Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jerry Ivins Wilder
Apr 7, 2012
Jerry Ivins Wilder, 72, of Toledo Bend passed away at 1:15 AM Saturday April 7, 2012 in a Lake Charles hospital.
She was born in Bossier City, LA and lived in Lake Charles most of her life prior to moving to Toledo Bend six years ago.Mrs. Wilder devoted her life to her family and friends and will be deeply missed....
Mary Bertha Fontenot
Apr 6, 2012
Mary Bertha Reviere Fontenot, 90, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, April 6, 2012 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Fontenot was born, raised and educated in Church Point, LA and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She enjoyed reading and afternoon coffee with friends. She also loved spoiling and caring for grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a...
Wilson M. Gotreaux
Apr 5, 2012
Wilson Martin Gotreaux, 85, of Lake Charles passed away at 9:40 PM, Thursday, April 5, 2012 in a local care facility.
Mr. Gotreaux was a native of Iota and lived in Lake Charles for over sixty years, moving to the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home three years ago. He was a U. S. Army Veteran and retired from the City of...
Frank F. Trahan, Sr.
Apr 4, 2012
Frank Fester Trahan, Sr., 62, passed away at 12:54 AM on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mr. Trahan was born on the 13th of September 1949 in Lake Charles, LA after graduating from high school in 1969, he started working at the Port of Lake Charles.
In 1979 he moved his family to the Gillis area where he would...
Rose Mae Fruge Mouton
Apr 3, 2012
Rose Mae Fruge Mouton, 83, of Lake Charles died Tuesday, April 03, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Mouton was born in Eunice raised in Lacassine and lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She enjoyed years of bowling on Tournament teams, crafts, bingo, Pokeno and playing cards with her friends. She also enjoyed countless fishing trips with her husband,...
Richard Howard Hohenberger
Apr 3, 2012
Richard Howard Hohenberger, 39 of Sulphur passed away on April 3, 2012. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Gary Evers officiating. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery, Edgerly, under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 10, 2012...
Dena Lynn Moore
Apr 3, 2012
Dena Lynn Palmer Moore, 53, passed away on Tuesday April 3, 2012 at 8:14 pm. She was born in DeRidder, LA, but made her home in Sulphur, LA until passing. She is survived by her three children, Christy Bevers, Jimmy Moore and Shaun Moore, along with five grandchildren, all from Sulphur; her sisters, Sharon Kyle of Portland, OR, Edith Moore...
Charlene Monceaux Carlin
Apr 2, 2012
Charlene Monceaux Carlin, 66, of DeRidder, LA passed away Monday, April 2, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Carlin was born and raised in Crowley, LA, was educated in Crowley and the Winnie, TX area and lived most of her life in the Lake Charles area. She has lived the past eight years in DeRidder with her daughter. She attended Job...
Clarence Morgan Swilley, Jr.
Apr 2, 2012
Clarence Morgan Swilley, Jr. 64, of Lake Charles passed away Monday April 2, 2012 at his son's residence.
He was born in Kirbyville, TX and raised and educated in DeRidder, where he was a graduate of DeRidder High School. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Vietnam War. Clarence worked most of his life in the...
Virgil Edward Leblanc
Apr 1, 2012
Virgil Edward LeBlanc, 91 of Carlyss, passed away on April 1, 2012 in his residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at10 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Carlyss, LA with Father Joe Aquino officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery in Sulphur under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends...
Omie Lou Watkins
Apr 1, 2012
Omie Lou Watkins, 81 of Sulphur passed away on April 1, 2012 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. David Holder officiating. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends...
Maudry Mary Ramsey
Mar 31, 2012
Maudry M. Ramsey, 83 of Sulphur passed away on March 31, 2012. Maudry is survived by her two sons, Kenneth Perrodin and wife, Linda of Hackberry, and Keith Perrodin and wife, Elaine of Curry, AL; two brothers, Clifford Mire and wife Olga of Clear Lake, TX and Pete Mire and wife, Carolyn of Smyrna, TN; two sisters, Venola VanDeventer of...
William Leroy Jackson
Mar 31, 2012
William Leroy Jackson, 67 of Sulphur, passed away on March 31, 2012 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Parkview Baptist Church in Sulphur, LA with Rev. Randall Chesson officiating. Graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. at Wilson Cemetery in Milam, TX. The family will receive friends...
Shelby Sidney Hoffpauir
Mar 30, 2012
Shelby S. Hoffpauir, 76 of Sulphur passed away on March 30, 2012 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Doug Cain officiatong. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss, LA under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive...
Billy Ray Lee
Mar 30, 2012
Billy Ray Lee, 74, of Lake Charles passed away on Friday, March 30, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mr. Lee was a longtime resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of McNeese State University and worked most of his life and retired as a Customs Inspector. Mr. Lee enjoyed raising his dogs and was a licensed gun collector. He was...
Joseph W. Billy Higginbotham
Mar 29, 2012
Joseph Willard "Billy" Higginbotham, 86, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, in a local care facility.
Born in Church Point, Louisiana, to Simon Abner and Beatrice Barousse Higginbotham, Mr. Higginbotham lived most of his life in the Sulphur/Lake Charles area. He served his country during World War II in the U. S. Navy. He was a mechanic for forty-five years, working at...
Ester Dorhauer Earhart
Mar 28, 2012
Esther Ruth Dorhauer Earhart passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
Mrs. Earhart was born in New Orleans on April 5, 1918 and lived in Lake Charles since 2003. A graduate of McMain High School in New Orleans, she earned a degree in Music from Newcomb College. She was owner and operator of Miss Esther's Day School in Metairie, until she...
Darrell Keith Lognion
Mar 28, 2012
Darrell Keith Lognion, 53, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mr. Lognion was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Sowela Technical Institute and worked most of his life as a Machinist in local refineries. He also owned and managed rental properties. Mr. Lognion enjoyed music and playing pool and...
