Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Tina Silver Amie
Jul 30, 2021
Tina Silver Amie, 50, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021, with her loving family at her side.
Tina was raised in Hackberry and worked in the customer service for many years. Her favorite position was working the Chicken Sales for D & D Poultry Auction. Tina was an active member of Colors for A Cause and was their lifelong...
Dorothy Ledoux Anderson
Jul 30, 2021
On December 26, 1934, God gave Dorothy LeDoux Anderson her earthly life, and on July 30, 2021, God took her to her heavenly home after 86 years. She was a native of Sulphur for 75 years and later resident of Pensacola, Florida. She passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home surrounded by her family. Dorothy loved to work in her...
Cladomire Joseph "Blackie" Boudreaux, Sr.
Jul 30, 2021
Cladomire Joseph “Blackie” Boudreaux, Sr., 78, of Sulphur, our beloved Patriarch, passed away at 8:58 PM, Friday, July 30, 2021, in his home surrounded by his family.
He was a native of Golden Meadow, La and a longtime resident of Sulphur. Mr. Boudreaux was a member of Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church and made his Cursillo 100. He was...
Audrey Mae Pego
Jul 30, 2021
Audrey Mae Pego, 94 of Sulphur, died Friday, July 30, 2021, at her residence.
Mrs. Pego was a native of Kaplan and lived in Gueydan before marrying the love of her life, Allen Pego. They resided in Gueydan until moving to Sulphur 68 years ago. She was a loving, caring wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed her friends and...
Lattie Clayton
Jul 30, 2021
Lattie Marie Gammage Clayton, 94, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away at 6:00 PM on Friday, July 30, 2021 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Clayton was born May 25, 1927 in Smackover, AR, but lived most of her life in Lake Charles, LA. She was a 1944 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and attended McNeese State University. She worked...
Huey Lewis Estilette
Jul 29, 2021
Huey Lewis Estilette, 85 of Lake Charles, LA was called Home on Thursday, July 29, 2021.
He was one of seven children, born February 7, 1936 in Port Barre, LA to Horaine and Violia Estilette.
He was a lifelong resident of Southwest Louisiana, spending most of his life in Lake Charles. He was employed with Calcasieu Parish Public Works as...
Wanda Anderson
Jul 29, 2021
Wanda Jenean Bushnell Anderson, 73, of Sulphur, LA, passed away at 2:12 PM on Thursday, July 29, 2021 in a local hospital, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Anderson was born February 29, 1948 in Kinder, LA, was raised in Westlake, LA, and has lived in Sulphur, LA for over thirty years. She worked as a nurse’s aide at High Hope...
Arthur Taylor Kaough
Jul 29, 2021
We are saddened to announce the death of our beloved blue-eyed patriarch “Poppee.” On Thursday, July 29, 2021, Arthur Taylor Kaough passed away unexpectedly at home after a brief illness.
Taylor was born August 21, 1943, at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Lake Charles, LA, to Arthur Daniel “Tootie” and Marian Graham Kaough. He graduated from Lake Charles High School,...
Berry Lowell "Bj" Long Jr.
Jul 29, 2021
Berry Lowell “BJ” Long, Jr., 36, of Iowa passed away unexpectedly at 7:16 AM on Thursday, July 29, 2021, in his residence.
BJ was born on September 1, 1984, in Lake Charles and was a 2002 graduate of Iowa High School. He joined the US Army to defend our country in the Afghanistan War and became a decorated veteran. ...
Sinclair Ann Bennerscheidt
Jul 28, 2021
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these”.
Sinclair Ann Bennerscheidt, God’s little angel, was welcomed into His arms Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
Sinclair gave and received overwhelming love and will forever be loved and remembered in the hearts of her family.
She leaves to cherish...
Lee Greaney
Jul 28, 2021
Lee Greaney, 73, of DeQuincy, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
Lee was a native of Great Brittan and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. He was a veteran of the British Army and the Corps of Royal Engineers where he served as ordinance expert. He was...
Bernardine Lorraine Grindol
Jul 27, 2021
Bernardine Lorraine Grindol, 72, died peacefully at home in Lake Charles, LA on July 27, 2021. Lorraine was born on June 14, 1949 in Mobile, AL to Bernard Eli and Rosie Pauline Leytham Howell.
She will be remembered for her unending amount of compassion, and her countless hours sharing all that she had with her family.
Those left to cherish...
Barbara "Bobbie" Primeaux
Jul 27, 2021
Barbara “Bobbie” Primeaux, 73, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.
She was born on December 24, 1947 in Lake Charles, LA to Ezora and Aylma Nunez. Bobbie was beautiful inside and out. She loved her family dearly and her son B.J. was the love of her life. She was dedicated to her Catholic faith serving as a Eucharistic Minister...
Robert Lee Ortego
Jul 27, 2021
Robert Lee Ortego was born in Basile, LA on April 29, 1940 to Essie Mae and John E. Ortgeo Sr. He graduated from Basile High School, then earning his Bachelor’s Degree from Northwestern State College, and then his Masters in Education and Administration from McNeese State University.
He was employed with South Cameron High School, where he taught and coached...
Lorraine Ann Perry
Jul 26, 2021
Lorraine Ann Perry, 92, passed away peacefully Monday, July 26, 2021.
A Chicago, Illinois native, Lorraine moved to Sulphur five years ago to live with her son and his wife. She worked in the banking industry until she was 83 years young. She absolutely loved her two dogs and enjoyed spoiling them. Lorraine enjoyed being pampered and gourmet chocolate candy....
Jack Loyd Porter
Jul 26, 2021
Jack L. Porter passed away at home on Monday, July 26, 2021, in Carlyss, Louisiana at the age of 76. He was born on January 6, 1945, in Slidell, Louisiana. Jack was a SSgt in the United States Air Force and served in Vietnam. He was a retired air traffic controller from Bush International Airport in Houston.
Jack is...
Raymond Hurst
Jul 26, 2021
Raymond Hurst, 84, died peacefully at home in Lake Charles, LA on July 26, 2021.
Mr. Hurst was born on August 25, 1936 in a house on a country lane in Loco, Oklahoma to Garrett and Ollie Lawrence Hurst. He started school in a one room schoolhouse in rural Oklahoma. He graduated from Velma-Alma High School in Velma, OK in...
Kendra Erin Landry
Jul 25, 2021
Kendra Landry, 50, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021.
She was 1989 graduate of Sam Houston High and a Delta School of Business graduate. Kendra was a Certified Nurse’s Aide and loved her patients dearly. She attended Living Way Pentecostal Church in Lake Charles. Kendra was a free spirit with an artistic soul, warm personality, and was a social butterfly. ...
James "Ferrel" Naquin
Jul 25, 2021
James Ferrel Naquin (Ferrel), 80, of Lake Charles, LA , passed away peacefully at his home on July 25, 2021 with his devoted wife, Belva and family by his side.
He was born in 1941 in Evangeline Parish, LA to Gussie and Ena Naquin. He attended Vidrine High School near Reddell, LA. He met Belva as a teenager and would...
Jerry Bourque
Jul 24, 2021
Jerry Bourque, 76, of Moss Bluff died Saturday, July 24, in Lake Charles.
Mr. Bourque was born in Lake Charles and had lived in Moss Bluff most of his life. He was a 1962 graduate of Marion High School where he lettered in football and basketball. He also played Sheriff’s League baseball for several years.
He was the...
