Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Betty Ann Concienne Verret
Oct 15, 2011
Betty Ann Concienne Verret, 77, was called home on Saturday, October 15, 2011.
Mrs. Verret was born in Patterson, Louisiana on March 18, 1934 and moved to Centerville, LA at the age of 3. She then moved to Lake Charles in 1960. She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church where she belonged to the Catholic Daughters.
She loved to spoil...
Glenn Matthew Abshire
Oct 15, 2011
Glenn Matthew Abshire, 80, of Sulphur, La passed away on October 15, 2011 in a local hospital. He was a native and lifelong resident of Sulphur. After high school he served his country on the U S Army. He was awarded the Purple Heart during the Korean War. After returning to Sulphur, he went to work for Fuller Austin Insulation....
Judie Joseph J.J Guillory, Sr.
Oct 14, 2011
Judie Joseph Guillory, Sr., 92 years old, of Lake Charles, died peacefully in his home on October 14, 2011.
Mr. Guillory was born January 1, 1919, in Oberlin, LA, and resided 70 plus years in Lake Charles where he was the owner and manager of Southern Furniture Company for 46 years. He was an active member of his community having served...
Harold "Buzzy" Edward Moss
Oct 12, 2011
Harold Buzzy Edward Moss, 66, passed at 3:00p.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, La after a three month illness. Harold Moss was born August 22, 1945 in Sulphur, La to the late Arthur and Ida Moss. He was a welder by trade and a biker by heart. He leaves behind to cherish his...
David Clark Guthrie
Oct 12, 2011
David Clark Guthrie, 74, of Cameron died at 10:25 PM on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at his residence.
Mr. Guthrie was born on September 3, 1937 in Morehead, NC and lived most of his life in Cameron until recently moving to Kinder. He served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Guthrie was a retired menhaden boat captain in Cameron before opening and...
Darrell Wayne Ellender
Oct 11, 2011
Darrell Wayne Ellender, 57, of Lake Charles, passed away, Tuesday morning, at his residence.
Mr. Ellender was a native and life resident of Lake Charles and a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School. He attended McNeese State University for a short time before going to work for Bell South. He retired from ATT as a cable splicer after thirty-three years of...
Travis Weston Batchelor
Oct 11, 2011
Travis Weston "Tab" Batchelor, 85, of Lake Charles went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 in his son's residence in LeBleu Settlement.
Mr. Batchelor was born on February 28, 1926 in Haleyville, AL. He fought in the Philippine Theatre during World War II, receiving decorations for his valiant service there. Mr. Batchelor worked at Cities Service Oil...
William Robert Brady
Oct 10, 2011
William Robert "Bill" Brady, 88, of Moss Bluff, died at 3:00 PM Monday October 10, 2011 at his residence.
Mr. Brady was a native of Cameron, New York and lived in Moss Bluff for the past 42 years. He joined the Army Air Corps. On December 8, 1941 and transferred to the U.S. Air Force where he served as a...
Doris James Matte
Oct 10, 2011
Mr. Doris James Matte passed away Monday, October 10, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was born to Joseph and Iris Matte April 20, 1937, and was a resident of Lake Charles. Doris retired from Greater Lake Charles Water Company after serving 45 years of service. He played the accordion with his band called The Lake Charles Ramblers. At the...
Anna Ledoux Johnson
Oct 9, 2011
Anna LeDoux Johnson died peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee on October 9, 2011 at The HealthCare Center at West Meade Place.
Anna was preceded in death by her parents, Noah J. LeDoux and Alice Blanchard LeDoux, and by her husband, Milton Johnson.
She is survived by her son, Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson and her daughter-in-law, Mary Jo Freeman Johnson, of Nashville,...
William Bill Albert Ford
Oct 9, 2011
William Albert "Bill" Ford (Paw Paw Bill), 91, of Lake Charles passed away on Sunday October 9, 2011 at a local hospital.
Bill was born in San Bernadino, California, on June 20, 1920, to Leo and Mildred White Ford. The family moved to northern Oklahoma when Bill was two years old. He graduated from Cherokee High School in Cherokee, OK, in...
Myrtle Thomas Bertrand
Oct 9, 2011
Myrtle Henrietta Bertrand, 71, of Lake Charles, LA entered into rest, Sunday October 9, 2011 from a local hospital.
Mrs. Bertrand was born February 25, 1940 in Beaumont, TX and lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Marion High School, where she served on the Homecoming Court, and attended McNeese State University. She enjoyed spending...
Loretta Broussard Glasco
Oct 8, 2011
Loretta Marie Broussard Glasco, 76, of Lake Charles, LA died on Saturday, October 8, 2011 in her residence.
Born July 19, 1935 in Lacassine, LA, Mrs. Glasco was a 1953 graduate of Lacassine High School and has lived most of her adult life in Lake Charles. She retired from the Lake Charles Water Company, after 30 years of service, where she...
Juanita Dark Lantrip
Oct 7, 2011
Juanita Dark Lantrip, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 07, 2011 from the comfort of daughter's home. Mrs. Lantrip was born in Marlowe, OK on February 10, 1926 to Cordia Stallons Dark and Ralph Jacob Dark.
Mrs. Lantrip found great joy in music. She was music major at McNeese State University for two years,...
Iver Lee Sonnier
Oct 6, 2011
Iver Lee Sonnier, 81, of Lake Charles known to those who loved him as Big Red, Iv, and Paw-Paw went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 6, 2011 surrounded by his loving family.
He was a native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles. Mr. Sonnier was one of the great pioneers who many years ago assisted in supporting...
Maisie B. Guidry
Oct 6, 2011
Maisie Guidry, 97, of Sulphur, passed away October 6, 2011 in a local nursing home. Maisie was born July 4, 1914 to Amelia Moss Breaux and Edgar Breaux in Rayne, La. She was descendant of John Jacob Ryan and great granddaughter of Joseph Valentine Moss who was one of the pioneer founders of Lake Charles and Calcasieu Parish. Funeral services...
Georgia Berniece Mccain Greathouse
Oct 5, 2011
Georgia Berniece McCain Greathouse, known to those who loved her as Berniece, Mama, Maw Maw, Bunny, and Aunt Bunny went to be with the Lord on the morning of Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at the age of 89 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Greathouse was a dear friend to many whose lives she touched with her welcoming heart, listening...
Helen Beatrice Bea Boswell
Oct 4, 2011
Helen Beatrice "Bea" Boswell, 87, of Sulphur, LA died at 5:18 AM on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Boswell was born April 27, 1924 in Provencal, LA, where she lived for over twenty-five years. She also lived in Morgan City for twenty-eight years, where her husband was pastor of the United Pentecostal Church of Morgan City...
James Glenn Gibbs
Oct 4, 2011
James Glenn Gibbs, 63, of Starks, LA died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Gibbs was born in and lived most of his life in Starks, LA. He worked as an Industrial Painter in the Construction Industry for thirty-two years before retiring. He enjoyed deer hunting. Mr. Gibbs was a devoted family man who adored his...
