Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lois Demeritt
Jan 1, 2012
Lois Demeritt, 87, of Lake Charles died on January 1, 2012 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Demeritt was born on November 26, 1924 in Lake Charles where she was a life time resident. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
She will be missed dearly by those who loved her. Survivors include a daughter, Wannadean "Teedee" Hughes and husband Charles of...
Roberto Lamar Dillon Mighty
Dec 31, 2011
"Lamar" Roberto Dillon Mighty, 24, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:24 PM on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at a local hospital.
Roberto was born March 15, 1987 in Jamaica and has lived in Lake Charles for almost six years. He was a graduate of St. Mary High School in Jamaica and was a student at Sowela Technical School. While living...
Wanda Jones Matte
Dec 31, 2011
Wanda Jones Matte, 74, of Lake Charles passed away December 31, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Matte was a native of Rosepine, LA and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a member of Apostolic Temple. Mrs. Matte will be most remembered for her love and devotion to her husband, her children and grandchildren.
She leaves to...
Daryl Zachary Khoury
Dec 31, 2011
Daryl Zachary Khoury age 57 passed away December 31, 2011. He was born in Lake Charles, August 12, 1954 to Laura Launey Khoury Davidson Isaac Z. Khoury. He graduated from Lake Charles High School in 1972 and received his BA from McNeese. He was a life long member of Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd.
Daryl was most recently employed...
Dustin Wayne Douget
Dec 31, 2011
Dustin Wayne Douget, 25, of Lake Charles passed away, Saturday, December 31, 2011 in a local hospital.
Dustin was a native and life resident of Lake Charles.
Survivors include his parents, Randel and Charlene (Johnson) Douget; two sisters, Kimberly and Traci Douget; four nephews, Brandon, Chase, Cameron, and Tyler; two nieces, Allison and Kaylee and numerous other family members and friends. He...
David Arlan Gilley
Dec 30, 2011
"I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever"
David Arlan Gilley, 48, of Ragley, LA met his savior surrounded by his family and friends at 5:30 PM on Friday, December 30, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Gilley was born June 7, 1963 in Lake Charles, LA and has lived in the Lake Charles / Moss Bluff area most of...
Audrey Woodward Muehl
Dec 30, 2011
Audrey Woodward Muehl, 97, of Lake Charles passed away peacefully, Friday December 30, 2011.
Ms. Muehl was a native of Deal Kent England, having moved to Lake Charles in 1945. She retired from the Calcasieu Parish Main Library after many years of service.
She leaves to cherish her memory, nephew, Chris Reaburn of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire England; niece, Jan Childress of Orange,...
Marjorie Hollis Baggett
Dec 30, 2011
Marjorie Hollis Baggett, 83, of Crowley, LA died at 9:00 PM on Friday, December 30, 2011 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Baggett was born February 8, 1928 in Pumpkin Center, LA and lived in Lake Charles for sixty-one years before moving to Crowley. She was a 1945 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and worked her way up at Premier...
Merlene Odom Nicholas
Dec 30, 2011
Merlene Odom Nicholas, 74, of Lake Charles, LA died at 1:53 PM on Friday, December 30, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Nicholas is survived by her husband of fifty-four years, Joseph Carl Nicholas; daughters, Patricia Tarbell and husband Tim of Austin, TX and Carol "Callie" Colson of Lake Charles; brothers, James Odom, Homer Odom, Omer Odom, and Richard Odom, all...
Lloyd J. St. Clergy
Dec 29, 2011
Lloyd J. St. Clergy, 83, of Lake Charles died Thursday, December 29, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. St. Clergy served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He worked nearly fifteen years as a Printer for Port Printing followed by over twenty years of service as a Clerk with the US Postal Service. He was a "social butterfly",...
Louise Mary Bertrand
Dec 29, 2011
Louise Mary (Parker) Bertrand, 97, of Lake Charles passed away peacefully, with a smile on her face and a prayer on her lips, in her daughter's residence, Thursday, December 29, 2011.
She was a native and Lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a graduate of Central School and Lake Charles High School. Prior to her marriage Mrs. Bertrand worked at Mullers...
Donald Clarence Pettypool
Dec 29, 2011
Donald Clarence Pettypool, 51, of Sulphur passed away, Thursday, December 29, 2011 in his residence.
His funeral will be at 12:00 PM, Monday, January 2, 2012 in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Wayne Dartez will officiate. Burial will be in Bigwoods Cemetery in Edgerly.
Ines Mae Marshall
Dec 29, 2011
Mrs. Ines Mae Marshall, 89, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011. Born August 21, 1922 in Midland to Drozan Breaux and Ada LeJeune Breaux.
Mrs. Marshall traveled the US and abroad following her husband's military career, spending time in Fort Monmouth, NJ, Fort Bliss, TX, Utah, Germany, and France. After his retirement from the military, they lived in Houston, New...
Billy James Landry
Dec 28, 2011
Billy James Landry, 61, of Lake Charles passed away on December 28, 2011. There will be a memorial service on Friday, December 30, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. David Holder officiating. Billy was a native of Gueydan and a longtime resident of Lake Charles, He worked in the restaurant business for many years. Billy...
Daniel Roberts
Dec 28, 2011
Daniel E. Roberts, 69, of Sulphur died on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in his residence.
Mr. Roberts was born on August 22, 1942 in Lake Charles. He lived in the Lake Charles/ Moss Bluff area until moving to Sulphur 7 years ago. Mr. Roberts was a graduate of Marion High School. He was a truck driver most of his life and...
Bertina Rita Nelson
Dec 27, 2011
She was born in New Iberia, La, to Louis Sterling and Anne Suzette Barras Orsot. She married Joseph Vinton Nelson in New Iberia and moved to Lake Charles to raise her family. She was a former member of Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. In 1977 she moved in St Henry Catholic Church Parish where she became...
Joseph W. Crookshank, Jr., M.D.
Dec 27, 2011
Joseph William Crookshank, Jr., M.D., 65, of Lake Charles died at 11:15 AM Tuesday, December 27, in a Lake Charles Hospital.
Dr. Crookshank, one of five generations of physicians, was born in New Orleans and lived in Lake Charles most of his life. He graduated from Lake Charles High School and received his Bachelor's in Accounting and Biology at McNeese before...
John Dudley Duhon
Dec 27, 2011
John Dudley Duhon, 79, of Lake Charles, LA died on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 in his residence.
Mr. Duhon was born December 12, 1932 in Oberlin, LA and has lived in Lake Charles for almost sixty years. He served his country in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Duhon worked at Olin Corp for thirty-seven years, retiring in...
M L Rushing
Dec 27, 2011
M.L. Rushing, 85, of Sulphur passed away on December 27, 2011 in his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2011at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Lamar Huffman officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery in Brewtons Mill, LA. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 30, 2011 from 4-9 p.m. at...
Joyce Houston Toney
Dec 26, 2011
Joyce Houston Toney, a native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles, died Monday, December 26, 2011 at the age of 85, at the Cottage at Broadmoor in Baton Rouge, after a several-months stay in that city.
Mrs. Toney was born August 16, 1926 in Lake Charles, La to Benjamin Lee and Katie Houston. A 1946 physics graduate of LSU, Mrs. Toney...
