Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Caleb Lane Turner
Aug 18, 2021
Caleb Lane Turner, 31, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021 following a brief illness.
Caleb lived most of his life in Westlake, LA. He was a 2008 graduate of Westlake High School and continued studies at McNeese State University where he played the tenor saxophone for the Pride of McNeese. He also studied at Houston Marine Training...

Howard Glen Newcomer
Aug 18, 2021
Howard Glen Newcomer, 67, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021, in a Texas Hospital.
Glen moved to from Sulphur to Deer Park, Texas three years ago to live with his sister and brother-in-law. He was a 1972 Sulphur High School graduate where he really enjoyed being an active participant in the Future Farmers of America Club. Glen worked in automotive...
Jerry Wayne Pounders
Aug 17, 2021
Jerry Wayne Pounders, 81, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Jerry was born March 31, 1940 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Carl Hollis Pounders (1920-2007) and Lois Inez Thompson (1925-1977). He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Joyce Hebert Cormier Pounders. Jerry graduated from LaGrange High School in 1958, and attended McNeese State...
Marilyn Sue Kudla
Aug 17, 2021
Marilyn Sue Kudla, 73, died peacefully in a Lake Charles, LA hospital on August 17, 2021. Marilyn was born on November 19, 1947 in Baton Rouge, LA to the Honorable Daniel P. and Catherine Kleinpeter Kimball. Marilyn grew up in Port Allen and graduated from Port Allen High School. She graduated with a degree in home economics from Louisiana State...

Margaret Ann Watson
Aug 16, 2021
Margaret Ann Watson entered life eternal on August 16, 2021. Margaret was a resident of Vinton for 55 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carrol Watson. She is survived by a sister, Jackie Carruth; four nephews; and so many wonderful cousins and friends that made life worth living and enjoying every day. Haley Bellard deserves extra stars...
Teri Delane Labove
Aug 16, 2021
Teri Delane LaBove, 62, of Iowa passed away at 9:45 PM on Monday, August 16, 2021 in a local hospital.
Teri was born on May 27, 1959 in Creole and was raised in Cameron where she was a 1977 South Cameron High School graduate. She held many work positions throughout her life including truck driving, being a store cashier, and...
Louetta Nunez
Aug 16, 2021
On August 16th, LouEtta Nunez joined the angels in Heaven. She had strived all her life to meet her maker.
LouEtta, born May 15, 1936, was the last of 8 children born to Jimmy and Matilda (Sturlese) Doxey. She loved her family dearly and the older children took care of their little sister. LouEtta married the love of her life,...
Paul Darrell Bertrand
Aug 14, 2021
Paul Darrell Bertrand, 68 of Grand Lake, originally from Creole, La, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Aug. 14th, 2021 from the comfort of his home.
Mr. Bertrand was born on Nov. 23rd, 1952. He went to South Cameron High and worked full time as a dragline and crane operator for over 40 years. He was a...

Michael Anthony Watson
Aug 14, 2021
Michael Anthony Watson, 60, of Sulphur passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, in a Sulphur, La. hospital.
He was a native of DeRidder, La and lived in Sulphur for the past thirty-six years. Mr. Watson worked in the Construction Industry for 40 yrs. as a heavy equipment operator, iron worker, and rigger.
He is survived by his wife, Carla Watson...
Joyce Landry
Aug 13, 2021
On August 13, 2021, Luanna Joyce Landry, 71, went to her Heavenly home while in a local hospital.
She was born February 20, 1950 in Grand Chenier, LA and resided in Lake Charles.
Mrs. Landry will be remembered as a devoted and loving wife of fifty-two years to Carroll G. Landry; loving mother to Robin Keenum, Michelle Melton, and Glenn...
Jd Ledoux
Aug 13, 2021
JD LeDoux was one of four children born to Pierre and Ruby LeDoux in Jennings, LA on June 14, 1939.
He was employed as a mechanic and carpenter for a real estate company, then as a mechanic for Calcasieu Parish School Board, and then as a maintenance man for St. Patrick Hospital until his retirement.
He was a lifelong member...
Simon Martinez Perea
Aug 13, 2021
Simon Martinez Perea, 41, of Moss Bluff, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021.
Simon was born July 7, 1980 in Mexico City. He was a hardworking man who fought to provide for his family that he loved dearly. He will always be remembered as a devoted husband, loving father, and true friend to everyone. He will be greatly missed...
Audrey Rutherford Vaughan
Aug 13, 2021
Jane Audrey Rutherford Vaughan, 83, of Bell City passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by family.
Mrs. Vaughan was a native of Creole, LA where she lived most of her life. Following Hurricane Rita, she and her family made Sweetlake their new home. She worked her younger years in her grandfather’s Cotton fields...
Phayo John Grindol
Aug 12, 2021
Phayo John “Bud” Grindol, 95, of Lake Charles passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 12, 2021, when he was reunited in heaven once more with his beloved wife of over 74 years, Billie Jackson Grindol.
Bud was born on July 31, 1926, in Battle Creek, Michigan as 1 of 9 children. He often loved to recount stories of his childhood...
Karen Faye Breaux
Aug 12, 2021
Karen Faye Breaux was one of four children born to Melvin Hewitt and Helen Marie Breaux. She was born in Kinder, LA on February 9, 1962 and Southwest Louisiana was her lifelong home.
She possessed a kind and loving soul, you were never greeted without a smile and warm gesture. She never thought twice to aid those in need or...
Deborah Ann Babineaux
Aug 12, 2021
Deborah Ann Babineaux, 69, of Lake Charles, LA has joined her parents, Aaron and Mozelle Bourque in the Kingdom of Heaven. Deborah was born in Pasadena, TX and was a beacon of light to all who knew her.
She is survived by three brothers and three sisters, Robert (Marilyn) Bourque, David (Michelle) Bourque, Angie Gaspard, Tammy (Sean) Shepard, Paul Bourque,...
John Wesley Anderson, Jr.
Aug 12, 2021
John Wesley Anderson, Jr., 77, of Sulphur, LA passed away at 10:40 AM on Thursday, August 12, 2021 in a local hospital.
Born August 3, 1944 in Wichita, KS, Mr. Anderson moved to Louisiana at the age of nine and graduated from New Iberia High School in 1962. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp as a combat...
Joan Ewing
Aug 11, 2021
The Ewing-Lopez Family, the Eastwood church family, and the Lake Charles community are joined by citizens around the world mourning the loss of Joan Ewing, who passed from this life Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at the age of 86.
Betty Joan Clark was born November 26, 1934, in Kinder, Louisiana. The first of two children, and only daughter of...

Thomas Neil Landry
Aug 10, 2021
Thomas Neil Landry, was born on Sunday, November 3rd, 1946 in Sulphur, La. Passed away on Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 at his home in Carlyss, La.
He was preceded in death by his son; Brenton Joseph Landry, his parents, Ophelias and Grace (Langley) Landry, his sister and brother-in-law, Charlette and Kelton LeDoux, sister, Jeanie Vincent, sister-in-law, Paula Landry, brother-in-law, Ronnie...

Brenda Storm Quinn
Aug 10, 2021
Brenda Storm Quinn 75, of Big Lake passed away on August 10, 2021 in a local hospital surrounded by her loving family. Brenda loved working with her flowers, feeding the birds, reading, and cooking Sunday lunches for her family. She enjoyed spending time with her grand and great grandchildren. Brenda grew up in Johnson Bayou and lived in Creole until...