Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Harry Gene Self, Sr.
Sep 3, 2011
Harry Gene Self Sr., 82, of Westlake passed away Saturday, September 3, 2011 in a local hospital. He was born in Roganville, TX on June 26, 1929. He was in the US Army and was retired from Olin and Arcadian in Westlake.
Mr. Self is preceded in death by his wife, Jacquelyn Perkins Self; parents, Sybia Guinn Self and Charles Wesley...
Verna Mae Perron
Sep 2, 2011
Verna Mae Perron, 85, of Lake Charles passed away, Friday, September 2, 2011 in a local care facility.
She was a life resident of Lake Charles. Ms. Perron was a member of First Church of Christ, now Community Christian Church, from the time it was a French Language Church. Verna Mae had worked as a hamburger cook at the old Busy...
Roberta Ann Robbie Capaldi Faul
Sep 2, 2011
Roberta Ann "Robbie" Capaldi Faul, 54, died Friday, September 02, 2011, in her residence.
Born to Robert and Dorothy Newman Capaldi, Ms. Faul was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was a 1975 graduate of Barbe High School and achieved her drafting degree from Sowela. She was an I E drafter for Recon Management Services. Ms. Faul enjoyed hiking and...
Peter Pete L. Crawford
Sep 1, 2011
Peter "Pete" Lyman Crawford, 72, of Lake Charles passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2011, in a local hospital.
Pete was born on September 3, 1938, in Lake Charles to Lyman A. "Pete" Crawford and Louise Romero Crawford. He graduated from Landry Memorial High School under the tutelage of the Christian Brothers in 1956. He was named President of his...
Don Mickey Stringer
Sep 1, 2011
Don Mickey Stringer, 50, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011. He was a resident of Sulphur.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 1PM at Johnson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Farqhar Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 10AM until time of service.
Sue Ellen Sonnier
Sep 1, 2011
Sue Ellen Sonnier, 68, of Sulphur passed away on September 1, 2011 in her residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 10a.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Wayne Dartez officiating. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery North under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Friday, September...
Mary Marjorie Stinson
Aug 31, 2011
Mary Marjorie Whitman Stinson, 75, of Moss Bluff, LA died at 6:30 PM on Wednesday August 31, 2011 in a local hospital.
Ms. Stinson was born March 29, 1936 to W. C. Whitman and Lillian Barbin Whitman, and was raised in Marksville, LA . She was a 1954 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and attended McNeese State University. She attended...
John Paul J.P. Normand, Jr.
Aug 30, 2011
John Paul "J.P." Normand, Jr., 87, of Westlake entered into rest, August 30, 2011 from the comfort of his home.
Born, July 3, 1924 to John and Ruth Normand in Pineville, LA. He served the United States Marine Corps during WWII aboard the U.S.S. Honolulu. He took great pride in "fighting for our freedom and serving this great country".
John married...
Ronald Malcolm Spencer
Aug 29, 2011
Mr. Ronald Malcom Spencer, 63, passed away Monday, August 29, 2011. He was a native and resident of Lake Charles.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Audrey Spencer.
Mr. Spencer is survived by one son, Tony Spencer of Clarksville, GA; two brothers, Ray Spencer of Sulphur and Tommy Spencer of Lake City, FL; one sister, Regina Wawak...
Richard Dale West
Aug 29, 2011
Richard Dale West, 52, of Sulphur, LA passed away at 11:00 AM on Monday, August 29, 2011 in his residence.
Mr. West was born September 24, 1958 in Lake Charles, LA, where he lived most of his life before moving to Sulphur ten years ago. He was a 1976 graduate of LaGrange High School and McNeese State University, where he received...
Betty Jean Reeves Richards
Aug 29, 2011
Mrs. Betty Jean Reeves Richards, 81, entered into rest Monday, August 29, 2011.
She was a resident of Lake Charles and a member of The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. She attended Wednesday morning Bible Study. During her early years, Mrs. Richards taught pre-school at St. Michael's and All Angels Episcopal Church.
She was devoted to her family and...
Kenneth Lee Reynolds
Aug 28, 2011
Kenneth Lee Reynolds, 74, of Lake Charles, LA died at 5:20 AM on Sunday, August 28, 2011 in a local care facility.
Mr. Reynolds was born September 12, 1936 in Lake Charles, LA and was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and McNeese State University. He was employed by the State of Louisiana Department of Social Services for thirty-seven years....
Thomas Ray Tommy Veillon
Aug 28, 2011
Thomas Ray "Tommy" Veillon, 52, of Lake Charles died at 4:00 PM on Sunday, August 28, 2011 in a local hospital surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Veillon was born on February 20, 1959 in Opelousas, LA and lived in Lake Charles since 1970. He attended Lake Charles High School. In his earlier years, he worked for Southland Corporation as a...
Margaret Ann Baker
Aug 28, 2011
Funeral services for Margaret Ann Woods Baker of Conroe, TX, are being held at First Baptist Church of Conroe, TX on August 31, 2011.
She had lived in Lake Charles for 36 years before moving to Texas, and was employed by the Calcasieu Parish School Board for 10 years and was a Professor of Library Science at McNeese State University for...
Elizabeth Sissy Trahan
Aug 27, 2011
Elizabeth Ola Trahan, 53, of Lake Charles died at 10:46 PM Saturday, August 27, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Trahan was born in Oakdale, Louisiana and has lived in the Lake Charles and Lafayette area for the past seven years. She spent most of her life growing up in the Abbeville area. She worked for several years as a currier...
Elizabeth Sissy Trahan
Aug 27, 2011
Elizabeth Ola Trahan, 53, of Lake Charles died at 10:46 PM Saturday, August 27, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Trahan was born in Oakdale, Louisiana and has lived in the Lake Charles and Lafayette area for the past seven years. She spent most of her life growing up in the Abbeville area. She worked for several years as a currier...
Earline Lulu Elliott
Aug 27, 2011
Earline "LuLu" Elliott, 60, of Westlake entered into rest, Saturday, August 27, 2011 from the comfort of her home.
"Born, August 27, 1951, Ms. Elliott was given back to the Lord on the day he gave her to us".
Ms. Elliott was a life long resident of Westlake and a graduate of Westlake High School. She worked most of her life in...
Grace M. Carpenter
Aug 25, 2011
Grace Mary Carpenter, 85, of Labadieville, LA entered into rest, Thursday, August 25, 2011 from a healthcare facility.
Mrs. Carpenter was born and raised in Plaucheville, LA and was a graduate of Evergreen High School. She lived in Goudeau, Labadieville and most of her adult life in Lake Charles. She retired a real estate agent, having worked for Holly Heard and...
Ruby Ann Sudderth
Aug 25, 2011
Mrs. Ruby A. Cohron Sudderth, 97, of Lake Charles passed away at 5:40 AM, Thursday, August 25, 2011 in a local care facility.
She was a native of Throckmorton, TX and lived many years Denver and Pueblo, CO area prior to moving to Lake Charles over ten years ago.
Survivors include one daughter, Patricia Landreneau and husband James of Lake Charles; five...
