Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Linda M. Webster
Feb 20, 2012
Linda M. Webster, 67, of Sulphur died at 7:38 AM on Monday, February 20, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Webster was born on December 16, 1944 in New Orleans, LA. She was a teacher's aide at Sulphur High School. Mrs. Webster was a member of First Baptist Church of Westlake.
Those left to cherish her memory are two children, Frederick "Freddy"...

Frank David Campbell
Feb 18, 2012
Frank David Campbell, 54, of Sulphur, Louisiana, died at 5:37 am on Saturday, February 18, 2012 in a Lake Charles hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial honoring his life will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at 10 am in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 2700 Maplewood Dr. in Sulphur with Father Aubrey V. Guilbeau officiating. Friends are invited for...
Alan Felix Hunt
Feb 17, 2012
Alan Felix Hunt, age 80, died on Friday, February 17, 2012. A resident of Lake Charles, Alan spent the last few years of his life at the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jennings.
Born in New Orleans to Ernest Caswell Hunt, Sr. and Alys Deloteus Hunt, he grew up in Lake Charles and attended Lake Charles High School. Alan served...
Willie Clayton Alger, Jr.
Feb 17, 2012
Willie Clayton Alger, Jr., 62, of Ragley, LA died at 6:30 AM on Friday, February 17, 2012 in his residence.
Willie was born July 14, 1949 in Monroe, LA, where he lived most of his life until moving to Ragley two years ago. He was a previous member of Soul's Harbor Pentecostal Church in West Monroe and New Life Pentecostal Church...
Rena Geneva Doescher
Feb 16, 2012
Geneva Spears Doescher, who resided in Longville, died Thursday February 16, 2012 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family.
She was born in Crowley, LA on June 13, 1931 and married Loyd Alton Doescher on December 15, 1950. A baptized witness of Jehovah, she served faithfully until her death. She was loved by all who knew her...
Michael Anthony Long
Feb 16, 2012
Michael Anthony Long, 64, of Texas died on Thursday, February 16, 2012 in Houston, TX.
Mr. Long was born on May 21, 1947 in Lake Charles, LA to Allen Green and Goldie Rich Long. Michael lived an independent life and was active in several organizations related to Disability and Independent Living Rights.
He was born, raised and educated in Moss Bluff/Lake Charles...
Claire E. Peggy Lalande
Feb 16, 2012
Claire "Peggy" Eloise Nielsen LaLande was born on February 11, 1928 in Preston, Idaho in Franklin County, where she lived from early childhood to young adulthood. She was the sixth child born to LaVere Parry Nielsen and Elverta Westbury Nielsen. In 1943, she moved with parents and sister, Anna, to Mt. Clemons, Michigan, where she graduated from high school. Shortly...
Ronald Wayne Cormier, Jr.
Feb 16, 2012
Ronald Wayne "Ron, Ronnie" Cormier, Jr., 36, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Cormier was born April 4, 1975 in Lake Charles, LA, was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and lived in Cleveland, OH for the last two years. He was a graduate of Francis Howell North High School and worked for American Eagle Air, where...
Dorothy B Frederick
Feb 15, 2012
Dorothy Blalock Frederick, 84, of Lake Charles died at 6:52 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2011 at her residence.
Mrs. Frederick was a native of Lake Charles and graduated from St. Charles Academy and McNeese State University. Mrs. Frederick moved to Houston where she attended Baylor University School of Nursing. In Houston she worked for a Dermatologist, Internist, and Ear, Nose and...

James Edward Still
Feb 14, 2012
James (Jim) Still, Jr. died September 1 at the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jennings, Louisiana, after a long illness. Jim was born in 1952, the first son of James and Vera Jo Still, in Livingston, Texas. The family moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma, where Jim spent his early years. Jim attended Oklahoma State University until he joined the...
Aletta Faye Mcfatter
Feb 14, 2012
Aletta Faye Forter McFatter, 86, of Lake Charles died on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 surrounded by her family in her residence. All of Heaven is rejoicing as one more alto has been added to the Heavenly choir.
Mrs. McFatter was born on February 1, 1926 in Cushing, OK and lived in Lake Charles since 1943. She attended Vincent Business College. Mrs....
Wendell Ray Boyd
Feb 13, 2012
Wendell Ray Boyd of Lake Charles, LA has played the 18th hole of his life; passing away Monday, February 13, 2012 in a local hospital after suffering a major stroke. He lived his life right up to the day before the stroke as he had lived it for the past 92 years; never meeting a stranger, always on the go,...
Odile Mouton
Feb 12, 2012
Odile Rita Savoy Mouton, 91, was born in St. Martinville, LA on July 27, 1920. She lived most of her life in Lake Charles, LA. God called her to her resting place and to serve him on February 12, 2012. She passed away in a local nursing home facility surrounded by her loved ones.
This is not only Odile's obituary but...
Ida Chauffe Maylen
Feb 12, 2012
Ida Marie Chauffe Maylen, 84, of Lake Charles, journey in life ended Sunday, February 12, 2012 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loved ones.
Mrs. Maylen was a life resident of Lake Charles, having lived the past two years in Lacassine with her daughter. She was a talented artist, having received many awards for her paintings, making porcelain...

Betty Joan Dean
Feb 12, 2012
Betty Joan Dean, 84 of Sulphur, passed away on February 12, 2012 in her residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church with Father Thomas Huhn officiating. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss, LA. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 15,...
Kathleen Crookshank
Feb 12, 2012
Kathleen Crookshank, 53, of Lake Charles, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at her residence.
Mrs. Crookshank lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a 1976 graduate of Barbe High School and attended McNeese State University. Mrs. Crookshank was a legal secretary and a member of the Norman Business Law Center. She was also the secretary of the Cambodia...

Erise Marie Breaux
Feb 12, 2012
Erise Marie Breaux, 92 of Sulphur, passed away on February 12, 2012 in her residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 11a.m. at Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church in Sulphur with Father Jim Winiarski officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery in Sulphur, LA. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 14, 2012...