Local Obituaries

Jun 25, 2012

Florence Louise Vittorio, 83, of Lake Charles died at 9:13 PM Monday, June 25, 2012 in a local care facility.

Mrs. Vittorio was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on May 8, 1929 to the parents of Elsie and Harry Wagner. She lived in Tallahassee, Florida for over 25 years before moving to Moss Bluff. Mrs. Vittorio was of the Methodist faith. In...

Jun 24, 2012

John E. Savant, Sr., 69, of Moss Bluff died at 2:00 PM Sunday, June 24, 2012 at his residence with his loving family at his side.

Mr. Savant was born in Lake Charles to the parents of Adam and Nellie Savant. He was a life-long resident of the Lake Charles area. He attended Landry Memorial High School. Mr. Savant worked at...

Jun 24, 2012

George Frank Barbier Jr., 84, a World War II disabled Veteran, of Sulphur passed away on June 24, 2012. George was a native of New Orleans and had been in Sulphur since 1948. He attended Jesuit High School in New Orleans where he played football and later graduated from Warren Easton High School. After high school he attended LSU and...

Jun 24, 2012

Shirley Mhire,75, of Grand Chenier died at 12:58 PM on Sunday June 24, 2012 in a local care facility.

Ms. Mhire was born on August 16, 1936 in Creole, Louisiana. Ms. Mhire was known for her Cajun Hospitality. She enjoyed making ceramics, crocheting, gardening , fishing, and playing cards with friends and family. She was a member of St....

Jun 24, 2012

Doris Marie Sims Seago Arabie, 80, of Lake Charles, LA died at 3:02 PM on Sunday, June 24, 2012 in a local hospital.

Our dear sweet mother was born November 22, 1931 in Logansport, LA and was a 1948 graduate of Stanley High School. She has lived in Lake Charles since 1975. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, where...

Jun 24, 2012

Martha Pauline "Polly" Berry Niel, 89, of Lake Charles died peacefully in her home with her family by her side at 11:45 PM Sunday, June 24, 2012.

Polly was born in Florida and reared in Houston, TX, where she graduated from Lamar High School. She also graduated from the University of Southwest Louisiana, where she was in a number of organizations...

Jun 23, 2012

Herbert Eddie Gray, 82, of Lake Charles died at 3:04 PM on Saturday, June 23, 2012 in his residence.

Mr. Gray was born on November 29, 1929 in Alexandria, LA. He retired from Bell South in 1991 after 41 1/2 years of service. Mr. Gray is a life member of the ATT Pioneers.

Eddie enjoyed fly fishing, photography, and traveling.

Those left...

Jun 21, 2012

Marjorie "Margie" Maxine Goff Jeffers, 89, of Lake Charles died Thursday, June 21, 2012 in a local hospital.

Mrs. Jeffers was born and raised in St. Joseph, MO, lived twenty years in Seattle, WA and has lived sixty-seven years in Lake Charles. She was a Den mother for her boys Cub Scout Packs and score keeper and cheerleader for their baseball...

Jun 21, 2012

Nancy Lee Philmon "Cookie" Cookson, 79, of Ragley, LA died at 5:00 PM on Thursday, June 21, 2012 in a local care facility.

Ms. Cookson was born May 31, 1933 in Warren, TX and has lived in Westlake / Lake Charles for sixty years before moving to Ragley a few years ago. She was a 1952 graduate of Marion High School...

Jun 20, 2012

Cleveland "Pop" Junior Harris, 82 of Lake Charles died at 6:30 PM Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in a local hospital.

Mr. Harris was born on April 14, 1930 in Letter Gap, West Virginia to the parents of Esta and Everett Harris. He has been a resident of Lake Charles since 1950. Mr. Harris was a graduate of Lake Chares High School....

Jun 19, 2012

Elaine Cortez Schneider, 88, of Lake Charles died at 11:35 PM on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 in a local hospital.

Mrs. Schneider was born on March 30, 1924 in Sikes, LA and had lived in Lake Charles since 1941. She was a graduate of Sikes High School and also received a degree in cosmetology. Mrs. Schneider began her career as a...

Jun 18, 2012

Elden A. Brunet, 96, passed away at his residence on Monday, June 18, 2012.

He was born in Basile, LA on March 15, 1916 to Adam and Odile Brunet. He graduated from Basile High School in 1932, attended Louisiana College, and received a BS degree in Education. He began his teaching career at Basile High in 1936. He received his Master's...

Jun 18, 2012

Bessie Louise Marks Woods, 85, of Lake Charles, LA died at 8:50 AM on Monday, June 18, 2012.

Mrs. Woods was born February 7, 1927 in Arnaudville, LA and was a graduate of Arnaudville High School and Cosmetology School in New Orleans. She also worked as a clerk at City Hall in Lafayette, LA. She has lived in Lake Charles for...

Jun 18, 2012

Jerry Lee Manuel, 68 of Sulphur passed away on June 18, 2012. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Shirley officiating. Burial will be held at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June...

Jun 18, 2012

Peggy Lee Muckelrath Whitley went home to be with our Lord and Savior at the age of 83 on June 18, 2012 at her residence.

She was born on February 2, 1929 in El Dorado, AR and was a resident of Moss Bluff, LA. Peggy and her late husband Edward Carl Whitley were blessed to have enjoyed 52 wonderful years of...

Jun 16, 2012

Beth Alayne Nelson, 64, of Lake Charles died at 7:00 PM Saturday, June 16, 2012 in her residence.

Mrs. Nelson was born in Springfield, Illinois and has lived in Lake Charles since 1985. She was a 1966 graduate of Fritshams High School and was also a graduate of Burns University in Springfield where she graduated in nursing. She worked in Lake...

Jun 15, 2012

Clint Odibert Simmons, 75, of Carlyss died on Friday, June 15, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 10:00 am at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Russell Beard officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklin Spring Cemetery, Oberlin, LA. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 17, 2012 from noon-9:00 pm at...

Jun 15, 2012

Diego Luis Ramos, 34, of Sulphur, LA died at 8:39 AM on Friday, June 15, 2012 in his residence.

Diego was born July 2, 1977 in Homestead, FL and has lived in Sulphur, LA for the past seven years. He worked as a laborer and supervisor in the various industries in the area. He was a gamer and outdoorsman and enjoyed...

Jun 15, 2012

Sherburne Joseph "S.J." Gomez, Jr., 62, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, June 15, 2012 in Houston, TX.

Mr. Gomez was a native of Bogalusa, LA and lived over forty years in Lake Charles. He retired Shift Supervisor after thirty years of service with PPG Industries. Following his retirement, he became the owner of Gomez Media/Video Productions. He shared his creative...

Jun 15, 2012