Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lidia Urdiales Hess
Jul 14, 2019
Lidia Urdiales Hess, 70, of Lake Charles, LA, died on Sunday, July 14, 2019 in her residence.
Mrs. Hess was born April 12, 1949 in Lake Charles, LA, where she was a lifelong resident and graduate of Lake Charles High School. She worked many years at her family’s Mexican restaurant, El Rio. She loved playing Bingo and crafts. Mrs. Hess...
Fay Ann Latiolais Quebedeaux
Jul 14, 2019
Fay Ann Latiolais Quebedeaux, 81, of Lake Charles passed away peacefully at a local care center on Sunday July 14, 2019 surrounded by her family.
Fay was a native of Church Point where she was a 1955 Graduate of Church Point High School. She was a longtime resident of Lake Charles, where she was a member of the Lake Charles...
Sally Heflin
Jul 12, 2019
Sally Heflin, 81, of Lake Charles passed away at her residence on July 12, 2019.
Her cremation has been entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home.
James "Jimmy" Harold Jones, Sr.
Jul 12, 2019
Funeral services for James “Jimmy” Harold Jones Sr, 83, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 27th in Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles. A graveside service will follow at Consolata Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m.Clarence Mounce, Rachel Potter and Stacey Seidlitz will officiate.Mr. Jones passed away peacefully into his eternal rest at...
Melba Lynette Fisher
Jul 12, 2019
Lynette Fisher departed this life July 12, 2019. Lynette was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on April 14, 1949 to Simeon Emery Fisher and Dorothy Lou Clark Fisher. Other than two years when she moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma to earn her doctorate in educational psychology at Oklahoma State University, Lynette resided in Lake Charles/Moss Bluff.
She was preceded in death...
Lethia Presley
Jul 12, 2019
Lethia Anne Presley, 69, of Sulphur passed away on July 12, 2019 in her residence surrounded by her family. Lethia loved spending time with family, grandchildren, friends, and her loving dog, Mylee. She enjoyed going to garage sales, reading, and working in her flower beds. Lethia loved her co-workers like her second family, retiring after 20 plus years of service...
Darrell Laughlin
Jul 12, 2019
Darrell Laughlin, 55, passed away on July 12, 2019. Darrell loved motorcycles and he enjoyed being with his family and friends. He was the life of the party.
Darrell is survived by his mother and stepfather, Amelia and Samuel Gary of Sulphur; his sisters, Theresa Swire and husband Steve of Sulphur and Regina Benoit and husband Ronnie of Longville;...
Calvin Winters
Jul 12, 2019
Moss Bluff - Calvin Winters, 68, passed away in a local hospital surrounded by his family on Friday, July 12, 2019.
He was born on July 28, 1950 in Salem, Ohio to Calvin and Doris Winters.
He served his country honorably in the United States Army for three years. He will be remembered as a hard-working man who enjoyed fishing...
Della Mae Lemaire
Jul 11, 2019
Della Mae Lemaire, 78, passed away peacefully in a local care facility on Thursday, July 11, 2019.
She was born on June 5, 1941 in Kaplan, LA to Abraham and Claire (Adams) Lemaire.
She was an LPN at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and Christus St. Patrick Hospital for many years and finished her nursing career as a home health nurse....
Danah Kaylor Whaley
Jul 10, 2019
Danah Kaylor Whaley, 91, of Sulphur passed away on July 10, 2019 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was a member of Sulphur United Pentecostal Church and Haynesville United Pentecostal Church. Danah enjoyed gardening, flowers, traveling, and visiting at home with family and friends.
Danah is survived by her children, Douglas Clark Whaley and wife Cathy of...
Madelyn Mevis
Jul 10, 2019
Madelyn Mevis, 81, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 10:38 PM on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in her residence.
She is survived by her son, David Mevis (Lori Smith); grandchildren, Matthew Mevis, Paul Mevis, and Mary Sneddon; one great-grandchild, Megan Sneddon; brother, Earl Louis Willis; sisters, Jeanette Willis and Aleta Barnes Willis.
She was preceded in death by her husband...
Julius Theodor "Ted" Meinscher
Jul 10, 2019
Julius Theodor “Ted” Meinscher, 86, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, surrounded by family at his residence in Lake Charles, LA.
Mr. Meinscher was born August 5, 1932 in Beaumont, TX to the union of Ana Catharine Meisterhaus, and Julius Theodor Meinscher, Sr.
Mr. Meinscher served in the United States Army on a tour of duty in Alaska. During...
Bobbie Faye Quienalty
Jul 9, 2019
Bobbie Faye Quienalty, 81, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, surrounded by family at a local hospital in Lake Charles, LA.
Mrs. Quienalty was born October 17, 1937 in St. Landry, LA. Her parents were Dallas and Gracie Bunyett Deville. She finished high school in Bayou Chico, LA. Bobbie met and married Charley Quienalty in 1955, and they moved...
Shelley Gene Rapier
Jul 9, 2019
Shelley Gene Rapier, 77, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, surrounded by family at home after a lengthy illness in Lake Charles, LA.
Mr. Rapier was born January 6, 1942 in Palestine, TX to Vollie and Naomi Ham Rapier. He retired from the Red River Army Depot on December 31, 2010 as a Heavy Machine Mechanic after 36 years....
Stephanie Marie Simien Williams
Jul 9, 2019
Stephanie Marie Williams, March 12, 1973, died July 9, 2019, in her residence, following a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer.
Born to Albert Lee Simien, Sr. and Jo Ann Bushnell Simien, Stephanie was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She graduated from Washington Marion Magnet High School, she attended Grambling University, and McNeese State University. She was a Gaming...
Linda Fay Logg
Jul 7, 2019
Linda Fay Logg, 68, of Sulphur, LA died on Sunday, July 7, 2019 in a local care facility surrounded by her family. Linda was born on July 26, 1950 to Vernon and Ada Jacobs in Edgerly, LA. She enjoyed bingo, word search, and helping people.
She is survived by two brothers, James Jacobs and wife Renee of Sulphur, LA and...
Nellie Lucille Craft Guidry
Jul 7, 2019
Nellie Lucille Craft Guidry, 90, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at a local care facility.
Mrs. Guidry was born November 19, 1928 to the union of Dorothy Kiser Craft and Mace Willie Craft in Rosepine, LA. In her early years, she lived in Lake Charles, where she graduated from LaGrange High School. She...
Lloyd Walker
Jul 7, 2019
Lloyd “Smokey” Brooks Walker, 96, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019 in his residence.
Mr. Walker was born December 4, 1922 in Golden City, MO to Roscoe and Nellie (Bush) Walker. Upon graduating high school, where he was a star athlete in all sports, Lloyd went to work in a dairy farm. When the U.S....
Maydelle Ann Palombo
Jul 7, 2019
Maydelle Ann Palombo, 71, of Sulphur, LA passed away surrounded by her loving family Sunday, July 7, 2019 at a local hospital.
Maydelle was born on October 16, 1947 in Lake Charles, LA to Rena and Willard Johnson. She was known for her generosity, love for her family, and hospitality to everyone she met. Maydelle enjoyed cooking, sewing, and baking....
Maria Boone Trahan
Jul 6, 2019
Maria Boone Trahan, 81, of Sulphur passed away on July 6, 2019 in her residence surrounded by her family. She was born and raised in Mamou, moved from Lake Charles in 1966, to the Sulphur area after marrying the love of her life, living here for the last 53 years. Maria was a member of Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic...
