Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Kathleen Mcsween Lobdell
Dec 11, 2014
Kathleen O'Niell McSween Lobdell was born August 28, 1922 in Columbia, LA and passed away on December 11, 2014, at age 92, in Lafayette, La. She graduated from Byrd High School in Shreveport, LA in 1938. She attended LSU and graduated with a degree in Education. She met and married Walter Reginald Lobdell in Franklin, LA in 1947. They settled...
Lawrence Bruce Brown
Dec 10, 2014
Lawrence Bruce Brown, 54, of Westlake, La died Tuesday, December 10, 2014. Lawrence was born on December 17, 1959 in France to Bruce and Pierrette Brown. Lawrence loved being around family and friends. He attended Pinecrest Developmental Center in Alexandria for many years. He was in the hand bell choir and won many medals while participating in Special Olympics. His...
Tommie Daigle Yentzen
Dec 9, 2014
Tommie Daigle Yentzen "Miss Tommie", 71, of Lake Charles died at 3:07 AM on Tuesday, December 09, 2014 in a local care facility. Mrs. Yentzen was born on June 10, 1943 in Converse, LA and moved to Lake Charles in 1965. She worked at the Travel Inn Motel for eight years before working at Dollar General for seven years until...
Bobbye Nell Lasyone
Dec 9, 2014
"To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." Our dear sweet mama is now singing with the angels. Born on March 31, 1932 to Bernice and Effie Mae Herlong Taylor in Mound, LA; she left her earthly body on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 surrounded by her loved ones at her Topsy home. Bobbye worked many...
Brenda Gail Craig
Dec 8, 2014
Brenda Gail Daigle Craig, 64, went in the presence of the Lord surrounded by her beloved family on Monday December 8, 2014 at a local hospital. Brenda was born in Lake Charles, LA to Savain Joseph and Lucille Miller Daigle. She worked for State Farm Insurance Agency and was the co-owner of Craig's used cars with her husband Donnell Craig....
Anderson Jake Andrus
Dec 8, 2014
Anderson Jake Andrus, 86, of Moss Bluff, LA died Monday, December 8, 2014 in a local hospital. Jake was born on April 1, 1928 in Ragley, LA to Dora and Anderson Andrus. Jake loved being around family and friends. He was also known for his hunting adventures with family and friends. He enjoyed living in the great outdoors. He worked...
Anthony Sid Benoit
Dec 8, 2014
Anthony "Tony" Benoit, 52, of Sulphur passed away on December 8, 2014 in his residence. Tony was a lifelong resident of Sulphur. Tony is survived by his mother, Betty Lou Manuel; daughter, Tonya Benoit-Pruss and husband, Jim; 2 step-daughters, Crystal Griffin and Kali Gale Demeritt; 2 sisters, Pamela and Bonita Benoit; a brother, Jonathan Benoit and 6 grandchildren. He was...
Dena Carol Burchfield
Dec 7, 2014
Dena Carol Willis Burchfield, 49, of Moss Bluff, LA died on Sunday, December 7, 2014. Mrs. Burchfield was born April 12, 1965 in Little Rock, AR, where she graduated from Mills High School in 1983 and received her Bachelor's in Nursing from Baptist Health School in Little Rock. She moved to the Moss Bluff area in 1995. She worked for...
Norbert H. Clemens, Jr.
Dec 6, 2014
Norbert Clemens, 89, of Lake Charles, LA died at 10:40 PM on Saturday, December 6, 2014 in a local care facility. Mr. Clemens was born in St. Louis, MO on August 10, 1925 and was the only son of Norbert H. Clemens, Sr. and Olivia Walter Clemens. Norbert was raised in St. Louis and graduated from Soldan High School in...
May Guillory
Dec 5, 2014
May Guillory, 89, of Lake Charles, quietly slipped into eternal rest on Friday December 5, 2014. May was born in New Orleans and was raised in Eunice. She made her life in Lake Charles with the love of her life, Ashton George Guillory. She had a green thumb with most every plant she came into contact with, and had a...
Robert "Bob" Broussard
Dec 5, 2014
Robert A. "Bob" Broussard 2/20/1931 - 12/5/2014 Bob quietly slipped away in his sleep, peacefully in his home from natural causes, to be received by his Lord Jesus Christ. He has been a resident of Carlyss since 1977, and resided in Lake Charles prior to that. Bob was a LSU graduate and served in the U S Coast Guard. He...
James Clark
Dec 5, 2014
James Dale "Jim" Clark, 67, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2014. Jim was born in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was an army veteran having served in Vietnam. Jim was a retiree of Olin/Lyondell and the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. Jim loved to visit with family and friends. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding his Harley and antique cars. He was a...
Maye Benoit Jones
Dec 4, 2014
Maye Benoit Jones, 73, of Ragley passed away Thursday, December 04, 2014 in a local hospital. Mrs. Jones was a native of Lake Charles and has lived nearly forty-five years in Ragley. She attended St. Charles Catholic Academy and continued on to raise her family and live her life with devotion to the Lord. Mrs. Jones worked many years as...
Carey Mcmillan
Dec 4, 2014
Carey "Mac" McMillan, 75, of Carlyss passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Mac was a member of the Masonic Lodge 165 for 46 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mac loved to cook and spend time with his family. He was an avid outdoorsman. Mac lived his life large. He loved people and had a compassionate heart. Mac...
Angelina Mary Rouse Bourgeois
Dec 3, 2014
Angie Bourgeois, formerly of New Orleans, LA but residing in Lake Charles for close to 40 years passed away at St Patrick's hospital on Tuesday, December 3, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. Angelina was born on July 11, 1926 to Joseph and Josephine Rouse in New Orleans, LA. Angie was a graduate of Soule Business College of New Orleans....
Melba K. Colston
Dec 3, 2014
Melba Colston, 79, of Westlake, La died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 in a local care facility. Melba Colston was born September 12, 1935 in Sulphur, La to Austin and Anna Boucher. Melba enjoyed working word puzzles, bird watching, and taking walks. She worked in the food industry for many years. She is survived by one son, Ricky Colston and wife...
Kenneth Allen O'Connell
Dec 2, 2014
Kenneth Allen O'Connell, 73, of Lake Charles, La died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 in a local hospital. Kenneth was born August 4, 1941 in Anaheim, CA to Raymond and Ida O'Connell. He enjoyed fishing, watching TV, and working in the oil patch. He is survived by five children, Deanna Gragg, Patience Shutts, Carol Olmsted, David O'Connell, and Missy LaRue; fifteen...
Ronald Cornelius Primeaux
Dec 2, 2014
Ronald C. Primeaux, 74, of Grand Lake, passed away on Tuesday December 2, 2014 at the Southwest Louisiana Veteran's Home surrounded by his loving family. Ronald was a native of Creole. He honorably served our country in the United States Army during Vietnam. Following his military service, he became a pipefitter and welder and was a member of Locals 106...
Alice Rae Johnson
Dec 1, 2014
Alice Rae Stutes Johnson, 65, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away unexpectedly after a stroke on Monday, December 1, 2014 in a New Orleans hospital. Ms. Johnson was born naturally October 7, 1949 in Franklin, LA and was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She experienced a new birth on December 4, 1993. She worked at Louisiana Radio for the...
