Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Keith Richard Kurtz
Dec 6, 2013
Keith Kurtz, 61, of Sulphur, died unexpectedly at his residence on Friday December 6, 2013. Keith was born in New Orleans and has been in the Lake Charles area since he was a child, having lived in Sulphur for the past 41 years. He was a graduate of LaGrange High School and worked for the Olin Chemical Company for a...
Irma Faye Granger
Dec 6, 2013
Irma Faye Granger, 71, of Bell City passed away at 7:48 AM, Friday, December 6, 2013 in a local hospital. Faye was a native and life resident of Bell City and a graduate of Bell City High School. She has been employed with the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court's Office for forty years and at the time of her death...
Johnna Jolene Fontenot
Dec 6, 2013
Johnna Jolene Fontenot, 36, left this life on December 6, 2013. She was a lifelong resident of Carlyss and a 1995 graduate of Sulphur High School. Johnna was a loving mother, daughter and sister to her family. She will be greatly missed by her family and those who loved her. Johnna is survived by her parents, Sherill and Nancy Menard...
Loretta Cormier
Dec 5, 2013
Loreta S. Cormier passed away peacefully on December 5, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Loreta was born on April 16, 1926, to Claudia and Antoine Stelly in Rayne, Louisiana. Ms. Loreta, or Mom , as she was known by everyone loved spending time with her family, especially her children and grand children. She was also known for her dancing...
Laura Spell
Dec 5, 2013
Laura Spell, born August 31, 1926, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2013 at the age of 87. She is survived by two sons and one daughter along with their families, Brady Spell of Houston, TX, Gerald Spell of Sulphur, LA and Jackie Kennedy of Westlake, LA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hallet Spell on August, 4,2005....
Marilyn Jean Ardoin
Dec 5, 2013
Marilyn Jean Ardoin, 69, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 8:25 PM on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Ardoin was born April 2, 1944 in Lake Charles, LA, where she was a life-long resident. She was a 1962 graduate of Iowa High School and worked as a secretary for CRC Wireline, Magnolia Life Insurance and Louisiana Companies....
Samuel "Sam" Park Iv
Dec 5, 2013
Samuel "Sam" Park IV, 58, of Kingwood, TX died at 7:45 AM on Thursday, December 5, 2013. He will be sorely missed by his family and all who knew him. Mr. Park was born on November 5, 1955 in Baton Rouge, LA. He was a graduate of Westchester High School in Houston, TX and attended college in San Antonio. Mr....
Kelsey Marie Danes Lummus
Dec 4, 2013
Kelsey Marie Danee Lummus, 13, of Sulphur, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Thursday, December 4, 2013. Kelsey was crowned Miss Junior Princess at the Moss Bluff Harvest Festival in 2012 and 2013. She was a student at Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children. Kelsey loved the outdoors, especially being around the camp fire. Her...
Huey Pierce Nelson
Dec 3, 2013
Huey Pierce Nelson, 84, of New Orleans, LA passed away Tuesday, December 03, 2013 in a New Orleans Assisted Living facility. Mr. Nelson was born in Lake Charles, lived over fifty years in Sulphur, LA and has lived the past three years in New Orleans. He was a graduate of Landry High School and served the United States Marine Corps...
Victoria "Vicki" Theresa Fey Carroll
Dec 3, 2013
It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Victoria "Vicki" Theresa Fey Carroll, 71, announces her passing from this life into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father, while in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family. She was born January 3, 1942 and passed away on December 3, 2013 after a brief battle...
Eddie Douglas "Doug" Austin, Sr.
Dec 3, 2013
Eddie Douglas Austin, Sr. ("Doug") has received his wings. A resident of Louisiana, Texas and Missouri, Mr. Austin died in his Lake Charles residence on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. He will be missed by his family and all who knew him. Mr. Austin was born on August 25, 1931 in DeRidder, LA. He and his family moved to Lake Charles...
Carlton White Jr.
Dec 2, 2013
On Monday, December 2, 2013, God called from above, and Carlton heard the voice of Jesus saying, "Come Home and Rest". It is with this inspiration that we gather to give praise and honor to his life and home going. March 25, 1942 in Washington, LA, Carlton was born to Carlton, Sr. and Carrie White. He was baptized at an...
Harriet Hope Fontenot
Dec 2, 2013
Mrs. Harriet Hope Fontenot entered God's Court with praise on December 2,from Lafayette General Hospital. Her body was cremated under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. She was born February 27, 1924, to James E. and Willie Mae Powell Hodges in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She grew up in Sulphur, Oklahoma, attending local schools. She was a graduate of Oklahoma City...
James Terry Misner
Dec 2, 2013
James Terry Misner, 61, of Lake Charles, LA died at 5:25 PM on Monday, December 2, 2013 at a local hospital. Terry was born September 13, 1952 in Marksville, LA, was a 1970 graduate of LaGrange Senior High, and a graduate of McNeese State University, with his degree in Forestry. He was raised a member of the Catholic Faith. He...
Joseph R. L. Duplechain
Dec 2, 2013
Joseph R.L. "Dup" Duplechain died Monday, December 2nd at 5:25 a.m. at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings, Louisiana. Joseph R.L. Duplechain was born in Church Point, Louisiana on August 9, 1936. He and his family later moved to Lake Charles where he attended school and graduated from Washington High School in 1955. Following high school, he attended McNeese...
Arnold "Blue" Gaspard
Dec 1, 2013
Arnold "Blue" Gaspard, 75, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 5:30 AM on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at a local hospital. Mr. Gaspard was born October 22, 1938 in Lake Charles, LA where he was a lifelong resident. He served his country in the U.S. Merchant Marines. He worked as a bricklayer for almost twenty years and worked at Olin...
William "Bill" Simson Miller
Dec 1, 2013
William S. "Bill" Miller a longtime law enforcement officer in Calcasieu Parish, died at 6:00 AM Sunday at his residence. Mr. Miller was a native of Crowley and graduated from Ross High School before moving to Lake Charles where he found work in the sawmills and later the construction industry. It was the love of law enforcement and the desire...
John Searcy
Nov 30, 2013
John Douglas Searcy was born in Lake Charles on December 18, 1958. He passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, November 30, after a lengthy battle with cancer. John worked for 16 years in the family business, The Print Service, where he made fond memories with his daughters. He was a "family man" in the truest sense. He loved...
Harold Joseph Hebert
Nov 30, 2013
Harold Joseph Hebert 76, of Moss Bluff, Louisiana went to meet the Lord on Saturday, November 30, 2013 in his residence with his loving family at his side. Mr. Hebert was born on July 27, 1937 to the parents of Norman and Vina LaFleur Hebert in Port Arthur, TX. He was a 1956 graduate of Elton High School. Mr. Hebert...
Joyce "Maw" Derouen
Nov 30, 2013
Joyce Mae Richard DeRouen, 82, of Bell City passed away, Saturday, November 30, 2013 in a local hospital. She was born in Hayes, LA and was life resident of Bell City. Mrs. DeRoeun was a 1950 Graduate of Bell City High School which was the first graduating class that required twelve years of school for graduating. She was a member...
