Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Charlotte Garza
May 15, 2014
Charlotte Garza, 63 passed away on May 15, 2014 in a local hospital. Charlotte was a life-long resident of Sulphur and a member of Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church. She enjoyed fishing and spending time with her family and grandchildren. Charlotte is survived by her husband, Ray Garza of Sulphur; son; Bobby Dowers and wife, Tina of Sulphur; two...
William "Keith" Gilley
May 14, 2014
William "Keith" Gilley, 63, of Longville, LA died at 2:55 PM on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Gilley was born August 31, 1950 in Lake Charles, LA, attended Lake Charles High School and has lived in Longville, LA for the past seventeen years. He worked for Pelican Well Services, retiring in 1987. He loved to attend...
James Miller
May 13, 2014
James Miller, 77, of Sulphur, LA passed away in a local care facility on May 13, 2014 at 4:00 AM. Mr. Miller was born April 6, 1937 in Woodlawn, LA to Jefford and Gertie Miller. He is survived by his wife, Amelia Martin Miller; two sons, James Calvin Miller and wife Rebecca, of Iota, LA and Alvin Terry Miller of...
Philip Iatesta, Iii
May 13, 2014
A native of Pennsylvania and a long-term resident of Ragley, Philip passed from this life on Tuesday, May 13 at the age of 74. He was a 1st class licensed steam engineer for many years until beginning work maintaining the Federal Court House in Lake Charles for 20 years until his retirement last year. He loved staying busy with a...
Anna Marie Vandewyngearde
May 11, 2014
Anna Marie VanDeWyngearde, 71, of Lake Charles, Louisiana died on Sunday, May 11, 2014 in a local hospital. Marie was born on September 5, 1942 in Norma, Tennessee. She was 1950 graduate of Norma High School. Marie worked for Black Tie Cleaners, as a pant presser for many years. She loved all of her family. She is survived by three...
Ann Mae Willis
May 10, 2014
Sally Anna Mae Bryant Willis (Ann Willis), 83, of Lake Charles died at 8:04 PM on Saturday, May 10, 2014 in a local hospital. Mrs. Willis was born on November 9, 1930 in Keo, AR and moved to Lake Charles in 1969. She was a member of the Moss Bluff United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star....
Matthew Glen Nichols
May 10, 2014
Matthew Glen Nichols, 47, of Sulphur, LA died Saturday, May 10, 2014. Survivors include two sons, Alexander Glen Nichols and Tyler Scott Nichols both of Bridge City; parents, Richard and Andrea Nichols of Lake Charles; two step brothers, Chris Lithgoe of Houston, TX and Ben Lithgoe of Lake Charles. He was preceded in death by his mother, Sandra Scott Nichols...
Gilbert Louis Landry, Jr.
May 9, 2014
Gilbert Louis "Poo" Landry, Jr., 82, of Creole, LA was called home on Friday, May 09, 2014 in a local care facility. Mr. Landry was born on June 13, 1931 in Creole, LA. He owned Landry's Cafe for a number of years before going to work for the Louisiana State Department of Highway Transportation, which then he retired. He was...
Ellen Janet Cooper Arabie
May 9, 2014
Ellen Janet Cooper Arabie, 76, of Lake Charles, LA died at 5:53 PM on Friday, May 9, 2014 in a local hospital. Mrs. Arabie was born March 31, 1938 in Many, LA, where she was raised and moved to Lake Charles at the age of sixteen. She devoted her life to her husband, children, and her grandchildren. She was of...
Howard "Peewee" Keith Bertrand
May 8, 2014
Keith "Pee Wee" Bertrand, 53, of Lake Charles, LA died at 2:25 PM on Thursday, May 8, 2014 in his residence. Pee Wee was born May 27, 1960 in Lake Charles, LA and was a 1978 graduate of Barbe High School. He worked as an insulator for Local # 112 and for V&M Metals as a sheet metal fabricator for...
Thomas Cecil Steen, Jr.
May 6, 2014
Thomas Cecil Steen, Jr, 75, passed away, Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at his home after a brief illness. He was a long time member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Charles. He is survived by three cousins, Gordon (Joyce) Steen and Gaynel (Ray) Shawa both of Lake Charles and Don (Pam) Steen of Granbury, Texas. Tommy is preceded in...
Alvis Patrick Stevison
May 5, 2014
Alvis Patrick Stevison, 84, of Lake Charles, LA died at 4:15 PM on Monday, May 5, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Stevison was born December 17, 1929 in Rosepine, LA and was raised in the Cottonwood Community. He was a 1948 graduate of Evans High School and served his country in the U.S. Air Force for four years. He...
Mary Violet Hudson
May 5, 2014
Christian, violinist, teacher, poet and Bible scholar. Mary V's energy was boundless, her faith strong and her love of life always evident. Mary V. was born August 12, 1915 in Reeves, Louisiana to Susan Adeline Bacon Iles and Joseph Iles and she completed her life on May 5, 2014. She grew up in Oberlin and attended LSU where she studied...
Louis B. Granger
May 5, 2014
Louis B. Granger, 79, of Lake Charles died Monday, May 5, 2014 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. On November 9, 1934 Louis B. Granger was welcomed into the world by his mother, Esther Granger, and father Estellee Granger in the small town of Mamou, Louisiana. Born in the midst of the Great Depression, Louis learned the Values...
Ella Mae Masters Weber
May 3, 2014
Ella Mae Weber Ella Mae Masters Weber, 91, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 in her residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 2 pm at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home Chapel with John Scott Metcalf officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 6, 2014 from 5-9 pm at the funeral home and Wednesday,...
Elizabeth Carroll
May 3, 2014
Isabel Carroll, 89, peacefully left her family to be reunited with the love of her life, Billy, who preceded her in death by two years. Isabel is survived by daughters, Sharon Mulgrew (Roy) of Moss Bluff, LA and Linda Shadeck (Willie) of Tucson, AZ; grandsons, Dr. Pearre Davenport, III (Nichole) of Moss Bluff, LA; Jason Carroll of Moss Bluff, LA;...
Vina Richard
May 3, 2014
Vina Thibodeaux Richard, 87, went to be with her Lord on Saturday May 3, 2014. She was a retired school bus driver with the Calcasieu Parish School Board. Vina was on the Fire Board, lay minister to the sick and shut-ins, and Eucharistic minister at St. Henry's Catholic Church. For 40 years she was volunteer at Martin De Porres Nursing...
Theresa Courville Digiovanni
May 1, 2014
Theresa Courville DiGiovanni, 82, of Sulphur, Louisiana, passed away on May 1st in Humble Texas due to complications from pneumonia. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, May 9, 2014 at Johnson Funeral Home in Lake Charles, Louisiana from 4:00 - 7:00 pm. A Memorial Service will begin at 6:00 pm. Inurnment Services will be held...
Lenard Bihm
May 1, 2014
Lenard Andrew Bihm, 72, of Lake Charles died at 10:20 am Thursday, May 1, 2014. Lenard was born in Eunice, LA on July 22, 1941 to Marion and Octavia Bihm. Lenard was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He enjoyed hunting and fishing while enjoying the outdoors. Lenard loved being around his family and friends. His wife, children, and his...
