Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Eddie "Pete" Joseph Pitre
Aug 6, 2016
Eddie “Pete” Joseph Pitre, 89, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 8:30 PM on Saturday, August 6, 2016 in his residence.
Mr. Pitre was born April 13, 1927 in Lacassine, LA, raised in Woodlawn, LA and has lived in Lake Charles since 1952. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict as a Corporal. He...
Ray "Cotton" Hebert
Aug 6, 2016
Ray “Cotton” Hebert, 81, of Lake Charles, LA died Saturday, August 6, 2016 in a local care facility.
Cotton was born on January 14, 1935 in Welsh, LA to Morris and Mattie Hebert. Cotton was well known for his talent and passion for his leather working skills. He loved making saddles, cow whips, and working with horses and cattle....
Edith G. Fontenot
Aug 5, 2016
Edith (Maw Maw) Fontenot passed away just 15 days short of her 99th Birthday. She will be missed not only by her family, but also by the hundreds of people from the south Lake Charles community who would drop in if they were in the neighborhood around noon to share one of her famous ‘Two-Kinds-of-Meat-in-case-someone-doesn’t-like-pork’ dinners.
She is preceded...
Cindy Marie Mcelhaney
Aug 5, 2016
Cindy Marie McElhaney, 65, of Moss Bluff, LA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 5, 2016.
Mrs. Cindy was born on March 28, 1951, to Ernest Touchet, Sr., and Rena Newman. She was raised in Welsh, LA, and attended Welsh High School. Mrs. Cindy worked at Abe’s Grocery for 12 years before going to...
Gordy "Ed" Edgar Perry
Aug 4, 2016
Gordy “Ed” Edgar Perry, 76, of Lake Charles, LA Thursday, August 4, 2016 in a local hospital.
Ed was born on September 6, 1939 in Lafayette, LA to Gardy and Mary Lou Perry. He enjoyed building bird houses, wood working, raising cats, and traveling.
Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 34 years,...
John William Tolbert
Aug 4, 2016
John William Tolbert, 79, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday August 4, 2016 in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Tolbert was born October 11, 1936 to Conley and Ora Tolbert. John was married to his beloved wife Joyce Boudreaux Tolbert for 54 wonderful years. John was part of the 1954 class at...
Eula Blanche Tarver
Aug 1, 2016
Eula Blanche Tarver, 85, of Sulphur, LA, died at 3:15 PM on Monday, August 1, 2016 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Tarver was born June 9, 1931 in Calion, AR, where she was raised. She met the love of her life and married him in Natchez, MS and settled in the Lake Charles area in 1966. She earned...
Catherine Carrol Mcconnaughhay
Aug 1, 2016
Carrol (Bahnsen) McConnaughhay , 89, of Sulphur, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016. A native of Vinton, she was the 7th of eight children. She lived in Beaumont, TX and attended Lamar College; an avid dancer, she was associated with Arthur Murray Dance Studio. She later lived in Lake Charles and worked for W.R. Grace before moving to Sulphur...
James "Jim" E. Ham
Jul 31, 2016
James E. “Jim” Ham, 73, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday July 31, 2016 in an Alexandria hospital.
Jim was born in Bedford, Indiana on February 22, 1943. He moved to Houston, Texas in 1955 and moved to Lake Charles in 1969 where he was employed by the Aetna Finance Company prior to going to work at CITGO Petroleum....
William Earl Sexton, Iii
Jul 31, 2016
Born January 18, 1954 to Phyllis and William E. Sexton, Jr., Bill came into this world in a big way. I guess it was known beforehand how big a heart he was gonna have. He left us too soon.
Bill could do anything he set his mind to. A burger/chicken joint, offshore chef, pipeline insulator, building electronics, and most...
Christine Cecile Bland
Jul 31, 2016
Christine Cecile Bland, 76, of Moss Bluff died at 3:20 AM on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Harbor Hospice.
Mrs. Bland was born on June 5, 1940 in Orange, TX and moved to Moss Bluff in 1968. She had briefly lived in Lake Charles and was a 1958 graduate of LaGrange High School. She was a pianist beginning at...
Terry G. Williamson
Jul 30, 2016
Terry G. Williamson, 66, of Sulphur, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016 in his residence, surrounded by his loving family.
Terry was born in DeRidder, LA but moved to Lake Charles when he was 14 years old. He graduated from LaGrange High School in 1968 and joined the U.S. Navy in February 1969. His boot camp was in...
Katherine Jean "Katie" Bradbury Beard
Jul 29, 2016
Katherine Jean “Katie” Bradbury Beard, 39, of Grand Lake, LA, died on Friday, July 29, 2016 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Beard was born August 15, 1976 in Denver, CO and attended Westlake High School. She worked at Delta Downs as a waitress for over nine years. She attended Jubilee Family Church in Moss Bluff. Katie enjoyed working out,...
Marie Kyle Griffin Lawson
Jul 29, 2016
Marie Kyle Griffin Lawson, 75, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2016.
Ms. Lawson was born June 12, 1941 in DeRidder, LA and has lived in Lake Charles since 1977. She was a graduate of Marion High School. Marie was previously married to Bill Lawson. Together they raised three sons while living abroad. She worked...
Carolyn Kaminski
Jul 29, 2016
Carolyn Kaminski, 81, of Lake Charles died Friday July 29, 2016 in Lake Charles.
She was born in Swoyersville, PA on March 4, 1935 and worked as a public and private duty nurse all her life in the Lake Charles and surrounding area. We, as a family, are thankful for God’s amazing grace and faithfulness in His care...
Alice Evans Hill
Jul 28, 2016
Alice Evans Hill, 91, of Lake Charles, died July 28, 2016 in the comfort of her own home.
Alice, born February, 9 1925, a native of Baton Rouge, moved to Alexandria in 1953 and to Lake Charles in 1996. She was a member of Horseshoe Dr. Baptist Church in Alexandria and Sale St. Baptist Church in Lake Charles. A...
Father William (Bill) F. Condon
Jul 27, 2016
Rev. William F. Condon died on July 27, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in The Woodlands, TX. He was 89 years old. Father Condon was born on April 20, 1927 in Joliet, IL.
In his 62 years of priesthood Father Condon fully embraced the power of Liturgy. His pastoring and his powerful sermons were his trademarks. When asked for a...
Mark David Conn
Jul 26, 2016
Mark David Conn, 59, of Lake Charles passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
Mr. Conn was born in Tennessee and has lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Barbe High School where he played football and ran track, and McNeese State University which he attended on a track scholarship. He worked as an Insurance...
Patricia Lynn Dupin Benoit
Jul 26, 2016
Patricia Lynn Dupin Benoit, 57, of Lake Charles, LA died on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in a local hospital following an illness.
Patricia was born on October 4, 1958 in Westlake, LA to Jesse and Ruth Dupin. She enjoyed being around family and friends. Patricia loved watching football and her in-game phone calls will be sorely missed. Patricia was also...
Cheryl Lyn Coleman
Jul 25, 2016
Cheryl “Sherry” Lyn Coleman, 66, of Sulphur passed away on July 25, 2016 in a local hospital.
Sherry is survived by her daughter and only child, Jamie Roger of Sulphur; her aunts, Brenda Kramer of Sulphur and Billie Coleman of Orange, TX; her niece, Malora Coleman of Lake Charles; and her cousins, Custer, Cotton, Dee and Rocky Coleman, Delana Blucher,...
