Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Wanda L. Pierson
Apr 12, 2012
Wanda Lorene Pierson, 80, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012 in a local hospital.
Miss Pierson was born in Kinder, LA, the youngest of thirteen children, to Ray and Ida Pierson. Raised in Kinder, she lived in Lafayette, Shreveport, Houston and has lived ___ years in Lake Charles. She worked forty-one years as an Accountant for United Gas...
Megan Marie Meier
Apr 10, 2012
Although we seem so far apart,
You're always here within our hearts.
You filled our lives with joy and pleasure
You were to us a precious treasure.
A little while shall pass and then,
We'll see each other once again.
Loved, remembered and held so dear,
In minds and hearts you're always here.
Megan Marie Meier, 9 month old daughter of...
Gordon Royce Tillman
Apr 10, 2012
Gordon Royce Tillman
July 18, 1936 - April 10, 2012
Gordon Royce Tillman, 75, of Aberdeen, Washington formerly of Starks, LA passed away Tuesday April 10, 2012 at his son's residence in Aberdeen.
Mr. Tillman was a native and life resident of Starks, LA prior to moving to Aberdeen eight years ago. He was a retired Boilermaker with Local #587.
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Joseph William Griffith
Apr 9, 2012
Joseph William Griffith, 61, of Bell City, LA died at 8:45 Pm on Monday, April 9, 2012.
Joe was born July 15, 1950 in Cameron, LA and lived most of his life in the Johnson Bayou area. He was a 1969 graduate of Johnson Bayou High School. He worked as a dispatcher for Transco and Bayroid / Halliburton for a number...
Joseph William Griffith
Apr 9, 2012
Joseph William Griffith, 61, of Bell City, LA died at 8:45 Pm on Monday, April 9, 2012.
Joe was born July 15, 1950 in Cameron, LA and lived most of his life in the Johnson Bayou area. He was a 1969 graduate of Johnson Bayou High School. He worked as a dispatcher for Transco and Bayroid / Halliburton for a number...
Elia Hebert Daigle
Apr 9, 2012
Elia Hebert Daigle, 98, of Lake Charles died Monday, April 09, 2012 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Daigle was born in Big Lake, LA, lived thirty-five years in Lafayette and has lived the past forty years in Lake Charles. She attended Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church.
She leaves to cherish her memory, two daughters, Margie Spann of Lake Charles...
Mary Lou Delino
Apr 8, 2012
Mary Lou Delino, 85, of Lake Charles died at 12:55 PM on Sunday, April 8, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Delino was born on October 3, 1926 in Lake Charles, LA where she lived most of her life. She was a graduate of LaGrange High School and attended Southeastern University in Oklahoma. Mrs. Delino retired as a lab supervisor...
Edna Hardy
Apr 7, 2012
Edna Hardy, 93, of Sulphur, LA died at 4:00 AM on Saturday, April 7, 2012 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Hardy was born September 16, 1918 in Beaver, LA to the late Marshall and Irene Dellafosse and lived most of her life in Sulphur, LA. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Maplewood. She was a charter...
Jerry Ivins Wilder
Apr 7, 2012
Jerry Ivins Wilder, 72, of Toledo Bend passed away at 1:15 AM Saturday April 7, 2012 in a Lake Charles hospital.
She was born in Bossier City, LA and lived in Lake Charles most of her life prior to moving to Toledo Bend six years ago.Mrs. Wilder devoted her life to her family and friends and will be deeply missed....
Mary Bertha Fontenot
Apr 6, 2012
Mary Bertha Reviere Fontenot, 90, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Fontenot was born, raised and educated in Church Point, LA and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She enjoyed reading and afternoon coffee with friends. She also loved spoiling and caring for grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a...
Wilson M. Gotreaux
Apr 5, 2012
Wilson Martin Gotreaux, 85, of Lake Charles passed away at 9:40 PM, Thursday, April 5, 2012 in a local care facility.
Mr. Gotreaux was a native of Iota and lived in Lake Charles for over sixty years, moving to the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home three years ago. He was a U. S. Army Veteran and retired from the City of...
Frank F. Trahan, Sr.
Apr 4, 2012
Frank Fester Trahan, Sr., 62, passed away at 12:54 AM on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mr. Trahan was born on the 13th of September 1949 in Lake Charles, LA after graduating from high school in 1969, he started working at the Port of Lake Charles.
In 1979 he moved his family to the Gillis area where he would...
Rose Mae Fruge Mouton
Apr 3, 2012
Rose Mae Fruge Mouton, 83, of Lake Charles died Tuesday, April 03, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Mouton was born in Eunice raised in Lacassine and lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She enjoyed years of bowling on Tournament teams, crafts, bingo, Pokeno and playing cards with her friends. She also enjoyed countless fishing trips with her husband,...
Dena Lynn Moore
Apr 3, 2012
Dena Lynn Palmer Moore, 53, passed away on Tuesday April 3, 2012 at 8:14 pm. She was born in DeRidder, LA, but made her home in Sulphur, LA until passing. She is survived by her three children, Christy Bevers, Jimmy Moore and Shaun Moore, along with five grandchildren, all from Sulphur; her sisters, Sharon Kyle of Portland, OR, Edith Moore...

Richard Howard Hohenberger
Apr 3, 2012
Richard Howard Hohenberger, 39 of Sulphur passed away on April 3, 2012. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Gary Evers officiating. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery, Edgerly, under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 10, 2012...
Clarence Morgan Swilley, Jr.
Apr 2, 2012
Clarence Morgan Swilley, Jr. 64, of Lake Charles passed away Monday April 2, 2012 at his son's residence.
He was born in Kirbyville, TX and raised and educated in DeRidder, where he was a graduate of DeRidder High School. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Vietnam War. Clarence worked most of his life in the...
Charlene Monceaux Carlin
Apr 2, 2012
Charlene Monceaux Carlin, 66, of DeRidder, LA passed away Monday, April 2, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Carlin was born and raised in Crowley, LA, was educated in Crowley and the Winnie, TX area and lived most of her life in the Lake Charles area. She has lived the past eight years in DeRidder with her daughter. She attended Job...

Virgil Edward Leblanc
Apr 1, 2012
Virgil Edward LeBlanc, 91 of Carlyss, passed away on April 1, 2012 in his residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at10 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Carlyss, LA with Father Joe Aquino officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery in Sulphur under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends...

Omie Lou Watkins
Apr 1, 2012
Omie Lou Watkins, 81 of Sulphur passed away on April 1, 2012 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. David Holder officiating. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends...