Local Obituaries

Jan 8, 2024

Bertha Jean Donaldson, 95, peacefully passed away on January 8, 2024. She was born on January 24, 1928 to Jean Baptiste Clay Jr. and Leona Granger Clay.

Bertha graduated from McNeese State University with an associate degree in accounting. She was the first female to hold a supervisory position in accounting at Cities Service (Citgo) where she worked for 33...

Jan 8, 2024

Kathy Arline Craft, 70, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away on January 9, 2024. Kathy was born on November 3, 1953, in Sulphur, Louisiana, to Alton “Buck” and Georgiana Carlin Norwood.

Kathy’s love touched everyone she ever met. There is no better example of kindness and generosity. Her beautiful, bright smile and great sense of humor brought so much laughter...

Jan 8, 2024

Jan 8, 2024

Marta Iris Siso (Galindo), 75, of Westlake, LA passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 in the comfort of her home surrounded by family.

Mrs. Siso was born in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico where she was raised, educated, married and started her family.  In 1979 her husband was transferred from the P.P.G. Industries plant in Puerto Rico and moved the family...

Jan 7, 2024

Julie Annette Myers, 64, of Lake Charles, passed away at her home on Sunday, January 7, 2024. A native and resident of Lake Charles, Julie was born October 24, 1959, to Tedd and Lois Long.

Julie had a love of life and the people in it. Her character was defined by her nurturing spirit, love, and loyalty. As a chef...

Jan 7, 2024

Sharon Allured, 75, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024, in the comfort of her home.

Sharon was fiercely loyal to her family, with a special place in her heart for her granddaughter, Taryn. She was passionate about her church and faith. She loved singing, quilting, beekeeping, woodworking, driving her red Mini Cooper S, doing crossword puzzles and...

Jan 7, 2024

Jan 7, 2024

Sharon Montgomery LeBleu, 60 of Lake Charles, LA passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024 surrounded by her loving family.

She was one of four children born to the late Willie M. Montgomery Sr. and Mary Martha Melton Montgomery. She was born January 1, 1964 in Lake City, Florida.

She attended and graduated from Iowa High School, then began attending McNeese...

Jan 6, 2024

Jan 5, 2024

Gordon Propst, 77, of Lake Charles died Thursday, January 4. Gordon was a native of Jennings but lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a 1964 graduate of Lake Charles High School and received his bachelor’s degree from McNeese State University.

After graduation from McNeese he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

Mr. Propst...

Jan 5, 2024

Robert Paul “Butch” Babineaux, Jr. passed away on January 5, 2024, at his home in Lake Charles surrounded by his loving family. Butch was born in Lake Charles on August 23, 1960, the first son of Robert and Rosalie Babineaux. He attended Our Lady Queen of Heaven elementary school and graduated from St. Louis Catholic High School in 1978.

Butch...

Jan 5, 2024

Jamie Allison Bruner Gardner 48, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, January 5, 2024 following a brief illness.

She was born September 24, 1975 in Shreveport, LA and was the only child of James F. Bruner and Alice LeJeune.

At the age of three, she and her father made Southwest Louisiana their home. They attended St. Michael & All Angels...

Jan 5, 2024

Marie Calloura Ryan, 89, passed away peacefully at her residence in Ramer, Alabama on Friday, January 5, 2024.

Marie was born in Lake Charles, LA on March 16, 1934. She was a 1952 graduate of LaGrange High School. In 1953 she married her high school sweetheart, Bennie Ryan. She worked for the Calcasieu Parish Sherrif Department as the Operator of...

Jan 5, 2024

Carolyn Lois Trahan, born in Lake Charles on October 25, 1947, daughter of the late Christian Edwin and Lois (Vincent) Jessen, passed away Friday, January 5, 2024, at the age of seventy-six. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all. Her memory will live on in our hearts. Carolyn, a graduate of LaGrange High School, obtained a...

Jan 5, 2024

Rose Marie Andrus Quebodeaux, 84, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Friday, January 5, 2024, after a short battle with cancer. She was born in Abbeville in 1939 but was a long-time resident of Sulphur after moving from Biloxi, Mississippi. She worked at Larry’s Tastee Freez in Sulphur for over 40 years as well as drove the school...

Jan 4, 2024

Jan 4, 2024

Martha Ruth McCown Walters Shortridge, born in Roanoke, Louisiana on March 18, 1932, daughter of the late Fred William and Hattie Turner McCown, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024, at the age of ninety-one. Martha Ruth, as she was affectionately known, was a graduate of Iowa High School, and of the Baptist faith. She traveled the world with her first...

Jan 4, 2024

Frederick ‘Matt’ Matthias left us unexpectedly, Thursday, January 4, 2024. Born in Jersey City, NJ on August 22, 1933, raised in New York City, NY, Frederick Matthias, widely known as ‘Matt’ Matthias, enlisted in the US Air Force at 17 during the Korean War. Stationed at Lake Charles Air Force Base (Chennault), he met and married Cora Lognion, his lifelong...

Jan 4, 2024

Lacassine – Jerry Dean Fontenot, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, born on February 7, 1953, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024, surrounded by his loving family, at the age of 70. A graduate of Lake Arthur High, Jerry was a graduate of McNeese State University. He taught math at South Cameron High, Hackberry, Barbe, and Hathaway. He attended St....

Jan 3, 2024

Mary Rebecca “Becky” Hopkins Martin, 77, of Sulphur, LA passed away Wednesday, January 3rd, 2023 in a local healthcare facility.

Ms. Martin was born April 24, 1946 to William Henry Hopkins and Flora Mae Jones Hopkins in Sapulpa, OK.  She lived most of her life in Westlake.  She was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and McNeese State University...