Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Bryant Reed Ackley
Nov 30, 2014
Bryant Reed Ackley, 65, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 11:55 AM on Sunday, November 30, 2014, in a Houston, TX, hospital. Mr. Ackley was born September 25, 1949, and lived most of his life in Lake Charles, LA. He was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and attended McNeese State University. Mr. Ackley worked for the Lake Charles...
Clifton Clarence Bridges, Jr.
Nov 29, 2014
Clifton Clarence Bridges, Jr., 72, of Moss Bluff passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014 in the comfort of his home. Mr. Bridges was born in Vernon Parish, LA to Clifton and Winnie Bridges. He lived his life, with the love of his life, Elaine Bridges, in Moss Bluff. He served the United States Air Force as a Jet Engine Mechanic....
Betty Jean Benoit Smith
Nov 29, 2014
Betty Jean Benoit Smith left this world to be with her husband Horace Smith on November 29, 2014 they were married 62 years. She was also preceded in death by her parents Marcel and Theresa Benoit, her brother, James Ray Benoit, her sister, Sybil Benoit Smith, and grandson Tyler Rogers. Betty was born August 27, 1929 in Grand Chenier, Louisiana....
Jackie Rozas Deshotels
Nov 29, 2014
Jackie Rozas Deshotels. 71, of Lake Charles passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 29, 2014 in her residence with her loving family at her side. Jackie was born on January 14, 1943 in Orange, Texas to the parents of Hattie and Dudley Rozas. She lived most of her life in the Lake Charles area. Mrs. Deshotels was a 1960 graduate...
Eric John Authement
Nov 29, 2014
Eric John Authement, 87, of Lake Charles, LA, died November 29, 2014, in a local care facility surrounded by his family. Mr. Authement was born February 6, 1927 to Gaspard and Avena (Dugas) Authement. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, LA., and attended Landry High School. He enlisted in the US Navy at the age of 17 and...
Genevieve King
Nov 29, 2014
Genevieve "Dutch" R. King, 87, of Lake Charles, La passed away from this life on Saturday, November 28, 2014 in a local care facility surrounded by her family. Dutch was born on July 10, 1927 in Lake Charles, La to James and Eloise Rhorer. She was a graduate of Lake Charles High School where she was a member of the...
