Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Ruth Mchardy Dutreix
Jan 17, 2015
Ruth McHardy Dutreix, 88, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Saturday January 17, 2015 at a local care center surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born in Baton Rouge to Robert Gordon and Irene Buquet McHardy. She was raised in Baton Rouge and graduated from Baton Rouge High School. She married Joseph H. Dutreix on...
Patricia A. Boylan
Jan 16, 2015
Iowa- Patricia A. Boylan, 72, passed away in a local care facility January 16, 2015. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 11 a.m. in Johnson & Brown Funeral Home of Iowa. Visitation is Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Cremation was under the direction of Johnson & Brown Funeral Home of Iowa. She...
Roland John Doucet, Sr.
Jan 16, 2015
Roland John Doucet, Sr., 76, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:00 PM on Friday, January 16, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Doucet was born on May 29, 1938 in Eunice, LA and lived most of his life in Lake Charles, LA. French was his first language, until attending school when he learned English. He was a 1956 graduate...
Jeanelle Bertrand Vincent
Jan 15, 2015
Jeanelle Bertrand Vincent, 74, of Lake Charles died on Thursday, January 15, 2015 in a Cypress, TX hospital. Mrs. Vincent was born in Eunice, LA on November 21, 1940 and lived in Lake Charles for the past 72 years. She was a graduate of Marion High School. Mrs. Vincent was currently living in Houston, TX to be near her daughters...
Murphy Jack Turner
Jan 13, 2015
Murphy Jack Turner, age 77 passed away from this life to be with the Lord at 4:15 AM, Tuesday, January 13, 2015. He died peacefully at home surrounded by family. Jack was born in Oakdale, Louisiana and moved to Sulphur at the age of six where he remained a lifelong resident. He was the founder, owner, and operator of Jack's...
Zelma Marie Lopez
Jan 13, 2015
Zelma Marie Landry Lopez, 84, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 3:30 AM on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. Lopez was born April 22, 1930 in Jennings, LA and has lived in Lake Charles since 1947. She worked at TG&Y for fifteen years in the Fabric Department. She later worked at University United Methodist Church in...
Arthur Hartzog, Jr.
Jan 13, 2015
Arthur Hartzog, Jr, 70, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 7 pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness in Westlake.
Reeves Veronie
Jan 12, 2015
Reeves "Reevas" Veronie, 77, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home next to his wife of fifty-six years, Frances, at 8:35 AM on Monday, January 12, 2015. Mr. Veronie was born January 4, 1938 in Rayne, LA where he was raised and has lived in Lake Charles for over sixty years. He worked as...
Allen L. Smith, Jr.
Jan 11, 2015
Allen L. Smith, Jr., local attorney, died on January 11, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Lake Charles. He was 78. Allen, was a native of Woodville, Mississippi and a graduate of Baton Rouge High School, Class of 1954. He graduated from the LSU School of Engineering in 1959 with a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering and from the Paul M....
Larry Wayne Smith Sr.
Jan 10, 2015
Larry Wayne Smith, Sr. Iowa-Larry Wayne Smith, Sr., 54, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015. Larry was born February 15, 1960 to the late Sylven and Mary Linda Moreaux. He was employed as a welder and loved fishing, cooking, and mechanic work. He was a big fan of the Dallas Cowboys. His survivors include his wife of 18 ½ years,...
Bertha Digiglia Marcello
Jan 10, 2015
Bertha "Bert" DiGiglia Marcello, 91, of Lake Charles, LA died Saturday, January 10, 2015 in her residence. Bert was originally born in Lake Charles, LA on March 27, 1923. She married Dr. Luke Marcello in 1941 and moved to DeRidder. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother of five children. As a young bride during WWII, she chaperoned...
Russell Reeves
Jan 10, 2015
Russell Reeves, 63, died Saturday, January 10, at his home in Galliano, LA from complications from over a 3 year battle with cancer. Born on March 28, 1951, in Lake Charles, LA, Russell resided in the Galliano, LA area for over 25 years. Russell learned his exemplary work ethic at an early age working with his father in the fields...
Leatrice Vianne Lowery
Jan 10, 2015
Lake Charles- Leatrice V. Lowery, 72, passed away in a local hospital Saturday, January 10, 2015. Funeral services will be Monday, January 12, 2014 at 1 p.m. in Johnson & Brown Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Pinehill Cemetery under the direction of Johnson & Brown Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of service....
Roe Spencer
Jan 9, 2015
Roe Spencer, 88, died Friday, January 9, 2015 in his residence in Bedford, Texas, with his beloved family by his side. Born in Oakdale, Louisiana, to Monroe Evermont and Wilma Schillings Spencer, Mr. Spencer served his country in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He married Jessie Louise Ayer in May, 1948. After his service, he worked at...
Genevieve Pintado Chavanne
Jan 9, 2015
Genevieve "Bea" Pintado Chavanne, 104, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, January 09, 2015 in the comfort of her home. Mrs. Chavanne was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and Vincent Business College and went on to work thirty one years as a New Account Clerk for Gulf National Bank. Following...
Dorothy Bearb
Jan 9, 2015
Dorothy Bearb, 75, of Lake Charles, LA died on Friday, January 9, 2015 in her residence. Dorothy Bearb was born on July 31, 1939 to Horace and Winnie Fontenot in Lewisburg, LA. She loved cooking, gardening, and most of all spending quality time with and praying for her grandchildren. She also enjoyed bird watching. She was a longtime member of...
Margaret Lou Vincent
Jan 8, 2015
Margaret Lou Bourne Vincent, 72, of Lake Charles, LA died on Thursday, January 8, 2015 in her home with family members at her bedside recalling stories of her rich and interesting life. Margaret was born on January 2, 1943, in Lake Charles, LA to Louis Pete and Willie Mae Bourne. She attended school at Lake Charles High. Margaret loved quilting,...
Melodi Pultz Kramer
Jan 8, 2015
Melodi “Dee Dee” Pultz Kramer Iowa- Melodi Pultz Kramer, 52, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015, in her residence. Melodi was born August 22, 1962 in Binghamton, NY to the late Harold Pultz & Frances Hogoboom Pultz. She was a graduate of Iowa High school. Melodi enjoyed working on craft projects, hunting, fishing & gardening . She survived by her...
Elma Lee Morgan
Jan 7, 2015
Elma Lee Riley Morgan, 73, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 7:28 AM on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. Morgan was born December 20, 1941 in Oklahoma, lived in Gladewater, TX during her younger years and has lived in Lake Charles in 1952. She was a 1960 graduate of LaGrange High School and graduated from McNeese...
Dallas Ray Mcdonald, Sr.
Jan 7, 2015
Dallas Ray McDonald, Sr., 53 passed away on January 7, 2015. Dallas loved boats and was an avid motorcyclist. He will be missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his mother, Janet Broussard of Sulphur; 2 sons, Dallas McDonald, Jr. of Sulphur and John McDonald and wife Melanee of FL; a daughter, Tacarra McDonald of Maryland; a...
