Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Vinise Cradeur
Jul 15, 2011
Vinise was a resident at the Crossville Health Care Center, Crossville, AL. She was born in Mamou, Louisiana to Felix and Virginia Fuselier Guillory and was raised in the Big Lake / Black Bayou communities. She was a life-long member of the Church of Christ.
Vinise was preceded in death by her husband, Teluse Cradeur; daughter, Grace Cradeur; and son, Howard...
Richard Paul Lemonia
Jul 14, 2011
Richard Paul Lemonia, 49, of Fenton died at 7:00 AM on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at a friend's home in Sulphur, LA.
Richard was born in Lafayette, Louisiana and lived in Fenton all of his life. He attended Fenton High School. Richard worked as a laborer for Turner Industries for over 20 years. He loved playing with electronic games in his...
Joseph Clayton Matthews
Jul 13, 2011
Mr. Joseph Clayton Matthews, 52, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011. He was a native and resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Barbe High School and attended McNeese State University for 2 years. Mr. Matthews was a truck Driver.
He is survived by his fiance', Karen Adkinson; four children, Scott Matthews and wife Heather of Lake Charles, Chrishina...
Frank O. Pruitt, Jr.
Jul 13, 2011
Frank Oliphant Pruitt, Jr., died Wednesday, July 13th, 2011, in his home after a lengthy illness.
He was born March 30, 1928, in Miami Shores, Florida, the eldest of three sons of Martha Lowe Pruitt, originally of Macon, Georgia, and Frank O. Pruitt, Sr., of Thomaston, Georgia.
Mr. Pruitt attended local schools and graduated from Miami Edison High School in 1945. Upon...
Jerel Dorman Glass
Jul 12, 2011
Jerel Dorman Glass, 85, of Moss Bluff, LA died at 8:55 AM on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in his residence.
Mr. Glass was born July 10, 1926 in Fulton, LA to John and Eva Rion Glass, Jr. He graduated from Glenmora High School and served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He retired as a Captain from...
Delbert Del Irvin Gaunt
Jul 12, 2011
Delbert Irvin "Del" Gaunt, 78, of Lake Charles died Tuesday July 12, 2011 at a local hospital.
He was born in Grass Valley, California to Greg O. and Ester Rollins Gaunt. He was a retired engineer in the aerospace industry.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Ellia Vidrine Gaunt, Lake Charles; daughters, Linda Sue, Waco, TX; Lelah Ann,...
Charlotte Dumatrait Sibley
Jul 11, 2011
Charlotte Ann Dumatrait Sibley, 65, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 2:45 AM on Monday, July 11, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Sibley was born February 22, 1946 in Lake Charles, LA, where she lived all of her life. She was a 1964 graduate of Lake Charles High School and a 1966 graduate of Loyola University, where she was named...
Debra Ann Comeaux O'Quain
Jul 9, 2011
Debra Ann Comeaux O'Quain, 57, of Lake Charles, entered into Heaven Saturday, July 9, 2011 from a local hospital.
Mrs. O'Quain was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She attended LaGrange High School and prided herself in being a loving Homemaker and Caregiver to her husband and boys. She was member of the Cajun French Music Association, the Les Bon Temp...
Marie L. Hebert
Jul 9, 2011
Mrs. Marie Hebert, 80, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was a native and resident of Lake Charles.
She will especially miss her beloved little boy "Pepper".
Mrs. Hebert enjoyed painting, reading, sewing and she loved hummingbirds.
She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, H.J. Hebert; three children, Patricia Hunt and husband...
Anthony Donald Fertitta
Jul 8, 2011
Anthony Donald Fertitta, 88, of Lake Charles died at 4:25 AM on Friday, July 8, 2011 in a local hospital.
Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 65 years, Bridgett "Bea" Fertitta; two daughters, Barbara Diamond and husband Pat and Donna Marie Fertitta all of Lake Charles; two sons, Anthony Fertitta, Jr. and wife Sandra of Lake...
Catherine Mitchell Drost
Jul 7, 2011
Catherine Mitchell Drost passed away peacefully at her residence in Lake Charles early in the morning on July 7, 2011. Catherine was born in Sulphur, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Edgar & Edna Mitchell. She is a graduate of Sulphur High School where she was a Cheerleader. After high school she worked as an assistant for Gravity Drainage District...
Clyde A Perkins
Jul 6, 2011
Clyde A. Perkins, 72, of Lake Charles, died Wednesday July 6, 2011 at a local hospital.
He was born in Lake Charles November 4, 1938 to Harvey C. and Pauline Doyle Perkins. An avid fisherman and hunter, he loved cooking and spending time with his family and listening to his "golden oldies". He retired as a pipeline labor steward for...
Richard Leslie Knox
Jul 6, 2011
Richard Leslie Knox, 80, of Moss Bluff died Wednesday, July 6, 2011 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Knox was born in Sweetwater, TX, raised and educated in Fort Worth, TX and has lived thirty-two years in Moss Bluff. He worked most of his life in management in the construction industry. He was an avid fisherman and also enjoyed working...
Mary Etheleen Meaux
Jul 5, 2011
Mrs. Mary Etheleen Meaux, 80, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in Alexandria.
She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church where she was a member of The Catholic Daughters for over 50 years, member of Ladies Altar Society, and a Eucharistic Minister. Mrs. Meaux was a very active seamstress and enjoyed arts and crafts.
She is survived by...
Albert Patrick Marcantel
Jul 5, 2011
Albert "Patrick" Marcantel, 47, of Lake Charles died Tuesday, July 5, 2011, in a local hospital.
Patrick was born on June 22, 1964, in Kinder, LA and was reared in Oberlin where he graduated from Oberlin High School with a band scholarship to McNeese State University. Upon completing a B.A. degree in Mass Communications he began his career at KPLC where...
Matthew Taylor Lewis
Jul 4, 2011
Matthew Taylor Lewis, 55, passed away July 4, 2011 in his residence. Matthew was a native and lifelong resident of Sulphur. He was a graduate of Sulphur, a jeweler and coin dealer. Matthew was a member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2011...
Richard Calvin Travis
Jul 4, 2011
Richard Calvin Travis, 77, died Monday July 4, 2011 in a local hospital.
He was born in Adrian Michigan, and a resident of Lake Charles, La.
Mr. Travis was owner and operator of Rick's Bait Shop and Rick's Super Wash. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and he also was a professional shrimper and crabber; he also enjoyed oystering and...
Pamela Ann Lennox Tynes
Jul 4, 2011
Pamela Ann Lennox Tynes, 62, of Sulphur, LA died at 10:00 PM on Monday, July 4, 2011 in a Houston, TX hospital.
Mrs. Tynes was born August 10, 1948 in New Orleans, LA, and after getting married lived in Moss Bluff for about 6 years, and then north of Sulphur for the past thirty-four years. She was a graduate of St....
Rayfield Joseph Lavan, Jr.
Jul 3, 2011
Rayfield Joseph Lavan, Jr., 57, of Lake Charles, LA passed away at 4:11 AM on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at his residence.
Mr. Lavan was born February 20, 1954 in Kinder, LA and lived in Lake Charles most of his life. He attended Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, was a 1972 graduate of St. Louis Catholic High School, and attended...
