Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Susan "Kay" Holmes
Aug 6, 2024
Susan Kay Holmes, known to everyone as Kay, passed on to her Savior Jesus on August 6, 2024, at 69 years of age after battling a long-term illness. Kay was born on October 3, 1954, in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Richard H. Holmes, Sr. and Charley Ray Broussard Holmes.
Kay had a very big and gregarious personality, and she was known...
Travis Cord Johnson
Aug 6, 2024
Travis Cord Johnson, 53, of Lake Charles passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 in his residence.
Travis was born on October 27, 1970 in Lake Charles and was raised in Cameron Parish where he was a graduate of South Cameron High School.
He was an avid fisherman and hunter.
The family encourages you to find a church home. Don’t struggle, just keep...
Cassie Mangum Smith
Aug 6, 2024
Cassie Mangum Smith, 65, died Tuesday, August 6, 2024 following an extended and courageous battle with numerous health challenges.
Casandra Louise Mangum (Cassie) was born in Lake Charles, LA on February 10, 1959, the daughter of Harold Mitchell and Gene Everett Mangum. Cassie spent her childhood and early adult years living in Lake Charles, LA, graduating from LaGrange Senior High School...
Linda Linder
Aug 5, 2024
Linda Diane Linder of Sulphur Died on August 5, 2024.
Linda was born on November 6, 1948, in Pineville, LA to Audrey and Eunice Williams. Linda enjoyed her life and surrounded her life with many past times including breeding show dogs, playing on her I Pad and spending time with her husband. She graduated from Pineville High School in...
Geneva Beard Veillon
Aug 5, 2024
Geneva Beard Veillon, 95, of Westlake, passed away peacefully on Monday August 5, 2024 at a local care facility with her family at her side.
Geneva was a native of Oberlin and a longtime resident of Westlake. She was a homemaker and a faithful member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church.
Preceding Geneva in death are her parents, Cleveland and Ollie...
Michael Moss
Aug 4, 2024
Michael was born Jan. 5,1973 in Lake Charles and passed away unexpectedly August 4, 2024 at his home in Westlake, LA at age 51.
He is the son of the late James W. Moss, Chemistry Professor at McNeese, and the late Marion Corkran Moss, an RN at West Cal Cam Hospital.
After graduating from LaGrange High School in 1991, he volunteered for...
Mae Brown
Aug 4, 2024
Mae Kaitlin Brown peacefully passed from this world into the arms of Jesus on August 4, 2024. Mae was born with her twin brother, Jake Wilson, to Katie and Jesse Brown of Sulphur. Although she was here for a short time, Mae was loved beyond measure.
Mae Kaitlin is survived by her loving parents, Katie and Jesse Brown; older sisters,...
Amanda Christian Gremillion
Aug 4, 2024
Amanda Rose Christian Gremillion, 35, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, August 4th in her home.
Amanda was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. A talented athlete, she found her passion early in life playing softball. She and adoring parents, along with her brother and countless softball family friends traveled many years throughout the states cheering on their “girl” and her...
David John Weinfurtner
Aug 4, 2024
David Weinfurtner was born October 22, 1947 in Marshfield, Wisconsin to the union of Lawrence Andrew Weinfurtner and Adeline Irene Gubbels. When he was a little boy, David's dad called him "Small Fry."
In June 1957, David contracted Rheumatic Fever which led to a major heart murmur. He found out at the time that his Mitral Valve was damaged.
He attended and...
James Ray Daugereau
Aug 3, 2024
James Ray Daugereau, 94, of Sulphur died on Saturday, August 3, 2024.
Mr. Daugereau was born on June 12, 1930 in Port Arthur, TX, spending his youth in Elton, LA.
He served our country in the United States Navy with a combined service of active duty and reserves for a total of 22 years, retiring as a Chief Petty Officer. While in...
Sammy Samohyl
Aug 3, 2024
Sammy George Samohyl passed away Saturday, August 3, 2024. He was born on October 3, 1934, in Wharton, Texas, to Sam Samohyl and Ethel (Cox) Samohyl.
After graduating from Wharton High School, he enlisted in the Navy on October 6, 1953. He completed his training at the Naval Recruit Training Center in San Diego as Apprentice Chief Petty Officer...
Joy Annel Chatagnier Young
Aug 3, 2024
Iowa – Joy Annel Chatagnier Young, born in Hershey, PA on March 18, 1950, daughter of the late William and Selma (Brown) Chatagnier, passed away August 3, 2024, at the age of seventy-four. Joy was a graduate of Lagrange High School and was of the Catholic faith. She enjoyed painting, gardening, making pottery, shopping, watching classic tv shows, she was...
Madeline " Sarge" Spears
Aug 3, 2024
Iowa – Madeline “Mrs. Sarge” Spears, born in Lafayette on August 18, 1943, daughter of the late Alcide and Daisy Manuel, passed away August 3, 2024, at the age of eighty. A graduate of Kinder High School, Madeline enjoyed painting pictures, cooking, crossword puzzles, fishing, and most of all loved spending time with her grandchildren. She is preceded in death...
Nicole Newsome
Aug 2, 2024
Nicole Chantal Delage Newsome, 87, of Lake Charles passed away Friday August 2nd, 2024 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Newsome was born the second of twelve children to Leonard Delage and Jeanne Adrienne Rousseau Delage in LaRochelle, France. She was raised and educated and earned a degree as a Registered Nurse in France. It was there that she met her...
Christopher John Lognion
Aug 1, 2024
Christopher John Lognion, 41, of Gillis passed away at 10:07 AM on Thursday, August 1, 2024 in a local hospital.
Chris, born on December 27, 1982, in Lafayette, Louisiana, and grew up in Lake Charles where he graduated from LaGrange High School. He pursued further education in automobile technology at Sowela Technical Institute. With a passion for mechanics, Chris enjoyed working...
Avie "A.J." Joseph Bourque Jr.
Aug 1, 2024
Avie “A.J.” Joseph Bourque, Jr., born in Kaplan on July 5, 1942, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the age of eighty-two. A.J. was a graduate of Marion High School and served during the Vietnam War as a member of the U. S. Army. He enjoyed gardening, watching westerns and road trips. A.J. worked for Kroger’s for forty-three years....
Georgette Alleman
Jul 31, 2024
Georgette Arceneaux Alleman died peacefully at home on July 31, 2024. She was born on January 8, 1933, in Lafayette, LA. In 1951, she graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in Lafayette, and in 1955, she graduated from Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now UL Lafayette). Before moving to Lake Charles, she was an active member of St. Genevieve Catholic Church, participating...
Tylor Brown
Jul 31, 2024
Jeffery Tylor Brown, 28, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday July 31, 2024 in the comfort of his home.
Tylor was born in Lake Charles, raised in LeBleu Settlement and was a 2014 graduate of Iowa High School where he played football. He started fast track dirt bike racing at the age of three, following his idol (cousin, Daniel). They shared...
Daniel "Danny" Guillory
Jul 31, 2024
Daniel “Danny” Louis Guillory, 77, of Bell City, La passed away July 31, 2024. He was born in Bell City on November 4, 1946, to RL and Lela Mae “Toot” Guillory.
Danny graduated from Bell City High School and later married Judy on April 22, 1972, in Pine Island, Louisiana.
Danny began working as rice farmer in Sweetlake, La. Later he became...
Gayle D. Fontenot
Jul 30, 2024
Gayle D. Fontenot, 82, passed away peacefully at her home in Lake Charles following courageous fight with cancer.
Gayle was a native of Lake Arthur, educated in Ronoake and longtime resident of the Lake Area. She met her husband in Lake Charles in 1968 and was married in 1969. They were married for 46 years before he preceded her in death...
