Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Doris Ann Manuel
Aug 21, 2011
Doris Ann Manuel, 68, of Sulphur, passed away on August 21, 2011. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 10 am at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Johnny Mounce officiating. Burial will follow in Big Woods Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 from 3 pm " 9 pm at Robison Funeral Home...
Johnny Ellender
Aug 20, 2011
Johnny Ellender, 61, of Sulphur, passed away on August 20, 2011. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 11 am at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lonnie Gothrup officiating. Burial will follow in Mimosa Pines Cemetery, Carlyss, Louisiana. Visitation will begin on Monday, August 22, 2011 from 10 am " 9 pm at Robison Funeral...
Warner Ray Bertrand
Aug 20, 2011
Warner R. Bertrand, 82, of Lake Charles died at 1:16 PM on Saturday, August 20, 2011 in his residence.
Mr. Bertrand was born on July 19, 1929 in the town of Sulphur, LA. He was a graduate of LaGrange Sr. High School and attended college at Southwest Mississippi Jr. College on a football scholarship. Mr. Bertrand served his country in the...
Jordynn Jade Schiele
Aug 18, 2011
Jordynn Jade Schiele, infant daughter of JoLynn Johnson and Preston Schiele went to be with the angels on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 10:10 PM in a Lake Charles hospital.
Jordynn was loved and will be missed by all.
Those left to cherish her memory are her parents; her grandparents, Tammy and Donny Johnson of Westlake and Pamela and Stanley Schiele of...
Charlotte Levingston Metcalf
Aug 18, 2011
Charlotte Levingston Metcalf, 62, of Lake Charles entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 18, 2011.
A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, but recently a resident of Lafayette, Charlotte was born to William Edward and Gloria Loraine Levingston. She was a 1967 graduate of Lake Charles High School and a true LCHS Wildcat. She had friends all over America and she...
William (Billy) Cryer
Aug 18, 2011
William (Billy) Cryer, 80, of Sulphur, passed away on August 18, 2011. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 22, 2011 at 10 am at Robison Funeral Home with Minister Brian Spicer officiating. Burial will follow in Mimosa Pines Cemetery, Carlyss, LA. Visitation will begin on Sunday, August 21, 2011, from 4 pm " 8 pm at Robison Funeral...
John Dee Becton
Aug 17, 2011
John Dee Becton, 62, of Lake Charles died at 2:00 AM on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 in a local care facility.
Mr. Becton was born in New Orleans, LA on June 9, 1949. He was raised in Westlake where he was a graduate of Westlake High School. He then moved to Moss Bluff where he lived for the next 30 years....
Michael Lawrence Babineaux
Aug 17, 2011
Michael Lawrence Babineaux, 60, of Moss Bluff, LA died on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at his residence after a courage battle with cancer.
Michael was born March 8, 1951 in Lake Charles, LA, where he lived all of his life. He was a graduate of LaGrange High School and McNeese State University, and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army....
Mary L. Tillie Martin
Aug 16, 2011
Mary Lou "Tillie" Snider Martin, 81, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011, in a local hospital.
Born in Buckner, Arkansas, Mrs. Martin lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a homemaker and a member of University Baptist Church and their JOY Club, "Just Older Youth."
She is survived by one son, Claude Dennis Martin of Lake Charles; sister-in-law Irene...
Harold Lee Hal Spears Ii
Aug 16, 2011
Harold Lee "Hal" Spears, II, 53, of Lake Charles passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Spears was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a graduate of Barbe High School. He worked nearly thirty years as an Electrician, having been employed by Montgomery Electric and LA Solaray. He was grateful to Perry Vincent of Solaray, a...
Beverly Gayle Tilley
Aug 15, 2011
Beverly Gayle Tilley, 76, of Sulphur, passed away on August 15, 2011 in her residence. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 10a.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Don Walker officiating. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss, LA under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on...
Grady Virgil Fruge
Aug 14, 2011
On Earth she was a living saint and angel. She prayed her rosary twenty four hours a day seven days a week. Mrs. Fruge was called home by her Holy Father, Sunday morning, August 14, 2011 at 1:00 AM.
Mrs. Fruge was born October 17, 1921 to Quincy Odom and Lillian Blanchard Odom in Mamou, LA. She was the eldest...
Arthur J. Singer, Jr.
Aug 14, 2011
Arthur J. "Bubba" Singer, Jr., 78, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011.
Mr. Singer was born in Breaux Bridge, LA and was raised and educated in New Iberia and Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Landry High School where he was an athlete, having excelled in Track and Field. Mr. Singer worked over forty years for United...
Iain Lewis
Aug 13, 2011
Iain Fitzgerald Lewis, 40, of Moss Bluff passed away from this life Saturday, August 13, 2011 in his residence.
Iain was born in Jinotepe, Nicaragua on April 5, 1971. He moved to the United States with his family in 1978 and lived in Florida , Colorado and Kansas until he graduated from Western High School in Wichita , Kansas . He...
Lois Ann Duplechain
Aug 12, 2011
Lois Ann White Duplechain, 66, of Lake Charles, LA died on Friday, August 12, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Duplechain was born August 16, 1944, raised and lived early childhood in Richmond, IN. She was also educated and lived as a young adult in Venice, FL. She has lived the past thirty years in Lake Charles. Mrs. Duplechain worked ten...
Vera Pat Anderson
Aug 11, 2011
Vera "Pat" Yvonne Patterson Anderson, 90, of Lake Charles, LA died peacefully on Thursday, August 11, 2011 in her residence.
Mrs. Anderson was born February 24, 1921 in DeRidder, LA and has lived in Lake Charles for over seventy years. She retired as the bookkeeper in the late 80's for Gayle's Hardware after fifteen years and was a charter member of...
Christine Elizabeth Fosberg
Aug 10, 2011
Christine Elizabeth Fosberg, 44, of Lake Charles, passed away at 5:15, PM, Wednesday, August 10, 2011 in her residence.
She was born in Huntington, CA and lived in Lake Charles for many years. Christine owned and operated Fosberg Cleaning Service from 2005-2011.
Those left to mourn her lose and cherish her memory include four sons, William Fosberg and wife Kendra of Ft....
Judy Ann Carter Ingalls
Aug 10, 2011
Judy Ann Carter Ingalls, 59, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was a native and resident of Lake Charles.
Ms. Ingalls attended LaGrange High School and was a 2007 graduate of McNeese State University in Ad Design. She was an Insurance Salesman for various local companies. Ms. Ingalls enjoyed painting, arts and crafts, photography, and...
Kenneth V. Michel
Aug 10, 2011
Kenneth "Ken" V. Michel, 89, of Lake Charles died at 11:30 PM on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Michel was born in Violet, LA on September 3, 1921. He was raised in New Orleans, LA and moved to Sulphur in 1935 before moving to Lake Charles in 1940. Mr. Michel was a 1940 graduate of Sulphur High...
