Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jimmy Dale O'Quain
Aug 23, 2016
Jimmy O’Quain, 66, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. Jimmy was born in Sulphur on October 24, 1949 to Roy Lee O’Quain and Mary Gladys Abshire where he was a lifelong resident. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and sitting on his porch listening to French music. Jimmy worked in the oilfield most of...
Herman Joseph Pousson, Sr.
Aug 22, 2016
Herman Joseph Pousson, Sr., 73, of Lake Charles died Monday August 22, 2016 at a local hospital.
Herman was a native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He enjoyed French Music, dancing and bar-b-quing with his family. He was a brick mason for over 40 years and an avid hunter and fisherman. He will be most remembered for...
Andrew U. "Red" "Pop" Hayes
Aug 22, 2016
Andrew U. “Red” “Pop” Hayes, 90, of Sulphur, LA, died at 1:05 AM on Monday, August 22, 2016 in a local care facility.
Mr. Hayes was born December 3, 1925 in Houston, TX and has lived in Sulphur for the past seventy-two years. He was a 1943 graduate of Oberlin High School, served his country in the U.S. Navy...
Barry Mac Mcgee
Aug 22, 2016
Barry Mac McGee, 61, of Lake Charles died at 4:16 PM on Monday, August 22, 2016 in a local hospital.
Mr. McGee was born on October 4, 1954 in Lake Charles, LA where he lived all of his life and was a graduate of Barbe High School. In his earlier years he was a real estate developer.
Those...
Niese Louise Cooley
Aug 21, 2016
Niese Louise Cooley, 81, passed away on August 21, 2016 at a local hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Niese Cooley was a lifelong member of the Apostolic Pentecostal faith. She served the Body of Christ as a Ladies Auxilliary leader, at Youth Sunday School, and as a Youth Director for many years. The influence she had upon the...
Joseph Mark Bellard
Aug 20, 2016
Joseph Mark Bellard, 90, went to be with the Lord on Saturday August 20, 2016 at a local health care facility.
Mark was born on November 9, 1925 in Church Point, LA to the late Albert and Dellia Bellard.
Those left to mourn his loss and cherish his memories are a host of nieces and nephews.
It...
Billy Neal Barnett
Aug 20, 2016
Billy Neal Barnett, 86, of Lake Charles, LA died peacefully on Saturday, August 20, 2016 in his residence surrounded by his loving family.
Billy was born on November 27, 1929 in Saltville, VA to Willie and Margaret Barnett. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J.H. French of Glade Springs, VA and Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Barnett of McCready’s Gap, VA....
William "Bill" Mackley Hansard, Jr.
Aug 19, 2016
William “Bill” Mackley Hansard, Jr., 64, went to be with the Lord surrounded by his loving family on Friday August 19, 2016.
Bill was a loving husband, father, brother and friend. He loved working with his Ham Radios and computers. He also loved watching western movies.
He is preceded in death by his daughter, Brittni Hamilton and...
Catherine A. Moreau
Aug 19, 2016
Catherine Annette Moreau of Lake Charles, LA died Friday, August 19, 2016 in a local hospital.
Annette was born in Lake Charles, LA to Simon and Anna Belle Maneille. In earlier years, she was a technician at Lake Charles Mental Health; she retired as a pharmacy technician at W.O. Moss Regional Hospital and later retired as a cashier from...
Brenda Diane Warden
Aug 18, 2016
Brenda Diane Warden, 63, died on Thursday August 18, 2016 surrounded by family at a Houston, TX hospital.
Brenda was born on March 9, 1953 in Woodville, TX to the late James and Evelyn Warden.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend.
Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memories...
Henry Rice Scobee, Jr.
Aug 18, 2016
Henry Rice Scobee, Jr., a Mechanical Engineer, Veteran and entrepreneur died Thursday August 18, 2016 in Lake Charles of natural causes.
Henry Rice Scobee, Jr. and his twin brother Hansen Evans Scobee were born in Leesville, LA to Leonora Hansen and Henry Rice Scobee, Sr. on September 17, 1926. Rice attended Leesville High School and was accepted into...
Gale West Mcgee
Aug 18, 2016
Gale West McGee, 70, was called to her Heavenly home on Thursday, August 18, 2016, following a long illness, while surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Pine Prairie, Louisiana to Dillard and Evelyn Ardoin West, Mrs. McGee lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a 1965 graduate of LaGrange High School and received her...
John B. Icklone, Iii
Aug 18, 2016
John B. Icklone, III, 78, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016, after a short but hard fought battle with throat cancer.
John was a decorated Veteran of US Army (1958-1964), serving as an aircraft Crew Chief. He received several letters of appreciation and acknowledgment from superior commanders, numerous ribbons and commendations, including the Amy Commendation Medal for rescuing...
Johnny "John" Charles Trouth
Aug 18, 2016
John Charles Trouth, 74, of Sulphur, LA, died at 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 18, 2016 in a local care facility.
Mr. Trouth was born July 29, 1942 in Gladewater, TX and was raised in Longview, TX where he was a 1960 graduate of Pine Tree High School. He attended McNeese State College and served his country in the...
Louella Marie Fontenot
Aug 18, 2016
Louella Marie Fontenot, 86, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Fontenot was born in Chatagnier, LA and lived 69 years in Lake Charles. She loved to cook - rice and gravy, gumbo and cakes were her specialties. She enjoyed French music and dancing and traveling with her husband throughout...
Dale "Bubba" Mcbride
Aug 18, 2016
Dale “Bubba” McBride, 63, of Sulphur passed away on August, 18, 2016, surrounded by his family in a local hospital. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and he rodeoed in his younger years. Bubba loved spending time with all his nieces and nephews.
Bubba is survived by his 2 sisters, Gail Hanchey and husband Douglas and Jane Lott and husband Butch...
Dori Anne Taylor
Aug 17, 2016
Dori Anne Taylor, 41, of Kinder, LA, died at 4:16 AM on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in a local hospital.
Dori was born January 7, 1975 in Lake Charles, LA. She was a 1993 graduate of South Cameron High School and previously worked at South Cameron Memorial Hospital as an ER Technician and a nurse’s aide. She has been...
John Fuller Vaughn
Aug 14, 2016
John Fuller Vaughn, 85, got called home to be with the Lord on Sunday August 14, 2016.
John was born on January 20, 1931 in Warrensburg, Illinois to the late Leonard and Lorena Vaughn. He was a real estate broker and President of John Vaughn Real Estate, Inc. John held a Bachelor of Science Degree from McNeese State University,...
Leslie "Les" Aubuchon
Aug 14, 2016
Leslie “Les” Aubuchon, 95, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 10:00 AM on Sunday, August 14, 2016 in a local care facility.
Mr. Aubuchon was born July 4, 1921 in St. Louis, MO and has lived in Lake Charles for the past fifteen years. He retired from the U.S. Navy and worked as a Fire Chief in the Houston...
Amber Nicole Arnold Garcia
Aug 13, 2016
Amber Nicole Arnold Garcia, 41, of Sulphur, LA passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 in a Houston hospital.
Mrs. Garcia was a native of Lake Charles, lived eight years in Austin, TX and the past fifteen years in Sulphur. She was a graduate of Pflugerville High School where she was named Who’s Who among American High...
