Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Paul Moreno
Nov 19, 2010
Funeral services for Mr. Paul Moreno, 43, of Vinton, La, will be held Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 2 pm in the Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Nibblets Bluff Cemetery in Vinton, La. Reverend Jerry Chaddick will officiate. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 23 at 1 pm in the chapel. Mr. Moreno passed away on Friday, November...
Betty Desormeaux
Nov 19, 2010
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Desormeaux, 81, of Hackberry, La, will be held Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 10 am in the Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss, La. Reverend Johnny Mounce will officiate. Visitation will be held Monday, November 22, 2010 from 6-9 pm with a rosary at 7pm. She is survived...

Della Menard
Nov 19, 2010
Della Mae Hebert Menard, 77, passed away on November 19, 2010, surrounded by her loving husband and children. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 22, at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. Reverend Gerard Boulanger will officiate. The Interment will follow at Mimosa Pines Cemetery. Visitation...
Robert Bob Rodgers
Nov 19, 2010
Robert Lynn "Bob" Rodgers, 65, of Lake Charles died Friday, November 19, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mr. Rodgers was born, raised and educated in Colorado. He was a graduate of Lakewood High School, United States Naval Academy where he attained a Bachelor Degree in Engineering and Louisiana State University where he attained a Master's Degree in Marketing. He served the...
Faith Destiny Delafoisse
Nov 18, 2010
Faith Destiny Delafoisse, infant, died Thursday, November 18, 2010 in a New Orleans hospital.
Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM Monday, November 22, 2010 at Combre Cemetery. Deacon Elray Bushnell will officiate. Arrangements in care of Johnson Funeral Home.
Lucille Agnes Hughes Ackley
Nov 18, 2010
Lucille Agnes Hughes Ackley, 83, died Thursday, November 18, 2010, in a local care facility, with her loving family at her side.
Born in Cedar Grove, Louisiana to John Ellis and Mable Agnes Gauthier Hughes, Mrs. Ackley lived most of her life in Lake Charles area, where she and her husband and sons owned and operated Custom Carpet Service from 1956...
Janis Bankester Warren
Nov 18, 2010
Janis Ruth Bankester Warren, 59, of Lake Charles died Thursday, November 18, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Warren was born in Kinder, LA, raised and educated in Reeves, LA and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Reeves High School and Kilgore College of Nursing where she attained an Associate Degree in Nursing....
Roy N. Ball
Nov 18, 2010
Roy N. Ball, age 90, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010, at a local care facility.
Born May 27, 1920, in Topsy, LA, he worked at The Newport Plant as an operator making turpentine before retiring after many years of service as a mechanic with the DOTD. Mr. Ball loved to work and enjoyed gardening. Preceding him in death was his...
Kathleen E. Lovmo
Nov 18, 2010
Kathleen E. Lovmo, age 71, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010, at a local hospital.
Born August 30, 1939, in Wisconsin, she lived in Minnesota and Guam, before moving to Lake Charles eight years ago. Most of her life, she served beside her husband as a pastor's wife. She went on to be a teacher and nursery Granny at Harvest...
Michael Wayne Granger
Nov 17, 2010
Michael Wayne Granger, 59, of Westlake died at 3:20 PM on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in a local hospital.
Cremation was entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home.
Bernice Miller Clark
Nov 17, 2010
Bernice Miller Clark, 84, of Lake Charles died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Clark was a life long resident of Grand Chenier, LA. She has lived in Lake Charles since Hurricane Rita. She was a member of St. Eugene Catholic Church. Mrs. Clark was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother with an overwhelming love for her family....
Donald B. Cooper
Nov 17, 2010
Donald B. Cooper, 75, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010, in a local hospital, with his family at his side.
Mr. Cooper was born in The Bay Islands to Harley and Dulce Howell Cooper on June 25, 1935. Mr. Cooper was raised in Tampa, FL and lived in Toledo Bend following retirement until moving to Lake Charles. He served his country in...
Bernice Miller Clark
Nov 17, 2010
Bernice Miller Clark, 84, of Lake Charles died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Clark was a life long resident of Grand Chenier, LA. She has lived in Lake Charles since Hurricane Rita. She was a member of St. Eugene Catholic Church. Mrs. Clark was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother with an overwhelming love for her family....
Berthaline Bertrand Newman
Nov 17, 2010
Berthaline Bertrand Newman, 75, of Lake Charles died at 1:16 AM on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Newman was born on July 1, 1935 in Lake Charles where she lived all of her life. She was a private nurse at Resthaven until retiring. Mrs. Newman was a devoted member of Livingway Pentecostal Church.
She never met a stranger...
Gertie Mae Boudreaux
Nov 16, 2010
Gertie S. Boudreaux, 81, of Lake Charles past away, Tuesday, November 16, 2010 in a Covina, California hospital, while visiting relatives.
She was a native of Church Point, La and a graduate of Church Point High School. Mrs. Boudreaux lived in the Lake Charles area for the past fifty-eight years. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in...

Joseph Stanley
Nov 15, 2010
Joseph P. (J.P.) Stanley, 80, of Carlyss, LA, went to be with the Lord Monday, November 15, 2010. Joseph was born in Johnson Bayou, LA, on November 24, 1929, to Clarence and Veronica Adaway Stanley. J.P. enlisted in the army and served as a Medical Technician. He received his Honorable Discharge as a Technician, Fourth Grade, Regular Army, in June...
Marvin A. Simmons
Nov 14, 2010
Marvin Atroth Simmons, 76, was born February 16, 1934 in Moss Bluff, LA, to Atroth and L. V. Simmons and left this earth in comfort and peace in Lake Charles on November 14, 2010 at a local hospital.
Marvin was the salutatorian of Gillis High Schools' 1952 graduating class. He worked for Schlesinger Tobacco Co. after which he went into business...
Felton Lemonia, Sr.
Nov 14, 2010
Felton "Frenchy" Lemonia, Sr., 74, of Fenton, LA died Sunday, November 14, 2010 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Lemonia was born and raised in Mallet, LA and has lived most of his life in Fenton. He worked in the construction industry as a laborer and was a member of the Laborer Local 207. He was also a member...
Ivin Lloyd Fruge, Sr.
Nov 13, 2010
Lloyd Fruge' was born in Iota, Louisiana on June 5, 1925. He was called home to his Father in Heaven on November 13, 2010 in Beaumont, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Louise Perry Fruge'; sons, Bobby Lee and Joseph Seldon Fruge'; his grandson, Dennis Keith Fruge'; brother, Leroy Fruge', and parents, Asa and Louresia Fruge'.
He is...
Richard L. Dick Rion
Nov 13, 2010
On Saturday, November 13, 2010, surrounded by his loving family and at rest in the home he had built himself, Richard L. "Dick" Rion of Lake Charles passed from this life. He was a native of Reeves, Louisiana, where he was born on June 2, 1940. He was a Lake Charles resident for the last 48 years.
Dick Rion graduated from...