Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
William Dunn "Bill" Gardiner
Dec 3, 2025
William Dunn "Bill" Gardiner, 88, died on December 3, 2025 at Harbor Hospice of Lake Charles.
Born in Manila, Philippines to Earl Everard and Mabel Dunn Gardiner, Bill was reared in Mission, Texas. He was a 1956 graduate of Edinburg High School in Mission and a 1961 graduate of Pan American University, now University of Texas at Edinburg. He served his...
Mary Ann Booth
Dec 11, 2025
Mary Ann Booth, 83 years old, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2025 surrounded by family, after a brief illness. Mary Ann was born on August 31st, 1942 in Jennings, Louisiana to C.W. and Clara Dommert.
Mary Ann graduated from Jennings High School and went on to attend LSU, and McNeese State University. She was a retired real estate agent, having...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Conner Kelley
Dec 10, 2025
Jacqueline “Jackie” Conner Kelley, 73, passed away on December 10, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Jackie was born on May 7, 1952, in Creole, Louisiana, to Willie John Conner and Eunice “Anise” Boudoin Conner.
A student of South Cameron High School, Jackie later attended Demmons School of Beauty. She then devoted herself to being a stay-at-home mother. She poured her...
Freddie Rae Dupuis Chenet
Dec 10, 2025
With both sadness and gratefulness, the family of Freddie Rae Chenet announces their mother’s passing on the sunny afternoon of December 10, 2025, at the age of 92, after a brief illness at Harbor Hospice.
Freddie Rae Chenet was born on October 5, 1933, in Opelousas, Louisiana to Freddie Anthony Dupuis and Ida Lafleur Dupuis, and has two sisters, Mary Helen...
Gerdell G. Theriot
Dec 9, 2025
Gerdell G. Theriot, 90, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, in her Lake Charles, Louisiana home. Born on October 9, 1935, to Raymond and Telice Miller Gaspard, she was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a steady, loving presence to all who knew her.
Known affectionately as “Maw Maw,” she built her life around family, faith, and the simple...
Wayne F. McElveen
Dec 8, 2025
Wayne Fisher McElveen, 87, former Ward Three Marshal and Sheriff of Calcasieu Parish, passed away peacefully on Monday at his home in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Born and raised in Lake Charles, Sheriff McElveen graduated from Lake Charles High School in 1957 and was a member of the 1954 Wildcat State Champion Football team. After graduating he enlisted in the United States...
Nolan Joseph Gaspard
Dec 8, 2025
Nolan Joseph Gaspard, 95, of Lake Charles passed away at 8:04 AM on Monday, December 8, 2025 in a local hospice facility.
Mr. Gaspard was born on February 27, 1930, in Rayne, Louisiana. He was raised in Lake Charles, the community he proudly called home for his entire life.
He served his country with courage in the United States Army during the...
Allen White
Dec 7, 2025
Allen William White, 87, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away on December 7, 2025.
Allen was an amateur HAM radio operator, he loved to communicate and learn all he could about them. Throughout his working years, he built a reputation as a dependable and skilled man-spending many years in automotive paint and body work, driving a wrecker, and even working offshore....
Audrey Marie Breaux
Dec 6, 2025
Audrey Marie Breaux, 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in the comfort of her Lake Charles home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 24, 1933, in Lake Charles to Abra and Mary Thibodeaux Newman.
Audrey grew up in Big Lake, where she learned early the value of family, hard work, and a life lived...
Jonathan "Jon" Brassette
Dec 6, 2025
Jonathan "Jon" Brassette, 78, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family.
Jon was a wonderfully curious man with an engineer's mind and an inventor's heart. Fascinated by how the world worked, he even devoted time to studying the nature of time itself. He approached life with constant curiosity, creativity, and...
Wilson Peter Young, Jr.
Dec 6, 2025
Wilson Peter Young (Jr), known more commonly as just Jr Young of Iowa, Louisiana. Jr. gained his precious wings on December 6th, 2025 in Rosepine, Louisiana. Jr was born November 18th, 1958, to Wilson Young, Sr. and Betty Young also of Iowa, Louisiana
Wilson attended Iowa High School and was a lifelong resident of Iowa. He enjoyed attending church at St....
Betty Jo Heurtevant
Dec 5, 2025
With heavy hearts and deep gratitude for a life well lived, we announce the passing of Betty Heurtevant, a devout Christian, loving mother, and cherished grandmother, who went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 05, 2025 at the age of 84. Betty was born on January 12, 1941 in Pitkin Louisiana.
She was a faithful member of...
Joycia Guillory
Dec 5, 2025
Joycia Leen Sonnier Guillory, 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 5, 2025, in the comfort of her Lake Charles home, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on December 20, 1942, in Swords, Louisiana, to Vorries and Wilmer Gallot Sonnier.
Joycia lived her faith quietly and faithfully as a devoted Catholic and longtime member of the Legion...
Evelyn Lorraine Shropshire
Dec 5, 2025
SHROPSHIRE, Evelyn Lorraine (Balez), age 104, formerly of Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away Friday, December 5, 2025, in Sulphur, Louisiana. In recent years, Evelyn had lived at Holly Hills Nursing Center in Sulphur, aided by the daily loving care of her daughter, Martha Polk, and son-in-law, Lattie Polk. Prior to that, she had lived with her son, Bob...
Andrew Valery Welch
Dec 4, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Andrew Valery Welch, fondly known as Andy, who left us on December 4, 2025, at the age of 73. He was born on July 20, 1952, in Crowley, LA, where he grew up, and had his 3 sons, Drew, Gavin and Marty. Later in life he moved to Lake...
Della Louise Thibodeaux
Dec 4, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Della Louise Thibodeaux, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and friend, who departed this life peacefully on December 4, 2025, at the age of 97. Born on July 19, 1928, in Welsh, Louisiana, Della was a cherished member of her community and a guiding light in the lives of her family...
Brother Don Smith
Dec 4, 2025
Brother Donald V. Smith, M.S., 92, a Missionary of Our Lady of LaSalette, died on December 4, 2025, at Holly Hill Nursing Home in Sulphur, LA. He was born on August 29, 1933, in Kingston, New York to John C. and Angela D. (McNamara) Smith. He attended St. Mary School in Kingston, New York. Brother Don entered the LaSalette seminary...
