Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
James Clinton Hanchey
Apr 11, 2023
James Clinton Hanchey died on Tuesday April 11, 2023 at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Ligon Hanchey; his children: Kellie Medford (Fleet) of Atlanta, Georgia; Erin Shackelford (Hugh) of Memphis, Tennessee; and Dr. Max Hendrix of Greensboro, North Carolina. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Wood and Adelaide Medford and Parker, Max, and...
James "Jimmy" Worley, Jr.
Apr 10, 2023
James (Jimmy) Worley, Jr., 67, of Lake Charles passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023 in a Lafayette hospital.
James (Jimmy) Worley, Jr. was born on November 22, 1955 in Monroe, Louisiana but lived most of his adulthood in Nashville and Cookeville, Tennessee before retiring and residing in Lake Charles, LA. He graduated from Neville High School in Monroe and...
Vester E. Cooper
Apr 10, 2023
Vester Estel Cooper, 95, of Searcy, Arkansas, passed away on Monday April 10, 2023, with his family at his side at the Springs of Searcy.
Vester was a native of the Bethsadia Community of Sabine Parish, near Many. He was a 1945 graduate of Many High School. He and his late wife, Alice, were longtime residents of Lake Charles, and...
Robert Clark, Jr.
Apr 10, 2023
Robert graduated from Lake Charles High in 1978 and MSU in 1983 with a degree in Business. After a couple of jobs, he was hired at Billy Navarre Chevrolet in Sulphur. He sold cars for a year and switched positions to ordering the new cars and trucks. As the dealership grew and Ryan Navarre took over ownership, the franchises increased. ...
Avery Jay Wilkinson
Apr 10, 2023
Avery Jay Wilkinson, 64, passed away on April 10, 2023, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Avery was born on May 12, 1958, in Hammond, Indiana, to Avery and Ethel Steward Wilkinson. He was a two-time veteran of the United States Army with the ranking of Sergeant. Avery loved being a truck driver and woodworking, but most of all he loved his...
Jack W. Allen
Apr 9, 2023
Jack W. Allen entered the gates of glory on April 9, 2023. He was born on March 3, 1935 to Arthur and Mazzie Allen in Ottawa, Kansas. He married the love of his life, Bernadette Hermesmeyer Allen, on April 5, 1957. They resided in Kansas until 1968 when he moved his family to Southwest Louisiana to work for the American...
Skylah Brooke Grimshaw
Apr 9, 2023
Skylah Brooke Grimshaw, 23, of Vinton received her angel wings on April 9, 2023.
Skylah was a fun-loving young lady that could brighten any room with her love of music and gift of singing. She especially enjoyed making live music videos on Tik-Tok. Skylah also enjoyed fishing, expressing herself through her writing, watching a scary movie, and taking trips. Skylah...
Elsie Leonora Mccoy Worack
Apr 9, 2023
Elsie Leonora McCoy Worack died Sunday April 9, 2023.
Elsie was born November 16, 1933 in Whistler, Alabama. She moved to Louisiana in 1944. Elsie was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses on January 4th, 1969. She was known as a zealous minister of the good news from that point on. Elsie entered into the full-time service and served as...
Ernest Lee Romero
Apr 9, 2023
Ernest Lee Romero, 81, of Lake Charles died Sunday, April 9, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his family. A native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles, Ernest was born on November 14, 1941 to Ernest Romero and Lucille Broussard Romero. After graduating high school Ernest became a process operator and retired after many years of service at Bassell chemical...
Zachie "Eugene" Primeaux
Apr 8, 2023
Zachie Eugene Primeaux, 77, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away at 10:54 AM on Saturday, April, 8, 2023 in a local hospital.
Mr. Primeaux was born April 18, 1945 in Lake Charles, LA, and was raised in Creole, LA. He was a 1963 graduate of South Cameron High School, where he excelled in sports, and attended McNeese State University, where...
Kathleen Ruth Fontenot Berry
Apr 7, 2023
Kathleen Ruth Fontenot Berry, beloved mother and grandmother, was born on September 6, 1930, and passed away surrounded by family on April 7, 2023. Kathleen was born to Simon and Dora Fontenot in Ville Platte, LA, and raised in Oberlin, LA, where she graduated valedictorian of her senior class. She graduated from Southwestern (ULL) before moving to Lake Charles, LA. ...
Gerald "Jerry" Short
Apr 7, 2023
Gerald “Jerry” Short, 84, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023 in a local care facility.
He was born on January 12, 1939 in Moulton, Alabama to Robert and Myrtle Short.
Gerald lived in Alabama until moving to Lake Charles in 2002. He was a member of
First Pentecostal Church of Lake Charles. He enjoyed traveling and spending time
with...
J.R. "Sonny" Hodges
Apr 6, 2023
John R. “Sonny” Hodges, 89 years old, passed away on April 6, 2023 in a Lafayette, LA hospital. He was born on September 12, 1933 to John and Estelle Giovanni Hodges in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
John was a graduate of LaGrange High School and McNeese State University. He served his country honorably in the United States Air Force Strategic Air...
Theresa Michels
Apr 6, 2023
Theresa Colligan Michels, 88, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away at 11:08 PM on Thursday, April 6, 2023 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Michels was born June 2, 1934 in Church Point, LA. She attended Sulphur High School and graduated from Sowela Technical School with her degree as a Licensed Nurse Practitioner. She began her career as an LPN...
Bobbie Wayne O'Quain
Apr 6, 2023
Bobbie Wayne O’Quain, 76, passed away on April 6, 2023, at his residence in Sulphur, La. Bobbie was a member of the American Legion and enjoyed spending time there with other fellow members, he was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. Bobbie loved to go fishing and just being on the water even if the fish were not...
Myrtle Eileen Jordan Grantham
Apr 6, 2023
Myrtle Eileen Jordan Grantham left her earthly body to be with God at 12:24 PM on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at her home in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Mrs. Grantham was born June 13, 1932, in Simpson County, Mississippi (Magee). Most of her friends and family called her by her middle name, Eileen. She Retired from Bellsouth and AT&T Management after...
James Blain Festervand
Apr 5, 2023
If the Lord delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm. (Psalm 37:23)
On April 5, 2023, beloved husband and father James Blain Festervand was called home to be with the Lord.
James was born in McLeod, Texas on January 18, 1940, to Curtis Franklin Festervand and Trudice Neal Hayes Festervand. After graduating from New Iberia High School,...
Harold Lee Guth, Ii
Apr 5, 2023
“IBC
Harold,
IBC”
-Grace
Harold Lee Guth, II, 74, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, April 05, 2023.
Mr. Guth was born April 15, 1948, in Lake Charles to Marvin J. Guth, Sr. and Alyce Vere Germer Guth. He was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School where he explored his talents as a member of the band. ...
Shirley Borel Edgley Manuel
Apr 5, 2023
Shirley Borel Edgley Manuel, 86, of Sulphur passed away at 1:27 PM on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 in a Sulphur assisted living facility.
Mrs. Manuel was born on February 28, 1937 in Lake Charles where she lived all of her life and was a graduate of LaGrange High School and attended Sowela Technical Institute. Five years ago she moved to...
Joseph Bradley Miles
Apr 4, 2023
Joseph Bradley Miles, 61, passed away on April 4, 2023 in a Lake Charles Hospital. He was born on August 16, 1961 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Andrew and Myrtie Sepulvado Miles.
Bradley was larger than life and prided himself on being the life of the party. He loved being an outdoorsman, especially sharing pictures of his backyard view of...
