Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Ora Lee Ney
Jul 21, 2010
Ora Lee John Ney, 76, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. July 24, at Johnson's Funeral Home in Lake Charles. Visitation will be Friday 4-9 p.m. with a rosary at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, 12...
Bernella Bea Mae Aucoin Fruge
Jul 21, 2010
Bernella Mae Aucoin Fruge "Bea", 74, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in Jennings, LA following a brief illness.
Mrs. Fruge was born, raised and educated in Basile, LA and has lived nearly fifty years in Lake Charles. She married Atlas Fruge, a well known musician who was one of the true Pioneers of Cajun Music whom was...
Marquette Laverne Trumps
Jul 21, 2010
Funeral services for Mrs. Marquette L. Trumps, 81, of Sulphur, will be held on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 10am in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Mother Patrula will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. Visitation will begin on Friday, July 23rd from 3pm " 9pm and resume Saturday morning from 8am "...
James Jim Lafargue
Jul 21, 2010
James "Jim" LaFargue, a resident of Lake Charles, passed away at home on July 21st from cancer.
Jim was born on July 15, 1943 to Murphy and Odeal LaFargue in Elton, Louisiana and spent his childhood in Lake Charles. He graduated from Lake Charles High School in 1961 and from McNeese State University in 1966. After graduation, Jim married his...
Joseph "Joe" Wayne Bush
Jul 21, 2010
Funeral services for Mr. Joseph Joe Bush, 75, of Sulphur, will be held Saturday, July 24, 2010 in Robison Funeral Home Chapel at 2pm. Rev. W.T. Darnell will officiate. Burial will follow in Mimosa Pines Cemetery, Carlyss. Visitation will begin on Friday, July 23rd from 4pm " 9pm and resume on Saturday, from 8am " until time of service. Mr....
Christena Ingalls Hunt
Jul 20, 2010
Christena Ingalls Hunt, 89, of Lake Charles died Tuesday, July 20, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Hunt was born and raised in Sabine Pass, TX to John and Alice LaBove. She moved to Lake Charles with her husband 76 years ago. She retired after 30 years of service as a Bus Driver for the Calcasieu Parish School Board and worked...
Agnes Ozella Prine Halley
Jul 20, 2010
Agnes Ozella Prine Halley crossed over into her loving Savior's arms on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at High Hope Care Center at the age of 93. Ozella was born January 19, 1917, in Columbia, MS, to Edgar and Mary Prine. She married Lester E. Halley in 1934 and they spent the next 64 1/2 years together, until Lester died in...
James Lynn Toney
Jul 20, 2010
James L. Toney, 68, of Lake Charles passed away at 5:31 PM, Tuesday, July 20, 2010 in a local hospital.
He was a native of Glenmora, Louisiana and a graduate of Glenmora High School. Mr. Toney has lived in Lake Charles since 1965. Mr. Toney worked for Pelican Supply Company, PVF, Wallace Supply, Reynolds Pipe and Supply, and Deep South Oilfield...
Doris E. Breland
Jul 19, 2010
Doris E. Young Breland, 74, of Lake Charles passed away peacefully at 10:10 AM on July 19, 2010 in a local hospital.
Doris was born on September 15, 1935 in Leakesville, Mississippi. She was an honor graduate of Leakesville High School. After graduation she pursued her love for the piano studying music at the University of Southern Mississippi. She was an...
Peggie D. Milam
Jul 19, 2010
Mrs. Peggie D. Milam, age 81, passed away Monday, July 19, 2010, at a local hospital.
Born November 16, 1928 in Carlyss, she was resident of Lake Charles and a homemaker. A longtime member of University Methodist Church, she was in the Eastern Star Love Chapter 209 and a past mother advisor of the Rainbow Girls of Sulphur. A...
Barney S. Wescott, Iv
Jul 19, 2010
Barney Sumerlin Wescott, IV, 45, of Toledo Bend died, Monday, July 19, 2010 in his residence.
Mr. Wescott was born February 1, 1965 in Baimbridge, MD and was a life resident of Lake Charles. He attended LaGrange High School. He moved to Toledo Bend several years ago as he was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting and guiding. He worked...
Wilson Gobert
Jul 19, 2010
Wilson Joseph Gobert, 58, died Monday, July 19, 2010 in a local care center.
Wilson was preceded in death by his parents Anderson and Mildred Gobert.
He is survived by brothers Richard, Michael and Wilbert Gobert ; sister Lois Gobert and a host of nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are under direction of Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles.
Robert Glenn Poff, Sr.
Jul 18, 2010
Robert Glenn Poff, 81, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2010 in a local care center.
A native of Virginia, Robert's Naval Career was from 1948 1969 and he served in the Korean War as a medic retiring from Portsmouth Naval Hospital. After retirement, he served as a city inspector for Chesapeake, Virginia before moving to Lake Charles where he became manager...
Agnes Ashworth Thompson
Jul 18, 2010
Agnes Marie Ashworth Thompson, 84, of Lake Charles, LA died at 12:17 PM on Sunday, July 18, 2010.
Mrs. Thompson was born May 11, 1926 in Starks, LA, where she attended Starks High School. She lived in Westlake for a number of years, before traveling the world with her husband during his Air Force Career. In 1974 she moved back to...
Jacques E.J. Thibodeaux
Jul 18, 2010
Jacques Ellis "E.J." Thibodeaux, age 74, went to meet his creator at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 18, 2010.
Mr. Thibodeaux, a resident of Lake Charles, passed away at his home per his request. Born and raised in St. Landry, LA, he moved to Lake Charles in the 1950's to pursue a career and a family. He retired from...
William Lampirez
Jul 17, 2010
"Be happy for me, I'm finally free no pain at peace fishing and listening to my music remember me."
William "Billy" "Hog Dog Daddy" Owens Lampirez, 46, of Moss Bluff, passed away in a local hospital at 5:10 AM on Saturday, July 17, 2010 after a brave long battle with cancer.
Billy was born February 17, 1964 in Lake Charles, LA. He...
Arlen Greathouse
Jul 16, 2010
Arlen Lyle Greathouse, 78, of Lake Charles, LA died at 7:30 PM on Friday, July 16, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mr. Greathouse was born January 15, 1932 in Lake Charles, LA, where he lived most of his life. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force at the end of the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of LaGrange...
Dalton J. Breaux
Jul 16, 2010
Dalton J. Breaux, 77, of Lake Charles passed away at 3:05 PM, Friday, July 16, 2010 in a local hospital.
He was born in Henry, LA, but was a life resident of Lake Charles. Mr. Breaux retired from Cities-Service as an operator after many years of service. He enjoyed his retirement job as a crossing guard through the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's...
Erwin Poulter
Jul 16, 2010
Erwin Poulter, 89, of Lake Charles died at 11:30 PM Friday, July 16, 2010 in a local care facility.
Mr. Poulter was born in Waxahachie, Texas and moved to Lake Charles in 1947. He was a 1940 graduate of Denison High School and attended North Texas State Teachers College. He served in the United States Army Air Force as a Corporal...
Wesley "Wes" Lee Schnell
Jul 16, 2010
Funeral services for Mr. Wesley Lee Schnell, 69, of Carencro, La will be held Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 10 am in Robison Funeral Home 107 W. Napoleon Street, Sulphur, La. Deacon Maurice Serice will officiate. Burial will follow at Mimosa Pines Cemetery, Carlyss, La. Visitation will be held Monday, July 19, 2010 from 3-9 pm, with a rosary at...
