Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mae Dartez Humphrey
Mar 27, 2011
Mae Dartez Humphrey, 71, of Hayes, LA died at 5:32 AM on Sunday, March 27, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Humphrey was born June 10, 1939 in Kaplan, LA and lived most of her life in the Lake Charles / Iowa area before moving to Hayes six years ago. She attended St. John Vianney Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening,...
Robert Mckee
Mar 27, 2011
Funeral services will be held at 10am, Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Big Woods Cemetery, Edgerly, LA. Rev. Steve Shirley will officiate. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer Association.
Uland Trent Guidry
Mar 26, 2011
Uland Trent Guidry died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 26, 2011.
He was born October 21, 1970 in Lake Charles to Uland Guidry, Jr. and Freda Theriot Guidry. He was raised in Creole. As a young boy, he was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Creole where he was an alter server and where he was honored...
Clarence R. Verrett, Jr.
Mar 26, 2011
Clarence R. Verrett, Jr., passed away March 26, 2011.
A resident of Iowa, he was a retired crane operator from Deep South Crane and an avid outdoorsman. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his mother, Lois Hofstetter of Lake Charles; two sons, Brian Verrett and wife, Glenda of Kountze, TX and Kevin Verrett and wife,...
Conner Ray Chaline
Mar 24, 2011
Conner Ray Chaline, infant son, of Rockey and Shannon (Fusilier) Chaline of Westlake, passed away at 5:07 AM, Thursday, March 24, 2011 in a local hospital.
Conner was born in Lake Charles on August 8, 2010. He was an awesome little man.
Survivors other than his parents include his brother, Caden Ray Chaline, and sister, Sharon Renee Chaline; his maternal grandparents,...
Billy John Harmon
Mar 24, 2011
Billy John Harmon, 79, of Iowa, LA died at 9:01 PM on Thursday, March 24, 2011 in his residence.
Cremation arrangements were handled by Johnson Funeral Home.
James Madison Verret
Mar 24, 2011
James Madison Verret, a devoted family man and avid outdoor enthusiast, died on the morning of March 24th, 2011. James was at his home, surrounded by family and friends, when he ended his long struggle with brain cancer and was forever freed from the restraints of his physical being. He was 32 years old.
James was born in Lafayette, LA, and...
Jerry Honeycutt Harris
Mar 24, 2011
Jerry Honeycutt Harris passed away peacefully in Lake Charles, LA, on March 24, 2011, at the age of 87.
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Jerry attended Northeast Louisiana State University (1941-43) where she was instrumental in establishing the Indianettes Drill Team. She received her degree in Speech and Drama from San Jose State College in California. She met William Henry Harris,...
Caswell Cicero Herndon
Mar 23, 2011
Caswell Cicero Herndon, 88, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 25 at 10a.m. at First Baptist Church in Sulphur, La. with Dr. David Holder officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 24 from 3-9p.m. in Robison Funeral Home and will resume on Friday at the First Baptist...
Major Philip M. Grass
Mar 23, 2011
Major Philip M. Grass, 86, left this world to meet his Savior on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, with his beloved daughter at his side.
Born in Addis, Louisiana, to Lucien Anthony and Minnie Annie Seeling Grass in 1924, Major Grass valiantly served his country in the U. S. Army during World War II and Korea. At age twenty, he jumped with...
Carolyn Ann Hebert Sylvester
Mar 22, 2011
Carolyn Ann Hebert Sylvester, 67, of Lake Charles died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Sylvester was born, raised and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. A graduate of Marion High School, she attended McNeese State University and was also a graduate of Demmon's School of Beauty and Brookhaven Nursing School in Dallas, TX. Having...
Hilton Joseph Guillory
Mar 22, 2011
Hilton Joseph Guillory, 68, of Lake Charles died at 11:45 PM on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Guillory was born in Church Point, LA on February 14, 1943. He was raised in California and returned to Lake Charles in 2001 to care for his parents. Mr. Guillory was a self employed contractor who excelled in his drywall...
Elmer Ray Conner
Mar 22, 2011
Elmer Ray Conner, 73, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, while being treated in a Houston hospital. He lived a life wrapped in the love of Jesus. He would have us remember one thing: know Jesus, live, walk, trust, and rest in Him. His family cherishes the memories of his...
Dawn Chapman Conner
Mar 21, 2011
Mrs. Dawn Marie Conner, 64, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011 in her residence. She was a native of Lansing, MI and was a resident of Westlake for 25 years before moving to Lake Charles.
She is survived by her three children, Michael Conner of Westlake, Heather Fontenot of Westlake, and Trisha Mier (Chris) of Lake Charles; her mother, Frankie Chapman...
Nadie Carpenter Moran
Mar 21, 2011
Nadie Virginia Carpenter Moran, 88, of Lake Charles passed away at 9:35 PM, Monday, March 21, 2011 in her residence.
She was a native of Lafayette and lived in Lake Charles for the past forty-two years.
Survivors include her daughters, Judie Mouton and husband Jim of Magnolia, TX; Faye Knight and Yvonne "Zowie" Clarke both of Lafayette, LA; eleven grandchildren, twenty-four great...
Beverly C. Rasmussen Reina
Mar 20, 2011
Beverly C. Rasmussen Reina, 79, of Lake Charles died on Sunday, March 20, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Reina was born on December 26, 1931 in Shreveport, LA. She graduated from Lake Charles High School. In 1996 she retired as the secretary to the president at McNeese State University after 27 years. Mrs. Reina was involved in various campus committees...
Loy Etta Mann
Mar 19, 2011
Loy Etta Mann, age 82, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011, in a Sulphur hospital.
She retired from the Veterans Administration as a Loan Adjudicator in Atlanta, GA. She had been a resident of High Hope Care Center in Sulphur for 11 years.
She is survived by two children, Cheryll Edwards and husband Jimmy of Sulphur, LA and Fred Mann and wife...
Jackie Barsh Rosenthal
Mar 19, 2011
Jackie Barsh Rosenthal, age 78, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011, at her residence in Lake Charles.
She was born November 21, 1932, in Oakdale, LA, to Wade and Lottie Atwell Parrish. Mrs. Rosenthal taught high school English for over 28 years, having spent three of those at W.O. Boston High School, and the others at LaGrange High School. She enjoyed...
