Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Gloria Jean Bang
Sep 13, 2016
Gloria Jean Choate Bang, 72, of Cameron Parish, LA, died at 10:46 AM on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 in her daughter’s residence.
Ms. Bang was born August 17, 1944 in Cameron, LA and lived most of her life in Cameron Parish. She loved cooking, sewing and crafts, but her true passion was for her family and her children.
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Ben Robert Creasy
Sep 13, 2016
Funeral services for Ben R. Creasy, 84, of Lake Charles will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2016 at Johnson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Services will be officiated by Dr. Rod Tibbitts and Bro. Darrell Spencer. Visitation will be Thursday, September 15, from 4 until 7 p.m. and will resume on Friday from 11...
Jack James Leo, Sr.
Sep 13, 2016
Jack James Leo, Sr., 41, of Lake Charles died at 6:00 AM on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at his residence.
Mr. Leo was born on February 9, 1975 in New Orleans where he lived all of his life before moving to Lake Charles three years ago. He was a very talented master carpenter who was proud to have built...
Joe Grady Peshoff
Sep 13, 2016
Joe Grady Peshoff, 68, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 with his loving family by his side.
Mr. Peshoff was born in Lake Charles, La. He worked at Fire Safety and Sales for over 40 years, retiring as a manager. He was a faithful member of Moss Bluff Bible Church. Mr. Peshoff had a passion coaching baseball. He...
Cora "Boo" Lebleu
Sep 11, 2016
Cora “Boo” LeBleu, 69, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016, at a local care facility.
Ms. LeBleu loved to play bingo, pokeno, and cards with family. She was married to the love of her life, William “Billy” LeBleu, for over thirty great years. “Boo” retired from Avis and National Rent-a-Car and was also a beautician. She was a...
Mark Steven Huber
Sep 10, 2016
Mark Steven Huber, 62, of Lake Charles died at 7:38 AM on Saturday, September 10, 2016 in his residence.
Mr. Huber was born on October 19, 1953 in Bossier City, LA and lived in the Lake Charles area most of his life. He was a graduate of Lake Charles High School before serving in the U.S. Air Force. Mr....
Donald Charles Mcadon
Sep 9, 2016
Donald Charles McAdon, 76, died Friday, September 9, 2016, with his family at his side.
Born in Davenport, Iowa on November 21, 1939 to Charles Donald and Mary Agnes Jones McAdon, Mr. McAdon graduated Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee and served in the U. S. Army, stationed in England, Vietnam and other assigned areas. He was...
Doris Fern Mullens
Sep 8, 2016
Doris Fern Mullens, 78, passed away on September 8, 2016 in Lake Charles. Doris was a resident of Lake Charles for over 30 years. She will be missed by all her family and friends who knew her.
Doris is survived by her three sons, Leland D’Wayne Mullens, Jr. and wife, Denise of Harlowton, MT, Daryle Glenn Mullens and wife Colleen...
Doris Fay Kay Rowland
Sep 7, 2016
Doris Fay Kay Rowland, 93, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 4:06 AM on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at a local hospital.
Mrs. Rowland was born August 6, 1923 in Leesville, LA and was a 1941 graduate of Leesville High School. She worked for South Central Bell for thirty-one years and retired as an assignment clerk in 1982. She...
Jane Drounett
Sep 7, 2016
Jane Marie Drounett, 62, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2016 at home. Jane was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister.
Jane is survived by her son, Phillip Drounett and wife Chesney; one daughter, Monica Stutes Sonnier and husband Jason; 6 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; 4 brothers and 4 sisters; and numerous nieces and nephews who loved...
Anna Lee Broussard Patin
Sep 7, 2016
Anna Lee Broussard Patin grew her wings on the evening of Wednesday, September 7. She was born March 5, 1921 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, the daughter of Lee Robert Broussard and Marie Candide Rees. She was a direct descendant of François Broussard, one of the pioneer French settlers of Acadia, and John Rhys, a Welsh Pennsylvanian who served in the...
Shirley Trahan Montagne
Sep 7, 2016
Shirley Trahan Montagne, 84, of Sulphur passed away on September 7, 2016 in a local hospital. Shirley was born in 1932 and the daughter of the late Alex and Agnes Trahan of Lake Arthur. Mrs. Montagne’s life work was working with people with disabilities and their families. She will also be remembered for adopting many cats over the past years...
Charles Darwin Richey
Sep 6, 2016
Charles Richey, 69, of Westlake, LA died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in his residence.
Chuck was born on March 16, 1947 to Forrest and Eunice Richey in Dequincy, LA. Chuck was an active member of the McNeese Cowboy Club as well as several other booster clubs. He enjoyed cooking, traveling to McNeese games, being around family and friends, and...
Richard "Huey" Istre
Sep 6, 2016
Richard “Huey” Istre, 84, of Lake Charles LA, passed away with his wife at his side on September 6, 2016 in a local care facility.
Mr. Huey was born on March 25, 1932 in Jennings, LA to Dalton and Lily Istre. Huey was married to his high school sweetheart, Mrs. Norma Price Istre for sixty three wonderful years. Mr....
John Leslie Broussard
Sep 6, 2016
John Leslie Broussard, 68, of Lake Charles died at 10:00 PM on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in a local hospital.
Mr. Broussard was born on September 16, 1947 in Lake Charles and lived here all of his life. He was a graduate of LaGrange High School and received his BA in physical education from McNeese College. Mr. Broussard retired...
Cynthia Louise Jones
Sep 5, 2016
Funeral Services for Sister Cynthia L.W. Jones , 68 of Lake Charles, La. will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Greater St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church Cathedral. Pastor Samuel C. Tolbert Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday, September 10, 2016, 9:00 AM-11:00...
John "Freeman" Lebleu
Sep 4, 2016
John Freeman LeBleu, 79, a native and resident of Lake Charles, passed away on Sunday September 4, 2016 at a local hospital.
He was the first born of Fremont “Easter” and Evaline “Lena” Derouen LeBleu. Freeman graduated from LaGrange High School in 1955. In 1956, he met the love of his life, Dorothy “Dot” Naquin and they were...
Kenneth Thomas Fabacher
Sep 4, 2016
Kenneth Thomas Fabacher, 65, of Westlake died on Sunday, September 4, 2016 in his residence.
Mr. Fabacher was born on December 29, 1950 in Lake Charles, LA.
Those left to cherish his memory are two sisters, Carolyn Graske (Walter) of Lake Charles and Patty Guidry (Jimmy) of Sulphur; two nephews, Paul and James Guidry; two great nieces, Athena...
