Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Linda Lou Abshire Leger
Sep 26, 2013
Linda Lou Abshire Leger, 61, of Lake Charles died peacefully in her home at 4:50 AM in Lake Charles. Mrs. Leger was born in Holmwood, Louisiana and has lived all of her life in Lake Charles. She worked at Popeye's Inc. for over 32 years as a Cashier and Team Leader. She was a member of Biglake Gospel Tabernacle Church....
Marie Scoggins Santa Maria
Sep 26, 2013
Marie Scoggins Santa Maria, 84, of Lake Charles passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2013 in a local hospital after a brief illness. Marie was born on July 14, 1929 in Rosepine, LA where she graduated high school. She moved to Lake Charles in 1947 and worked at Kress's Department Store and also at Chennault Airbase. In 1961 she opened...
Johnny Louis Courville
Sep 26, 2013
Johnny L. Courville, 78, of Lake Charles passed on to heaven at 1:50 PM, Wednesday, September 25, 2013 in his residence surrounded by his family. He was a native of Basile and lived in Lake Charles for the past thirty years. Mr. Courville retired from the U. S. Navy after twenty-two years of service. After retiring from the Navy he...
Ruth Thevenot Bellard
Sep 25, 2013
Ruth Thevenot Bellard, 90, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 in Missouri City, TX, following a brief illness. Mrs. Bellard was born and raised in Cottonport, LA. She met and married her husband of sixty-three years, Walter "Bill" Bellard and settled in Lake Charles to make it their home of fifty years. She then transferred with her...
Wilma Taylor
Sep 24, 2013
Wilma Buchanan Taylor, an unassuming woman of unwavering faith, was born March 16, 1927 in East Liverpool, Ohio and died September 24, 2013 in Lake Charles, Louisiana at the age of 86. A 1944 honor graduate of East Liverpool High School, she held a variety of jobs in the forties, but the one that left its mark most noticeably was...
Carole Lea Lambert
Sep 24, 2013
Carole Lea "Sue" Lambert, 72, of Edmond, Oklahoma went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 10:09 AM. Mrs. Lambert was born on March 9, 1941 to the parents of Vergie and Clyde Herman Nash Sr. in Bunkie, Louisiana. She was a graduate of Bunkie High School. After graduation she graduated from college with a bachelor's degree...
Donna Renee Pitre Coker
Sep 24, 2013
Donna Renee Coker, 45, of Iowa, died suddenly on Tuesday September 24, 2013 at her residence. Donna was born on August 25, 1968 to Robert Wayne Pitre and Velma Jean Hodge Nix. She was a homemaker and of the Christian Faith. She was preceded in death by her sister, Roberta Dugas. Those left to honor and cherish her memory are...
Maude Adeline Leblanc
Sep 23, 2013
Maude Adeline LeBlanc, 91, passed away on September 23, 2013 in her residence. Maude was a devoted care taker of her family. She was A woman that loved the simple things and lived life to the fullest. Maude was a great cook, loved being around people and enjoyed dancing and festivals. Maude is survived by her five sons, Randy LeBlanc...
Mack D. Hooper
Sep 23, 2013
Mack D. Hooper, 74, of Westlake died on Monday, September 23, 2013 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hooper was born on August 5, 1939 in Lake Charles and was a lifelong resident of the Lake Charles area. He proudly served in the U.S. Army, retiring after 21 years of service in Fort Polk as a drill...
Charles Thomas Gaskins
Sep 22, 2013
Charles Chuck Thomas Gaskins, 88, of Starks, LA died at 2:35 PM on Sunday, September 23, 2013 in a local hospital. Mr. Gaskins was born June 26, 1925 in St. Petersburg, FL and served his country for forty-two years as a Merchant Marine, fighting in the Korean Conflict and participating in both World War II and the Vietnam War. He...
Joann Cormier
Sep 19, 2013
Joann Nugent Cormier, 64, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, September 19, 2013 in a local hospital. Mrs. Cormier was born and raised in Pineville, LA and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. During her younger years, Mrs. Cormier enjoyed being a "stay at home" mom. She worked nearly twenty years as a Photo Tech and Cashier...
Deacon Jack Reynolds
Sep 18, 2013
Deacon Jack Reynolds, 78, of Moss Bluff passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in the comfort of his home. Born in Lansing, MI to Raymond Edward Reynolds and Reba Elizabeth Mercer Reynolds, Deacon Reynolds was raised in Muncie, IN, and lived most of his life in the Lake Charles area. He served his country from 1952-1956 in the United States...
Jack Parks
Sep 18, 2013
Jack Parks, a life long resident of Lake Charles, passed away September 18, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Jack was born December 8, 1937 and is survived by his wife and constant companion of 57 years, Glenda Hunter Parks. Jack is also survived by two sons; Jackie, and his wife Sandra of Reeves; Charles, and his...
Rosemary Stern
Sep 18, 2013
Rosemary Stern, 70, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 3:55 PM on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in a Lake Charles, LA hospital. Mrs. Stern was born October 4, 1942 in New Orleans, LA, lived in Los Angeles, CA for almost forty years and has resided in Lake Charles, LA for the past eight years. She retired as a data processor...
Wilmer B. Graybill
Sep 17, 2013
Wilmer (Wil) B. Graybill passed away at a local care facility on September 17, 2013. Wil was born December 27, 1928, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Amos and Viola Graybill. After graduating from Iowa State University in 1951, with a degree in Chemical Engineering, Wil began his professional career with PPG Industries. That career took Wil, his wife Mary Ann,...
Billye Jewell Scheufens
Sep 17, 2013
Billye Jewell Scheufens, 74, of Westlake, died Tuesday September 17, 2013 at a local hospital with her loving family at her side following an extended illness. Billye was born in DeRidder, LA to Dr. William and Dr. Jewell Dickens Lyle. She was a graduate of DeRidder High School and McNeese State University. She held a Bachelor's degree in Music Education,...
Inge Stolzle
Sep 15, 2013
Inge Else Franziska Ernestine Poppelbaum Stolzle was born on April 24, 1924 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the first child of Elizabeth and Dr. Karl Poppelbaum. She died at the age of 89 on Sunday, September 15, 2013 in Lake Charles, LA. A Memorial Service will be held October 5, 2013 at Johnson Funeral Home at 2:00 PM with interment...
Donald Leon Kelley
Sep 15, 2013
Donald Leon Kelley, 80, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013 in the comfort of his home. Mr. Kelley was born, raised and educated in Arkansas. He settled in Lake Charles over sixty years ago. He worked in sales and service of Office Machines for sixty years, the past forty years has been as the owner and operator...
Earline Jane Richard Mcguire
Sep 14, 2013
Earline Jane Richard McGuire, 78, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2013 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Earline was born November 15, 1934 in Basile, Louisiana where she grew up and graduated from St. Charles Academy in Lake Charles. She married Kenneth David McGuire and together they had 5 children; Kenneth and Earline...
