Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
James Charles Janise
Dec 29, 2014
James C. Janise, 74, of Lake Charles passed away at 12:30 PM on Monday, December 29, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Janise was born on August 31, 1940 in Lake Charles. He was a retired boilermaker. He is survived by his wife Lou Anna Janise; a son, Daniel Janise; three step daughters, Lorrie (Eddie) Martin of Red Oak, TX,...
Lucy Day
Dec 29, 2014
Lucy Day, 72, of Lake Charles died on Monday, December 29, 2014 in her residence. Lucy was born on May 18, 1942 in Lake Charles where she lived all of her life and raised her family. She was a graduate of LaGrange High School. In her earlier years she worked for her in-laws at Day's Café. Lucy attended cosmetology school...
Cynthia Lynn Pratt
Dec 28, 2014
Cynthia "Cyndi" Lynn Richard Pratt, 47, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014. Mrs. Pratt was a was a native of Sulphur. She was a graduate of Sulphur High School and McNeese State University where she attained a degree in Mass Communications. She was an avid outdoorsman, having enjoyed hunting, fishing and loved the water. She also enjoyed...
Jack Alan Watson
Dec 28, 2014
Jack Alan Watson, 49, of Lake Charles died Sunday December 28, 2014 at a local hospital following a brief illness. Jack Alan was born in Oakdale to Jack and Mollie Hendricks Watson. He was a heavy equipment operator with Tommasi Brothers, and started working with machinery at the age of 16. He was a friend to all he met and...
Ronald Gene Vincent
Dec 27, 2014
Ronald Gene Vincent was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on August 31, 1932. He worked as a butcher since he was 16 through his retirement in 2009. He began his career at the historic Central Food Market on Railroad Avenue in Lake Charles, the first business hub and hotspot for the city's population explosion. In his early career, he served...
Mabel Marie Ezernack
Dec 26, 2014
It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Mabel Stemmann Ezernack, 87, of Lake Charles, announces her passing from this life into the loving arms of our heavenly Father, on December 26, 2014, surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 1:30 PM, Monday, December 29, 2014 at the Cathedral of Immaculate...
Kathleen Marie Meche
Dec 25, 2014
Kathleen Marie Meche, 62, of DeQuincy died at 5:15 AM Thursday December 25, 2014 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Meche was a native of Houston, Texas and longtime resident of Dequincy and the Lake Charles area. She was a 1970 graduate of Marion High School and enjoyed quilting, baking and was always the "Best Mom" anyone could...
Dorothy Fruge' Vezina
Dec 25, 2014
Dorothy Fruge' Vezina, 82, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014. Dorothy loved to sew and crochet. She was an active member of Our Lady of Lasalette Church where she was a Eucharistic minister. Dorothy is survived by her children, Wilton (Sunny) Fruge', Villie (Harry) Moore, Phyllis (Chris) Bopp, Tannas (Becky) Fruge', Vena (Ed) Bertrand, Winston Fruge' and Rayallan Fruge';...
Daniel Ray Hurst
Dec 24, 2014
Daniel Ray "Dan" Hurst, 84, of Lake Charles died on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 in a local hospice facility. Mr. Hurst was born on July 13, 1930 and was a native of Virginia. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1964 after 20 years as a helicopter Pilot. Mr. Hurst lived in Fort Worth, TX from 1964 until 1989 when...
Louise G. Mccardle
Dec 24, 2014
Louise G. McCardle, 92, of Lake Charles, La died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. Louise was born on February 26, 1922 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to the parents of Telise and Raymond Gaspard. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family and...
James Roderick Ardoin
Dec 24, 2014
James Roderick "Rod" Ardoin, 72, of Lake Charles, LA died at 10:52 PM on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 in a local hospital. Rod was born February 4, 1942 in Alexandria, LA but lived most of his life in the Westlake/Lake Charles area and worked as an employee of the Lake Charles Regional Airport. He was a graduate of Westlake High...
Randolph Joseph Aucoin
Dec 24, 2014
Randolph "Hotrod" Aucoin, 88, of Lake Charles, LA died Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Hotrod was born on March 19, 1926 in Patterson, LA to Sylvan and Edna Aucoin. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, LA. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps from 1944 to 1947 during WWII in the Pacific Theater. He was very proud of...
William Ovid Anderson
Dec 23, 2014
William Ovid "Bill" Anderson, 55, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:58 PM on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 in his residence. Mr. Anderson was born March 20, 1959 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was a life-long resident. He was a graduate of Barbe High School and retired from the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local #106. He was a member of...
Sue Watson Duhon
Dec 23, 2014
Sue Watson Duhon, 85 of Westlake passed away on December 23, 2014 in a local care center. Sue was born in Tatum, TX and grew up in Vinton, LA. She lived in Westlake for the past 54 years. Sue was of the Baptist faith and a great mother. She enjoyed woodworking, florist work, being a seamstress and art work. Sue...
Evelyn Jeneane Carter
Dec 23, 2014
Jeneane O'Kelley Carter, 83, of Shreveport, formerly of Westlake, LA died on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 in a Shreveport care facility. Mrs. Carter was born March 16, 1931 in Merryville, LA. Mrs. Carter was preceded in death by her parents, the Rev. Pierce Augustus and Elsie Whitman Estes, brother and sister-in-law, Malcolm and Peggy Estes; brother, James Corbitt Estes and...
Dorothy Guillory
Dec 23, 2014
Dorothy Guillory, 80, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 26, 2014 from 10-2 pm at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at Farquhar Cemetery.
Leona P. Mcgraw
Dec 23, 2014
Leona Paul McGraw, 85, of Lake Charles passed away at 2:06 AM, Tuesday, December 23, 2014 in a local hospital. Mrs. McGraw was a native of Kerens, TX and has lived in Lake Charles for the past thirteen years. She worked for many years at the old Bell Telephone Company. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She loved...
Dudley Sonier
Dec 23, 2014
Dudley Sonier, 70, passed away on Tuesday December 23, 2014. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 26, 2014 from 9-10 am at Emmanuel Baptist Church of Vinton with services at 10 am with Brother Gerard Little officiating. Burial will follow in Big Woods Cemetery under the direction of Johnson and Robison Funeral Home.
Deborah Sue Solice
Dec 23, 2014
Deborah Sue (Debbie) Solice, 69, of Houston and formerly of Lake Charles passed away peacefully on December 23, 2014 at a Houston area hospital. Debbie was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to John Paul and Betty Lou Davis Jones. She was of the Christian faith and a long time resident of Lake Charles, where she raised her family. She was a...
