Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Warner Paul Lemaire
Jan 21, 2015
Warner Paul Lemaire, 60, of Lake Charles, LA died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in his residence. Warner was born on January 19, 1955 in Ramey-AFB, Puerto Rico to Paul and Cristina Lemaire. He was an avid musician loving various genres of music, including his most favorite, rock and roll music. He enjoyed motorcycles, surfing, and loved his New Orleans Saints....
Ethel M. Deshotel Roth
Jan 20, 2015
Born September 16, 1925 in Fenton, LA to Clopha and AgnesVidrine Deshotel, she was raised on a working farm with her six siblings. Ethel passed peacefully during the early morning hours on Tuesday January 20, 2015 from the comfort of her home. Ethel devoted her life to Jesus and following the plan he had for her as a loving wife...
Willie Alvin Benoit
Jan 20, 2015
Rev. Willie Alvin Benoit Crowley-Rev. Willie Alvin Benoit, 79, passed away in Encore Health Care in Crowley Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 23, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at H. O. P. E. United Pentecostal Church of Evangeline with Pastor Thomas Patterson and the Rev. Scott Benoit officiating. Burial will follow in Bluff Cemetery...
Jean Evelyn Smith
Jan 20, 2015
Jean Evelyn Jourdan Smith slept very peacefully into the arms of her loving savior on the afternoon of January 20, 2015. She was born on February 9, 1954 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to the union of the late Austin Jourdan Sr. and Alean Vincent Jourdan. Jean met and married Payton Smith and to this union two loving and devoted sons...
Gloria Gordon Boelens
Jan 19, 2015
Gloria Gordon Boelens died on January 19, 2015 at a Lake Charles hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Baton Rouge, LA to Herbert Monteith and Anna Dezauche Gordon on November 15, 1924. She lived in Opelousas, LA most of her life until relocating to Lake Charles in 2005. Gloria attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now University of Louisiana...
Paul Shannon Miller
Jan 19, 2015
Paul Shannon Miller, 48, of Sulphur, LA passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 in a Houston, TX hospital. Paul was born on August 9, 1966 in Little Rock, AR to Calvin and Margarite Miller. He was an avid football fan supporting the Saints and LSU football. He enjoyed woodworking, hunting, and fishing. He also loved being around family and friends....
Charles Earl Smith
Jan 19, 2015
Charles "Chuck" Earl Smith, 58 of Sulphur passed away on January 19, 2015 in M.D. Anderson. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Sulphur. Chuck loved to fish and hunt. He served his country in the U S Army. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Chuck is survived by his wife of 27...
Robert Wayne Dowd
Jan 19, 2015
Grand Chenier-Robert Wayne Dowd, 56, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015. Robert was born November 20, 1958 to the late Thomas Lonnie Dowd and Loretta Mae Miller Dowd. He was employed as a commercial fisherman and loved fishing, gardening, walking and also weather watching. His survivors include his daughter Sheila Dowd of Chipley, FL; siblings, Michael Dowd (Carrie) of Grand...
Dorothy Inez Domingue
Jan 18, 2015
Dorothy Inez Domingue, 81 of Sulphur passed away on January 18, 2015 in a local hospital. Dorothy was born in Mechanicburg, MS. She attended Sulphur High School and lived in Sulphur for 60 years. Dorothy was a member of Houston River Baptist Church. Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Vickie Rogers and husband, Kenny of Sulphur; two sons, Roger Domingue...
Margaret Mccann
Jan 18, 2015
Margaret Lee Riggan McCann, 91, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:30 AM on Sunday, January 18, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. McCann is survived by her children, Deborah Gary and husband Tim, of Lake Charles, LA, Jeanette McCann, of Lake Charles, LA, Vicki Mulliniks and husband John of Lafayette, LA, and Michelle McCann of Lake Charles; grandchildren, Christina...
Michael Shad Cook
Jan 18, 2015
Michael Shad Cook, 22, of Moss Bluff, LA passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015. Michael was a native and life resident of the Lake Charles and Moss Bluff area and attended Sam Houston High School. He was a fun loving, big hearted character. Fishing was a favorite pastime of his. He would help anyone in need and was extremely...
Christine Ann Hebert
Jan 18, 2015
Christine "Chrissy" Ann Hebert, 46 of Merryville passed away on January 18, 2015 in the Sulphur hospital. Christine was born in Sulphur and lived in Merryville since 1995. She was a member of both Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church in Sulphur and DeQuincy. Chrissy loved to sing Karaoke, dance and baby sit. Chrissy is survived by five sisters, Brenda...
Melvina Foreman Kroll
Jan 17, 2015
Melvina Foreman Kroll, 77, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 6:05 PM on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at a local care facility. Mrs. Kroll was born May 10, 1937 in Lake Charles, LA, lived in Chicago for seventeen years and has resided in Lake Charles for the past thirty years. She was a graduate of Marion High School and worked...
Damon Ray Benoit
Jan 17, 2015
Damon Ray Benoit, 62, of Lake Charles died at 8:25 PM on Saturday, January 17, 2015 in his residence. Mr. Benoit was born on October 7, 1952 in Lake Charles. He resided in Lafayette and was a graduate of Fatima School before returning to Lake Charles 26 years ago. Mr. Benoit worked in sales for Beverage Sales from 1993 until...
Leade Faulk
Jan 17, 2015
Leade Faulk of Sulphur passed away early Saturday morning, Jan 17, 2015, at the age of 96. Left behind to mourn her loss are 2 daughters, Mary Blencowe (husband Paul), and Kathleen Faulk; 3 beloved grandchildren Kristin, Alison, and Caitlin; her sister-in-law Anna Belle Clark of Lake Charles and several nieces, nephews, and friends. Preceding Leade in death were her...
Daniel Craig Lee
Jan 17, 2015
Daniel Craig Lee, 61, of Lake Charles, LA died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 17, 2015 in a Lake Charles hospital. Mr. Lee was born on March 26, 1953 in Lake Charles, LA. He was a resident of Little Rock, AR for over 40 years before moving back to Lake Charles five years ago. He will be remembered as a kind,...
Ruth Mchardy Dutreix
Jan 17, 2015
Ruth McHardy Dutreix, 88, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Saturday January 17, 2015 at a local care center surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born in Baton Rouge to Robert Gordon and Irene Buquet McHardy. She was raised in Baton Rouge and graduated from Baton Rouge High School. She married Joseph H. Dutreix on...
Patricia A. Boylan
Jan 16, 2015
Iowa- Patricia A. Boylan, 72, passed away in a local care facility January 16, 2015. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 11 a.m. in Johnson & Brown Funeral Home of Iowa. Visitation is Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Cremation was under the direction of Johnson & Brown Funeral Home of Iowa. She...
Roland John Doucet, Sr.
Jan 16, 2015
Roland John Doucet, Sr., 76, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:00 PM on Friday, January 16, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Doucet was born on May 29, 1938 in Eunice, LA and lived most of his life in Lake Charles, LA. French was his first language, until attending school when he learned English. He was a 1956 graduate...
