Allen Marshall Stough

Allen Marshall Stough, 86, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away peacefully at 3:02 PM on Friday, June 17, 2022 in a local care facility.

Mr. Stough was born April 14, 1936 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was raised and graduated from Lake Charles High School.  Allen lettered all four years of high school in football and went on to play another four years at Louisiana Tech.  Throughout those eight years, he was recognized with numerous awards and achievements and his teams won a number of championship games. He served his country for four years in the U. S. Navy and was present to help end the Cuban Missile Crisis.  Upon his release from the Navy, he began his 30-year career with Conoco, retiring in 1993 as a Supervisor Systems Analyst.  He lived most of his adult life in the Lake Charles area, with a short stent in Lafayette and a thirty-year span in Corpus Christi, TX, but returned to Lake Charles five years ago.  Mr. Stough was a member of the Presbyterian faith, where he served as an elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, helped in the office at Parkway Presbyterian in Corpus Christi, and was active at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Lake Charles.  He enjoyed bowling and playing tennis during his younger years and has always had a love for hunting and fishing and spending time at his camp on Bundick Lake.  Although he preferred the simpler things in life, he will always be remembered for his positive outlooks on life and the legacy he leaves behind.

Mr. Stough’s motto and favorite saying (and he had many) was “don’t sweat the small stuff” – then he’d quickly follow with “and everything is small”.  The most memorable phases of his life consisted of football, the Navy, Conoco, then retirement in Corpus Christi.  Throughout these years, he left a legacy with friends and family as a lighthearted and “glass is half full” man with a dry wit that lifted the spirits of everyone around him.  His favorite activity was fishing.  And his favorite place to fish and spend leisure time was his little red camp on Bundick Lake, which he built in the early 1960’s.  Over the years many family events were held at his Bundick camp with his wife, children, siblings, nieces, and nephews.  He cherished his time with family more than anything else.

Mr. Stough is survived by his loving wife of sixty-four years, Pat Hardee Stough; son, Joe Stough and wife Jena; daughter, Martha Stough; grandchildren, Kacie Lynn Hoops, Madison Newman, Kallen Stough, and Jolie Stough; his best friends, Buddy Spiller and Carlos Urdiales; nieces and nephews, Patsy Pepiton Alexander, Barbara Pepiton Byler, Wanda Susie Pepiton Aguillard, Dena Pepiton Johnson, Nanette Wells Byars, Duncan Wells, Scott Wells, Steve Clawson, Denise Clawson Files, Bryan Clawson, Brenda Clawson Blood, and other family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ella Guintard Stough; brother, Louis “Taddy” Stough; sisters, Estelle “Prue” Pepiton, Adeline “Dickie” Wells and Margaret Clawson; grandson, Keagan Riley Hoops; and nephew, Tom Wells.

His funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles.  Reverend Marcus Wade will officiate.  Burial will follow in Sallier Cemetery.  Visitation will be at the funeral home on Monday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM and continue on Tuesday from 9:00 AM until the start of the service.

Pallbearers for the service will be Steve Clawson, Bryan Clawson, Duncan Wells, Scott Wells, Joe Stough, and Trent Pauls.

In lieu of flower, donations can be made to Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation.

The family would like to express a special word of thanks to the staff of Harbor Hospice and Compassionate Care, especially Kayla, Sharnell, and Janice, for the care and support given.