Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Melvin Edward Scott
Mar 4, 2014
Melvin Edward Scott, 80, passed away on March 4, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014 from 5-7 pm at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home and from 9-10 am Saturday at First Baptist Church of Carlyss. Services will be Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 10 am at the church with Pastor Steve...
William "Sammy" Kleckley
Mar 3, 2014
William Samuel "Sammy" Kleckley, 72, of Moss Bluff passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, on Monday March 03, 2014, following a brief battle with brain cancer. Originally from Crockett Texas, Sammy served in the National Guard then was called to active duty during the Berlin Crisis. He worked as the Vice President and General Manager of...
Katherine Shirley Bond
Mar 3, 2014
Shirley Bond, 77, of Lake Charles went home to her Lord and Savior after a valiant fight with lung cancer. She passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family on, Monday, March 3, 2014. She was a native of Maplewood, MO and moved to Lake Charles at the age of nine. Shirley was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister,...
Virgina Mae Turner
Mar 3, 2014
Virginia Mae Turner, 78, of Lake Charles passed away Monday, March 03, 2014 in the comfort of her home. Mrs. Turner was born in Des Arc, AR, raised and educated in surrounding areas of Arkansas and has lived fifty years in Lake Charles. She had a love of life and enjoyed actively living it. She enjoyed fishing, family gatherings, coffee...
Joseph Samuel Hudson
Mar 2, 2014
Joseph Samuel "Joe" Hudson, 71, died Sunday, March 2, 2014, in his residence in Lake Charles. Born in Oberlin, La., on March 7, 1942, to Sam S. and Mary V. Iles Hudson, he later moved with his family to Lake Charles in 1955 and graduated from Lake Charles High School in 1960. He attended McNeese State University where he was...
James Calhoun
Mar 2, 2014
James Calhoun, 65, of Sweetlake, LA died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at a local hospital. Mr. James was born on September 10, 1948 in Houston, TX to Joseph and Reba Calhoun. He loves wood working. He served his country in the U.S. Navy where he retired. He was also a Mason and was a member of a local Motorcycle Club....
Ima Jean Authement
Mar 2, 2014
Ima Jean McBurney Authement, 86, of Lake Charles died at 1:35 PM Sunday. Mrs. Authement was born in Dallas and lived all of her life in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and worked as a bookkeeper at Associates Finance and Men's Discount Shop. Mrs. Authement and her sisters enjoyed singing. Her father was a...
Darrel John "Shorty" Granger
Mar 2, 2014
Darrel John "Shorty" Granger, 53, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 2:50 PM on Sunday, March 2, 2014 in a an Alexandria Hospital. Mr. Granger was born September 28, 1960 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was a lifelong resident. He attended Lake Charles High School and worked as a diesel mechanic for most of his life, spending a number...
Julia Ann Rider
Mar 2, 2014
Julia Ann Rider, 69, of Lake Charles died at 7:00 AM Sunday, March 2, 2014. Julia was born October 12, 1944 in Arkansas to N.A. and Hazel Fulbright. She enjoyed playing Cards, Pool, and Bingo. She loved spending time with family and friends. Mrs. Julia never met a stranger and loved to joke. She was an avid Razorback fan. She...
Linda Mae Lawson
Mar 1, 2014
Linda Mae Lawson, 64, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014 in her residence. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 3, 2014 from 3-9 p.m. at Open Door Biker Church 423 W. Burton Street Sulphur, LA. Service will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 2 p.m. at Open Door Biker Church with Pastor Vince Guidry officiating. Burial...
Michael James Reed
Mar 1, 2014
Michael James Reed, 30, of Sulphur, LA, passed away on March 1, 2014. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home from 3-9 pm and resume Friday, March 7, 2014 from 8am until time of service. Services will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014 at 10 am at Johnson and Robison Funeral...
Terri Guidry Richard
Mar 1, 2014
Terri Suzanne Guidry Richard, 48, passed from this life at 12:48 PM on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Terri is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Gizelle Richard; parents, Wayne and Ruby Guidry; and father of her child, Mark Alfred Richard. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Junius Guidry, Allie Odom, and John Higdon. Her funeral service...
Edward Thomas Hebert
Mar 1, 2014
Edward Thomas "Pig" Hebert, 86, of Lake Charles passed away Saturday March 1, 2014 in a local hospital surrounded by his loving family. Edward was a native of Grand Lake and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. He honorably served our country in the United States Army during World War II in Germany and later retired after serving the residents...
Leroy E. Fredericks
Feb 28, 2014
Leroy E. Fredericks, Sr., 73, of Lake Charles died at 5:38 AM on Friday, February 28, 2014 in his residence. Mr. Fredericks was born on July 6, 1940 in Kenosha, WI where he graduated from Bradford High School. He joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Alexandria where he met and married his wife and began a family....
Ravel "Glenn" Aucoin
Feb 28, 2014
Ravel Glain "Glenn" Aucoin, 71, of Moss Bluff, LA died at 1:30 AM on Friday, February 28, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Aucoin was born October 13, 1942 in Mamou, LA, where he was raised and graduated from LaGrange Senior High School. He served his country in the U.S. National Guard. Mr. Aucoin worked as an operator at CITGO...
Frances C. Baldwin
Feb 27, 2014
Frances Crawford Baldwin, 90, was called to her Heavenly home on Thursday, February 27, 2014. Born to Darius Jefferson Crawford and Addie Pearson Crawford in Natchez, Mississippi, Mrs. Baldwin moved to Lake Charles in 1947. She was a dedicated homemaker while her children were small and then worked as a bank teller and savings counselor at Calcasieu Marine National Bank...
Russell Dale Barrios
Feb 26, 2014
Lake Charles-Russell Barrios, 56, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on May 13, 1957, he was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High. He proudly served in both the U.S. Marine Corps and the U. S. Army as a Military Policeman. He continued to work steadily with...
Selidia Ryan
Feb 26, 2014
On the morning of February 26, 2014, GOD came to Selidia and said, "It is time to go Home and leave this life of pain and suffering. It's time to go to a place of eternal peace and rest. Your work here is done, you have fought a good fight." Selidia was born on September 5, 1922 to the union...
Richard Dale Ingalls
Feb 25, 2014
Richard Ingalls, 64, of Lake Charles died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 in his residence. Mr. Ingalls was born on May 17, 1949 in Jennings, LA to Aubrey and Louise Ingalls. He graduated from USL with a degree in Business Administration in 1974. Mr. Ingalls was a graduate of Jennings High School Class of 1967. He enjoyed officiating high school football...
James Elridge Meche
Feb 25, 2014
James Elridge Meche, 63, of Lake Charles died at 1:22 PM on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 in a local hospital. James was born in Sulphur, LA on July 24, 1950. He was a graduate of Sulphur High School and Sowela Tech in Instrumentation. James worked many years in the petrochemical industry as an Instrumentation Technician. He was an avid sportsman...
