Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Francis Winston Derby
Dec 3, 2012
Francis Winston Derby, 89, died Monday, December 3, 2012 in a Jennings hospital.
Born in Gillette, Arkansas to Francis Williams and Lottie Ayers Derby, Mr. Derby attended Landry High School in Lake Charles. He served his country in the U. S. Navy CB's during World War II, stationed in Trinidad. He worked for over thirty years for Olin Chemicals as a...
David Daniel Laporte
Dec 2, 2012
David Daniel LaPorte, 47, of Moss Bluff, LA died at 2:02 PM on Sunday, December 2, 2012 in his residence.
Mr. LaPorte was born October 31, 1965 in Lake Charles and lived most of his adult life in Moss Bluff. He was a 1984 graduate of LaGrange High School and worked ten years for Crowley Maritime, where he worked his way...
Gwendolyn Gwen Doucet Morrison
Dec 1, 2012
Gwendolyn Ann Doucet Morrison, 69, of Westlake passed away Saturday, December 01, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Morrison was born in Eunice, LA, raised in Ville Platte and has lived most of her life in Westlake. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Westlake. She took great pride in devoting her life, love and attention to her children,...
Rev. James A. Doyle
Nov 30, 2012
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for the Reverend James A. Doyle, 83, a senior priest of the Diocese of Lake Charles, at St. Theodore Catholic Church on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM. Father Doyle, a native of New York, died Friday, November 30, 2012 in a local hospital. The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop...
Brittany Grosse
Nov 30, 2012
Brittany Grosse, 21, of Lake Charles, Louisiana died on November 30, 2012 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Brittany was born in Aurora, Colorado on December 6, 1990 and has lived in Lake Charles since June 2010. She was a 2010 graduate of Lakewood High School in Colorado. Brittany was currently working at Big Daddy's Sports Grill as a waitress. She loved all...
Robert Elting Dubois
Nov 30, 2012
Robert Elting Dubois, 62, of Sulphur, Louisiana died at 1:02 PM Friday, November 30, 2012 in his residence with his loving family at his side.
Mr. Dubois was born on January 4, 1950 to the parents of Margaret and Solomon Dubois. He was a 1968 graduate of Wile E. Groves High School and he also attended the University of Maryland. Mr....
Cruz Allen Clark
Nov 29, 2012
Safe in His arms Forever in Our Hearts
Cruz Allen Clark, infant son, of Cody and Courtney Cruz entered into Heaven Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 10:16 PM.
The life of one we love is never lost. It's influence goes on through all the lives it ever touched. Cruz has brought so much love and joy to his family with his many...
Kathryn Tenney Devall
Nov 28, 2012
Kathryn Kathy Tenney Devall, 57, of Hackberry, Louisiana, passed away on November 28, 2012 with her family by her side.
She was born on November 9, 1955 to Helen and Kenneth Clyde Tenney. She was a graduate of Sulphur High School, and studied accounting at McNeese State University. Her interests included family, painting, quilting, sewing, gardening, and travel. She was a...
Scott Lindsay Turner
Nov 28, 2012
Scott Lindsay Turner, 51, passed away on November 28, 2012. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 2, 2012, at 4 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 301 Center Circle in Sulphur, LA, with Pastors Erich and Leslie Mansell officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 2, 2012, from 2 p.m. until time of the service. Scott...
Donald Louis Turner
Nov 28, 2012
Donald Louis Turner, 61 of Sulphur passed away on November 28, 2012 in his residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, LA under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 1, 2012...
Donald Louis Turner
Nov 28, 2012
Donald Louis Turner, 61 of Sulphur passed away on November 28, 2012 in his residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, LA under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 1, 2012...
Ada Patricia Pat Trahan
Nov 27, 2012
Pat Trahan, 62, of Lake Charles, died at 6:18 AM Tuesday, November 27, 2012 surrounded by her loving family in her residence after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mrs. Trahan was born in Eunice, Louisiana and has lived in Lake Charles for the past 30 years. She was a member of our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. She loved her...
Wanda Lee Holaday Cole
Nov 26, 2012
Wanda Lee Holaday Cole, 63, of Sulphur, LA passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Cole was born in Terre Haute, IN, raised and educated in Lake Charles and has lived the past forty years in Sulphur. She attended LaGrange High School. During her younger years, she enjoyed pottery and ceramics classes. She also enjoyed...
Katy Lou Hicks Donaldson
Nov 26, 2012
Katy Lou Hicks Donaldson, 89, died Monday, November 26, 2012, in a local care facility.
Born on September 29, 1923 in Woodville, Texas to Jackson Chester Hicks and Martha Kathryn Mattie Coward Hicks, Mrs. Donaldson was a graduate of Spurger High School in Spurger, Texas. After graduation, she talked her parents into letting her move to Houston, Texas and was chaperoned...
Tommy Ray Hoeflicker
Nov 25, 2012
Funeral services for Tommy Ray Hoeflicker, 77, of Sulphur, will be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm at Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Mimosa Pines Cemetery, Carlyss. Visitation will begin on Monday, November 26, 2012 at Robison Funeral Home from 4:00 pm " 9:00 pm with a Rosary at 6:30 on Monday. Visitation will...
Captain Walter Wise Miller
Nov 24, 2012
Captain Walter Wise Miller, of Little Chenier died Saturday, November 24, 2012 in a local care facility.
Mr. Miller was born April 13, 1936 in Monroe, Louisiana to Rex and Garnet Raney. He was a man of many talents; he thoroughly enjoyed learning, reading, and visiting. Captain Miller graduated from Lagrange Senior High in 1955, he later earned his Bachelor's Degree...
Albert Wilrye
Nov 22, 2012
Beloved let us love one another; for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 1 John 4:7
On Thursday, November 22, 2012, God dispatched an angel from heaven to escort Albert Al Wilrye from a local hospital to his new home in heaven.
Albert Al was born on August 9, 1956, to the late...
William Harvey Fletcher
Nov 22, 2012
William Harvey Fletcher, 80, of Lake Charles died at 4:33 AM on Thursday, November 22, 2012 in his residence.
Mr. Fletcher was born on October 16, 1932 in Lake Charles, LA where he lived all of his life. He was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and served our country in the U.S. Navy. Following his military service, he attended...
Hollie Peavy Hp Smith
Nov 22, 2012
Hollie Peavy Smith, Sr., 88, of Lake Charles, died Thursday November 22, 2012 at his residence.
Hollie was born in Lufkin, Texas to William Hollie and Gladys Peavy Smith. He proudly served our country during World War II in the United States Marines in the Pacific Theater and retired from CITGO as a safety supervisor. A master woodworker, Hollie filled...
