Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dewitt Arnold Perry
Dec 24, 2013
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Dewitt Arnold Perry announce his passing away was December 24, 2013. He was commonly known as either D.A., or Perry. D.A., 79, was born August 31, 1934. Although he was born in Mississippi, Dewitt called Louisiana home for most of his adult life. He worked for a brief time with his...
Rilea Jo Ann Ledet-Landry
Dec 24, 2013
Rilea Jo Ann Ledet-Landry, 6 day old infant daughter of Dametria Ledet and Shad Landry, died at 6:00 AM on Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Her graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 27, 2013 at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Lake Charles under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Deacon Elray Bushnell will officiate.
Patricia A. Dufrene
Dec 22, 2013
Patricia A. Kelley Dufrene, 73, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 3:50 AM on Sunday, December 22, 2013 in a local hospital. Mrs. Dufrene was born April 29, 1940 in Oakdale, LA, where she lived until moving to Lake Charles in 1954. She also lived eighteen years in Moss Bluff before settling back in Lake Charles in 1989. She was...
Dr. Lionel "Poochie" De La Houssaye
Dec 22, 2013
Dr. Lionel Louis "Poochie" de la Houssaye, 73, died Sunday, December 22, in M. D. Anderson Hospital, in the arms of his loving wife of fifty-one years, ZiZi. Dr. de la Houssaye was born in Crowley and graduated from Crowley High School. He also graduated in pre-dental from Louisiana State University before graduating from Loyola School of Dentistry in New...
Lorena Shepherd Yelverton
Dec 21, 2013
Lorena Shepherd Yelverton, 90, of Lake Charles died at 12:08 AM on Saturday, December 21, 2013 in her residence. Mrs. Yelverton was born on November 1, 1923 in New Iberia and was raised in Rayne before moving to Lake Charles in the early 1940's. She was a member of Glad Tidings Church and was a mighty prayer warrior. Those left...
Dorothy Lebouef Broussard
Dec 21, 2013
Dorothy Ann Broussard, 92, of Sweet Lake died at 3:20 PM on Saturday, December 21, 2013 in a local care facility. Mrs. Broussard was born in Sweet Lake on December 4, 1921 where she resided all of her life. She was a member of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church and belonged to the Altar Society. She enjoyed hosting...
David Emerson Lewis
Dec 21, 2013
David E. Lewis, 76, of Moss Bluff passed away Saturday December 21, 2013 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 20, 1937 in Roanoke, La to John G. and Ruby Elaine Wilkinson Lewis. Following graduation from Roanoke High School, David honorably served our country in the United States Army. He was stationed in Germany at...
Leslie "Les" Downey
Dec 20, 2013
Leslie "Les" Downey, 79, of Moss Bluff, departed this life Friday December 20, 2013 at a local hospital surrounded by his family. Les was a native of Portageville, MO, educated in Rockford, IL and was a graduate of West Rockford High School, where he served in the ROTC. He proudly and honorably served our country in the United States Air...
Arvel "Tubby" Trahan, Jr.
Dec 20, 2013
Arvel John Tubby Trahan, Jr., 81, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2013 surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 23, 2013 at 10 a.m. at St. Theresas Catholic Church in Sulphur, LA. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss, LA under the direction of Johnson and Robison Funeral Home. The family...
Tan Lin
Dec 20, 2013
Tan Lin, 94, died on Friday, December 20, 2013 in Lake Charles, LA. Born on September 22, 1919, in Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, Mrs. Tan Lin was the youngest of 8 children. She was unconditionally loved and supported by her parents and 7 older brothers. She finished a two-year college before being married to Ming-Hui Lin, MD. They lived in Keelung,...
Virginia Little
Dec 20, 2013
Virginia Nann Blossom Little, 88, of Sulphur, LA passed away peacefully at 5:35 p.m. on December 20, 2013 surrounded by her family. Virginia was born in Forest, MS on June 27, 1925. She graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education from Mississippi Southern College in 1950. She has been a resident of Sulphur, LA since 1968. Virginia was a retired...
Christine "Chris" Rosteet
Dec 19, 2013
Chris Rosteet, 52, of Lake Charles, LA passed away at 5:45 PM on Thursday, December 19, 2013 in a local hospital. Mrs. Rosteet was born in Woodville, TX on May 28, 1961 to Nelson and Martha Crosby Swiger. Her family moved to Lake Charles around1964 where she later attended F.K. White Middle School and attended LaGrange Senior High School. Mrs....
Henry Chargois
Dec 19, 2013
Paul Henry Chargois, 60 , affectionately known as Paw Paw Wrecker to his 12 grandchildren passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2013, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM in Our Lady of Lasalette Church with Father Jim Winiarski, M.S. officiating. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly,...
Lorraine Beauxis Boudreaux
Dec 17, 2013
Mrs. Lorraine Beauxis Boudreaux passed away peacefully in her home on December 17, 2013 at 7:50 a.m. Lorraine was born on December 30, 1932 in Abbeville, Louisiana. She was married to AJ Boudreaux on December 24, 1951. They were happily married for 62 years. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School and worked as a legal secretary for 45...
Glen Leblanc
Dec 16, 2013
Glen Victor LeBlanc, 76, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. LeBlanc loved the outdoors and loved his fruit orchid in his front yard. He loved to garden. He could fix anything. He loved to hunt. He loved to pick and tease . He was always smiling. He adored his 3 grandchildren. He retired from...
Percy Mccomb
Dec 15, 2013
Percy McComb, 88, of Ragley died at 8:07 AM on Sunday, December 15, 2013 in his residence. Mr. McComb was born on May 1, 1925 in Kaplan, LA. He moved to Lake Charles as a small child and resided there until moving to Ragley 31 years ago. Mr. McComb served in the U.S. Army during World War II in France....
Donald Bailey Craw
Dec 14, 2013
Donald Bailey "Don" Craw, 89, of Lake Charles passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013 in a local hospital. Mr. Craw was born in Jersey City, NJ and has lived nearly seventy years in Lake Charles. He was raised and educated in Stratford, CT were he was a graduate of Stratford High School. Mr. Craw served the United States Army Air...
Catherine Lewis
Dec 14, 2013
Catherine Lynn Lewis, 58, of Sulphur, LA, died at 5:30 PM Saturday, December 14, 2013, at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. Catherine was born on October 15, 1955 to Anna and Julius English in Havelock, NC. She lived in Leesville, LA for the past eight years before moving to Sulphur. She worked as a nursing assistant in the Baptist Hospital in...
Jenifer Broussard
Dec 14, 2013
Jenifer Lyn Reed, 53, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2013, in her residence. Jenifer was born in New Orleans, LA and was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. Jenifer graduated from Barbe High School and attended Sowela Tech. Ms. Reed is survived by her spouse, David Broussard of Lake Charles, LA, and her niece Tosha Poe of Stamford, CT....
