Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jeffrey Alan Garrett
Apr 30, 2015
Jeffrey Alan Garrett, 67, of Lake Charles, LA died at 8:07 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in a local care facility. Mr. Garrett was born April 26, 1948 in Chickasha, OK and has lived in Lake Charles for the past sixty-five years. He was a 1966 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and graduated from McNeese State University with...
Bonnie Jean Breaux
Apr 30, 2015
Hayes – Bonnie Breaux, 57, passed away in her residence April 30, 2015. Bonnie was born in Lake Charles on January 8, 1958 to Forrest Lamar Reber and Shirley Ann Holland. She was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School in PA and attended Acadian Technical College for 2 years. Bonnie was employed by the U.S.D.A. for 12 years; Port...
Flora Holland "Aunt Coon" Hollermann
Apr 29, 2015
Lake Charles-Flora Hollermann, 81, passed away in a local care facility Wednesday, April 29, 2015 surrounded by her family. Flora was born in Gillis to the late Fred and Bernice Daigle Holland on March 16, 1934. She was a graduate of Marion High School in 1952. Flora, better known as Aunt Coon to her nieces and nephews, was a huge...
Jeston Eugene Cruseturner, Jr.
Apr 29, 2015
On April 29, 2015 in Englewood, Colorado, at 5:50 PM, during a much deserved vacation, our father made a swift journey across Jordan's chilly waters and a beloved host that has gone on before welcomed a gentle warrior home. Jeston Eugene Cruseturner, Jr. was born on December 18, 1945, in Lufkin, Texas. This long awaited little boy was the last...
Vivian Cichowski
Apr 29, 2015
Our beautiful mother, grandmother, wife and friend, Vivian Broussard Cichowski, (86) entered Heaven on April 29, 2015. She was born on January 16, 1929 in Breaux Bridge, LA but was a resident of Lake Charles most of her life. Vivian was loving, outgoing and so passionate about life. She was a wonderful stay-at-home mom being room mother at school, chef...
Dorothy Ann Hinman
Apr 28, 2015
Dorothy Ann "Dot" Fontenot Hinman, 80, of Houston passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in a Houston hospital. Mrs. Hinman was born and raised in Elton, LA and lived over thirty years in both Houston and Lake Charles. She worked as a cashier at Weingarten Grocery for twenty years where she made countless friends who looked forward to their visits...
Richard Cecil Laningham
Apr 28, 2015
Richard "Dick" Cecil Laningham, 90, of Lake Charles, LA died at 5:34 PM on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Laningham was born July 14, 1924 in Union Parish, LA and has lived the past seventy years in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Ouachita High School and served his country during World War II in...
Mervin Paul Newman
Apr 28, 2015
Mervin Paul Newman, 75 of Sulphur passed away on April 28, 2015 in a local hospital. Paul was a caretaker for Ward 4 Parks and Recreation for 25 years. He was also a truck driver and rice farmer. Mervin was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed gardening, fishing and spending time watching "True T V". He loved making practical jokes....
Dale Joseph Miller Sr.
Apr 27, 2015
Iowa – Dale Joseph Miller, Sr., 79, passed away in a local hospital Monday, April 27, 2015. Dale was born in Grand Chenier on March 23, 1936 to the late Dallas and Effie (Broussard) Miller. He was a graduate of Sowela Tech and employed as a welder for Mike Hooks, Inc. for over 50 years. Dale was a member of...
Gregory Allen Woods
Apr 26, 2015
Gregory Allen Woods, 56, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Woods was born, September 05, 1958, in Savannah, GA. He was a graduate of A.M. Barbe High School and McNeese State University where he was member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and was a Kappa Sigma Alumnist Advisor from 1994 to 2002. He...
Blanche Beatrice Gibbs
Apr 26, 2015
Blanche Beatrice Potter Gibbs passed away peacefully Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the age of 94. She was born September 7, 1920 in Thornwell, Louisiana. Blanche Gibbs was a graduate of Lake Arthur High School in Lake Arthur, LA. She also attended Southwestern Louisiana University in Lafayette, LA. She loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and was a lifelong...
Patricia Jenkins Palmer
Apr 26, 2015
Patricia Jenkins Palmer, 66 of Lake Charles, LA died Sunday, April 26, 2015 in a local hospital surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was born on February 2, 1949 in Alcoa, TN to Delozier "D.H" and Dorothy Jenkins. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, cooking, and traveling. She is survived by her two children, Shannon Todd Palmer of Atlanta,...
Amy Arsement Bellard
Apr 25, 2015
Amy Lucy Arsement Bellard, 76, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 6:25 PM on Saturday, April 25, 2015 in a local care facility. Ms. Bellard was born August 25, 1938 in Abbeville, LA, was raised in Rayne, LA and lived in the Lake Charles area for the past fifty-six years. She worked for a number of years at Momma's Fried...
Terry Lynn Broussard
Apr 25, 2015
Terry Lynn Broussard, 52, of Lake Charles died on Saturday, April 25, 2015 in a local hospital. Terry was born on December 2, 1962 in Marianna, AR. She was a housewife and a good friend with a big heart. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Ricky Broussard; a daughter, Catherine Mitchell; two brothers, Gary and Kevin Lee;...
Betty Louise Duhon
Apr 25, 2015
Betty Louise Duhon, 79 of Hackberry passed away on April 25, 2015. She was born on March 23, 1936 in Alvin, TX to Albert Vernon Richie and Pearl Louise Flora Richie. Betty loved and enjoyed spending time and telling her stories with her family and friends. She liked to cook, bake, decorate for the holidays and read books. Betty is...
Ora Ann Sims
Apr 25, 2015
Ora "Ann" Sims, 77 of Sulphur passed away on April 25, 2015 in her residence surrounded by her three loving children. She was a member of Henning United Memorial Methodist Church in Sulphur. Ann enjoyed spending time in her yard and taking care of all the animals and birds. She was the happiest when she was with her children and...
Ronald James Young
Apr 24, 2015
Ronald James Young, 68, of Lake Charles went to be with the Lord at 9:00 PM on Friday, April 24, 2015 in his residence. Mr. Young was a 1964 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School. He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church and a past member of the Knights of Columbus. He loved and played...
Mary Frances Pickett Lejeune
Apr 24, 2015
Mary Frances Pickett LeJeune, age 69, passed away on April 24, 2015 at Harbor Hospice of Lake Charles, LA after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born on February 9, 1946 in Derby, England, Mary grew up in Vinton, LA and was the oldest of nine children born to Warren Gray and Mary Pickett. After graduating from Vinton High...
Mary Alice Guillory
Apr 23, 2015
Iowa-Mary Alice Guillory, 87, passed away in the American Legion Hospital in Jennings on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Mary was born December 20, 1927 to the late Remi and Clothilde Vidrine in Washington, LA. She was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church where she was a Eucharist minister and a Catholic Daughter. Her hobbies included crocheting, spending time with...
Wilbert Fontenot, Jr.
Apr 23, 2015
Wilbert Fontenot, Jr., 66, of Moss Bluff passed away at 12:35 AM Thursday, April 23, 2015 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 25, 2015 in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. Monsignor Charles Dubois will officiate. Interment will follow in LeBleu Cemetery.
