Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Carrie Manuel Caldarera
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...
Georgianna Johnston
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...
Christopher Evans Johnson
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...
Desiree Nash Jarvis
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...
Ronald Courville
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...
Edith C. Stewart
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...
Thomas Phillip Falls
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...
Gladys Johnson
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...
Albert Jay Carter, Iv
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...
William "Bill" Atkins
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...
Lloyd John Frederick
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...
Robert "Uncle Bob" Young
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,...
John Royall Palmore
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...
Donna Claire Reeds Lowery
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...
Harvey E. Theriot
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...
Joseph Clifton Simon, Sr.
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,...
Lynn A. Harris
Mar 4, 2014
Lynn A Harris, 86, of Lake Charles died at 2:45 AM on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in his residence. Mr. Harris was born in Morris, NY on July 19, 1927 where he retired as a postmaster from the Morris Post Office. Mr. Harris was a member of the Butternut Valley Masonic Lodge #515, the Rotary Club, served on the school...
Percy Kimball
Mar 4, 2014
Percy Kimball, 94, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:30 AM Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in a local care facility. Percy was born March 3, 1920 in Grand Prairie, LA to Marshall and Lenora Kimball. Mr. Percy was a man that loved the outdoors gardening, playing Bingo, and Listening to French music. He also enjoyed crabbing with his family and...
Edith Braswell Barlow
Mar 4, 2014
Edith Braswell Barlow, 68, of Lake Charles, LA died at 7:20 AM on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in a local hospital. Mrs. Barlow was born November 28, 1945 in Wisner, LA and lived in Lake Charles for the past thirty years. She worked as a Christian educator for over nineteen years, teaching in Wisner, LA and Lake Charles Christian School....
