Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
William "Bill" Willson
Oct 25, 2010
Memorial services to honor and celebrate the life of Captain William G. Willson, Retired U.S. Navy Chaplain, will be at 1:30pm Saturday October 30, 2010 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Rt. Revd D. Bruce MacPherson D.D., Bishop will preside at the service, assisted by The Very Reverend John G. Meyers and The Reverend Deacon Frances C....
Jack R. Reed
Oct 25, 2010
Jack R. Reed, age 83, passed away Monday, October 25, 2010, at his residence.
Born January 19, 1927, in Battle Creek, MI, he was a resident of Lake Charles for many years. Mr. Reed was the owner/operator for over 30 years of Mr. Fix-It. He literally could fix just about anything. He also served as an Elder in the Lake...
Gilbert Manuel
Oct 24, 2010
Gilbert Manuel, age 80, passed away October 24, 2010, with his friend, Lowell Hausler, at his bedside.
A resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, he was born and raised here in Lake Charles. A graduate of McNeese State University, he attended L.S.U. as well.
Survivors include his siblings, Donna Harvey, Albert "Rabbit" Manuel and wife, Collette, Beulah Fontenot, and Bertha Rains and...
Abigail Guillot
Oct 24, 2010
Abigail Guillot, 46, of Lake Charles died at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 24, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Guillot was born in Lake Charles on May 28, 1964 and was raised in Texas. She had lived in Ragley for the past nine years with her husband and farm animals. Mrs. Guillot was a practicing LPN and enjoyed taking care...
John E. Brown
Oct 23, 2010
John Ernest Brown, 55, of Lake Charles died Saturday, October 23, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mr. Brown was a life resident of Lake Charles. He served the United States Navy, during Vietnam, aboard evacuation ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. He was a graduate of McNeese State University and Southern University. He worked all of his life as a self...
Todd Allan Peltier
Oct 23, 2010
Todd Allan Peltier, 49, of Moss Bluff, LA died at 5:11 PM on Saturday, October 23, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mr. Peltier was born May 19, 1961 in Sulphur, LA, where he lived until moving to Moss Bluff six years ago. He was a graduate of Sulphur High School and worked for Plant Specialties for a number of years. He...
Cathy D. Mears
Oct 22, 2010
Cathy Deborah (Poe) Mears, 61, of Ragley passed away, Friday, October 22, 2010 in her residence.
Cathy was a native of Norfolk, Virginia and lived in the Ragley/Lake Charles area most of her life. She was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and a Veteran of the
U. S. Navy. Mrs. Mears worked for the Louisiana State Department of...
Jason Ray Leger
Oct 21, 2010
Jason Ray Leger, 33, of Abbeville, LA died on Thursday, October 21, 2010.
Jason was born June 8, 1977 in Lake Charles, LA. He attended M. J. Kaufman Elementary School and LaGrange Senior High School. He lived in Abbeville for the past five years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He is survived by his parents, Willie Ray and Linda Leger of Lake...
Jack S. Benniefiel, Sr.
Oct 21, 2010
Jack Seay Benniefiel, Sr., 85, of Lake Charles died Thursday, October 21, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mr. Benniefiel was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He served the United States Navy during World War II. Mr. Benniefiel worked all of his life as a Carpenter in the Construction Industry, his last employment was with the State of Louisiana D.O.T.D....
Junell Kinsey Cunningham
Oct 20, 2010
Junell Kinsey Cunningham, 77, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at St. Edwards Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
She was a native and lifelong resident of the Lake Charles area until moving to Fort Smith in 2003, where she was faithfully cared for by her daughter Linda, and husband Rocky Morehead. Mrs. Cunningham was a graduate of Lake Charles High School...
Perfecto Gallegos
Oct 20, 2010
Funeral services for Mr. Perfecto Gallegos, 84, of Hackberry, will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 10am in St. Peter Catholic Church, Hackberry. Father Rommel Tolentino will officiate. Burial will follow in New Hackberry Cemetery under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. Visitation will begin on Friday, October 22, 2010 in Robison Funeral Home Chapel from 5pm "...
Melvin Charles Dupin
Oct 20, 2010
Melvin Charles "Hots" Dupin, 84, of Lake Charles died Wednesday, October 20, 2010 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Dupin served the United States Army during World War II, was 2nd Lieutenant of the Army National Guard, a member of the VFW Post 2130 and American Legion Post 1. When returning home he worked as Street Commissioner. He continued to...
Mildred Louise Clark Mobley
Oct 20, 2010
Sulphur On Wednesday October 20, Mil Mobley, 87 passed from this life to her forever home in Heaven. She was a native of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, born to Vurlen and Minnie Dennis Clark on January 3, 1923. Upon marrying, she and her husband Aubrey L. Mobley made their home in the Maplewood community of Sulphur around 1943. Mil and Aubrey were...
Roger Lewis Eiselstein
Oct 19, 2010
Roger Lewis Eiselstein went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 19, 2010.
Left to cherish his memory, his wife of fifty-six years, Willow; his children, Susan and Bob Sheffield, Elaine Eiselstein and David Eiselstein, all of Moss Bluff, and Jim Eiselstein and Starla Eiselstein of Beaumont, TX; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Lois Vance and husband Carlton; numerous...
Wenching Ma Yen
Oct 19, 2010
Wen Ching Ma Yen, age 76, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at Regional Hospital of Acadiana in Lafayette, Louisiana, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born July 22, 1934 to Ma Kuo Ruei Kung Feng Ying in Shanghai, China. Married and moved to Lake Charles, Louisiana to begin a career in Restaurant Entrepreneurship with her husband Hai Hung...
Warren William Lemoine, Jr.
Oct 18, 2010
Warren William Lemoine, Jr., 94, died Monday, October 18, 2010 in the comfort of his home. Mr. Lemoine was born in Lake Charles on July 20, 1916. He was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and Louisiana State University, and retired from Cities Service after 32 years of service.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, achieving...
Roy Dennis Pesson
Oct 18, 2010
Roy Dennis Pesson, 86, of Longville died Monday, October 18, 2010 in Jackson, LA.
Mr. Pesson was born September 2, 1924 in New Iberia, LA to Dennis and Olivia Comeaux Pesson. He was raised and educated in New Iberia and lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He served the United States Navy during World War II.
Mr. Pesson was formerly...
Jeanne Marie Braniff Hardey
Oct 18, 2010
Jeanne Marie Braniff Hardey, 53, of Moss Bluff, LA, died on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 6:20 AM, at home, surrounded by her family.
She lost the battle against metastatic pancreatic cancer. Mrs. Hardey was born May 10, 1957 at Nasseur Air Depot in Morocco, Africa to John Paul Braniff, Sr. and Genevieve Marie (Moran) Braniff of Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)...
John Rion, Jr.
Oct 17, 2010
John A. Rion, Jr., age 80, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010, at a local care facility.
He was born December 19, 1929, to John A. and Ethel Nixon Rion in LeBlanc, Louisiana; married and moved to Lake Charles in 1947 to begin a career with Citgo Petroleum, where he worked for 44 years, retiring in 1992 as an operator. Mr....
