Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Willis L. Hoffpauir, Sr.
Aug 30, 2023
The family of Willis Leo Hoffpauir Sr. will forever joyously recall that Uncle Leo left the party in his own time. It didn’t matter whether it was that final family gathering or his full, long life of 94.5 years. Leo was born in Gosport, Louisiana, on February 24, 1929, to parents Travis Benson Hoffpauir and Ruth Daily Hoffpauir. Leo died...
Martha Hanks
Aug 29, 2023
Martha Hanks, 83, passed away on August 29, 2023, with her family by her side. Martha was born on June 21, 1940, at home in Mermentau, LA, to Clifton and Libby Istre. She enjoyed dancing, music, and riding motorcycles. Martha lived her life to the fullest. She loved having a good cup of coffee with company. Martha was a godly...
Etta Joyce Nabours Hungerford
Aug 29, 2023
Etta Joyce Nabours Hungerford, 65, of Lake Charles passed away at 1:36 AM on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in a local hospice facility.
Mrs. Hungerford was born on February 3, 1958 in Lake Charles where she resided all of her life and was a graduate of LaGrange High School. She worked at numerous local plants as a safety professional. Mrs....
James Wilson Marcantel
Aug 28, 2023
James Wilson Marcantel, 81, of Lake Charles passed away on August 28, 2023 in a local hospital with his family by his side. He was born on August 1, 1942, in Oberlin, Louisiana, to John and Leler Reed Marcantel.
Wilson graduated from Oberlin High School. He moved to Lake Charles to begin a family, where he spent the remainder of...
Yvonne Fontenot Bebee
Aug 28, 2023
Yvonne Fontenot Bebee, born in Fenton on January 20, 1943, daughter of Abie and Mary (Heyd) Fontenot, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, at the age of 80. Yvonne attended McNeese State University and was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Fenton. She enjoyed traveling, reading, and being with family. She was faithful to pray the rosary...
Tisa Renée Calabretta-Burgett
Aug 28, 2023
Tisa Renée Calabretta Burgett, age 29, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away at 10:00 PM on Monday, August 28, 2023. Born on December 12, 1993, in Lake Charles. She embarked on a journey filled with love, friendship, and laughter.
Tisa's early years were marked by her education at Sulphur High School and the joyous union with her soulmate, Robert Burgett,...
Leary B. Murphy
Aug 26, 2023
Leary B. Murphy, 89, of Lake Charles, LA. passed away on August 26, 2023 at a local care facility. Leary was born August 7, 1934 in Eunice, LA. to Lucius and Ella Bertrand. She was a longtime resident of the Lake Charles area and worked for many years in the housekeeping industry.
She loved to visit with her family and...
Larry James Fontenot, Jr.
Aug 26, 2023
Larry James Fontenot, Jr., born in Lake Charles, LA to Patricia Thibodeaux on January 4, 1968, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023, at the age of 55. Larry attended schools in Lake Charles, F.K. White, LaGrange High School and graduated from South Beauregard High School. He was a forklift and backhoe operator until his health declined. Larry enjoyed fishing and...
Earline Taylor Pharr
Aug 26, 2023
MOSS BLUFF — Earline (“MeMe”) passed away peacefully at home on August 26, 2023, with her daughter Karla by her side. She defied all odds with cancer when doctors gave her six months to live in 2009.
Earline was born on February 9, 1941, to Ivan and Lena (Aguillard) Taylor in Eunice. She lived most of her life in...
Julie Trahan Journey
Aug 25, 2023
Julie Journey, born November 6, 1968, daughter of Bobby and Pamela Trahan, passed away Friday, August 25, 2023, surrounded by her family, at the age of 54. Julie enjoyed spending time tending to her plants and being with her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her father, Bobby Trahan; grandparents, Rixby Trahan, Louis Alexander, and Onelia Ardoin. Left to...
Bonnie Beatrice Porter
Aug 25, 2023
Bonnie Beatrice David Porter, 98, of Lake Charles, LA passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.
Ms. Porter was born on September 28, 1924, in Elton Louisiana and was a graduate of SLI.
She was a schoolteacher for 31 years in the Calcasieu school system, where she loved to help children further their education. She...
Roland Sarvaunt
Aug 24, 2023
Roland Sarvaunt, 76, of Lake Charles, passed away peacefully on Thursday August 24, 2023 at a local hospice center.
Roland was a native and life long resident of Lake Charles. He honorably and faithfully served two tours of duty in Vietnam before returning to the lake area to work as a roofing contractor. He retired in 2000 and enjoyed helping...
Loren Ronald Walley, Jr.
Aug 24, 2023
Loren Ronald Walley, Jr. 55 of Lake Charles, Louisiana passed away in Houston, TX on August 24, 2023. Ron was born on April 7, 1968 to Betty Walker Walley and Loren Ronald Walley, Sr. He attended Briarfield Academy in Lake Providence, Louisiana and Louisiana Tech University in Ruston Louisiana.
Ron had a larger-than-life personality and would light up every room...
Charles "Pat" Legros
Aug 24, 2023
Charles “Pat” LeGros, 71, of Carlyss, Louisiana passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on August 24, 2023. Pat was born in Jennings, La., on November 30, 1951, to Billy and Daisy LeGros. Pat graduated from Jennings High School in 1970. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1973 to 1976. He then went to work...
Lillie Ray Levy
Aug 23, 2023
Lillie Ray Levy, of Lake Charles LA, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, on Wednesday August 25, 2023. She was 75 years young.
Lillie Ray attended the Lake Charles City Schools and graduated from Lake Charles High School in 1965. She was a proud member of the Kilties. She attended LSU, where she was a member of Alpha...
Margaret Margie Gary
Aug 23, 2023
Margaret Margie Gary, born in Lacassine on April 25, 1933, daughter of Roy and Julia Pousson Gary, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at the age of 90. Margie, a graduate of Lacassine High School, class of 1951, received a degree in accounting & business math from Mathieu Business College and a degree in cosmetology from Jane Deman School of...
Ona Joan Cagle Bullock
Aug 23, 2023
Ona Joan Cagle Bullock was born on September 5, 1930 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Ona and Robert Cagle. She was the youngest of their five children and she loved being a part of her large family.
Joan graduated from Louisiana College and she began her career as a home demonstration agent in north Louisiana. In 1953, she married Raymond Reed...
Jimmy Hedrick
Aug 22, 2023
On Tuesday August 22nd 2023; James Kenneth Hedrick (Jimmy) loving father of two, passed away at age 69 due to his battle with cancer.
Jimmy lived life to the fullest regardless of what life threw at him, some good, some bad. Through it all he never lost his ability to laugh at himself, love without fear, or lose his boyish...
Ouida Joyce Haygood Littleton
Aug 22, 2023
Ouida Joyce Haygood Littleton, 84, of Sulphur passed away at 4:06 PM on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 in a local hospice facility.
Mrs. Littleton was born on February 25, 1939 in Liberty, MS and was a graduate of Liberty High School. She moved to Sulphur and settled there for most of her life where she was a member of First...
Pauline Mae Lorrain Poole
Aug 22, 2023
Pauline Mae Lorrain Poole, born in Hayes, Louisiana on January 18, 1944, daughter of the late Elias J. and Euna Mae (Bouquet) Lorrain, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2023. She was 79. Pauline, a graduate of Iowa High School, attended McNeese State University, where she earned her Masters Plus 30 in education. She was an educator for almost 50...
