Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lee Featherstone
Jun 20, 2015
Lee Featherstone, 65, of Iowa, LA died Saturday, June 20, 2015 in a local hospital. Lee was born on May 12, 1950 in Amityville, NY to Leo and Catherine Featherstone. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and trapping. He was a resident of Iowa, LA for twenty years. Lee retired from Northrop Grumman. Survivors include his loving wife, Juanita ; one daughter,...
Flora Mae Conner
Jun 20, 2015
Flora Mae Conner, 85, of Sweet Lake passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. Conner was born on April 15, 1930 in Grand Chenier where she was raised and lived most of her life in Little Chenier. Hurricane Rita relocated her to Sweet Lake. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Creole....
Brenda Kay Lebleu Devall
Jun 19, 2015
Brenda "Kay" LeBleu Devall, 74, of Lake Charles passed away at 7:45 AM on Friday, June 19, 2015 in a local hospice facility. Mrs. Devall was born on May 11, 1941 in Columbus, GA. She was a commercial fisherman for 16 years in Big Lake, known as the "Crab Lady". Mrs. Devall was also a commercial truck driver from 1987...
Louis "Scobie" Arceneaux
Jun 19, 2015
Louis Rudolph "Scobie" Arceneaux, 76, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 2:30 AM on Friday, June 19, 2015 in a local care facility. Mr. Arceneaux was born September 3, 1938 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was a life-long resident and a graduate of W.O. Boston High School. He worked as a welder, pipefitter, and heavy equipment operator at Conoco...
Ronnie Wolfe
Jun 18, 2015
Ronnie Raymond Wolfe, 69, passed away unexpectedly on June 18, 2015. Ronnie was retired from Conoco Phillips. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving in Vietnam. Ronnie loved fishing, a good joke and Facebook. Ronnie saw value in everyone and everything. Ronnie is survived by his wife, Vicki Wolfe; his children, Shantelle Jenkins, Amanda Lewis, April...
Darold Glen Paul Lebouef
Jun 17, 2015
Darold Glen Paul LeBouef, 79, of Sulphur passed away at his home on June 17, 2015. Darold was born and raised in Elton, LA where he graduated high school in 1954. He enjoyed attending class reunions and returning to visit his friends. He attended his 60th year reunion last year. He served in the National Guard. He lived in Lake...
Emery J. "Bosco" Arceneaux
Jun 17, 2015
Emery Joseph "Bosco" Arceneaux, 81, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in a local hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Arceneaux, having lived most of his life in Lake Charles, was a native of Pecan Island, LA. He served the United States Army Stateside during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a Lab Analyst for CITGO Petroleum,...
Evelyn Daniel Cloutman
Jun 16, 2015
Evelyn Daniel Cloutman died peacefully on June 16, 2015 at her home. Evelyn was born on February 3, 1918, in Kentwood, LA to Ike and Mary Daniel. Evelyn graduated LSU with a BS in English and moved to Lake Charles, LA. In 1938 to teach at the original LaGrange High School on Ryan St. It was here that she met...
Lila Phillips
Jun 16, 2015
Lila Dean Robinson Phillips, 88, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in a local care facility. Ms. Phillips was born August 8, 1926 in Oneonta, AL, where she was raised until moving to New Orleans at the age of 14. She resided in New Orleans, LA until 1991 when she moved to Lake...
Charlene Mabel Bloyd
Jun 16, 2015
Charlene Mabel Bloyd, 69-years-old, passed from this life to her next on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at her home in DeRidder. Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in her Lord, and the love and prayers of her family and friends carried her through many crippling years of struggling with autoimmune diseases. She was, and will remain, an inspiration as...
Barbara Sue Burk Scarborough Wright
Jun 16, 2015
Barbara Sue Burk Scarborough Wright, 79, passed away June 16, 2015 in a local care center surrounded by her family. Barbara was born on June 25, 1935 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma to William and Leona Burk. She loved to visit and vacation with her siblings. Barbara loved her dog, Honey. Barbara's family said she made the best banana pudding you ever...
Wayne Little
Jun 16, 2015
Wayne Little, 67, passed away on June 16, 2015 in his home. Wayne was a native and lifelong resident of Sulphur. He was retired from Union Pacific Railroad. Wayne was an avid coon hunter. He was of the catholic faith and was a member of Our Lady of LaSalette Church. Wayne was a United States Navy veteran and an avid...
Ruby Ella Nash
Jun 15, 2015
Ruby Ella Miles Nash, registered nurse extraordinaire, was born Sept. 20, 1953, in Los Angeles, Calif., the younger of two children and the only daughter of Elbert and Mary Ella Drake Miles. Ruby passed away June 15, 2015. Ruby spent her childhood and early adult years in Los Angeles. When she was 8, her mother passed away, and she and...
Margarita Ayuyu Ishii
Jun 15, 2015
Margarita Ishii, 56, of Lake Charles, LA died on June 15, 2015 in a local care facility after a lengthy illness. Ms. Ishii was born on February 8, 1959 in Saipan of the Northern Mariana Islands. She is survived by her children, Rose Janet Ishii and Mori Jade (J.D) Ishii; her father, Esteban Ayuyu; mother, Juana Cruz; and seven brothers...
Rita Winona Oubre
Jun 15, 2015
Rita Winona Oubre, 88 of Sulphur passed away on June 15, 2015 in a local care center. Rita was a member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur. She belonged to Our Lady of Prompt Succor's Young At Heart, Altar Society and also the CFMA. Rita loved to play bingo and spent time with her family and...
Helen Marie East
Jun 13, 2015
Helen Marie East, 69, of Sulphur passed away on June 13, 2015 in her residence. Helen was born in Vinton, LA and a life-long resident of Hackberry, moving to Sulphur after Hurricane Ike. She was an avid LSU and Saints fan and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Helen is survived by her son, Wilson Poncho" L....
Lorena Barnes Hardy
Jun 13, 2015
Lorena Barnes Hardy, 89, of Carlyss passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 in a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Hardy was born in Lake Charles and lived most of her life in Carlyss. She always took great pride in caring for her family. She followed her sons to countless sporting events and her daughters to various school activities and pageants throughout...
Peggy Lynn Burnett
Jun 13, 2015
Peggy Lynn Burnett, born December 8, 1954, has gone to her heavenly reward and is being welcomed by her parents, Ernest Charles Burnett and Leta Marie Matte Burnett, her sister Sue Aucoin and brother Jimmy Anthony Burnett, maternal grandparents, Albert and Maria Matte and paternal grandparents, Lander and Amet Burnett, all having gone before her. She is survived by her...
Alean Vincent Jourdan
Jun 13, 2015
"The Lord is my shepherd: I Shall not want" Psalm 23 Sister Alean Vincent Jourdan slept peacefully into the arms of her loving savior on the early morning of June 13, 2015. She was born on June 22, 1929, in the Willow Springs Community to the union of the late Joseph Vincent and late Sophie Perkins Vincent. Alean met and...
