Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Victorine Guillory
Jan 24, 2013
Victorine Guillory, 83, of Lake Charles died at 11:02 p.m., Thursday, January 24, 2013, in a local care facility.
Born in Sword, St. Landry Parish, to Lawrence and Catherine Godeaux Gobert, Sr., Mrs. Guillory lived most of her life as a homemaker in the Lake Charles area. She was a faithful member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church and...
Ernest Melvin Jones
Jan 23, 2013
Ernest M. Jones, 87, of Lake Charles, LA went to be with his Lord and Savior at 1:50 AM on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. Jones was born June 3, 1925 in Robeline, LA to James Alexander Jones and Annie Greenlee Jones. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he was...
John Allen Johnboy Muse
Jan 23, 2013
John Allen Johnboy Muse, 46, of Moss Bluff, LA passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013.
He was a carpenter by trade and long time resident of Moss Bluff, LA.
He is survived by three children: Angelle' Muse, Christian Muse and John Allen Muse, Jr.; four brothers and one sister: Michael Muse, Douglas Muse, Vernon Muse, E.J. Bellard, Jr. and Jennifer Muse;...
Kathryn Berwick
Jan 22, 2013
Kathryn Berwick, 61, of Lake Charles died at 8:00 PM on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at her residence.
Kathryn was born on January 4, 1952 in Newellton, LA and lived in St. Joseph, LA until retiring and moving to Lake Charles three years ago. She was a 1969 graduate of Davidson High School and a 1973 LSU graduate. Kathryn was the...
Eugene Gene Fletcher
Jan 22, 2013
Wallace Eugene Fletcher, 71, of Lake Charles died on January 22, 2013 in the hospital.
Mr. Fletcher was born in Pineville, Louisiana, to Nelson and Sallie VanCleave Fletcher. He was a 1959 graduate of Verda High School in Verda, Louisiana. Mr. Fletcher attended USL in Lafayette, LA, on a Math scholarship. He began his career as Farm Manager of Montgomery Farm...
Carlton Estillette
Jan 21, 2013
Carlton Estillette, 69, of Lake Charles, LA died at 2:17 PM on Monday, January 21, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. Estillette was born September 19, 1943 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was a live long resident. He attended LaGrange High School and served his country in the U.S. Army. He worked for many years at Pioneer Credit, where he...
Elizabeth Louise Liz Maddox
Jan 21, 2013
Elizabeth Louise Guidry Maddox, 56, Fort Smith, AR passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 in AR.
She was born in Lake Charles and lived most of her life in Moss Bluff and Ragley. She moved to Arkansas with family following Hurricane Rita and made Fort Smith her home.
She is survived by one son, John David Maddox of Fort Smith, AR;...
Willie Ray Conner
Jan 21, 2013
Willie Ray Conner, 84, of Lake Charles died at 9:20 AM on Monday, January 21, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. Conner was born on February 19, 1928 in Creole, LA. He was a bulk fuel delivery driver for Boudoin and Richard Exxon Distributor and a production foreman for Jordan Oil for 44 years. Mr. Conner was also co-owner of Tarpon...
Rose Katheryn Terranova Derouen
Jan 20, 2013
Rose Katheryn Terranova DeRouen of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 surrounded by her family.
Mrs. DeRouen was born August 15, 1929 in Lake Charles, LA to Charles A. Terranova and Catherine DiCarlo Terranova. She graduated high school valedictorian on May 28, 1946 from St. Charles Academy in Lake Charles, LA. Rose attended John McNeese Junior College graduating on...
Lester Pe-Pop Guidry
Jan 19, 2013
Lester Pe-Pop Guidry, 94, of Sulphur died at 2:45 AM on Saturday, January 19, 2013 in a Crowley, LA care facility.
Mr. Guidry was born in Jennings on July 30, 1918. He was a farmer in Bell City until retiring and moving to Sulphur to work as a mechanic for W.T. Burton Industries. He then worked on the farm for Jack...
Maxine R. Candler
Jan 19, 2013
Maxine Routon Candler passed away on January 19, 2013 in Lake Charles.
Born April 9, 1918, Maxine lived most of her 94 years in Lynchburg, Virginia, with the last 11 in Lake Charles. Clarence D. Candler, Jr., her husband for 40 years preceded her in death in 1983. Also preceding her in death were her parents, two brothers, a sister and...
T. L. Herlong
Jan 18, 2013
The Mass of Christian Burial for the Rev. Theophilus L. Herlong, 86, a priest of the Diocese of Lake Charles, will be celebrated by The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Rev. Don Piraro will be the homilist. Priests of the Diocese will concelebrate....
Lillian Rita Courville
Jan 18, 2013
Lillian Rita Mott Courville, 88, of Lake Charles, LA died at 12:20 AM on Friday, January 18, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Courville was born February 25, 1924 in Martin, MS and lived in Lake Charles for the past 73 years. She married Isom Courville, Sr. on October 14, 1939 and they were united for 49 years. Together they...
Shirley Badon, Sr.
Jan 17, 2013
Raymond Shirley Badon, Sr. 84 passed away on January 17, 2013 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur with Father Tom Huhn officiating. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The...
Joseph Clifton Lavergne
Jan 17, 2013
Joseph Clifton LaVergne, 75, of Starks, LA died at 11:10 PM on Thursday, January 17, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. LaVergne was born March 7, 1937 in Morse, LA, raised in Orange, TX and lived in Starks for the past forty-five years. He served his country in the U.S. Army where he was an ambulance driver. He worked for Costal...
Peggy S. Vincent
Jan 16, 2013
Peggy Sweeney Vincent, 81, of Lake Charles was called to her heavenly home on January 16, 2013.
Mrs. Vincent was born on January 21, 1931 to the parents of Mason and Flora Bell Hewitt Sweeney in Sulphur, LA.
Mrs. Vincent was a native of Sulphur and the Lake Charles area. After high School she attended and graduated from Vincent Business College. She...
Floyd L. Harrington
Jan 16, 2013
Floyd Lee Harrington, 01, of Holmwood passed away at 1:00 AM, Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at a local hospital.
Mr. Harrington was a native and life resident of Holmwood and worked as a Farmer and Cattleman all his life, and was a member of Farm Bureau and the Louisiana Cattleman's Association. He was a Veteran of World War II serving in...
Irma E. Duhon Mccain
Jan 16, 2013
Irma E. McCain (Duhon), 82, of Moss Bluff passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mrs. McCain was born January 17, 1930 in Lake Arthur and was a 1947 graduate of Lake Arthur High School. She has lived the past fifty-seven years in Moss Bluff. She, along with her husband, owned and operated Handy Foods Grocery in...
