, of Lake Charles died on February, 8, 2013 at the Guardian Home on Country Club Road in Lake Charles.
Mrs. Sirman was born on January 27, 1925 to Frank Dupin and Artemise Busnick, both of Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was very involved with the Garden Club, Investment Club, and worked as a realtor for 27 years before...
Barbara Ann Matte
Feb 8, 2013
Barbara Ann Theriot Matte, 71, of Lake Charles passed away at 7:13 AM, Friday, February 08, 2013 in her residence.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Mrs. Matte was very artistic and involved in arts and crafts. Her greatest joy was her family.
Survivors include her husband...
Dorothy Sirman
Feb 8, 2013
Dorothy Lee Sirman, 88, of Lake Charles died on February, 8, 2013 at the Guardian Home on Country Club Road in Lake Charles.
Mrs. Sirman was born on January 27, 1925 to Frank Dupin and Artemise Busnick, both of Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was very involved with the Garden Club, Investment Club, and worked as a realtor for 27 years before...
Bert Stine
Feb 7, 2013
Bert Stine, 83, of Westlake, Louisiana died at 5:00 PM Thursday February 7, 2013 in his residence with his loving family at his side.
Bert was a native of Freeport, Illinois and has lived in Westlake since 1959. He was an Air force Veteran. He worked for Conoco, retired from Sasol, and later worked for L'Aburge du Lac Casino. Bert was...
Scott Ayres
Feb 7, 2013
Scott Griffith Ayres, 49, of Houston, Texas, died, Thursday, February 7, 2013.
Scott was born in Lake Charles and a graduate of Barbe High School. He was a member of the 1980 Barbe Football team that played in the State 4A Finals. Scott was selected to the all district team that year and also selected by the Louisiana State Sportswriters to...
Elaine Ellender
Feb 7, 2013
Tazie Elaine Ellender, born Moore, 90 of Sulphur, LA passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2013 to be with our Lord and Savior. She was born in Orange, TX, on August 2, 1922. Elaine was the granddaughter of Frank and Tazie Duhon Granger, a pioneering family of Sulphur. She was a 1939 graduate of Sulphur High School. She was voted...
Stanley C. Kent
Feb 6, 2013
Stanley C. Kent, 85, passed into eternal rest at his home.
Mr. Kent retired from the IBEW L.U. 861 after forty-five years of active service and had sixty years total service membership. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and the American Legion. He earned membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars through his tour of duty in...
Layton Cole Stroud
Feb 6, 2013
Layton Buggie Cole Stroud earned his wings on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at the age of 5.
Born in Branson, Missouri, Layton spent the majority of his life in Lake Charles. Layton never met a stranger, and touched the hearts of everyone he came into contact with. Some of Layton's favorite things were: Mickey Mouse, chicken nuggets, singing, spending time...
Steve Whitney Carson
Feb 5, 2013
On Tuesday, February 5, 2013, a former Minden/Tallulah resident, Steven Whitney Carson passed away after a brief illness at Cornerstone Hospital in Sulphur, LA. Steve was born on May 13, 1949, in Shreveport, LA. After graduating from Minden High School in 1967, he received a BS Degree from Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, LA. He was an avid golfer, an...
Wanda Nell Farque
Feb 5, 2013
Wanda Nell Farque, 84, of Lake Charles died at 9:45 PM on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Farque was born on October 16, 1928 in Oakdale, LA.
Survivors include two daughters and their husbands, Debby Moore and A.W. Buddy of Broussard, LA and Kathy Savario and David of Moss Bluff; a son, Dave Richard Farque of Houston; a...
Morris John Millet
Feb 5, 2013
Morris MO Millet, 76, of Lake Charles passes away on Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at Rosewood Nursing and Rehab Facility.
Mr. Millet was an Alumni of Catholic High School graduating class of 1954 in Baton Rouge. He played Minor League Baseball with the New York Yankees. Mr. Millet served as a Specialist 5 (T) in the US Army Reserve for four...
Eunice Fontenot
Feb 4, 2013
Eunice Fontenot, 84, of Lake Charles, LA died at 10:03 AM on Monday, February 4, 2013 in her residence.
Mrs. Fontenot was born August 15, 1928 in Lake Charles, LA, where she has lived all of her life. She worked as a nurse's aide at St. Patrick's hospital and later as an OB Technician at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for a...
