Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Raymona Lisa Rayme Gilmore
Jul 28, 2012
Raymona Lisa "Rayme" Gilmore, 38, of Lake Charles died at 12:00 AM on Saturday, July 28, 2012 in her residence.
Rayme was born on January 9, 1974 in Lake Charles where she lived most of her life. She was a graduate of Hackberry High School. Rayme was employed at Bernard's Towing and Recovery and attended Livingway Pentecostal Church.
She was a loving...
Murrel Orn Koonce, Sr.
Jul 28, 2012
Murrel Orn Koonce, Sr., 84, of Sulphur, passed away on July 28, 2012. A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 3, 2012 at 10:30 am at Roselawn Cemetery, Sulphur. Murrell was a native and longtime Sulphur resident. After high school he served his country in the US Army where he was in the Korean War. He also worked...
Allan Claude House
Jul 28, 2012
Allan Claude House, loving husband and devoted friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on July 28, 2012.
Allan, 57, was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he attended Fourth Ward Elementary School. He graduated from Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Georgia in 1972. Allan next attended LSU, where he studied architecture. Between semesters he worked in Lake...
Peggy Louise Tupper
Jul 28, 2012
Peggy Louise Robinson Tupper, 80, was called home after her battle with cancer on July 28, 2012. She passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was met at the gates by her family that preceded her in death: her husband Warren TeeToo Tupper, her Mother and Father, Armonte and Pill Robinson, and many grandparents,...
Donald Rodney Pud Verret
Jul 26, 2012
Donald Rodney "Pud" Verret, 81, was called home while surrounded by family and friends, Thursday, July 26, 2012.
Mr. Verret was born in Bayou Chene, LA on August 28, 1931 and at the age of five moved to Centerville, LA. In 1961, he and his wife made Lake Charles their home until called home by their Lord and Savior. He served...
Albert Joseph A.J. Blanchette
Jul 26, 2012
Albert J. Blanchette, 78, of Lake Charles, died on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 11:30 PM in a local hospital.
A.J. was born on February 24, 1934 to the parents of Theodore and Cleona Blanchette in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He attended Lake Charles High School. Mr. Blanchette served in the United States Army. He worked for the Lake Charles Fire Department...
Mary Jackie Bryant Mancuso
Jul 25, 2012
Mary "Jackie" Bryant Mancuso, 75, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in a local assisted living facility.
Mrs. Mancuso was born in Pine Bluff, AR and has lived fifty-five years in Lake Charles. She retired following forty-two years of service as a Clerk in the shipping department for Olin Petrochemical. She was a devout Catholic and a member...
Jennie Bell Vidrine Manuel
Jul 22, 2012
Jennie Bell Vidrine Manuel, 83, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Manuel was born in Mamou, LA and has lived 67 years in Lake Charles. She worked her younger years as a Mary Kay Consultant, continuing throughout her life to always present herself as a lady. She also worked nearly thirty years,...
Jase Warren Hicks
Jul 22, 2012
Jase Warren Hicks, 18 day old infant of John and Tabitha Lanthier Hicks of Westlake, LA, died on Sunday, July 22, 2012 after a brief illness in his residence.
Jase was born July 4, 2012. Survivors other than his parents include, maternal grandparents, Greg and Melanie Lanthier of Westlake; paternal grandparents, David and Linda Hicks of Westlake; maternal great-grandparents, Kenneth and...
Melba Jean Logue
Jul 22, 2012
Melba Jean Logue, 85 of Sulphur passed away on July 22, 2012 in a local care center. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss, LA under the direction of Robison Funeral Home with Deacon Johnny Mounce officiating. Melba was native of Raceland, LA and a long-time Sulphur...
Kathryn Williams Katy Mitchem
Jul 21, 2012
Kathryn (Katy) Williams Mitchem moved to her heavenly home on Saturday, July 21, 2012 after battling ovarian cancer. She went peacefully to be with the Lord Jesus after living a life of love and grace. Katy's life is an example of a Proverbs 31 woman, gracious to family, friends and strangers. She would not say an unkind word about anyone...
Lois Elaine Gregory
Jul 20, 2012
Mrs. Lois Elaine Gregory, 83 of Sulphur passed away on July 20, 2012 in a local hospital in Sulphur, LA. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Sulphur with Dr. David Holder officiating. A graveside service will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3p.m.in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Hill,...
Kevin Michael May
Jul 19, 2012
Kevin Micahel May, 57, of Lake Charles, LA died at 9:50 PM on Thursday, July 19, 2012 in a Lafayette, LA hospital.
Mr. May was born June 21, 1955 in Lake Charles, LA, where he lived most of his life. He attended LaGrange High School and worked as an electrician and foreman for Thermal Insulation / Brock Services. He loved spending...
Roland Esthay
Jul 19, 2012
Roland Esthay 79, of Moss Bluff, LA died on Thursday, July 19, 2012 in a local hospital. Mr. Esthay was born February 25, 1933 in Lake Charles, LA to a family of nine children.
He served his country in the Army for almost four years and served in the Korean War. He then met and married the love of his...
Nellie J. Doise Fontenot
Jul 19, 2012
Nellie Joyce Doise Fontenot, 81, of Lake Charles, LA passed away at 11:30 AM on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Memorial Hermann Hospice Care Facility in Houston, TX.
Nell was born on August 2, 1930 in Elton, LA and lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She graduated from LaGrange High School in May, 1947 and was the first...
Pamela Burnett
Jul 18, 2012
Pamela Burnett, 44, of Dry Creek, Louisiana died on July 18, 2012 in her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Pamela is survived by her son, Alvis Joseph Breaux, Jr. and wife Brittany of Pierre Part, Louisiana; daughters, Stormy Breaux of Dry Creek and Sandra Perry and husband Derek of El Centro, California; sisters, Viva Burnett of Phoenix, AZ, Norma Neel...
Gertie Mae Pevoto
Jul 17, 2012
Gertie Mae Trahan Pevoto, 94 of Carlyss passed away on July 17, 2012 in her residence. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, July 19, 2012 celebrated by Rev. Joe Aquino at 11a.m. in St. Theresa Catholic Church in Carlyss, LA. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 from 4-9 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home in...
Sydney Ellice Dodson
Jul 17, 2012
Sydney Ellice Dodson, 26 day old infant of Elizabeth Lawrence and Chad Alen Dodson, died at 4:40 PM on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in a local hospital.
Sydney was born June 21, 2012. Survivors other than her parents include siblings, Jalen Johnson, Damien Trahan, Evan Lawrence, and William Dodson; grandparents, Patrick and Anne Godeaux, Sr., Randy and Debbie Dodson, Dora Lawrence,...
Irvin E. Marcenac
Jul 17, 2012
Irvin Eugene Marcenac, 83, of Lake Charles, LA died at 4:48 PM on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in a local care facility.
Mr. Marcenac was born August 11, 1928 in Kinder, LA and has lived in Lake Charles for the past sixty-five years. He was a member of Boulevard Baptist Church. He worked as a truck driver with Dunham Price for...
Stephen Paul Duhon
Jul 16, 2012
Stephen Paul Duhon, 58, of Leggett, Texas died on Monday, July 16, 2012 at his residence.
Mr. Duhon was born on November 18, 1953 in Port Arthur, Texas to the parents of George and Gloria Duhon. He worked as a pharmacist.
He is survived by one daughter: Stephanie Margaret Duhon and grandson, Landon Duhon of Pearland, TX; two brothers: David Duhon...
