Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
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...
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...
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...
Aaron H Stephens
Dec 25, 2011
Aaron H. Stephens, 83, of Lake Charles, died Christmas morning in a Lake Charles Hospital.
Mr. Stephens was born in Hope Villa near Baton Rouge and lived in Baton Rouge until 1951. He attended Woodlawn High School.
In 1951 Mr. Stephens moved to Lake Charles and went to work as a welder and pipefitter at Cities Service and later P.C.I. He retired...
Willard Leroy Boykin, Jr.
Dec 25, 2011
Willard Leroy Boykin, Jr., 70, of Sulphur, LA died at 9:20 AM on Sunday, December 25, 2011 in his residence.
Mr. Boykin was born July 12, 1941 in Holly Ridge, LA and has lived in Sulphur, LA for most of his life. He was a graduate of Sulphur High School and served his country in the U.S. Navy. He retired from...
Dick Stewart Richardson
Dec 24, 2011
Dick Stewart Richardson, 53, passed away on December 24, 2011 in his residence. Dick was a lifelong resident of Sulphur. After graduating from Sulphur High he attended McNeese State University. Dick owned several local businesses and later went to work for WR Grace until retiring in 2006. He was a member of Sulphur United Pentecostal Church. Dick loved the outdoors,...
Darren Kent Langley
Dec 24, 2011
Darren Kent Langley, 50, of Westlake, died Saturday December 24, 2011 at his residence.
He was born December 2, 1961 in Lake Charles to Leo and Geraldine Arnaud Langley and lived in Westlake most of his life. He was of the Catholic faith and worked as a longshoreman at the Port of Lake Charles and was a tree cutter for...
Mary Faye Baker
Dec 23, 2011
Mary Faye Constance Baker was born August 5, 1942 and went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 23, 2011 at the age of 69. Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include her loving husband of 46 years, James Baker of Crowley, two daughters, Veronica Ronnie Fontenot and husband, Kim of Moss Bluff and Katrina...
Rev. Kent Brabham, Sr.
Dec 22, 2011
Kent David Brabham, Sr., 58, of Port Arthur, TX died on Thursday, December 22, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Brabham was born on August 23, 1953 in Port Arthur, TX. He received his Masters Degree in Christian Counseling from Southwest Bible College. He was a pastor for many churches for the past 40 years, most recently being the chaplain of...
Lola M. Carpenter
Dec 22, 2011
Lola Mary Frieu Carpenter, was born July 6, 1938 in Lake Charles and died December 22, in her home where she lived for the past twenty-six years.
A life resident of Lake Charles, Mrs. Carpenter graduated from Lake Charles High School in 1956 and worked as a secretary for Harbor Docking and Towing for many years. She was a member of...
Alton Joseph Schexnider
Dec 22, 2011
The skies parted, the clouds disappeared, and the sunshine came through on that glorious day! A tear of joy was shed by him as he crossed over to the great beyond to meet our Lord and Savior. Alton Joseph Schexnider died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness, December 22, 2011 in a local hospital. The youngest...
Suzette Barton Chandler
Dec 22, 2011
Suzette Barton Chandler
July 29, 1963 - December 22, 2011
Suzette Barton Chandler, age 48, joined her Savior Jesus Christ on December 22, 2011 while at home in Mobile, Alabama, following a lengthy illness.
As a professional fine artist, Suzette's work was a dichotomy of post-impressionist themes and expressionist abstracts. The paintings were unified through an extremely bright palette developed as a...
Samuel Sam Reed Maddox
Dec 22, 2011
Samuel Reed Maddox, Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend to all who knew him, passed away on December 22, 2011, surrounded by his family.
Sam was born on October 14, 1943, and raised in Haynesville, LA. He graduated from Haynesville High School in 1961, where he participated in football and track. At Northwestern State College he was a walk-on football...
Rita Borel Ewing
Dec 21, 2011
Rita Ewing, 88, of Sulphur passed away on December 21, 2011 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 23, 2011 at 3 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Johnny Mounce officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 23, 2011 at Robison Funeral Home Chapel from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. with...
Joyce Richard
Dec 21, 2011
Joyce Gertrude LeBlanc Richard, 78, of Lake Charles, LA died at 9:40 AM on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Richard was born November 27, 1933 in Labadieville, LA and was a graduate of Assumption High School. She attended Spencer Business College in New Orleans and graduated from Louisiana State University School of Journalism in News /...
Karon Dianne Tressitt-Williams
Dec 20, 2011
Karon Tressitt-Williams, 65, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011. She was a native of Lake Charles and a resident of Baton Rouge.
Karon was a graduate of Mcneese State University and post graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University. She retired from office of public health after 27 years of service as director of Oncology. A devoted mother and grandmother, she prided...
Joseph "Frenchy" Fruge
Dec 20, 2011
Joseph Frenchy Fruge, 77, of Sulphur, passed away on December 20, 2011 in his residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Paul Evans officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery in Sulphur. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at the funeral home...
Brandon Duncan
Dec 20, 2011
Brandon Lee Duncan, 32, of Ragley, LA was born August 7, 1979 and departed this life December 20, 2011.
Those left to cherish his loving memories, Kristi Duncan-Lisotta; two children, Brent Duncan and Skyleigh Duncan; step-son, Nicolas Parker; nephews, Astin Koonce and Dylan Duncan, of whom Brandon and Kristi were raising; brother, Randall Duncan; sister, Ashley Duncan; father and step-mother, John...
