Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Donald Arthur Stineff
Sep 22, 2010
Donald Arthur "Don" Stineff, 73, of Longville died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Stineff was born in DeRidder, LA, raised and educated and lived his young adult life in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Marion High School. He has lived the past thirty years in Longville. Mr. Stineff worked as an operator for...

Newton Milton Eastwood
Sep 22, 2010
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Funeral services for Mr. Newton M. Eastwood, 68, of Sulphur, will be held on Friday, September 24, 2010 at 11am in Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Brother Mike Jones will officiate....
Theda Rose Johnson Fontenot
Sep 22, 2010
Theda Rose Johnson Fontenot, 89, of Lake Charles, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010 in the comfort of her daughters home.
Mrs. Fontenot was born, raised and educated in Oakdale, LA and was a graduate of Oakdale High School. She has lived the passed sixty years in Lake Charles. She was an avid sports fan, especially of tennis and football. She...
James Harold Benoit
Sep 21, 2010
James Harold Benoit, 92, of Lake Charles died at 9:43 PM on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mr. Benoit was born in Thibodaux, LA on October 15, 1917 and lived in Lake Charles most of his life. He was an electrician for Olin Chemical for 43 years before retiring and was a member of IBEW Local #861.
He was...
James Jim Lee Jones
Sep 21, 2010
James Lee Jones, 76, of Sandwich, IL died at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 in a Lake Charles, LA hospital.
Jim was born March 31, 1934 in Plano, IL and was a 1952 graduate of Plano High School. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force. Jim was a fifty year member of the Mason Lodge, having been...
Kathleen Fontenot
Sep 21, 2010
Kathleen Fontenot, 33, of Lake Charles died at 9:05 PM on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 in a local hospital.
Kathleen was born in Lathrop, MO on January 18, 1977. She lived in Lake Charles for the past five years.
She was a loving and dedicated mother and wife. Always putting others before herself. Kathleen was very unselfish and giving at all...
Lisa Margaret Beaugh
Sep 21, 2010
Lisa Margaret Beaugh, 51, of Lake Charles died at her residence in Lake Charles.
Ms. Beaugh was born January 26, 1959, in Lake Charles to LeRoy Joseph and Glenda Rae Barnett Beaugh and was a notary public.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Robert Beaugh. She is survived by two sons, Aaron Smart and wife...

Billy Wayne Rogers
Sep 21, 2010
Funeral services for Billy Wayne Rogers, 54, of Sulphur, will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 10am in Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Robert Glenn Rogers will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Wednesday, September 22nd from 6pm " 9pm and resume on Thursday, September 23rd at 8am " until time of service....
Pauline M. Hunter
Sep 19, 2010
Pauline M. Hunter, 86, of Lake Charles, died Sunday September 19, 2010 at a local care center.
Mrs. Hunter was born in Beaumont, Texas November 14, 1923 to Israel Jacob and Mae Pomerantz Abelman. She began her post high school education at Hunter College in New York. After graduating from there, Mrs. Hunter became a member of the Navy WAVES...
Clyde Ray Derouen
Sep 19, 2010
Clyde R. DeRouen, 83, of Sulphur passed away, Sunday, September 19, 2010 at local hospital surrounded by his family.
He was born in Hayes, LA on June 22, 1927. Mr. DeRouen enjoyed playing music, fishing, hunting, and spending time with his family. He retired as Plant Manager of Riviana Foods, and worked for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department for fifteen years....
Will Allen Penny Grass
Sep 19, 2010
Will Allen "Penny" Moak Grass, 93, left this world to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 19, 2010.
Born to Thomas Allen and Beulah Williams Moak in Converse, Louisiana, Mrs. Grass graduated from Oak Grove High School and in 1939 received her Registered Nurse's degree from The Shreveport Charity Hospital School of Nursing. She was a First Aid nurse at...
Julie Gail Poe White
Sep 17, 2010
Julie Gail Poe White, age 47, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 17, 2010, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, surrounded by her loving family at her side.
A lifelong resident of Westlake, Julie was born October 15, 1962, in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Westlake High School and attended Sowella and McNeese State...
Kenneth Ray Wade, Jr.
Sep 16, 2010
Kenneth Ray Wade, Jr., 61, of Lake Charles passed away, Thursday, September 16, 2010 at his residence.
He was a native and life resident of Lake Charles and attended Lake Charles High School. Mr. Wade worked as an operator for Cities-Service refinery for many years.
Survivors include two daughters, Vickie Sue Wade of Lake Charles and Leslie Marie Thibodeaux with husband Damon...
Kyla Marie Delcambre
Sep 15, 2010
God has called one of his precious angels home. Kyla Marie Delcambre, infant daughter of Joseph "Joe" and Betty Sue Delcambre, was called home on Wednesday, September 15, 2010.
She leaves to cherish her memories: her parents, brothers Kyle, Kade and Kael, grandparents Robert "Bob" and Marilyn Sue Guillory, Paul and Mary Comeaux, Ronnie and Carolyn Daniels; Uncles and Aunts...
Anna Scalisi Boullion
Sep 15, 2010
Anna Scalisi Boullion, 92, of Oberlin passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2010 in an Oakdale Hospital.
Mrs. Boullion was a life long resident of Lake Charles and has lived the past eight years with her daughter in Oberlin. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, quilting and praying. She will be most remembered for her faith in the power of prayer and her love...

Norris Gabriel Schexnider, Sr.
Sep 15, 2010
Funeral services for Mr. Norris Schexnider, Sr., 85, of Hackberry, will be held on Friday, September 17, 2010 at 11am in Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. Father Gerry Boulanger will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery in Hackberry under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. Visitation will begin on Thursday, September 16th from 4pm...
Herbert James Guillory
Sep 14, 2010
Herbert James Guillory, age 77, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at a local hospital.
A lifelong member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church, Mr. Guillory was a Korean War Marine Veteran. He retired from Citgo Petroleum as an instrumentation engineer and a supervisor. Preceding him in death was a daughter, Janet Guillory, and a brother, Reven Guillory....
Shelia Marie Beard
Sep 14, 2010
Shelia Marie Beard, 53, of Lake Charles, died at 2:45 AM Tuesday September 14, 2010 at a local hospital.
Shelia was born January 29, 1957 in Lake Charles, to Ray and Judith Meredith Beard. She was a self employed hairdresser.
In addition to her parents, Shelia was preceded in death by a grandson, Gavin Tradewell; grandfather, Tom Meredith, Sr.; grandmother,...
Elizabeth Rain Moore
Sep 14, 2010
Elizabeth Rain Moore, infant daughter of Brittany Nicole Moore, died on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 in a local hospital.
Survivors including her mother; grandparents, Sally Moore of Lake Charles and Wade Moore of Colorado; great-grandparents, Joseph Charles and Ida Comeaux; great-great-grandmother, Lorena Baudoin of Lafayette; aunt, Kari Brossette and husband Jeremy; and cousins, Kaden and Nicholai Brossette.
Visitation from 9:00 AM until...
Donald H. Vines
Sep 14, 2010
Dr. Donald Hoyt Vines, M. D. F.A.C.S., Retired Colonel U. S. Army, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family.
Dr. Vines was a native of Lake Charles/Westlake area. After graduating from LSU Medical School in 1959, Dr. Vines served as a staff surgeon and chief of staff for many years in...