Local Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oct 14, 2023

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...

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...

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,...

Oct 13, 2023

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Oct 10, 2023

Herlene June Broussard, 93 passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

June was born in Basile, LA on December 7, 1929 to Desbra and Media Fontenot Manuel. She was orphaned at the age of 5 and was lovingly raised by her maternal aunt, Lydia and then husband Quincy Davis.  June was a graduate of Basile High School where she...

Oct 10, 2023

Carolyn Ann Dorsey Garrett, 78, passed away on October 10, 2023 in local hospice care facility. She was born on July 22, 1945, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Jodie and Marjorie Conway Dorsey.

Carolyn was a 1963 graduate of LaGrange High School in Lake Charles. She was the owner of Pickle Barrel Gift Shop in the 1980’s. She retired from...

Oct 10, 2023

Brenda Gail Rose, 71, passed away on October 10, 2023. She was born on January 13, 1952, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Virgil and Aurdery Rose.

Brenda went to McNeese State University and received her bachelor’s degree in nursing. Brenda was a RN and loved caring for elderly people.

She worked at several nursing home facilities before her battle with...

Oct 10, 2023

Michael Lon Mills, born in San Diego, CA on July 30, 1935, son of the late Richard and Anna (Smith) Mills, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the age 88. Michael graduated from Grossmont High School, California Polytechnic State University receiving a bachelor’s degree in animal husbandry, and served in the United States Air Force. He was a member...

Oct 10, 2023

Gary Thomas Littleton, 61, of Lake Charles, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, in his home, after a brief illness.  Gary was born on May 3, 1962, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Huey Thomas Littleton and Ouida Joyce Haygood Littleton.

He was a 1980 graduate of Sulphur High School where he lettered in three sports and was an All-State...