Local Obituaries

Mar 13, 2014

A memorial service for Walter Clarence Hughes, 82, will be held March 22, 2014, 2 PM at the First Baptist Church in Hornbeck, LA. He departed this life to be with Jesus, March 13, 2014 at 9 PM. Bro. Jack Bell will officiate. Arrangements were entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home. Clarence was born in Hornbeck, LA, December 18, 1931 and...

Mar 12, 2014

Gloria Nell Guidry Martin, 79, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 in a Houston hospital. Mrs. Martin was born in Kaplan, LA and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She worked forty-eight years as a nurse, truly a calling for her, as she found great importance and comfort in caring for her patients. Forty-two...

Mar 11, 2014

Charles Edward McDaniel, 75, of Carlyss, LA died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in Toledo Bend, LA. Charles was born on May 13, 1938 in Leesville, Louisiana to Edward and Nettie McDaniel. Charles loved fishing, hunting, and restoring fishing boats. He enjoyed his many years of service as an Entrepreneur in the oil field industry while owning McDaniel's welding one of...

Mar 11, 2014

Carrie Manuel Caldarera, 63, of Lake Charles, LA died at 1:20 PM on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in a local hospital. Carrie was born August 4, 1950 in Lake Charles, LA, where she lived most of her life. She was a 1968 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and enjoyed interior decorating and design. She was an avid animal lover...

Mar 9, 2014

Iowa-Georgianna Johnston, 81, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 09, 2014 in a local hospital. Born in Welsh on October 23, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Ernestine (Gillard) Fox. She was a graduate of Welsh High and of the Baptist faith. She worked for the School board for many years. Her favorite...

Mar 8, 2014

Christopher Evans Johnson, 13 passed away on March 8, 2014. He was a student at Starks High School in the eighth grade. Christopher enjoyed dancing, music, amusement parks, video games, playing baseball and basketball, especially his coach, James Taco Holloway. He also loved to be in and around the water, being a big brother and his grandparents. Christopher was a...

Mar 8, 2014

Desiree N. Jarvis, 73, wife of previously deceased Bob Jarvis, died Saturday, March 08, 2014. She was born in Bunkie, LA but was a long-time resident of Lake Charles. She was a graduate of LSU with a master's degree from McNeese, and was a school teacher and librarian at Rosteet Junior High School and Western Heights Elementary. She spent most...

Mar 8, 2014

Ronald Courville, 75, of Moss Bluff, LA died Saturday, March 8, 2014 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. Ronald was born on November 9, 1938 in Chataignier, LA to Percy and Eta Courville. He loved cooking, camping, and fishing. Most of all he enjoyed vacationing and his family and friends. Mr. Ronald retired from the United States Postal...

Mar 8, 2014

Edith Carr Stewart, 87, returned home on March 8, 2014. She was born on October 15, 1926 in Calera, OK before moving to Grand Chenier where she attended the Grand Chenier Methodist Church. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, reading, and taking care of her home and family. She was Nana to many children and loved taking care of...

Mar 8, 2014

Thomas Phillip Falls, 84, of Moss Bluff, Louisiana died at 1:59 PM Saturday, March 8, 2014 in a local care facility. Mr. Falls was born on June 5, 1929 in Ranger, Texas. He has lived in the Lake Charles area for the past 60 years. Mr. Falls graduated from Ranger High School in 1949. After high school Thomas served in...

Mar 8, 2014

Gladys Marceaux Johnson, 90, of Lake Charles, LA died Saturday, March 8, 2014 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. Gladys was born December 19, 1923 in Kaplan, LA to Arvene and Edna Marceaux. She was a graduate of Gueydan High School. She worked at Muller's Department Store and retired from Calcasieu Marine National Bank. She was a member...

Mar 8, 2014

Memorial services for Albert Jay Carter IV will be at 6:00pm, Wednesday, March 12 at Johnson's funeral home with Reverend Weldon Bares officiating. Visitation will begin at 4:00pm until the service at 6:00. Al was a member the Open Door Sunday School class at First United Methodist Church where he volunteered in the office as a counter. He also volunteered...

Mar 7, 2014

William Bill Atkins, 68 passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 in his residence. Bill was born in New Orleans, LA and had been a resident of Sulphur for 23 years, coming from Donaldsonville. He was a U. S. Army Vietnam veteran. He enjoyed tinkering around the house, working on golf carts, generators, go carts, and various other things. Bill...

Mar 7, 2014

Lloyd John Frederick, 87, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, March 07, 2014 in Baton Rouge, LA. Mr. Frederick was born in Abbeville, LA and made Lake Charles his home for more than sixty years. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict as a Military Policeman and as a sales clerk at the Disposition Center in...

Mar 6, 2014

Robert Young, 61, of Iota died Thursday, March 6, 2014 in a hospital in Lafayette. Uncle Bob was born on September 29, 1952 in Lake Charles, LA to Ray and Lelia Young. He loved playing basketball, writing, and singing. Survivors include two sisters, Alice Marie John of Elton, LA and Loretta Dale Johnson and husband Harvey of Ragley; one brother,...

Mar 5, 2014

Mar 5, 2014

John Royall Palmore, 76, of Lake Charles died on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in a Richmond, VA cancer hospital. Mr. Palmore was born on May 22, 1937 in Powhatan, VA. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Chennault Air Force Base. Following his Honorable Discharge, he resided here and began his 33 year long career at...

Mar 5, 2014

Donna Claire Reeds Lowery, 56, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:10 PM on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 after a nine year and three month battle with ovarian cancer. The family would like to thank Dr. Jubilee Brown, GYN Oncologist at M.D. Anderson for the wonderful care she has given Donna from the very beginning of her illness. They would...

Mar 5, 2014

Lake Charles-Harvey E. Theriot, 80, was called home to be with the Lord on March 5, 2014. He is survived by his children, Mark Theriot and wife, Karen of LeBleu Settlement, Cindy Devillier and husband, Keith of Lake Charles and David Theriot of Dallas, Texas; one brother, Edward Theriot of Lake Charles; 7 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. He is...

Mar 4, 2014

Joseph Clifton Simon, Sr, 85, of Lake Charles died at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Simon was born on November 9, 1928 in Morse, LA and moved to Crowley, LA at eleven years old. He attended school there until March 1944 when he joined the U.S. Navy. Mr. Simon was stationed in Anaheim,...