Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Verline Fontenot
Jun 19, 2011
Mrs. Verline Fontenot, 84, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011. She was born in Mamou and was a resident of Lake Charles.
Mrs. Fontenot is survived by two daughters, Loretta Billedeaux and husband Reggie of Lake Charles and Glenda Frazier of Moss Bluff; two brothers, Jerry Fontenot of Mamou and Morris Fontenot of Mamou; 7 grandchildren, Wayne Frazier, Rhonda Salvador,...
Stanley W. Paxton
Jun 19, 2011
Stanley W. Paxton, 76, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Paxton was born and raised in Baton Rouge, LA and was a graduate of Istrouma High School in Baton Rouge. He lived twenty five years in Houston, TX and has lived the past ten years in Lake Charles. He served in the United...
Jerry George Estaville, Phd
Jun 17, 2011
Jerry George Estaville, PhD., 56, of Lake Charles died Friday, June 17, 2011 as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
Dr. Estaville was born in Gardena, CA and raised in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of LaGrange High School, McNeese State University and Ryokan College. He served the United States Navy during Vietnam aboard a submarine and the...
Audry Mae Clark
Jun 17, 2011
Audry Mae Clark, 88, of Starks passed away June 17, 2011 in her residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 20, 2011 at 2 p.m. in First Pentecostal Church of Starks with Bro. Greg Frazier officiating. Burial will be in Miller Annex Cemetery in Starks under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on...
Ralph Huey Petry
Jun 15, 2011
Ralph Huey Petry, 87, of Westlake died at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Petry was born in Andrew, LA on January 16, 1924 and moved to Westlake in 1941. He was a truck driver many years ago before becoming the owner and operator of Petry's Carpet Cleaning. Mr. Petry attended many local Pentecostal Churches.
He...
Homer D. Stockton
Jun 15, 2011
Homer D. Stockton, 81, passed away June 15, 2011 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 2 p.m. in Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lonnie Gothrup officiating. Burial will follow in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, LA., under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Friday,...
Annie E. Hooper
Jun 15, 2011
Mrs. Annie E. Hooper, 96, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2011 with her family by her side. She was a native and resident of Lake Charles.
Mrs. Hooper was a member of Moss Bluff Bible Church. She was devoted to her family and she was loved dearly by her grandchildren.
Mrs. Hooper is survived by her son, Donald Hooper of...
Pamela Johnson
Jun 13, 2011
Pamela Kaye Johnson, 53, of Ragley, LA died at 6:45 PM on Monday, June 13, 2011 in her residence after a lengthy illness.
Pamela was born April 5, 1958 in Lake Charles, LA and attended Lake Charles High School. She worked as a caregiver and a certified nursing assistant for many years. A member of the Catholic faith, she enjoyed life,...
Eric Thomas Bollman
Jun 13, 2011
Eric Thomas Bollman, 34, entered into the Lord's protection on Monday, June 13, 2011 in Tucson, AZ.
He served in the U.S. Army in South Korea, was a graduate of the University of Arizona and an Engineer for M3 Engineering in Tucson.
He is survived by his wife, Nathalie Bollman; brother, Jerry (Susan) of Buenos Aires, Argentina; sister, Dawn of Lake...
Donald Don E. Shetler
Jun 12, 2011
It is with great sorrow that the family of Donald "Don" Elton Shetler announces his passing. He died on June 12, 2011, at the residence of his son Carl Shetler, where he was surrounded by family.
Don Shetler was born in Syracuse, New York on July 18, 1925. At the age of nine, his family moved to Lake Charles, Louisiana. While...
Charles Franklin Miller
Jun 12, 2011
Charles Franklin Miller, age 70, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011, in St. John's Regional Hospital, Springfield, Missouri.
He was born September 10, 1940, in Marksville, Louisiana. He is survived by his wife, Frances Servotte Miller; two daughters, Mary Blunt and husband, Cris of Houston, TX and Amanda Greene of Bossier City, LA; three brothers, Larry Miller of Baton Rouge, LA,...
Nancy Clausen
Jun 11, 2011
Nancy Fuselier Clausen, 60, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2011 after a short illness.
Nancy was born in St. Patrick's Hospital on April 24, 1951. The daughter of Wanda Johnson Fuselier and Elly Fuselier, she was a graduate of LaGrange high School and McNeese State University. A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, LA, Nancy was employed under five different sheriffs...
Lola Desormeaux
Jun 11, 2011
Lola Ann DesOrmeaux, 96, of Lake Charles died at 12:30 PM on Saturday, June 11, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. DesOrmeaux was born on August 16, 1914 in Hayes, LA. She was a graduate of Bell City High School before moving to Lake Charles with her husband. Mrs. DesOrmeaux was a bookkeeper for many years for Calcasieu Marine National Bank...
Jeanette H. Corbello
Jun 10, 2011
Iona Jeanette Hebert Corbello, 80, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Beaumont, Texas to Wilton Joseph and Antoinette Gary Hebert, Mrs. Corbello lived most of her life in Iowa. She was a devoted homemaker, finding her greatest joys in reading her Bible, living for the Lord, and loving her grandchildren. Mrs. Corbello was a...
Gloria Ann Thibodeaux
Jun 10, 2011
Gloria Ann Crochet Thibodeaux, 67, of Lake Charles died in her residence at 6:45 A.M. Friday, June 10, 2011.
The lord closed one door, and as Gloria was known; she opened the other door. She was a warrior with her battle of lung cancer for two and a half years. In the mid 1970's she began a career in sales....
Alan Herbert Schwalbe
Jun 9, 2011
Alan Herbert Schwalbe , 53, of Sulphur, died at 4:05p.m. Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Alan was born April 12, 1958 in Sulphur, LA., he was a lifelong resident of Sulphur and graduated from Sulphur High School , attended Delta School of Business and 2 years of McNeese University. Alan is survived by his daughter, Jennifer...
James Oliver Mckeehan. Sr.
Jun 9, 2011
James O. McKeehan, 75, of Lake Charles passed away, Thursday, June 9, 2011 in his residence.
He was a native of Knoxville, TN and lived in Lake Charles since 1978. Mr. McKeehan served as a Pilot in the USAF during the Vietnam War and retired as a Major. Major McKeehan was twice awarded the Bronze Star. After retiring from the...
Karl D. Edwards
Jun 8, 2011
Karl D. Edwards., 74, of Moss Bluff, LA died at 2:35 AM on Tuesday, June 8, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Edwards was born March 26, 1937 in Wheelersburg, OH and served his country in the U. S. Army. He retired as an over the road trucker after thirty years and was a member of the Teamsters Local #969. He...
Sophie Ryan Guillory
Jun 8, 2011
Sophie Ryan Guillory, infant daughter of Dustin and Ashley Blanchard Guillory, died on June 8, 2011.
Sophie is survived by her parents; brother, Gauge Guillory; grandparents, Rose Dewitt and husband Mike, Neil Blanchard, and Kathy Parker and husband Scott; and great-grandfather, Harry Blanchard.
Her graveside service will be at 10:00 AM on Friday, June 10, 2011 at Consolata Cemetery, under the direction...
