Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Sue Pilgreen
Oct 20, 2023
Catherine “Sue” Hollenshead Pilgreen, 76, of Lake Charles, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on October 20, 2023, following a lengthy illness.
Sue was born on January 3, 1947, in Urania, Louisiana, to Mittie Katherine Reed Hollenshead and Thomas Leon Hollenshead. Sue was a graduate of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. After she graduated...
Gary Lee Campbell
Oct 19, 2023
Gary Lee Campbell, 72, of Sulphur, passed away at a local care facility on Thursday, October 19, 2023. Gary liked to watch TV, working around the house on cars, lawn mowers, and generally tinkering on things. He was a metal worker by trade. Gary loved spending time with his friends and family.
Those left to cherish his memory are his...
Geneva Dupin Haymark
Oct 18, 2023
Geneva Dupin Haymark, 100, was born in Lake Charles to Olive Bonvillain and Homer Dupin on January 29, 1923.
She was a native resident of Lake Charles prior to moving to Lafayette in 1997. She enjoyed cooking and was known for making excellent fried chicken. She will be missed by all who know her.
She was preceded in death by...
Penny Reeves Mcdonald
Oct 17, 2023
Penny Reeves McDonald, 59, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. Penny was born on September 16, 1964 in Lake Charles, La to Clifton and Emma Chaney Reeves.
Penny loved to shop for babies, talk and enjoyed collecting dolls. She enjoyed going to the river and swimming and liked to watch tv...
Dorethea Fabacher Ory
Oct 16, 2023
Dorethea Fabacher Ory, 79, of Lake Charles passed away at 2:10 PM on Monday, October 16, 2023 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Ory was born on August 13, 1944 in Westlake where she was raised and was a graduate of Westlake High School. She moved to Lake Charles in 1967 where, in her earlier years, she was a bookkeeper for...
David Ted Benoit
Oct 16, 2023
David Ted Benoit, 57, of Sulphur, passed away in a local care facility on Monday, October 16, 2023. David had a love of life that endeared him to family and friends alike. David liked to fish whenever he got the chance. He loved working with his hands and could do anything he put his mind to. David loved his family...
Jane Mastenbrook
Oct 16, 2023
Jane Mastenbrook, 74, of Lake Charles, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Monday October 16, 2023.
Jane was a native of Muskegon, Michigan and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. She attained her Bachelor’s Degree from Milligan College in Elizabethton, Tennessee. For the past thirty years, Jane made the Lake Area her home. She was a member at Bethel...
Shaun Dudley Hebert
Oct 15, 2023
Shaun Dudley Hebert was born Jan 9, 1978 in Abbeville, LA. He was the fourth of seven children born to Ronald James Sr. and Annette Hebert.
He was a southern raised gentleman, enjoying the simplicity found in Sportsman’s Paradise. Falling in the middle of his siblings, he was old enough to keep up with the eldest, and young enough to...
Matilda Gray Stream
Oct 14, 2023
Known for her tenacity in the boardroom and her joie de vivre in every other aspect of her life, Matilda Gray Stream died peacefully in her home on Saturday October 14th, 2023. The only child of Opal Hughes and William Kirkman ”Bill” Gray, the ninety-nine-year-old was born on March 23, 1924 in Lake Charles, LA. After spending her childhood in...
Belinda Scott
Oct 14, 2023
Belinda Diane Scott, 62, passed away on October 14, 2023, in a local hospital surrounded by her family. Belinda enjoyed welding, camping, fishing, Mardi Gras, the outdoors, shrimping, and animals. She loved being with her friends, family, and grandkids.
Belinda is survived by her children, Dana Cox Cauley and husband, Michael and Sara Eddleman and husband, Brandon; her parents, Ritchell...
Joyce Elaine Floyd Miller
Oct 14, 2023
Joyce Elaine Floyd Miller, 78, passed away on October 14, 2023, in a local care center. She was born on November 22, 1944, in Minden, Louisiana, to Charles and Ethel Floyd.
She will always be known by being faithful, loving, joyful, poetic, artist, singer, and loved to cook. Joyce fought the fight with strong faith, but on October 14, 2023,...
Judy Ugland
Oct 13, 2023
Judy Ugland, 81, passed away on October 13, 2023 in a local hospital.
She was born on December 12, 1941 in New Orleans, LA to Mark Twain Moore, Jr. and Hazel Irene Smart Moore. Her pride and joy were her three daughters. She was a 1959 graduate of Leesville High School and was an active member of the Wampus...
Robert Stuart Ray
Oct 12, 2023
Robert Stuart Ray, 85, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2023 at Sage Oak Assisted Living Facility. He was born on November 16, 1937, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Charles Fletcher and Bernadine Gervais Ray.
Bobby Ray as he was known was a “Jack of all Trades, Master of None.” He loved gardening and produced bumper crops year after year....
Kristen Istre Orndoff
Oct 12, 2023
Kristen Istre Orndoff, 46, of Lake Charles passed away at 1:05 PM on Thursday, October 12, 2023 in a Houston hospital.
Mrs. Orndoff was born on August 10, 1977 in Lake Charles where she resided all of her life and was a 1995 graduate of St. Louis High School. She furthered her education at McNeese State University receiving her bachelor’s...
Barbara Anne Mason
Oct 11, 2023
Barbara Anne Mason, 63, of Sulphur, La., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 11, 2023, at a local hospital. Barbara was born December 13, 1959, to Bobby and Jean Fortenberry. On June 3, 2002, she married Butch Mason and they spent 21 wonderful years together.
Barbara was born and raised in Sulphur, La. She loved raising and tending...
Joseph F. Lavergne
Oct 10, 2023
Joseph F. “Floyd” LaVergne, 80, of Lake Charles, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at his residence. A native of Roanoke, LA., Joseph was born on January 10, 1943, to Armand and Ella LaVergne. After graduating High School from Bell City, he served his country as a member of the U.S. Army reaching the rank of Sargent as a...
