Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Raymond Paul Felio
Jun 24, 2014
Raymond Paul Felio, 50, of Lake Charles died at 12:01 PM on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Felio was born on December 23, 1963 in Lake Charles. He was raised in Grand Chenier and moved to Lake Charles over 30 years ago. Mr. Felio was an honor graduate of South Cameron High School where he played...
Anita Louise Thibodeaux
Jun 22, 2014
Anita Louise Thibodeaux, 53of Sulphur, passed away on June 22, 2014 in a local hospital. Anita worked many years for her dad in the family business, Jim's Tile and Marble Company. She loved camping, family and friends. Anita was a free spirited person who was a joy to be around. Anita is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Harris; a son,...
Shirley Rosalie Roberts
Jun 22, 2014
Shirley Rosalie Jett Roberts, 76, of Lake Charles, LA, was called to the heavenly home at 1:20 AM on Sunday, June 22, 2014. Born to Alfred and Vallie Jett on March 17, 1938 in Shreveport, LA, Shirley was the last of six daughters. She married her high school sweetheart, Jimmie Roberts, for whom she was with for forty-one years. She...
Jeffery Glynn Beard
Jun 22, 2014
Jeffery "Jeff" Glynn Beard, 46, of Bell City died at 3:00 PM on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in his residence. Jeff was born on October 31, 1967 in Lake Charles and lived all of his life in the Sweetlake area. He was a graduate of Bell City High School. Jeff owned and operated his own construction company and was a...
Doris Rita Mae Porche
Jun 21, 2014
Doris Rita Mae Porche, 80, of Lake Charles, LA died at 7:17 AM on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in her residence. Mrs. Porche was born on August 13, 1933 in Lafourche Parish and moved from Bayou Blue, LA as a child to the New Orleans/Harahan area. Her hometown for most of her life was Harahan, LA. Throughout her life she...
Katherine Renee Lancaster
Jun 21, 2014
Katherine Renee Lancaster, age 49, passed away at her home early Saturday morning surrounded by her loving family, June 21, 2014, after a battle with cancer. Katherine was born October 6, 1964 in Alexandria, La, the daughter of Joyce and Jerry Wales Sr. She is survived by her two children, daughter Shannon Robertson of Moss Bluff, La, and son Richard...
Dorothy Hebert Daigle
Jun 20, 2014
Dorothy "Dot" Hebert Daigle (81 years young) went to be with her two greatest loves, The Lord Jesus Christ and her husband Charles on June 20, 2014. She was born on May 8, 1933 in Erath, LA and was a lifelong resident of Cameron Parish. Dot lived a long vibrant life that touched many people throughout the community and much...
John R. May
Jun 19, 2014
SFC (Ret.) John R. May passed away quietly at 12:35 PM on June 19, 2014, at the Southwest LA War Veterans Home in Jennings, LA with his two loving and faithful daughters by his side. Born in Natchez, MS in 1932, SFC May was a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was preceded in death by his...
Johnnie Mae Cureton
Jun 19, 2014
Johnnie Mae Cureton went peacefully to be with her Lord on June 19, 2014. She was born on December 28, 1924, in Douglass, Texas. She married her childhood sweetheart, Elzie Cureton, on Sept. 16, 1943. They lived in Los Angeles, Shreveport, Nederland and Lake Charles before settling in Westlake to raise their children. Johnnie Mae worked during WWII for the...
Willie V. Mccullor Landry
Jun 18, 2014
Willie V. Landry, 93, was called to her heavenly home on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Born in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana to James Willie McCullor and Marshey Asaley Allen McCullor. Mrs. Landry made Lake Charles her home in 1937 following her graduation from Pleasant Hill High School. She attended McNeese State University and was Recreational Supervisor at Drew Park for the...
Loretta Spell Sparks
Jun 18, 2014
Loretta Spell Sparks A native of Estherwood and a resident of Eunice, Loretta passed away peacefully on June 18 at the age of 78. She was a military wife and spent many years traveling as military assignments changed but always managed to volunteer in the military hospitals and welcoming committees to assist families in the adjustment to military life. She...
Robert William Mulgrew
Jun 17, 2014
Robert William Mulgrew, 65, of Moss Bluff, LA died at 2:47 AM on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Mulgrew is survived by his wife of twenty-seven years, Sharon Mulgrew; son, Dr. Pearre Davenport, III and wife Nichole; brother, James Mulgrew and wife Donna of California; sister-in-law, Linda Shadeck and husband Willie; grandchildren, Ethan Michael Carroll, Connor...
Hilda Armentor
Jun 17, 2014
Hilda Mae Armentor, 72, of Lake Charles died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 in a local care facility. Ms. Armentor was born on November 3, 1940 in Palmetto, LA to Dryfus and Ella Stoute. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, dancing, and being around her grandchildren and family. She is survived by one son, Mike Armentor and wife Joanie of Sulphur, LA; two...
Ouida Donald Hodges
Jun 17, 2014
Ouida Hodges, 86, of Moss Bluff went to meet the Lord Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at a local hospital with her loving family at her side. She was a native of Laurel, Mississippi and a long time resident of Moss Bluff and Lake Charles. Ouida retired as personnel supervisor at Citgo and, most importantly, was a loving and devoted wife,...
Euclide Ed Lognion
Jun 17, 2014
Euclide Ed Lognion, 87, of Lake Charles died on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 in a local care facility. Mr. Lognion was born on May 5, 1927 in Lake Arthur, LA. Mr. Lognion served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Carpenters Local #953 for over twenty years and worked for Lone Star Cement...
James Arthur Leon Schulz, Sr.
Jun 16, 2014
James "Jim" Arthur Leon Schulz, Sr., 73, of Lake Charles, LA died at 10:08 PM on Monday, June 16, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Schulz was born November 26, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY and served his country in the Green Berets Power group of the U.S. Army. He sold insurance for thirty-eight years with Combine Insurance, Capital American, Family...
Robert Benoit
Jun 16, 2014
Robert "Bobby" Benoit, 69, of Lake Charles, died Monday June 16, 2014 at a local hospital following an extended illness with his loving family by his side. Bobby was born in Lake Charles to Kirby and Mary Hazel Pelshier Benoit. He worked with the United Stated Post Office for 42 years, serving as a carrier and supervisor in the Sulphur...
Elijah Barrett Navarre
Jun 16, 2014
Elijah Barrett Navarre transitioned into Heaven Monday, June 16, 2014. "We are confident and assured by the word of God that Elijah is alive and well in Heaven, and will remain our little man for eternity." He leaves to cherish his memory, his parents, William Barrett Navarre and Amanda Peloquin Navarre; paternal grandparents, Billy Navarre and wife Carrie and Bernadette...
Gwendolyn Arlette Wisby Sonnier Dugas
Jun 15, 2014
Gwendolyn Arlette Wisby Sonnier Dugas, 69, of Lake Charles, LA died on June 15, 2014 at 4:15 AM in a local hospital. Ms. Dugas was born November 6, 1944 in Sulphur, LA and lived most of her life in Lake Charles, LA. She was a graduate of Marion High School and worked as a dance teacher for Fred Astaire Dance...
Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Ramsey
Jun 15, 2014
Ronald "Ronnie" Lee Ramsey, 78, of Ragley died at 10:30 AM on Sunday, June 15, 2014 in a Lafayette hospital. Mr. Ramsey was born on October 21, 1935 in Bixby, OK, and lived in Lake Charles for forty-two years before moving to Ragley nine years ago. He was a graduate of Westlake High School. Mr. Ramsey served in the U.S....
