Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Beverly Mae Broussard
Feb 28, 2013
Beverly Mae Broussard, 80 passed away on February 28, 2013 in West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital in Sulphur, LA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 2 PM. at Robison Funeral Home with Elder Clark Graybill officiating. Burial will be at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive...
Christopher Chris Neal Hamrick
Feb 28, 2013
Christopher Neal Hamrick, 20, of Starks, LA died in a car accident on Thursday, February 28, 2013.
Chris was born December 20, 1992 in Orange, TX and lived in Starks for the past seven years. A 2011 graduate of Singer High School, he enjoyed playing sports and riding motorcycles. He was always willing to help others and loved spending time with...
John Norman Armstrong
Feb 28, 2013
John Norman Armstrong, 48, of Moss Bluff, died Thursday, February 28, in a Lake Charles Hospital.
Mr. Armstrong was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and lived most of his life in the Lake Charles area. He was a Heavy Equipment Operator for Republic Services in Welsh, La.
Mr. Armstrong was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved New Orleans Saints Football.
He...
Clarence Lafargue, Jr.
Feb 27, 2013
Clarence LaFargue Jr., 73, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013, in a Houston hospital.
Born in Kinder, Louisiana to Clarence LaFargue, Sr. and Beatrice Duplechain LaFargue, Mr. LaFargue lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a 1958 graduate of Lake Charles High School. As a young man, Mr. LaFargue was a barber and then went to work for the...
Lois Elaine Laub
Feb 26, 2013
Lois Elaine Robison Laub, 77, of Pharr, TX passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in Lake Charles, LA.
Mrs. Laub was born in Aurora, IL and has lived more than twenty years in Pharr, TX. She was of Lutheran Faith and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed crocheting, embroidering and sewing and was an avid...
Margaret Edwards
Feb 26, 2013
Margaret A. Edwards, 61, passed away February 26, 2013 at St. Patrick Hospital.
She was born in Lake Charles and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Margaret graduated Valedictorian of her high school class, received her Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center and her LLM degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She was an active...
Iva Marie Reeves Parker
Feb 24, 2013
The angels came down on Sunday, February 24, 2013 and brought our beloved, Iva, to meet our Lord.
She was born April 29, 1932 in Moss Bluff, LA and has been a life-long resident of the Lake Charles / Moss Bluff area. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Lake Charles and a member of the Order of the...
Gary Bop Fuslier
Feb 22, 2013
Gary Bop Joseph Fuslier, 61, of Sulphur died peacefully at 3:05 PM Friday, February 22 in his home after an eleven month battle with brain cancer.
Gary was born on July 6, 1951 to the parents of Rita and Clifton Fuslier. He was a 1971 graduate of Westlake High School. After graduation Gary enlisted with the United States Marine Corp. Gary...
Calvin Peter Bernard
Feb 22, 2013
The beloved Calvin Peter Bernard, 87, of Westlake, Louisiana departed at 6:40 AM Friday, February 22, 2013 at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
Calvin was born in Carencro, Louisiana on October 7, 1925 to the parents of Joseph and Rosetta Bernard. Mr. Bernard worked in the Oil Industry and retired as a gage reader for the local refineries. He was a faithful,...
Damon Langley
Feb 22, 2013
Damon Lee Langley, 42, passed away February, 22, 2013 in his home in Ragley, Louisiana
Damon was born in Lake Charles and was raised in LeBleu Settlement. He was a graduate of Iowa High School. He served in the United States Navy. Damon worked for Turner Industries for 22 years.
He leaves to honor his memory his wife, Jennifer Elizabeth Langley of...
Martin Lavergne
Feb 22, 2013
Martin Lavergne, 80, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 in the Jennings American Legion Hospital.
Mr. Lavergne was born and raised in Church Point, LA and has lived fifty-five years in Lake Charles. He served the United States Army during the Korean conflict. Mr. Lavergne worked thirty-seven years for Guth Dairy, having started a driver and retired a...
Myrtis Marie Miia
Feb 22, 2013
Myrtis Marie Miia, 86, was called to her Heavenly home on Saturday, February 22, 2013, with her beloved family at her side.
Born in Kaplan, Louisiana to Edier Cornor, Sr. and Effie Leonard Cornor, Mrs. Miia lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a homemaker for most of her life, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother....
Steven Bleu Lebleu, Sr.
Feb 21, 2013
Steven Bleu LeBleu, Sr., 66, of Longville died at 9:53 AM on Thursday, February 21, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. LeBleu was born on August 18, 1946 in Lake Charles, LA and lived most of his life in Ragley. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1972 during Vietnam. Mr. LeBleu was a member of the American Legion Post #27...
Doyle Wayne Durr, Sr.
Feb 20, 2013
Doyle Wayne Durr, Sr., 81, was called home by his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, while in a local hospital, with his loving family at his side.
Born in Powhatan, Louisiana to Mike Benjamin and Mildred Mae Adcock Durr, Mr. Durr grew up in north Louisiana. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, and later...
Norma Jean Champagne
Feb 20, 2013
Norma Jean Champagne, 73, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013 in a local health care facility.
Mrs. Champagne was born in Fenton, LA, but was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. Her greatest joy was her family as she devoted her life and love to her husband, child and granddaughter. She was of Baptist faith.
She leaves to cherish...
Ruby Trouard Chapman
Feb 19, 2013
Ruby Marie Trouard Chapman, 90, of Lake Charles passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Chapman was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. Her greatest joy was her family as she devoted her life and love to her husband, children and grandchildren. She was of Catholic faith.
She leaves to cherish her memory, one daughter, Barbara...
Donald Don Lavere Rugemer
Feb 19, 2013
Donald Don Lavere Rugemer, 74, of Lake Charles passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 in a local healthcare facility.
Mr. Rugemer was born, raised and educated in the Manchester, MD area. He served the United States Army. He worked his younger years in sales for Black and Decker and Caterpillar. He then, along with his wife, moved to Nashville, TN where...
