Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Antonia Dartez Hargrove
May 21, 2012
Antonia D. Hargrove, 93, of Lake Charles died at 12:57 AM on Monday, May 21, 2012 in her residence.
Mrs. Hargrove was born on October 7, 1918 and was a native of Forked Island, LA. She lived in Lake Charles for over 45 years. Mrs. Hargrove was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church.
She enjoyed working on...
Rev. Emmit Wren
May 20, 2012
Rev. Emmit Leonard Wren, 86, of Lake Charles died at 1:15 PM on Sunday, May 20, 2012 in his residence, surrounded by his family.
Rev. Wren was born on December 24, 1925 in St. Landry, LA to Oscar and Mable Wren. He was a graduate of Morrow High School and also of Louisiana College. He served in the U.S. Navy before...
Ouida Jeanine Reid
May 19, 2012
Ouida "Jeanine" Reid, 68, of Lake Charles died at 12:10 PM Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Christus St. Patrick Hospital.
Mrs. Reid was a lifelong resident of the Lake Charles area. She was a 1961 graduate of Lake Charles High School. Jeanine attended Louisiana State University. Mrs. Reid was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. She loved...
Eleanor Ruth Derouen Stevens
May 18, 2012
Eleanor "Ruth" Derouen Stevens, 80, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, May 18, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Stevens was born August 12, 1931 to Sidney and Marie Fruge Derouen of Bell City. She was a 1948 graduate of Bell City High School, 1950 McNeese Junior College in Business and 1954 University of Southern Louisiana with a Bachelor degree in...
Phoebe Broussard Dever
May 18, 2012
Phoebe Ruth Broussard Dever, 87, entered eternal rest in her South Lake Charles residence, Friday, May 18, 2012 in the care of her family and Southern Care Hospice.
Mrs. Dever was born November 24, 1925 to Wallace and Lilly Broussard in Iota, LA. Her family moved to Port Neches, TX, where she attended Port Neches High School and Chenier Business College....
Gregory Arthur Gillard
May 16, 2012
Gregory Arthur Gillard, 53 of Sulphur passed away on May 16, 2012 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel in Sulphur, LA with Rev. Steve Shirley officiating. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss, LA under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The...
Justin Robert Rogers
May 16, 2012
Justin Robert Rogers, 23, passed away on May 16, 2012 ending a long, hard fought battle with muscular dystrophy.
Born April 16, 1989 to parents, Peggy Rogers and Robert Rogers. This young man touched many, many lives His wit and humor can only be matched by his courage shown during the day to day misery of this dreadful disease
The love and...
Charles Louis Lyons
May 16, 2012
Charles Louis Lyons, 90, of Lake Charles died at 7:14 PM on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mr. Lyons was born on September 24, 1921 in Lake Charles, LA and lived here all of his life. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army as an Infantry Soldier. He was a member of...
Ester Louise Grueber
May 16, 2012
Esther Louise Grueber, 95, of Lake Charles died at 9:00 PM on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Grueber was born on November 4, 1916 in New Ulm, TX. She lived her life in Corpus Christi before moving to Lake Charles five years ago. Mrs. Grueber graduated from high school in Alice, TX and attended Texas...
Betty J. Suire
May 16, 2012
Betty J. Suire, 74, of Topsy, LA died at 6:15 PM on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in a Lake Charles hospital.
Mrs. Suire was born February 13, 1938 in Abbeville, LA and was a 1955 graduate of Abbeville High School. She was a member of the Catholic faith and has lived in Topsy, LA since 1986. She loved to crochet and...
Jewel Paulette Lafleur
May 15, 2012
Jewel Lafleur Paulette, 51, of Lake Charles died Tuesday May 15, 2012.
Ms. Lafleur was born September 19, 1960 in Beaumont,Texas. She live mmost of her life in Lake Charles. Jewel was a graduate of Lagrange High School, and also a graduate from Southern Nazarene University. She was known for her Arts and Crafts, and loved being around friends and family....
Peggie Ann Mcgee Jones
May 15, 2012
Peggie Ann McGee Jones, 72, of Lake Charles, LA died at 12:50 PM on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in a Lafayette hospital.
Mrs. Jones was born July 4, 1939 in Lake Charles, LA, where she has lived all of her life. She was a graduate of LaGrange High School and previously owned a daycare in her home. She was a top...
Norman Lee Hornsby
May 15, 2012
Norman Lee Hornsby, 83, of Lake Charles died at 8:00 PM on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in a local care facility with his loving family at his side.
Mr. Hornsby was born on August, 17, 1928 in Sweet Lake, Louisiana. He lived most of his life in Lake Charles. Norman was a 1945 graduate of Lake Charles High School. Mr. Hornsby...
Robert Lee Saunier
May 14, 2012
Robert Lee Saunier, 53 of Sulphur, passed away in his residence. A grave-side service will be held on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss, LA with Rev. Steve Shirley officiating under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. Robert was a native and life-long resident of Sulphur. After graduating from Sulphur High, he worked...
Benjamin M. Talbot, Ii
May 13, 2012
Benjamin Maxwell Talbot, II, 83, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday May 13, 2012 in the comfort of his home with his family. He was born Oct. 26, 1928, the second of twins in the family home on East Broad Street in Lake Charles, LA.
Mr. Talbot was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He was a 1949 graduate of...
Jerel Wayne Gutgsell
May 12, 2012
Jerel Wayne Gutgsell, 24, of Lake Charles died at 5:17 PM on Saturday, May 12, 2012 in a motorcycle accident.
Jerel was born on February 23, 1988 in Tioga, LA and lived all of his life in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Barbe High School and was a journeyman electrician.
He was an avid hunter and fisher. He had a...
Irma Evon Graves
May 12, 2012
Evon, 80, of Sulphur, passed away on May 12, 2012.
Beloved wife of Ray for 59 years; Dearest mother of Mona (Jim) Lausch of Novi, Michigan; and Kathy (Gerard) Webster of Garland, Texas; Loving grandmother of Natalie Webster and Eric and Anna Lausch.
There will be a gathering of friends and family at 9:00 AM on Saturday, May 19, 2012...
Glenn H. Barnhill
May 12, 2012
Glenn H. Barnhill, 94, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Rosewood Rehabilitation Facility.
Born in Marthaville, Louisiana, to Robert Franklin and Minnie Ola Ingram Barnhill, Glenn served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theatre aboard the destroyer, the USS Bassett. He and his shipmates assisted in the rescue of the servicemen who...
Rose Grace Jelly Lady Lofaso Brocat Cooper
May 11, 2012
Rose Grace Lofaso Brocato Cooper, 89, of Lake Charles died at 9:51 AM on Friday, May 11, 2012 in her residence.
Mrs. Cooper was born on August 6, 1922 in Lake Charles, LA. As a young woman she worked as a car hop for Joseph's Drive-In, did clerical work for Magnolia Life Insurance Company for three years, was a secretary to...
Virgil Perry Hamberlin
May 10, 2012
Virgil Perry Hamberlin, 86, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, in a local hospital.
Born, raised and educated in Colfax, LA and has lived the past forty-five years in Lake Charles. Mr. Hamberlin served his country in the U. S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Following his tour of duty, he made Lake Charles his home. He was...
