Local Obituaries

Mar 20, 2012

Joseph Joey Mitchell, 48 of Sulphur, LA passed away on March 20, 2012. There will be a graveside service on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, LA. Joey was born in El Paso, TX and a longtime Sulphur area resident. He loved to listen to music, watch movies and dance. Joey is survived...

Mar 20, 2012

Joseph Webster Pilkerton Jr., 79, of Lake Charles entered eternal rest at 6:10 AM Tuesday, March 20, 2012 in a local hospital.

Mr. Pilkerton was born in Washington, D.C. to the parents of Joseph and Olive Pilkerton on February 13, 1933. He was a 1951 graduate of Anacostia High School. After High School he joined the United States Air Force to...

Mar 20, 2012

Shirley Ginbey Hoffpauir, 81, of Lake Charles, LA died at 2:07 PM on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Rapides Medical Center in Alexandria, LA

Mrs. Hoffpauir was born June 28, 1930 in Garnett, KS and was a graduate of Sulphur High School. She also graduated from SOWELA Technical College with her degree in bookkeeping. She started her career at Ed Taussig...

Mar 19, 2012

Jerry C. Hillebrandt, 82, of Lake Charles, LA died at 10:30 PM on Monday, March 19, 2012.

Mr. Hillebrandt was born October 21, 1929 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was a lifelong resident. He worked at Barbe High School and SOWELA TECH as a Mechanics Instructor. He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church and a...

Mar 18, 2012

Judith Foulk Polansky

Judith Belle Foulk Polansky, 54, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012 in her home.

Mrs. Polansky was born in Bowling Green, OH, raised in many areas of the United States and overseas during her father's military career, and has lived 25 years in Lake Charles. Having attained a cum laude BA degree in English, she was...

Mar 18, 2012

Theodore Russell James "Ted" Blanchette, 83, of Sulphur, LA died at 3:25 AM on Sunday, March 18, 2012.

Mr. Blanchette was born January 13, 1929 in Orange, TX. He served his country for 1 1/2 years in the U.S. Navy during World War II, where he was part of the U.S. Navy boxing team. He retired in 1984 from the Lake...

Mar 18, 2012

Charles Richard "Duke" Duplechain, 70, died Sunday, March 18, 2012, in a local hospital.

Born in Oberlin, Louisiana to Cammie and Mary Lois Carrier Duplechain, Duke attended school in Kinder and then joined the U. S. Army. He took great pride in serving his country for 21 years, retiring as 1st Sgt. Major in 1981. He received the National Defense Service...

Mar 18, 2012

Lt. Joel A. Bolton entered into God's Heavenly Eternal Kingdom, in the presence of his wife and four year old daughter, unexpectedly and peacefully on Sunday morning at 6:00 am, March 18, 2012 at their home in the Washington DC Metro area. Lt. Bolton was born on August 24, 1954 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Ruth and Thomas W. Bolton. Joel...

Mar 18, 2012

Lt. Joel A. Bolton entered into God's Heavenly Eternal Kingdom, in the presence of his wife and four year old daughter, unexpectedly and peacefully on Sunday morning at 6:00 am, March 18, 2012 at their home in the Washington DC Metro area. Lt. Bolton was born on August 24, 1954 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Ruth and Thomas W. Bolton. Joel...

Mar 18, 2012

Lt. Joel A. Bolton entered into God's Heavenly Eternal Kingdom, in the presence of his wife and four year old daughter, unexpectedly and peacefully on Sunday morning at 6:00 am, March 18, 2012 at their home in the Washington DC Metro area. Lt. Bolton was born on August 24, 1954 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Ruth and Thomas W. Bolton. Joel...

Mar 17, 2012

Margaret Young Thibodeaux, 93, of Lake Charles, LA died on Saturday, March 17, 2012 in a local care facility.

Mrs. Thibodeaux loved her church and enjoyed dancing in her younger years and cooking for her family. She adored her grandchildren and always maintained a great sense of humor.

Mrs. Thibodeaux is survived by her sons, Claby Mere, Jr. and wife Julia of...

Mar 15, 2012

The life of Mary Rena Fontenot DeRouen, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, came to an end at the age of 93 on Thursday, March 15, 2012. She was a native of Branch, Louisiana, grew up in the Fenton and Eunice areas, and lived most of her life in Lake Charles until 2000, when she moved to The...

Mar 15, 2012

Leonard Dean Large, 85, of Lake Charles died at 11:45 AM Thursday, March 15, 2012 in a local care facility with his loving family at his side.

Mr. Large was born in Rising Star, TX to the parents of Jewel and Dewey Large. He has lived in Lake Charles since 2005. Leonard worked as a Mechanic in the oilfield industry for...

Mar 14, 2012

Henry Charles Bacarisse Jr., 76 of Sulphur passed away on March 14, 2012 in his residence. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March17, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Boulevard Church of Christ located on 2801Enterprise Blvd. in Lake Charles, La.

Mar 13, 2012

Mar 12, 2012

William "Billy" Roy Carroll, 87, of Lake Charles, LA died at 4:45 AM on Monday, March 12, 2012 in his residence.

Grandpa as he was known, is survived by his wife of sixty-nine years, Elizabeth Fennessey Carroll of Moss Bluff; daughters, Sharon Ann Mulgrew and husband Roy of Ethel, LA and Linda Jean Shadeck and husband Willie of Tucson, AZ; grandchildren,...

Mar 12, 2012

Atlas James Johnson, 82, of Lake Charles was born to Murphy Johnson and Eve Miller in Basile, LA on January 13, 1930 and left this world to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 12, 2012 after a courageous battle with numerous medical conditions finally succumbing to acute kidney failure.

He served in the Navy as an...

Mar 11, 2012

Mar 10, 2012

Mar 10, 2012

Judith "Judy" Lunn Stewart, 75, of Lake Charles entered into eternal rest Saturday, March 10, 2012.

Mrs. Stewart was born in Georgia, raised and lived fifty years in Tallahassee and Jacksonville, FL, and has lived the past twenty five years in Lake Charles. She was graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor's degree in Etymology and working many years for...