Local Obituaries

Dec 7, 2012

Marie Granger, 85, died Friday December 7, 2012 in a local care center with her family at her side.

Marie was born June 4, 1927 in Fenton, LA to Tom and Helen Magnus Hebert. She was of the Catholic faith and a loving and caring mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Preceding...

Dec 7, 2012

Ernest Joseph Castille, 85, died Friday, December 7, 2012, in Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

Born in Church Point, Louisiana, to Onezime and Laura Guidry Castille, Mr. Castille served his country in the US Army Corps of Engineers during the World War II era. He moved to Lake Charles in 1966, where he owned and operated...

Dec 7, 2012

Jean Ciddie Eaglin, 69 of Sulphur passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012 at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur with Father Edward Richard officiating. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery in Westlake under the direction of Robison Funeral...

Dec 7, 2012

Betty Jane Jensen, 80, of Lake Charles died at 7:10 AM on Friday, December 07, 2012 in a Sulphur care facility.

Mrs. Jensen was born in Lake Charles on February 22, 1932 and lived here all of her life until Hurricane Rita moved her to Westlake with her daughter. In her later years, Mrs. Jensen worked at The Fair. She attended...

Dec 7, 2012

Stanley Harold Bucky Reeder, 64, of Sulphur, LA died at 2:05 PM on Friday, December 7, 2012 in a local hospital.

Mr. Reeder was born September 27, 1948 in Williamsport, PA and has lived in Sulphur, LA for the past twenty years. He had a heart of gold and loved everyone.

Mr. Reeder is survived by his wife of nineteen years, Jennifer...

Dec 5, 2012

Wanda Maddox Gary, 65, of Lake Charles, LA passed away at 4:55 AM on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 in her residence.

Wanda Gary was born September 23, 1947 in Bunkie, LA, where she was raised, and has lived in Lake Charles for almost fifty years. She previously worked at Avis Rent-A-Car for over ten years, where she transported vehicles. She worked...

Dec 5, 2012

Nelly G. Whipp Bernard, 80, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday December 5, 2012 in her residence.

Mrs. Bernard was born in Marks, MS and raised in Mere, LA by her parents Clarence E. Whipp and Thyra Colvin Whipp, where her father was the former principal of Mere Elementary School. She was a graduate of Rayne High School and McNeese...

Dec 5, 2012

ONeal Daniel Tower, 77 of Sulphur passed away on December 5, 2012 in his residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery in Edgerly, LA under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 8, 2012 from...

Dec 4, 2012

Michael David Holladay, 46, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012, in his home.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Michael lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a 1985 graduate of Barbe High School and attended McNeese State University, Nichols State University, and Mississippi College. Michael was a cheerleader at each college and member of TKE fraternity at Nichols State....

Dec 3, 2012

Francis Winston Derby, 89, died Monday, December 3, 2012 in a Jennings hospital.

Born in Gillette, Arkansas to Francis Williams and Lottie Ayers Derby, Mr. Derby attended Landry High School in Lake Charles. He served his country in the U. S. Navy CB's during World War II, stationed in Trinidad. He worked for over thirty years for Olin Chemicals as a...

Dec 3, 2012

Anthony James Jimmy Mallett, 70, of Lake Charles, LA died at 3:45 PM on Monday, December 3, 2012 in a local hospital.

Mr. Mallett was born August 11, 1942 in Hathaway, LA, raised in Sulphur, LA, and lived in Lake Charles for the past fifty years. He worked at R. E. Heidt Construction as a heavy equipment operator for over thirty-five...

Dec 2, 2012

David Daniel LaPorte, 47, of Moss Bluff, LA died at 2:02 PM on Sunday, December 2, 2012 in his residence.

Mr. LaPorte was born October 31, 1965 in Lake Charles and lived most of his adult life in Moss Bluff. He was a 1984 graduate of LaGrange High School and worked ten years for Crowley Maritime, where he worked his way...

Dec 1, 2012

Gwendolyn Ann Doucet Morrison, 69, of Westlake passed away Saturday, December 01, 2012 in a local hospital.

Mrs. Morrison was born in Eunice, LA, raised in Ville Platte and has lived most of her life in Westlake. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Westlake. She took great pride in devoting her life, love and attention to her children,...

Nov 30, 2012

Robert Elting Dubois, 62, of Sulphur, Louisiana died at 1:02 PM Friday, November 30, 2012 in his residence with his loving family at his side.

Mr. Dubois was born on January 4, 1950 to the parents of Margaret and Solomon Dubois. He was a 1968 graduate of Wile E. Groves High School and he also attended the University of Maryland. Mr....

Nov 30, 2012

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for the Reverend James A. Doyle, 83, a senior priest of the Diocese of Lake Charles, at St. Theodore Catholic Church on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM. Father Doyle, a native of New York, died Friday, November 30, 2012 in a local hospital. The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop...

Nov 30, 2012

Brittany Grosse, 21, of Lake Charles, Louisiana died on November 30, 2012 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Brittany was born in Aurora, Colorado on December 6, 1990 and has lived in Lake Charles since June 2010. She was a 2010 graduate of Lakewood High School in Colorado. Brittany was currently working at Big Daddy's Sports Grill as a waitress. She loved all...

Nov 29, 2012

Safe in His arms Forever in Our Hearts

Cruz Allen Clark, infant son, of Cody and Courtney Cruz entered into Heaven Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 10:16 PM.

The life of one we love is never lost. It's influence goes on through all the lives it ever touched. Cruz has brought so much love and joy to his family with his many...

Nov 29, 2012

Nov 28, 2012

Donald Louis Turner, 61 of Sulphur passed away on November 28, 2012 in his residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, LA under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 1, 2012...

Nov 28, 2012

Donald Louis Turner, 61 of Sulphur passed away on November 28, 2012 in his residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, LA under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 1, 2012...