Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Louise Mary Bertrand
Dec 29, 2011
Louise Mary (Parker) Bertrand, 97, of Lake Charles passed away peacefully, with a smile on her face and a prayer on her lips, in her daughter's residence, Thursday, December 29, 2011.
She was a native and Lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a graduate of Central School and Lake Charles High School. Prior to her marriage Mrs. Bertrand worked at Mullers...
Donald Clarence Pettypool
Dec 29, 2011
Donald Clarence Pettypool, 51, of Sulphur passed away, Thursday, December 29, 2011 in his residence.
His funeral will be at 12:00 PM, Monday, January 2, 2012 in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Wayne Dartez will officiate. Burial will be in Bigwoods Cemetery in Edgerly.
Lloyd J. St. Clergy
Dec 29, 2011
Lloyd J. St. Clergy, 83, of Lake Charles died Thursday, December 29, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. St. Clergy served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He worked nearly fifteen years as a Printer for Port Printing followed by over twenty years of service as a Clerk with the US Postal Service. He was a "social butterfly",...
Ines Mae Marshall
Dec 29, 2011
Mrs. Ines Mae Marshall, 89, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011. Born August 21, 1922 in Midland to Drozan Breaux and Ada LeJeune Breaux.
Mrs. Marshall traveled the US and abroad following her husband's military career, spending time in Fort Monmouth, NJ, Fort Bliss, TX, Utah, Germany, and France. After his retirement from the military, they lived in Houston, New...
Daniel Roberts
Dec 28, 2011
Daniel E. Roberts, 69, of Sulphur died on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in his residence.
Mr. Roberts was born on August 22, 1942 in Lake Charles. He lived in the Lake Charles/ Moss Bluff area until moving to Sulphur 7 years ago. Mr. Roberts was a graduate of Marion High School. He was a truck driver most of his life and...
Billy James Landry
Dec 28, 2011
Billy James Landry, 61, of Lake Charles passed away on December 28, 2011. There will be a memorial service on Friday, December 30, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. David Holder officiating. Billy was a native of Gueydan and a longtime resident of Lake Charles, He worked in the restaurant business for many years. Billy...
John Dudley Duhon
Dec 27, 2011
John Dudley Duhon, 79, of Lake Charles, LA died on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 in his residence.
Mr. Duhon was born December 12, 1932 in Oberlin, LA and has lived in Lake Charles for almost sixty years. He served his country in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Duhon worked at Olin Corp for thirty-seven years, retiring in...
Bertina Rita Nelson
Dec 27, 2011
She was born in New Iberia, La, to Louis Sterling and Anne Suzette Barras Orsot. She married Joseph Vinton Nelson in New Iberia and moved to Lake Charles to raise her family. She was a former member of Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. In 1977 she moved in St Henry Catholic Church Parish where she became...
M L Rushing
Dec 27, 2011
M.L. Rushing, 85, of Sulphur passed away on December 27, 2011 in his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2011at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Lamar Huffman officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery in Brewtons Mill, LA. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 30, 2011 from 4-9 p.m. at...
Joseph W. Crookshank, Jr., M.D.
Dec 27, 2011
Joseph William Crookshank, Jr., M.D., 65, of Lake Charles died at 11:15 AM Tuesday, December 27, in a Lake Charles Hospital.
Dr. Crookshank, one of five generations of physicians, was born in New Orleans and lived in Lake Charles most of his life. He graduated from Lake Charles High School and received his Bachelor's in Accounting and Biology at McNeese before...
Joyce Houston Toney
Dec 26, 2011
Joyce Houston Toney, a native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles, died Monday, December 26, 2011 at the age of 85, at the Cottage at Broadmoor in Baton Rouge, after a several-months stay in that city.
Mrs. Toney was born August 16, 1926 in Lake Charles, La to Benjamin Lee and Katie Houston. A 1946 physics graduate of LSU, Mrs. Toney...
Aaron H Stephens
Dec 25, 2011
Aaron H. Stephens, 83, of Lake Charles, died Christmas morning in a Lake Charles Hospital.
Mr. Stephens was born in Hope Villa near Baton Rouge and lived in Baton Rouge until 1951. He attended Woodlawn High School.
In 1951 Mr. Stephens moved to Lake Charles and went to work as a welder and pipefitter at Cities Service and later P.C.I. He retired...
Willard Leroy Boykin, Jr.
Dec 25, 2011
Willard Leroy Boykin, Jr., 70, of Sulphur, LA died at 9:20 AM on Sunday, December 25, 2011 in his residence.
Mr. Boykin was born July 12, 1941 in Holly Ridge, LA and has lived in Sulphur, LA for most of his life. He was a graduate of Sulphur High School and served his country in the U.S. Navy. He retired from...
Dick Stewart Richardson
Dec 24, 2011
Dick Stewart Richardson, 53, passed away on December 24, 2011 in his residence. Dick was a lifelong resident of Sulphur. After graduating from Sulphur High he attended McNeese State University. Dick owned several local businesses and later went to work for WR Grace until retiring in 2006. He was a member of Sulphur United Pentecostal Church. Dick loved the outdoors,...
Darren Kent Langley
Dec 24, 2011
Darren Kent Langley, 50, of Westlake, died Saturday December 24, 2011 at his residence.
He was born December 2, 1961 in Lake Charles to Leo and Geraldine Arnaud Langley and lived in Westlake most of his life. He was of the Catholic faith and worked as a longshoreman at the Port of Lake Charles and was a tree cutter for...
Mary Faye Baker
Dec 23, 2011
Mary Faye Constance Baker was born August 5, 1942 and went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 23, 2011 at the age of 69. Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include her loving husband of 46 years, James Baker of Crowley, two daughters, Veronica Ronnie Fontenot and husband, Kim of Moss Bluff and Katrina...
Samuel Sam Reed Maddox
Dec 22, 2011
Samuel Reed Maddox, Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend to all who knew him, passed away on December 22, 2011, surrounded by his family.
Sam was born on October 14, 1943, and raised in Haynesville, LA. He graduated from Haynesville High School in 1961, where he participated in football and track. At Northwestern State College he was a walk-on football...
Rev. Kent Brabham, Sr.
Dec 22, 2011
Kent David Brabham, Sr., 58, of Port Arthur, TX died on Thursday, December 22, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Brabham was born on August 23, 1953 in Port Arthur, TX. He received his Masters Degree in Christian Counseling from Southwest Bible College. He was a pastor for many churches for the past 40 years, most recently being the chaplain of...
Lola M. Carpenter
Dec 22, 2011
Lola Mary Frieu Carpenter, was born July 6, 1938 in Lake Charles and died December 22, in her home where she lived for the past twenty-six years.
A life resident of Lake Charles, Mrs. Carpenter graduated from Lake Charles High School in 1956 and worked as a secretary for Harbor Docking and Towing for many years. She was a member of...
