Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Kathryn Tenney Devall
Nov 28, 2012
Kathryn Kathy Tenney Devall, 57, of Hackberry, Louisiana, passed away on November 28, 2012 with her family by her side.
She was born on November 9, 1955 to Helen and Kenneth Clyde Tenney. She was a graduate of Sulphur High School, and studied accounting at McNeese State University. Her interests included family, painting, quilting, sewing, gardening, and travel. She was a...
Scott Lindsay Turner
Nov 28, 2012
Scott Lindsay Turner, 51, passed away on November 28, 2012. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 2, 2012, at 4 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 301 Center Circle in Sulphur, LA, with Pastors Erich and Leslie Mansell officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 2, 2012, from 2 p.m. until time of the service. Scott...
Ada Patricia Pat Trahan
Nov 27, 2012
Pat Trahan, 62, of Lake Charles, died at 6:18 AM Tuesday, November 27, 2012 surrounded by her loving family in her residence after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mrs. Trahan was born in Eunice, Louisiana and has lived in Lake Charles for the past 30 years. She was a member of our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. She loved her...
Wanda Lee Holaday Cole
Nov 26, 2012
Wanda Lee Holaday Cole, 63, of Sulphur, LA passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Cole was born in Terre Haute, IN, raised and educated in Lake Charles and has lived the past forty years in Sulphur. She attended LaGrange High School. During her younger years, she enjoyed pottery and ceramics classes. She also enjoyed...
Katy Lou Hicks Donaldson
Nov 26, 2012
Katy Lou Hicks Donaldson, 89, died Monday, November 26, 2012, in a local care facility.
Born on September 29, 1923 in Woodville, Texas to Jackson Chester Hicks and Martha Kathryn Mattie Coward Hicks, Mrs. Donaldson was a graduate of Spurger High School in Spurger, Texas. After graduation, she talked her parents into letting her move to Houston, Texas and was chaperoned...
Tommy Ray Hoeflicker
Nov 25, 2012
Funeral services for Tommy Ray Hoeflicker, 77, of Sulphur, will be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm at Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Mimosa Pines Cemetery, Carlyss. Visitation will begin on Monday, November 26, 2012 at Robison Funeral Home from 4:00 pm " 9:00 pm with a Rosary at 6:30 on Monday. Visitation will...
Captain Walter Wise Miller
Nov 24, 2012
Captain Walter Wise Miller, of Little Chenier died Saturday, November 24, 2012 in a local care facility.
Mr. Miller was born April 13, 1936 in Monroe, Louisiana to Rex and Garnet Raney. He was a man of many talents; he thoroughly enjoyed learning, reading, and visiting. Captain Miller graduated from Lagrange Senior High in 1955, he later earned his Bachelor's Degree...
Albert Wilrye
Nov 22, 2012
Beloved let us love one another; for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 1 John 4:7
On Thursday, November 22, 2012, God dispatched an angel from heaven to escort Albert Al Wilrye from a local hospital to his new home in heaven.
Albert Al was born on August 9, 1956, to the late...
Russell Douglas Warner, Jr.
Nov 22, 2012
Russell Douglas Warner, Jr., 72, of Lake Charles died at 10:10 PM on Thursday, November 22, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mr. Warner was born on August 7, 1940 in Summit, NJ. In his earlier years, he coached little league baseball. Mr. Warner had a love for flying and was a pilot. He managed the Deridder Airport in the 1960's. Following...
Thomas Eugene Bellard
Nov 22, 2012
Thomas Tom Eugene Bellard, 58, Died Thursday November 22, 2012, in his Vinton home. Tom lived in Lake Charles since 1990, was a native of Vinton, LA.
Tom attended Living Way Pentecostal Church, and walked in faith until his death. He was a Boiler Maker out of the Orange Local for years. He worked for PPG Industries as a...
William Harvey Fletcher
Nov 22, 2012
William Harvey Fletcher, 80, of Lake Charles died at 4:33 AM on Thursday, November 22, 2012 in his residence.
Mr. Fletcher was born on October 16, 1932 in Lake Charles, LA where he lived all of his life. He was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and served our country in the U.S. Navy. Following his military service, he attended...
Hollie Peavy Hp Smith
Nov 22, 2012
Hollie Peavy Smith, Sr., 88, of Lake Charles, died Thursday November 22, 2012 at his residence.
Hollie was born in Lufkin, Texas to William Hollie and Gladys Peavy Smith. He proudly served our country during World War II in the United States Marines in the Pacific Theater and retired from CITGO as a safety supervisor. A master woodworker, Hollie filled...
Ellen Mam Ma Blanchette
Nov 21, 2012
Ellen Savant Blanchette, 90, of Lake Charles, died Wednesday November 21, 2012 at a local care center after an extended illness.
Mam Ma was born in Kinder, LA to Amadie and Artemise Nugent Savant. She was a homemaker and a faithful member of the Apostolic Temple of United Pentecostal Church for many years. Mrs. Blanchette was a babysitter for many...
Early Ramoin
Nov 21, 2012
Early Ramoin August 23, 1923November 21, 2012. Early, a real Cajun man, was born in Mowata (Branch), Louisiana to Homer and Eve (Lejeune) Ramoin. He was raised by his parents and his grandfather, Victor Ramoin, who lived in their home and was a close companion to Early through his young years. Early loved to tell the stories his grandfather passed...
Wilbur Biven
Nov 20, 2012
Wilbur Biven, 93, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:50 PM in his residence, surrounded by his family.
He was born October 9, 1919 in Anacoco, Louisiana to Thomas and Pansy Biven. Mr. Biven was known for his ability to fix anything and was often called Mr. Fix- It. He enjoyed gardening and collecting clocks. He was a faithful member of...
Ruby Marie Guidry Ramoin
Nov 20, 2012
Ruby Marie (Guidry) Ramoin December 31, 1924November 20, 2012. Ruby was born in Church Point, Louisiana to Louis and Lucille (Richard) Guidry and was the youngest of three siblings. She was preceded in death by her sister, Iris, and brother Curley. Ruby married her high school sweetheart, Early Ramoin on November 15, 1943 while on military furlough. Ruby and Early...
Orville George Alexander, Jr.
Nov 20, 2012
Orville George Alexander, Jr., 64, of Lake Charles, died Tuesday November 20, 2012 at his residence.
Orville was born in Opelousas, Louisiana to Orville George Alexander, Sr. ad Odeal Bazar Alexander. He was an interior designer, having worked with prestigious clients, manufacturers, dealers and designers for nearly twenty years. He studied Oriental and European antique buying
Those left to honor...
Orville George Alexander, Jr.
Nov 20, 2012
Orville George Alexander, Jr., 64, of Lake Charles, died Tuesday November 20, 2012 at his residence.
Orville was born in Opelousas, Louisiana to Orville George Alexander, Sr. ad Odeal Bazar Alexander. He was an interior designer, having worked with prestigious clients, manufacturers, dealers and designers for nearly twenty years. He studied Oriental and European antique buying
Those left to honor...
Goldie Hanks
Nov 19, 2012
Goldie Hanks, the former Goldie Menard, 68, of Lake Charles died at 1:45 PM on Monday, November 19, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Hanks was a native of Carencro and had been a resident of Lake Charles for most of her life.
Survivors include: her husband, Emery Hanks; six children, Ludray Hanks, Rod Hanks and his wife Donna, Sharon Breedlove...
John H. Taylor
Nov 18, 2012
John H. Taylor, 57, of Lake Charles died at 9:00 AM on Sunday, November 18, 2012 in a local care facility.
Mr. Taylor was born on April 23, 1955 in Lake Charles, LA. He was a graduate of Iowa High School. Mr. Taylor retired from Sasol North America as an operator. He attended Memorial Baptist Church.
He enjoyed the outdoors, including camping,...
