Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jimmy Dale Allen
Aug 17, 2010
"Love Never Fails"
I Corinthians 13:8
Jimmy Dale Allen, age 74, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 17, 2010, at his residence in Lake Charles.
Born July 27, 1936, he was a native of DeQuincy where he graduated from high school. He attended McNeese State University receiving a B.S. Degree in 1960 and an M.S. Degree in 1969 in...
Drew Parker Tate
Aug 17, 2010
Drew Patrick Parker Tate, 26, of Lake Charles, LA died at 4:37 PM on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 in his residence.
Drew was born June 3, 1984 in Lake Charles, LA and was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School. He worked as a security specialist.
"My blood before me makes me open-up my heart again," your loving brother you will be...
Emma Lee Clement Miller
Aug 17, 2010
Emma Lee Clement Miller, 69, of Lake Charles died Tuesday, August 17, 2010 in a Shreveport hospital.
Mrs. Miller was born, raised and educated in Creole, LA and was a graduate of South Cameron High School. She lived most of her life in Cameron and has lived the past twenty years in Lake Charles. During that time she worked as a...
Kathleen A. Hester
Aug 16, 2010
Kathleen A. Hester, age 77, passed away Monday, August 16, 2010, at a Jennings hospital.
She was a retired executive secretary for many years for Mr. Don Fontenot with Fontenot Toyota.
Preceding her in death was her husband, Roscoe Wayne Hester.
Survivors include her three daughters, Wendy Thornton and husband, Kenneth of Lake Charles, Jan Thibodeaux Rode and companion, Bo Rawlings of...
Yvonne Marie Theriot
Aug 16, 2010
Yvonne Marie Theriot, 73, of Lake Charles died at 7:45 PM on Monday, August 16, 2010 at Lafayette General Hospital.
Mrs. Theriot lived in Lake Charles for most of her life where she was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church.
She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. She was known for always helping others. She...
Robert Leo Shepherd
Aug 15, 2010
Robert "Bob" Leo Shepherd, 58, of Sulphur died on Sunday, August 15, 2010 in his residence.
Mr. Shepherd was born on December 13, 1951 in Kansas City, KS. He worked as an auto mechanic for many years.
Survivors include his son, Trevon L. Shepherd of Everett, WA and a brother, Father Lewis E. Shepherd of Big Horn, WY.
He was preceded in death...
Joseph Joe H. Morgan
Aug 15, 2010
Joseph "Joe" Hawes Morgan, 87, passed away at 2:46 AM on Sunday, August 15, 2010 in his residence.
Joe was born on June 24, 1923 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana near Melville, but was raised in East Baton Rouge Parish. He graduated from Central High School in 1940. He attended two years at Louisiana State University and then World War II...
Robert Bobby Paul Babin
Aug 15, 2010
Bobby Babin, son of the late Clifford and Esther Savant Babin, was born in Lake Charles, LA on September 20, 1944, and passed away on August 15, 2010 in Houston, TX following a heart attack at age 65.
From his early teens, Bobby was involved in rodeoing; in his younger years as a bare-back rider, and later as a rodeo clown....
Whitney Champagne
Aug 15, 2010
Whitney Champagne, 88, passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2010 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Champagne was born in Crowley to Eva (Lormand) and Edmond Champagne on January 26, 1922. He joined the U.S. Army and fought in the Philippines during World War II. He was a retired carpenter, working for Carpenter's Local 953 for many years. In his...
Jessica Rita Nunez Bauman
Aug 15, 2010
Jessica Rita Nunez Bauman, 21, formerly of Lake Charles, passed away at 4:10 PM, Sunday, August 15, 2010 in a Hammond, LA hospital.
She was a native and life resident of the Lake Charles area, graduating from Barbe High School and moving to Springfield, LA recently. She loved photography and was an accomplished artist.
She is survived by her husband, Cory...
Murrell Hancock Holt
Aug 14, 2010
Murrell Hancock Holt, 83, of Lake Charles died Saturday, August 14, 2010 following a lengthy illness.
Mr. Holt was a native of Washington, DC and has lived nearly sixty years in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and Benjamin Franklin University in Washington, DC. He proudly served his country in the Army Air Corp, in the European...
Calvin David Spell
Aug 12, 2010
Calvin David Spell died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 81, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Mr. Spell was a native of Sulphur, Louisiana and resided in Nederland, Texas for over 50 years. He returned to Sulphur last year and resided at Stonebridge Assisted Living Center. Mr. Spell was a veteran of both the U.S. Army and U.S. Air...
Roderick C. Granger
Aug 11, 2010
Roderick C. Granger, 64, of Lake Charles died at 1:40 PM on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in a local care facility.
Mr. Granger was a native and life long resident of Lake Charles where he attended Marion High School. He joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Vietnam War. Mr. Granger was previously employed as both a salesman and a...
Margaret L. Dean
Aug 11, 2010
Margaret L. Dean, 83, of Lake Charles died at 1:14 AM on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Dean was a native and life long resident of Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Lake Charles High School where she was a Kiltie. Mrs. Dean was a member of St. Luke Simpson Methodist Church. She also belonged to...
Ada Mary Fontenot
Aug 11, 2010
Ada (Mrs. Everiste "Bee") Fontenot, 93, passed away at 5:25 PM, Tuesday, August 11, 2010 in local hospital.
She was the daughter of Marcil and Edna Benoit and reared by Ned and Clementine Ledoux in Hayes, LA Mrs. Fontenot was a member of the Ladies Altar Society and retired from the Calcasieu Parish School Board in 1977.
She was preceded...
Annabelle Brockes
Aug 11, 2010
Annabelle Macdonald Brockes, 83, of Lake Charles, LA died on August 11, 2010 in her residence.
Mrs. Brockes was born July 4, 1927 in Lecoma, MO and was a high school graduate from Chicago, IL. She lived in San Antonio, TX for over thirty years before moving to Lake Charles in 2003. She was a member of University Baptist Church, where...
Cmsgt (Retired) Macon D. Inman
Aug 11, 2010
CMSgt. (Ret) Macon Dueral Inman of Iowa died Wednesday, August 11, 2010.
Sgt. Inman is survived by his wife of 58 years Marlys A. Inman of Iowa, LA, two sons Robert Inman and his wife Phyllis of Iowa, and Allan D. Inman of Merced, CA, two daughters Diane Madsen and husband Layne of Hudson , WI, and Debra Inman of North...
Lawrence E. Cooke
Aug 9, 2010
Lawrence E. Cooke, our precious husband, father, and grandfather, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 9, 2010, at his residence in Lake Charles, with his family at his side.
A graduate of Iowa High School, he was a retired operator from Cites Service (Oxy) after 34 years of service. Mr. Cooke served in the U.S. Army Air...
Paul Moses, Sr.
Aug 9, 2010
Paul Moses was born into this world on February 16, 1920 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Pete and Elizabeth Moses. He was one of ten children and had to take over the family farm and become father to that family around the age of 16. Despite the farm responsibilities and helping to raise a family of 10 with no mother or...
