Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Gerald Simmons
Dec 27, 2010
Dr. Gerald Simmons, EDD, 66, of Moss Bluff, LA, passed away peacefully at 3:20 PM on Monday, December 27, 2010 at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family and friends.
Dr. Simmons was born August 8, 1944 in Lake Charles, LA, where he lived all of his life. He was a 1962 Graduate of LaGrange Senior High and graduated from...
Eugene J. Gene Wicks
Dec 26, 2010
Eugene Julius Wicks, 73, of Lake Charles passed away, Sunday, December 26, 2010 in a local care facility.
He was a native and life resident of the Lake Charles area. Mr. Wicks retired as an operator for CITGO Refinery after thirty years of service.
He is survived by his wife, Delores DeRouen Wicks of Lake Charles; three sons, Michael J....
Judy Louise Deville
Dec 26, 2010
Funeral Services for Judy Louise DeVille, 62, of Vinton, will be held on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at 2:30 pm at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Russell Beard officiating. Visitation will begin at 10 AM on Tuesday until service time at 2:30. Burial will follow in Crown Point Cemetery in Holbrook, Louisiana. Mrs. DeVille was born on April 12,...
Rose Marie Hager Savage
Dec 26, 2010
Rose Marie Hager Savage, age 70, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010, at her residence in Moss Bluff, surrounded by her family.
Born June 4, 1940, in Lake Charles, she was catholic by faith. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Rose enjoyed the outdoors, cooking, and shopping. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her....
James "Dan" Valarino, Jr.
Dec 26, 2010
James W. Dan Valarinos, Jr., 75, of Carlyss, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010 in Sulphur. The family will hold a Memorial Service in Ohio at a later date. Mr. Valarinos was a native of Ohio, he has been a resident of Sulphur for 5 years. He was a member of the New Apostolic Church in DeRidder, Louisiana. He...
Laramie Peshoff Midgett
Dec 26, 2010
Laramie Peshoff Midgett, 83, passed away, Sunday, December 26, 2010 in a Welsh care facility.
She was born in Evangeline Parish and grew up in Cameron, LA where she graduated as Salutatorian in 1944 at Creole High School. Mrs. Midgett lived in Morgan City and Houma before settling in Lake Charles since 1991. She was a member of The Cathedral...
Karon E. Granger
Dec 25, 2010
Karon E. Granger, age 49, passed away December 25, 2010, at a local hospital.
Born April 23, 1961, Karon was a resident of Moss Bluff. She was a counselor at Moss Bluff Middle School for many years. Karon loved life as well as traveling. An active member of Moss Bluff Bible Church, she also enjoyed teaching the children through bible...
Katheryn Beaugh Morgan
Dec 25, 2010
Katheryn Beaugh Morgan, 60, of Houston, TX went to Heaven on December 25, 2010 after her long fight with breast cancer. Her children and grandson were by her side.
Kathy, as she was known, was born in Lake Charles, LA on August 4, 1950 to Hebert and Belcy Beaugh. She was a devoted mother and granny.
Kathy is survived by her mother,...
Sybil Dallas
Dec 24, 2010
Sybil Dallas, 77, of Lake Charles died Friday December 24, 2010 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family.
Sybil was born September 4, 1933 in Grand Chenier, where she was raised and educated. She moved to Lake Charles after meeting the love of her life, Arthur Dallas, Jr. Together they spent thirty six wonderful years of their...
Bobby Shayne Molitor
Dec 24, 2010
Bobby Shayne Molitor, 38, of Sulphur died Friday December 24, 2010 in Sulphur.
He is survived by his wife, Amanda Kibodeaux Molitor; parents, Roy and Pam Matt Molitor; brothers, Jonathan Molitor and wife Tina and Andy Molitor and his children, Mathew, Kailey and Kyle, his Pipa, Nelson Matt; 16 aunts and uncles, 32 cousins and numerous friends.
Visitation will be...
Alfred Paul Dugas
Dec 23, 2010
Paul Dugas, 68, of Moss Bluff died Thursday December 23, 2010 at his residence with his family at his side.
Paul was born January 26, 1942 in Donaldsonville, LA and has lived in the Moss Bluff area for many years. He was a retired operator in the chemical industry. He was an avid outdoorsman, having a great love for hunting...
Lee Joseph Scalisi
Dec 23, 2010
Lee Joseph Scalisi, 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 22, 2010. Mr. Scalisi was the last survivor of 8 siblings born to Thomas and Josephine Terranova Scalisi. Lee was on the Landry boxing and football teams before graduating from Landry in 1939. From there, Mr. Scalisi served in the army and was stationed in Victoria, Texas. He then graduated...
Gurfy Guy Joseph Leger
Dec 22, 2010
Gurfy "Guy" Joseph Leger, 84, was called home on Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Mr. Leger was born on December 25, 1925, in Churchpoint, Louisiana. Guy was the loving husband of Ethel Leger for 62 years. He lived in Lake Charles since 1946.
He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He worked thirty-two years at Cities...
Melba Vincent
Dec 22, 2010
Melba Lea Vincent, 78, of New Iberia, LA, died at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 in a New Iberia hospital.
Ms. Vincent was born May 11, 1932 in Hackberry, LA, where she graduated high school. She lived in the Hackberry / Lake Charles area until moving to New Iberia over twenty years ago. While living in Hackberry, she was...
Ethel Marie Fontenot Leger
Dec 21, 2010
Ethel Marie Fontenot Leger, 82, was called home on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Mrs. Leger was born on November 7, 1928 in Eunice, Louisiana. Ethel was the loving wife of Gurfy Leger for 62 years. She lived in Lake Charles since 1946.
Ethel enjoyed many things in her life, especially cooking and gardening. She was a homemaker and devoted her...
Archie Roy Stutes
Dec 21, 2010
Archie "Roy" Stutes, age 74, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at his residence in Moss Bluff.
Born July 1, 1936, to Jessie and Frances Bonsall Stutes, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Gillis. Roy loved sports, gardening, and working in his yard. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Preceding him in death...
Matthew Shane Hank
Dec 21, 2010
Matthew Shane Hank, age 21, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2010.
A resident of Lake Charles, Matt was born January 15, 1989. Loved by his many friends, aunts, uncles, and cousins, Matt was very happy and outgoing and loved to joke around. He loved fishing and hunting, but most of all, his time with his daughter was the most treasured time...
Betty Jane Newman
Dec 20, 2010
Betty Jane Newman, 74, of Lake Charles died at 10:45 PM on Monday, December 20, 2010 in a Lafayette hospital.
Mrs. Newman was born on July 18, 1936 in Gueydan, LA. She was a graduate of Sulphur High School. She became a nurse's assistant at Christus St. Patrick Hospital and retired after over 40 years of employment. Mrs. Newman attended Our...
Ronald Thomas Waggoner
Dec 20, 2010
Ronald Waggoner, 74, of Lake Charles died Monday December 20, 2010 in a local hospital.
Ron was born in Olla on June 16, 1936. He was a retired boilermaker, having worked for 35 years for Firestone. He was lived in the Sulphur and the Lake Charles area for most of his life.
He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Carlton Wayne Foots Sutton, Sr.
Dec 20, 2010
I. Corinthians 13: 2, 13
And though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three, but the greatest of these is love.
Carlton Wayne "Foots" Sutton, Sr., age 56,...
