Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Susan Ann Morgan
Jun 26, 2012
Susan Ann Morgan, 55, of Lake Charles died on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Morgan was born on July 1, 1956 in Alvin, TX and lived in the Iowa/Lake Charles area for most of her life. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and will be missed dearly by her family and all who knew her.
Those...
Genevieve Harrison Wimberly
Jun 26, 2012
Genevieve Harrison Wimberly passed peacefully at her home with her children on Tuesday morning, June 26, 2012. Born on Live Wire Ranch in Orange, Texas, on September 21, 1917, she was one of the few remaining of her generation who lived through the Great Depression, two World Wars, the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, doubling of the US population, and men...
Leo Paul Duhon
Jun 25, 2012
Leo Paul Duhon, 91, of Sweetlake, LA died at 8:15 AM Monday, June 25, 2012 in a Veterans Home in Jennings, Louisiana.
Mr. Duhon was born in Sweetlake, Louisiana on July 10, 1920 to the parents of Amia and Cornelia Duhon. He was a lifelong resident of the Sweet Lake area. Mr. Duhon was a Veteran of the United States Army...
Florence L. Vittorio
Jun 25, 2012
Florence Louise Vittorio, 83, of Lake Charles died at 9:13 PM Monday, June 25, 2012 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Vittorio was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on May 8, 1929 to the parents of Elsie and Harry Wagner. She lived in Tallahassee, Florida for over 25 years before moving to Moss Bluff. Mrs. Vittorio was of the Methodist faith. In...
William Guidry
Jun 25, 2012
William "Bubba" James Guidry, 69, the epitome of a hard-working, dedicated, wise, and proud husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, and uncle died Monday, June 25, 2012. He fought a courageous battle against multiple ailments. He lived his life exactly how he wanted to and listened keenly to the sage advice handed down by his parents, the late Harry D. Guidry,...
Pauline Shyab English
Jun 25, 2012
Pauline Shyab English 92 passed away at a local nursing home on June 25, 2012.
Pauline was a consummate New Yorker, born, raised, and educated in Brooklyn, N.Y., one of the five Boroughs of New York City. The other four are Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
Pauline was in a group selected to serve as Miss Subways of New York City....
Doris Sims Seago Arabie
Jun 24, 2012
Doris Marie Sims Seago Arabie, 80, of Lake Charles, LA died at 3:02 PM on Sunday, June 24, 2012 in a local hospital.
Our dear sweet mother was born November 22, 1931 in Logansport, LA and was a 1948 graduate of Stanley High School. She has lived in Lake Charles since 1975. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, where...
Martha Pauline Berry Niel
Jun 24, 2012
Martha Pauline "Polly" Berry Niel, 89, of Lake Charles died peacefully in her home with her family by her side at 11:45 PM Sunday, June 24, 2012.
Polly was born in Florida and reared in Houston, TX, where she graduated from Lamar High School. She also graduated from the University of Southwest Louisiana, where she was in a number of organizations...
Shirley Mhire
Jun 24, 2012
Shirley Mhire,75, of Grand Chenier died at 12:58 PM on Sunday June 24, 2012 in a local care facility.
Ms. Mhire was born on August 16, 1936 in Creole, Louisiana. Ms. Mhire was known for her Cajun Hospitality. She enjoyed making ceramics, crocheting, gardening , fishing, and playing cards with friends and family. She was a member of St....
George Frank Barbier Jr.
Jun 24, 2012
George Frank Barbier Jr., 84, a World War II disabled Veteran, of Sulphur passed away on June 24, 2012. George was a native of New Orleans and had been in Sulphur since 1948. He attended Jesuit High School in New Orleans where he played football and later graduated from Warren Easton High School. After high school he attended LSU and...
John Edward Savant
Jun 24, 2012
John E. Savant, Sr., 69, of Moss Bluff died at 2:00 PM Sunday, June 24, 2012 at his residence with his loving family at his side.
Mr. Savant was born in Lake Charles to the parents of Adam and Nellie Savant. He was a life-long resident of the Lake Charles area. He attended Landry Memorial High School. Mr. Savant worked at...
Herbert Eddie Gray
Jun 23, 2012
Herbert Eddie Gray, 82, of Lake Charles died at 3:04 PM on Saturday, June 23, 2012 in his residence.
Mr. Gray was born on November 29, 1929 in Alexandria, LA. He retired from Bell South in 1991 after 41 1/2 years of service. Mr. Gray is a life member of the ATT Pioneers.
Eddie enjoyed fly fishing, photography, and traveling.
Those left...
Nancy Philmon Cookie Cookson
Jun 21, 2012
Nancy Lee Philmon "Cookie" Cookson, 79, of Ragley, LA died at 5:00 PM on Thursday, June 21, 2012 in a local care facility.
Ms. Cookson was born May 31, 1933 in Warren, TX and has lived in Westlake / Lake Charles for sixty years before moving to Ragley a few years ago. She was a 1952 graduate of Marion High School...
Marjorie Goff Jeffers
Jun 21, 2012
Marjorie "Margie" Maxine Goff Jeffers, 89, of Lake Charles died Thursday, June 21, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Jeffers was born and raised in St. Joseph, MO, lived twenty years in Seattle, WA and has lived sixty-seven years in Lake Charles. She was a Den mother for her boys Cub Scout Packs and score keeper and cheerleader for their baseball...
Cleveland Junior Harris
Jun 20, 2012
Cleveland "Pop" Junior Harris, 82 of Lake Charles died at 6:30 PM Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mr. Harris was born on April 14, 1930 in Letter Gap, West Virginia to the parents of Esta and Everett Harris. He has been a resident of Lake Charles since 1950. Mr. Harris was a graduate of Lake Chares High School....
Elaine Cortez Schneider
Jun 19, 2012
Elaine Cortez Schneider, 88, of Lake Charles died at 11:35 PM on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Schneider was born on March 30, 1924 in Sikes, LA and had lived in Lake Charles since 1941. She was a graduate of Sikes High School and also received a degree in cosmetology. Mrs. Schneider began her career as a...
Elden Aubrey Brunet
Jun 18, 2012
Elden A. Brunet, 96, passed away at his residence on Monday, June 18, 2012.
He was born in Basile, LA on March 15, 1916 to Adam and Odile Brunet. He graduated from Basile High School in 1932, attended Louisiana College, and received a BS degree in Education. He began his teaching career at Basile High in 1936. He received his Master's...
Jerry Lee Manuel
Jun 18, 2012
Jerry Lee Manuel, 68 of Sulphur passed away on June 18, 2012. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Shirley officiating. Burial will be held at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June...
Bessie Louise Marks Woods
Jun 18, 2012
Bessie Louise Marks Woods, 85, of Lake Charles, LA died at 8:50 AM on Monday, June 18, 2012.
Mrs. Woods was born February 7, 1927 in Arnaudville, LA and was a graduate of Arnaudville High School and Cosmetology School in New Orleans. She also worked as a clerk at City Hall in Lafayette, LA. She has lived in Lake Charles for...
Peggy Lee Whitley
Jun 18, 2012
Peggy Lee Muckelrath Whitley went home to be with our Lord and Savior at the age of 83 on June 18, 2012 at her residence.
She was born on February 2, 1929 in El Dorado, AR and was a resident of Moss Bluff, LA. Peggy and her late husband Edward Carl Whitley were blessed to have enjoyed 52 wonderful years of...
