Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Earleen Busby Jones
Aug 14, 2012
Earleen Busby Jones, 84, of Lake Charles died at 12:24 AM on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Jones was born on December 24, 1927 in Gaytine, LA and lived in the Lake Charles/Ragley area all of her life. She was a member of Moss Bluff United Methodist Church.
Those left to cherish her memory are a son,...
Brenon Philip Damiata
Aug 12, 2012
Brenon Philip Damiata, 52, of Lake Charles died on Sunday, August 12, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mr. Damiata was born on May 14, 1960 in Lake Charles. He was employed with the United States Postal Service for over 20 years.
Those left to cherish his memory is a son, Jeremy Damiata and wife Kasey and twins, Josh and Lauren Damiata all...
Derick Wade Who Dat Burnett
Aug 12, 2012
Derick Wade "Who Dat" Burnett, 37, of Westlake, LA went to meet his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 12, 2012.
Mr. Burnett was born April 1, 1975 in Lake Charles, LA, was a graduate of Westlake High School and attended Sowela Tech for AC and Refrigeration. He was also a member of First United Pentecostal Church of Lake Charles. He...
Mack Lynn Dewitt
Aug 12, 2012
Mac Lynn DeWittt, 55, of Lanagan, Missouri, died on Sunday, August 12, 2012 in a care facility.
Mack was born on June, 14 1957 in Lake Charles, La to John and Martha DeWitt. He loved traveling the country from state to state; finally settling in Lanagan, Missouri with his brother, John Sherman. His passions in life included gardening, fishing, and listening...
Mary Sandra Howard
Aug 10, 2012
Mary "Sandra" Howard, 60, died Friday, August 10, 2012, in a local care facility, surrounded by the love of her family and friends.Born in Gulfport, Mississippi, to Huey Theo and Margaret Elizabeth Harris Howard, Ms. Howard was devoted to her family and friends. She was quick witted and a force of nature who will be remembered as a loving mother...
Keith Wade Dartez
Aug 10, 2012
Keith Wade Dartez, 61, departed this world on Friday, August 10, 2012 as the result of injuries received in a car accident that same day.
Keith was born in Lake Charles on June 27, 1951 to the parents of Norman and Helen (Mosca) Dartez. He lived and worked the majority of his life in Lake Charles, where he worked for Chesson...
Tracy Renee Cooley
Aug 10, 2012
Tracy Renee Cooley, 40, of Lake Charles passed away at 11:05 AM in a local hospital.
Tracy was a native and life long resident of Lake Charles and a graduate of A. M. Barbe High School and Delta Tech, where she earned a degree in CAD. She worked for fifteen years in the computer drafting field, spending the last of her...
Henry Hebert
Aug 9, 2012
Henry Hebert, 55, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012.
Mr. Hebert was born in Abbeville, LA, lived most of his life in Crowley, LA and has lived the past nine years in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Crowley High School. He worked in the Construction Industry having currently been employed with Southside Machine Works. He was...
Marvel L. Sonnier
Aug 9, 2012
Marvel (Vidrine) Sonnier, 75, of Lake Charles died on Thursday, August 9, 2012 in her residence with her loving family at her side.
Mrs. Sonnier was born on October 19, 1936 in Basile, LA and has lived in Lake Charles, LA for most of her life. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She enjoyed spending time with her...
Percy Biagas
Aug 9, 2012
Percy Biagas, 83, was born July 7, 1929 in Lawtell, Louisiana to Ora Jean and Albert Biagas Sr. He entered into eternal life on Thursday, August 9, 2012 in a local hospital.
A resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana he was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, Knights of Peter Claver, Knights of Columbus and choir member at Sacred Heart Catholic...
Cynthia Cindy Rector Stracner
Aug 9, 2012
"God has a new angel for his choir"
Cynthia "Cindy" Rector Stracner, 48, of Moss Bluff entered into Heaven Thursday, August 09, 2012 from a local hospital.
Mrs. Stracner was born in Crossville, TN, raised in Leesville and was a graduate of Leesville High School. She has lived nearly twenty years in Moss Bluff where she worked as an Licensed Insurance Agent...
George Alton Wolfe
Aug 8, 2012
George Alton Wolfe, 78, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012, in a local hospital, with his loving family at his side.
Born to Joseph Alton and Eva Mae Adaway Wolfe, Mr. Wolfe was a lifelong resident of Cameron Parish. Until 1967 he was an offshore tool engineer for Schlumberger for twelve years. He worked for 27 years as a tugboat captain for...
Joel Rasharde Mouton, Jr.
Aug 8, 2012
Joe'l Rasharde Mouton, Jr., infant, born into Heaven, Wednesday August 08, 2012. Although his time on earth was so very brief, he will remain the heart of many, always.
He leaves to cherish his memory, his parents, Joe'l Rasharde Mouton, Sr. and Odelia Joseph Mouton, of Iowa; paternal grandmother, Telena Mouton of Houston; maternal grandmother, Lois Joseph of Iowa; paternal great-grandmother,...
Jack David Shortt
Aug 7, 2012
Jack David Shortt, 77, of Lake Charles, LA died at 8:00 PM on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mr. Shortt was born November 11, 1934 in West Virginia, attended Lake Charles High School and was raised in the Baptist faith. He worked for ten years at KPLC as a camera operator, was a bookkeeper for V.J. Vending, and...
Debra Debbie Lynne Cardinal
Aug 7, 2012
Debra Lynne "Debbie" Johnson Cardinal, 55, of Moss Bluff, LA died at 3:25 AM on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in her residence.
Mrs. Cardinal was born July 10, 1957 in Lake Charles, LA and has lived most of her life in Moss Bluff. She was a 1975 graduate of Sam Houston High School. She worked as a secretary for the Police...
Ruth Bird Walker
Aug 7, 2012
Agnes Ruth Bird Walker, 82, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away in her home on the morning of Tuesday August 7, 2012. Ruth had been in hospice care for nearly a year and suffered with Alzheimer's disease. She was born March 13, 1930 in Marks, LA to Levert Bird and Elizabeth Marioneaux Bird. She had one sister Elizabeth Bird Mooney,...
Sidney Louis Trahan
Aug 7, 2012
Sidney Louis "T-Boy" Trahan, 26, of Lake Charles passed away Tuesday, August 07, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mr. Trahan was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Parkview Baptist High School and worked as Security Guard at many businesses throughout the local area. During his younger years, he enjoyed fishing and football. He also enjoyed cooking,...
Talivaldis Meijers
Aug 6, 2012
Talivaldis "Talis" Meijers, 85, of Lake Charles, LA died at his home on Monday, August 6, 2012.
Born in Rujiena, Latvia, on December 17, 1926 to Mila and Ernests Meijers, he was active in his youth in the Latvian resistance movement against the German and Russian invaders. Forced to leave his country after the Soviet occupation in WW II, he...
Rosalie Marie Royer
Aug 6, 2012
Rosalie Marie Royer, 84, of Lake Charles passed Monday, August 06, 2012 from the comfort of her daughter's home.
Mrs. Royer was born and raised in Lake Charles, lived twenty-two years in Jennings and forty years in Sulphur. She enjoyed embroidering, playing bingo and flower gardening. She and her husband Willis were very involved with V.F.W. Post 8107, both having served...
