Local Obituaries

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....

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...

Nov 29, 2012

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nov 22, 2012

Russell Douglas Warner, Jr., 72, of Lake Charles died at 10:10 PM on Thursday, November 22, 2012 in a local hospital.

Mr. Warner was born on August 7, 1940 in Summit, NJ. In his earlier years, he coached little league baseball. Mr. Warner had a love for flying and was a pilot. He managed the Deridder Airport in the 1960's. Following...

Nov 22, 2012

Thomas Tom Eugene Bellard, 58, Died Thursday November 22, 2012, in his Vinton home. Tom lived in Lake Charles since 1990, was a native of Vinton, LA.

Tom attended Living Way Pentecostal Church, and walked in faith until his death. He was a Boiler Maker out of the Orange Local for years. He worked for PPG Industries as a...

Nov 21, 2012

Ellen Savant Blanchette, 90, of Lake Charles, died Wednesday November 21, 2012 at a local care center after an extended illness.

Mam Ma was born in Kinder, LA to Amadie and Artemise Nugent Savant. She was a homemaker and a faithful member of the Apostolic Temple of United Pentecostal Church for many years. Mrs. Blanchette was a babysitter for many...

Nov 21, 2012

Early Ramoin August 23, 1923November 21, 2012. Early, a real Cajun man, was born in Mowata (Branch), Louisiana to Homer and Eve (Lejeune) Ramoin. He was raised by his parents and his grandfather, Victor Ramoin, who lived in their home and was a close companion to Early through his young years. Early loved to tell the stories his grandfather passed...

Nov 20, 2012

Orville George Alexander, Jr., 64, of Lake Charles, died Tuesday November 20, 2012 at his residence.

Orville was born in Opelousas, Louisiana to Orville George Alexander, Sr. ad Odeal Bazar Alexander. He was an interior designer, having worked with prestigious clients, manufacturers, dealers and designers for nearly twenty years. He studied Oriental and European antique buying

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