Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Clyde Joseph Broussard, Sr.
Jun 24, 2013
Clyde Joseph Broussard, Sr., 76, of Lake Charles died at 6:49 PM on Monday, June 24, 2013 in a local care facility.
Mr. Broussard was born on October 22, 1936 in Lacassine, LA and lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of LaGrange High School before serving in the U.S Army. Mr. Broussard was a truck...
Irma Losey
Jun 22, 2013
Irma Losey passed suddenly on Saturday, June 22, 2013 in Lake Charles, 43 years after losing her beloved husband, Fred Arthur Losey, to emphysema.
Born March 6, 1926 in Lauratown, Arkansas, she was the daughter of William H. Spotts and Molly Stennett, the baby among 11 sisters and brothers. Irma and Fred raised two daughters and a son in Tulsa,...
Lola Jane Mcbride
Jun 21, 2013
Lola Granger McBride Lola Sucoo Granger McBride, 92 passed away on June 21, 2013 in a local hospital. She was born on September 30, 1920. Lola worked at the Calcasieu Marine Bank and The Strategic Oil Reserve at the Sulphur Mines in Sulphur and Hackberry, LA. She was a member of Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church and the Catholic...
Ramona Quirk
Jun 20, 2013
Ramona Newton Quirk, 52, of Lake Charles, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, in a Lake Charles Hospital.
Mrs. Quirk was a native and life resident of the Lake Charles area. She was a graduate of Grand Lake High School. Mrs. Quirk was an active member of Christian World Church and was a three to five year old Sunday School Teacher for...
Alva Speedy Brumfield Parker
Jun 20, 2013
Alva Mae Speedy Brumfield Parker, 82, of Lake Charles went from this life on Thursday, June 20, 2013 to be with her Savior.
Mrs. Parker was born to Meredith I. and Lola Strickland Brumfield on February 04, 1931 near Kentwood, LA. She was a graduate of LeCompte High School where she won a number of Gold medals for State and District...
Joseph Maxwell Cagle, Jr.
Jun 20, 2013
Joseph Maxwell Cagle, Jr., 64, of Lake Charles died at 9:22 PM on Thursday, June 20, 2013 in a local hospital following a courageous battle with Leukemia.
Joe was born on August 21, 1948 in Beaumont, TX and was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and received his degree from McNeese State...
Karan Lorraine Fontana
Jun 18, 2013
Karan L. Fontana, 55, of Lake Charles passed away, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in her residence.
Karen was a master framer and worked a number of years at the Frame Shop and had also worked at Isle of Capri. She attended Sale Street Baptist Church. Karen was a great cook and enjoyed fixing meals for her family. She will be dearly...
Kenneth Wayne Bourgeois
Jun 17, 2013
Kenneth Wayne Bourgeois, 54, of Dequincy died on Monday, June 17, 2013 unexpectedly in Dequincy.
Kenneth was a native of Lacassine, was born on March 4, 1959, and lived in Dequincy for the past 25 years. He was head rig operator for over 20 years for Temple Inland in Dequincy.
He enjoyed life and lived it to its fullest and cherished the...
Jimmy E. Simmons
Jun 17, 2013
Jimmy E. Simmons, 69, of Lake Charles, LA died on Monday, June 17, 2013 in a local care facility.
Mr. Simmons was born in Orange, Texas on February 24, 1944 and was a graduate of DeRidder High School. He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1968 during the Vietnam War. He retired from Vista Corp after thirty...
Louis George Benglis
Jun 17, 2013
Louis George Benglis, 60, of Carlyss died on Monday, June 17, 2013 in his residence.
Mr. Benglis was born on October 16, 1952 in Sulphur and lived all of his life in Carlyss. He was a tug boat captain prior to working for Citgo. He retired as a boiler maker after 32 years of service. Mr. Benglis was also a master...
Chad Michael Myers
Jun 17, 2013
Chad Michael Myers, 37, of Moss Bluff, died suddenly Monday June 17, 2013 in Lake Charles.
Chad was born in Lake Charles on April 9, 1976 to Wilfred and Gloria Fontenot Myers. He was Catholic by faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents and survived by two brothers, Fred Myers and wife, Tina, of Moss Bluff and Steven...
Bobbie M. Qualls
Jun 16, 2013
Bobbie Marie Qualls, 66, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013 in a local hospital.
Miss Qualls was born November 30, 1946, a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was a graduate of St. Charles Academy and attended McNeese State University. She worked over forty years before retiring as the Head Bookkeeper for McElroy, Quirk Burch Public Accountants....
John David Freeman
Jun 16, 2013
John David Freeman, 49, of Lake Charles, LA died on Sunday, June 16, 2013 in Dry Prong, LA.
Mr. Freeman was born November 12, 1963 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was a life-long resident. He was the owner / operator of All American Lock Masters for over twenty years. He loved Cajun French Music and loved to cook. He also...
Leonard Nelson Morgan
Jun 16, 2013
Leonard Nelson Morgan, 83, of Lake Charles, LA died at 3:21 PM on Sunday, June 16, 2013 in a local care facility.
Mr. Morgan was born May 10, 1930 in Pollock, LA and has lived in Lake Charles for the past sixty years. He served his country in the U. S. Air Force for four years and retired from Hercules /...
Robert Bobby Louis Theriot
Jun 15, 2013
Robert Bobby Louis Theriot, 68, of Moss Bluff died at 2:15 PM, Saturday, June 15, 2013 at M.D. Anderson.
Bobby was born in Moss Bluff on December 19, 1944 to the parents of Nellie and Herman Theriot. He was one of the first graduates of Sam Houston High School in 1962. Bobby worked as a Carman in the railroad industry for...
John Milton Gabriel
Jun 15, 2013
John Milton Gabriel, 101, entered eternal life in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 15, 2013 in the comfort of his own home. Mr. Gabriel was born in New Orleans in December of 1911 where he was raised by his parents, John S. Gabriel and Bertha Perez Gabriel, until his father's untimely death in 1914. When he was 9...
John Randall Rion
Jun 15, 2013
John Randall Rion, 64, of Lake Charles died at 6:45 AM Saturday, June 15, 2013 in his residence with his loving family at his side.
Ran was born in Kinder, Louisiana on November 8, 1948 to Elaine and John Rion. He was a life-long resident of Lake Charles. Ran was loved by everyone especially his mother.
He is survived by his...
Geraldine Fontenot Manuel
Jun 14, 2013
Geraldine Fontenot Manuel, 92, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, June 14, 2013 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Manuel was born in Chatagnier, LA to Dees and Mattie Sensat Fontenot. She was raised and educated in Eunice and was a graduate of St. Edmonds High School. She lived fifty-five years in Lake Charles. Mrs. Manuel studied dance during her younger...
Wilma Solari Floyd
Jun 14, 2013
Wilma Theresa Solari Floyd, 87, died Friday, June 14, 2013, in a local care facility.
Born to Floyd G. and Mary Adeline Tucker Solari on November 13, 1925, Mrs. Floyd was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was a registered nurse and worked for Christus St. Patrick Hospital for thirty-five years, retiring in 1990. She was a faithful member of...
