Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Adrian Ray Maddox
Mar 23, 2013
Adrian Ray Maddox, 71, of Lake Charles passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. Maddox was born in Bunkie, LA and has lived nearly fifty years in Lake Charles. He worked many years as a Bricklayer for Local #4 and nearly twenty years as an Insulator at P.P.G. Industries. He was a member of the International Brotherhood...
Terry Wayne Moore
Mar 18, 2013
Terry Wayne Moore, 49, of Vinton, LA passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 in his residence. Mr. Moore was a native of Sulphur, LA and has lived the past ten years in the Vinton area. He was a Supervisor for Sabine Warehouse, where he had worked over twenty years. He leaves to honor his memory, his loving wife, Verona Jones...
Gertie Mae Lafleur Fontenot
Mar 18, 2013
Gertie Mae Fontenot, 95, of Lake Charles died Monday, March 18, 2013 at a local care facility following an extended illness.
Mrs. Fontenot was born April 21, 1917 in Mamou, LA to Joseph Ozema and Helene O'Connor LaFleur. She was of Catholic faith and a homemaker.
Preceding her in death are three sons, John Randall Fontenot, Robert Wayne Fontenot and Ronnie Fontenot;...
Clay Cormier
Mar 18, 2013
Clay Allen Cormier, 33, died Monday, March 18, 2013 in Humble, Texas.
Amidst a sea of Saints fans, we say goodbye to our Cowboy, Clay. Our hearts are heavy, our family empty, as we let go too soon of our son, our brother, our uncle, our nephew, our cousin, our friend. Clay's Smile will always shine down on us when we...
Gerald E. Patrick
Mar 17, 2013
Retired Lt. Gerald E. Patrick, 80, of Lake Charles died on Sunday, March 17, 2013 in his residence with his family at his side following an extended illness.
Mr. Patrick was born on March 19, 1932 in Many, LA. He served our country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Era and later served our city, retiring after twenty...
Jerry Wayburn Sonnier-Graham, Jr.
Mar 17, 2013
Jerry Wayburn Sonnier-Graham, Jr., 26, of Lake Charles, LA died at 2:08 AM on Sunday, March 17, 2013 in a car accident.
Jerry was born December 19, 1986 in Lake Charles, LA and was a graduate of Sam Houston High School. He worked as an electrician for Montgomery Electric. He was baptized in First Pentecostal Church. He was a member of...
Opal Rebecca Thompson
Mar 16, 2013
Opal Rebecca Thompson, 98, of Lake Charles died at 5:39 AM on Saturday, March 16, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Thompson was born on July 1, 1914 in Bandy, VA. She was raised in Virginia where she was a graduate of Saltville High School before transferring to Lake Charles with her husband for his job. Following retirement they moved to...
Mercy Lee Brown Stemmann
Mar 15, 2013
Mercy Lee Brown Stemmann, 85, of Lake Charles, LA died on Friday, March 15, 2013 in a Houston hospital.
Born March 1, 1928 in Prairie Ronde, LA, Mrs. Stemmann lived in Lake Charles for fifty years before moving to Houston, TX seven years ago. She graduated from Lamar University with her degree as a Registered Nurse. She worked at St. Patrick...
Harold Lee Gragg
Mar 15, 2013
Harold Lee Gragg, 76 of Carlyss passed away on March 15, 2013 in Carlyss. Harold was born in Lake Charles and lived in Carlyss since 1999. He worked at Bechtel as an operator for 30 years during which he won several safety awards. He loved going to Holly Beach and sit in front of bon fires and loved watching the...
Timothy Tim Lloyd Goehring
Mar 15, 2013
Timothy Lloyd Tim Goehring, 41, of Lake Charles, died on March 15, 2013 in a work related helicopter crash near Grand Lake, LA.
Tim was born in Beaver Falls, PA to Lloyd and Mary (Seidler) Goehring. He was an aviation technician for many years and was employed with ERA Helicopters in Lake Charles. He was very well respected by his...
Wanda Jean Mckain Bishop
Mar 15, 2013
Wanda Jean McKain Bishop, 81, of Moss Bluff, LA died at 6:18 PM on Friday, March 15, 2013 in her residence.
Mrs. Bishop was born May 11, 1931 in Ponca City, OK, where she was raised, and has lived in Lake Charles / Moss Bluff area for the past sixty years. She worked as a supervisor for Conoco from 1965 to...
William Robert Croucher, Jr.
Mar 15, 2013
Captain William Robert Croucher, Jr., 69, of Sonoma, CA died at 11:46 AM on Friday, March 15, 2013 in a helicopter accident.
Capt. Croucher was born December 22, 1943 in Baltimore, MD. He served his country as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, where he was highly decorated and received the Purple Heart. He was a...
Christopher Stephen Wolf
Mar 15, 2013
Christopher Stephen Wolf, 29, of Sulphur passed away at 12:30 PM on Friday, March 15, 2013.
Chris was born on September 17, 1983 in Lawton, OK. He moved to Lake Charles, LA over three years ago where he worked at the Port of Lake Charles. Chris was a beloved husband and father as well as a caring son, brother, and son-in-law....
Herman Fig Newton Bertrand
Mar 14, 2013
Herman Newton Bertrand, known to all of his family and friends as Fig, passed away from this life in Lake Charles on March 14, 2013.
Fig was born December 13, 1947, in Eunice. He graduated from Eunice High School, earned a B.S. from McNeese State University, and taught business for two years at Sam Houston High School. Then he worked...
Mark Shepard
Mar 14, 2013
Mark Shepherd, 58, was called home on March 15th, 2013, surrounded by family and friends.
He was born in Lake Charles, LA on June 22nd, 1954 to the late Nena Golden Shepherd and Herbert Benton Shepherd. He grew up in Oak Park and graduated from Lake Charles High in 1972. He attended McNeese State University until he opened Willow Creek Stereo...
Thelma Jean Woodard
Mar 14, 2013
Thelma Jean Hurley Woodard, 81, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Woodard was born, raised and educated in Arkansas. She lived forty years in California where she managed a salon and worked as a hairdresser. She also lived twenty-five years in Oklahoma and the past four years in Lake Charles. She enjoyed hunting...
Thao Thi Nguyen
Mar 12, 2013
Thao Thi Nguyen 16 of Lake Charles passed away at her residence, Tuesday, March 12, 2013.
She was a native of Tien Giang Vietnam and has lived in Lake Charles for the past seven years. Thao was an eleventh grade student at Bell City High School where she excelled in Scholastic Achievement and was a member of the FBLA. She loved...
Gerald Leon Foreman
Mar 12, 2013
Gerald Foreman, 77, of Lake Charles, LA died at 1:56 AM on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in a local hospital.
Mr. Foreman was born November 11, 1935 in Indian Bayou, LA and was a 1956 graduate of LaGrange High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army for six years. He lived in California for seven years before returning to...
