Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Gary Lynn Chiasson
Aug 4, 2012
Gary Lynn Chiasson, 51of Sulphur passed away on August, 4, 2012 in Beaumont, TX. Gary was a native and lifelong resident of Sulphur. He served his country in the US Navy aboard the USS Nimitz during the Iranian Crisis. Gary enjoyed hunting, fishing and cooking. Gary is survived by his three sisters, Pamela East and husband, Leroy of Sulphur, Denise...
Delores Ann Miller
Aug 3, 2012
Delores Ann Miller, 58, of Lake Charles died at 2:05 PM on Friday, August 3, 2012 in her residence.
Mrs. Miller was born on January 1, 1954 in Lake Charles, LA where she spent all of her life.
Those left to cherish her memory are a son, Robert J. Ezell of Lake Charles; a daughter, Brandy Butts of Houston; two granddaughters, Madison...
Roberta Mary Bouquet Joslin
Aug 2, 2012
Roberta Mary Bouquet Joslin, 85, of Lake Charles died at 6:50 PM on Thursday, August 2, 2012 in her residence.
Mrs. Joslin was born on September 1, 1926 in Lake Charles, LA and was a graduate of LaGrange High School. As a teenager, she worked at St. Patrick's Hospital and also The Delta Theater as a ticket clerk. In her...
Anne Kelman Sicks
Aug 1, 2012
Anne Kelman Sicks, 92, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012 in her home. Born in Mount Hope, New Jersey on December 13, 1919, she lived in California and Texas before moving to Lake Charles with her husband, Ralph in 1955. For 25 years she assisted him in the day-to-day operations at Kayouche Coulee Golf Course where he was the golf...
Ira Richard Richardson, Sr.
Jul 31, 2012
Ira Richard Richardson, Sr., 80, of Lake Charles passed away on Tuesday, 31 July 2012, during an afternoon nap at the VA War Veterans Home in Jennings, LA. God was merciful. He was a great man of love, grace and faith.
Richard was born in Lake Charles LA on 22 January 1932. After graduating LaGrange High School in 1951, he was...
Charlene Gail Lanier
Jul 30, 2012
Charlene Gail Lanier, 65, died on July 30, 2012 at a care facility in Southaven, MS.
Ms. Lanier was born March 31, 1947 in Lake Charles, LA, where she lived most of her life. She was a 1965 graduate of LaGrange High School and graduated with her Bachelors' degree from McNeese State University. She worked for the Calcasieu Parish School Board,...
Allan Claude House
Jul 28, 2012
Allan Claude House, loving husband and devoted friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on July 28, 2012.
Allan, 57, was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he attended Fourth Ward Elementary School. He graduated from Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Georgia in 1972. Allan next attended LSU, where he studied architecture. Between semesters he worked in Lake...
Peggy Louise Tupper
Jul 28, 2012
Peggy Louise Robinson Tupper, 80, was called home after her battle with cancer on July 28, 2012. She passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was met at the gates by her family that preceded her in death: her husband Warren TeeToo Tupper, her Mother and Father, Armonte and Pill Robinson, and many grandparents,...
Raymona Lisa Rayme Gilmore
Jul 28, 2012
Raymona Lisa "Rayme" Gilmore, 38, of Lake Charles died at 12:00 AM on Saturday, July 28, 2012 in her residence.
Rayme was born on January 9, 1974 in Lake Charles where she lived most of her life. She was a graduate of Hackberry High School. Rayme was employed at Bernard's Towing and Recovery and attended Livingway Pentecostal Church.
She was a loving...
Murrel Orn Koonce, Sr.
Jul 28, 2012
Murrel Orn Koonce, Sr., 84, of Sulphur, passed away on July 28, 2012. A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 3, 2012 at 10:30 am at Roselawn Cemetery, Sulphur. Murrell was a native and longtime Sulphur resident. After high school he served his country in the US Army where he was in the Korean War. He also worked...
Virginia Larocca
Jul 28, 2012
Virginia L. LaRocca, 79, of Lake Charles died on Saturday, July 28, 2012 in a local care facility with her loving family at her side.
Mrs. LaRocca was born on September 28, 1932 to the parents of Edward and Edith Manuel in Lake Charles.
She is preceded in death by her husband Charles J. LaRocca, Jr., her parents, and seven siblings....
Jennifer Marie Keene
Jul 28, 2012
Jennifer Marie Keene, 25, of Lake Charles, LA went to be with Angels on
July 28, 2012.
Jennifer is survived by her loving mother, Pannee "Bonnie" Madith Keene, her brother, Terry Thompson and his son Ian Michael of Lafayette, LA, her sister Judy Thompson Norwood, and her husband Stephen and their children Russell and Ryan, her Uncles Long Madith, his wife Nong,...
Albert Joseph A.J. Blanchette
Jul 26, 2012
Albert J. Blanchette, 78, of Lake Charles, died on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 11:30 PM in a local hospital.
A.J. was born on February 24, 1934 to the parents of Theodore and Cleona Blanchette in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He attended Lake Charles High School. Mr. Blanchette served in the United States Army. He worked for the Lake Charles Fire Department...
Donald Rodney Pud Verret
Jul 26, 2012
Donald Rodney "Pud" Verret, 81, was called home while surrounded by family and friends, Thursday, July 26, 2012.
Mr. Verret was born in Bayou Chene, LA on August 28, 1931 and at the age of five moved to Centerville, LA. In 1961, he and his wife made Lake Charles their home until called home by their Lord and Savior. He served...
Mary Jackie Bryant Mancuso
Jul 25, 2012
Mary "Jackie" Bryant Mancuso, 75, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in a local assisted living facility.
Mrs. Mancuso was born in Pine Bluff, AR and has lived fifty-five years in Lake Charles. She retired following forty-two years of service as a Clerk in the shipping department for Olin Petrochemical. She was a devout Catholic and a member...
Melba Jean Logue
Jul 22, 2012
Melba Jean Logue, 85 of Sulphur passed away on July 22, 2012 in a local care center. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss, LA under the direction of Robison Funeral Home with Deacon Johnny Mounce officiating. Melba was native of Raceland, LA and a long-time Sulphur...
Jase Warren Hicks
Jul 22, 2012
Jase Warren Hicks, 18 day old infant of John and Tabitha Lanthier Hicks of Westlake, LA, died on Sunday, July 22, 2012 after a brief illness in his residence.
Jase was born July 4, 2012. Survivors other than his parents include, maternal grandparents, Greg and Melanie Lanthier of Westlake; paternal grandparents, David and Linda Hicks of Westlake; maternal great-grandparents, Kenneth and...
Jennie Bell Vidrine Manuel
Jul 22, 2012
Jennie Bell Vidrine Manuel, 83, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Manuel was born in Mamou, LA and has lived 67 years in Lake Charles. She worked her younger years as a Mary Kay Consultant, continuing throughout her life to always present herself as a lady. She also worked nearly thirty years,...
Kathryn Williams Katy Mitchem
Jul 21, 2012
Kathryn (Katy) Williams Mitchem moved to her heavenly home on Saturday, July 21, 2012 after battling ovarian cancer. She went peacefully to be with the Lord Jesus after living a life of love and grace. Katy's life is an example of a Proverbs 31 woman, gracious to family, friends and strangers. She would not say an unkind word about anyone...
Lois Elaine Gregory
Jul 20, 2012
Mrs. Lois Elaine Gregory, 83 of Sulphur passed away on July 20, 2012 in a local hospital in Sulphur, LA. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Sulphur with Dr. David Holder officiating. A graveside service will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3p.m.in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Hill,...
