Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Betty Ann Miller
May 17, 2015
Betty Ann Miller, 79, passed away on May 17, 2015 in her residence. Betty lived most of her life in Vinton recently moving to the Sulphur area. She enjoyed watching her favorite television shows and spending time with her family and friends. Betty is survived by her son, Darrell W. Miller, Sr. and wife Melissa of Sulphur; a sister, Wanda...
Tressie Thibodeaux
May 17, 2015
Tressie Richard Thibodeaux, 86, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 5:41 PM on Sunday, May 17, 2015 in her residence. Mrs. Thibodeaux was born November 19, 1928 in Port Barre, LA and has lived in Lake Charles since 1948. She retired from the Calcasieu Parish School Board as a cafeteria manager, spending many of those years at Nelson Elementary. She...
Milton D. O'Neal
May 17, 2015
Milton D. O'Neal of Lake Charles, LA, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015. Milton D. O'Neal was born on March 13, 1930, in Deweyville, TX. He lived most of his life in Lake Charles after graduating from LaGrange High School with the class of 1951. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War from 1951 to...
Lawrence Gordon Barbie
May 17, 2015
Lawrence Gordon Barbie, 63, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 9:00 PM on Sunday, May 17, 2015. Mr. Barbie was born August 13, 1951 and was a graduate of Westlake High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was currently working at St. Margaret Catholic School. Mr. Barbie is survived by his sons,...
James Donald Hamilton
May 16, 2015
James Donald Hamilton passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015, at his residence in Ragley, Louisiana. Mr. James was born on April 27, 1935, in Owosso, MI. He enjoyed passing his free time with his family and friends. Mr. Hamilton was also a lifelong member of the VFW, Post 1, in Ragley after he served in the Air Force for a...
David Joseph Domingue
May 15, 2015
12/09/1929 - 05/15/2015 David J. Domingue, 85, passed away on May 15, 2015 in his residence. He was a life-long resident of Sulphur and enjoyed fishing. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. David is survived by his four children, Mary Fontenot and husband Larry, Barbara Stack , Peggy Pearson and husband Marvin, all of Sulphur, and...
Lt. Col. (Ret) Charles Mallory Banister, Jr.
May 15, 2015
Lt. Col. (ret) Charles M. Banister, Jr. age 83 passed away suddenly, Friday, May 15, 2015 in Diamondhead, MS. "Charlie" as he was known to everyone, was a kind, funny, outgoing man who could light up a room with his smile. Upon meeting him, his wit, charm and warmth made you feel as if you had been his best friend...
Rhama Jean Doyle
May 13, 2015
Rhama Jean Gennings Doyle, 90, passed away on May 13, 2015, at Clarehouse Hospice Care Center, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, with her loving family at her side. Born to Elijah Thomas Gennings and Virginia Elizabeth Brannon Gennings in Marlow, Oklahoma, Mrs. Doyle lived most of her life in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was a faithful member of Christ Community Church of...
Deanna Louise Craig
May 13, 2015
Deanna Louise Mouton Craig, 71, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:26 PM on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at a local hospital. Mrs. Craig was born November 18, 1943 in Kaplan, LA, and lived most of her life in Orange, TX before moving to Lake Charles after Hurricane Ike. She was a graduate of West Orange High School and worked...
Rosemary "Rosie" Derouen
May 12, 2015
Rosemary "Rosie" Frost Derouen, 72, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. Derouen was born December 17, 1942 in Akron, OH, graduated from Cathedral Girls High School and attended San Diego College for Women. She met and married the love of her life in San Diego then moved to...
Randolph Edward Landry
May 12, 2015
Randolph Edward "Rookie" Landry, 89, of Lake Charles passed away at 4:30 PM, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 in a local hospital. He was a native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School. Mr. Landry worked as General Manager and outside salesman for Berry Brothers Inc. (NAPA Auto Parts) for forty-three years and then...
Kenneth Carroll Thames
May 12, 2015
Kenneth Carroll Thames, 68, of Lake Charles and formerly of Orange, Texas, died May 12, 2015 at a local hospital following an extended illness. Kenneth was a native of Beaumont, Texas. He was a graduate of Lamar State University. He held a true passion for growing plants of all kinds and retired as a prison guard for the state of...
Sylvia Jean Myers
May 12, 2015
Sylvia Jean Myers, 81, of Lake Charles died suddenly on May 12, 2015 at a St. Tammany Parish Hospital. Mrs. Myers was born in New Orleans on June 24, 1933 and lived in Lake Charles most of her life. She was a faithful member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church and worked as a secretary for St. Luke...
Charles H. Mcneely, Jr.
May 11, 2015
Charles H. McNeely Jr., 91, died Monday, May 11, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. McNeely was born in Baton Rouge, La. and has lived most of his life in the Lake Charles area. He served the United States Army Air Corp as a Radio Operator during WWII. He worked 37 years as an Inspector for Southern Pacific Railroad, having...
Linda Faye Hutchins
May 11, 2015
Linda Faye Garland Hutchins, 66, of Moss Bluff, LA, died at 6:45 PM on Monday, May 11, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. Hutchins was born February 14, 1949 in Lake Charles, LA and has lived all of her life in the Lake Charles area. She attended Second Ward High School in Lake Charles and worked for sixteen years as...
Roxanne Reinhardt
May 9, 2015
Roxanne Lognion Reinhardt was born January 27, 1988 and passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Port Neches, Texas. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Reinhardt Jr.; children, Victoria and Bradly Bumgarden, and Lily Lognion; three stepchildren, Rebecca, Taren, and Hunter Reinhardt; her brother, Drew Lognion; her sister, Sara Lognion and spouse Kris; sister-in-law, Regina Trussell and husband Buddy;...
Percy Aucoin
May 9, 2015
Percy Aucoin, 68, of Hayes passed away at 5:23 AM, Saturday, May 9, 2015 in his residence with his family surrounding him. Percy was a native and lifelong resident of Hayes and a graduate of Bell City High School. He served as Justice of the Peace for twenty-eight years and worked for the Calcasieu Parish School Board in the Maintenance...
David Ryan Lafleur
May 9, 2015
David Ryan LaFleur, 31, of Lake Charles, LA, died suddenly on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Ryan was born August 27, 1983 in Lake Charles, LA, where he has lived all of his life. He was a 2001 graduate of Barbe High School, where he played football, and attended Sowela Tech. He also enjoyed playing baseball in the South Lake Charles...
Floyd Allen Groothoff
May 9, 2015
Floyd Allen Groothoff, 21, of Lake Charles, LA, died on Saturday, May 9, 2015 in his residence. Floyd was born November 2, 1993 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was a life-long resident and was a 2013 graduate of Washington Marion High School. He will always be remembered as a flirt who loved listening to music and enjoyed watching Shrek....
Charles Conrad Duplechian
May 8, 2015
Charles Conrad Duplechian, 70, of Lake Charles died at 11:03 PM on Friday, May 8, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Duplechian was born on November 10, 1944 in Oberlin, LA. He was a graduate of Westlake High School and attended McNeese State University. Mr. Duplechian retired from Alcoa Carbon after 36 years of service. He was a faithful member...
