Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Leon "Keith" Hebert
Oct 24, 2023
Leon Keith Hebert was born April 3, 1980 to Leon Elmus and Roxanne. He was born in Lake Charles but moved to Vinton his freshman year of high school.
His love for sports has been lifelong, in high school he threw the javelin, played baseball, basketball, and football. His love of sports was shared with him by his family. Following...
Wanda Griffith Darbonne
Oct 24, 2023
Wanda Griffith Darbonne, 77, of Lake Charles passed away at 10:37 PM on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 in her residence surrounded by her three children.
Mrs. Darbonne was born on August 19, 1946 in Lake Charles where she lived all of her life and attended Washington High School. She loved baking and owned her own bakery and later worked at...
Joshua Caine Moss
Oct 22, 2023
Joshua Moss passed into our Savior’s arms October 22, 2023. He was a decorated Navy veteran and loved by many. After a long illness, Joshua is sitting in Shekinah Glory at Heaven’s Gate. All of his family and friends who preceded him in death will be there to welcome him. Maybe Josh is now fishing with his cousin Trey and...
George Joseph Bouquet
Oct 21, 2023
George Joseph Bouquet, 93, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2023, at home in Lake Charles surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 10, 1930, to Adnes and Manette Landry Bouquet in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
In his early years, George explored the waters of Lake Charles and Contraband Bayou. He had a deep...
David "Mac" Mcdaniel
Oct 21, 2023
David Edmund McDaniel, known affectionately as “Mac,” peacefully departed this world on October 21, 2023, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, surrounded by his cherished family. He was 77 years old.
Born on March 11, 1946, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dave was the son of Duncan and Lillian McDaniel. He spent his formative years in Durham, North Carolina, where he served as an...
Sue Pilgreen
Oct 20, 2023
Catherine “Sue” Hollenshead Pilgreen, 76, of Lake Charles, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on October 20, 2023, following a lengthy illness.
Sue was born on January 3, 1947, in Urania, Louisiana, to Mittie Katherine Reed Hollenshead and Thomas Leon Hollenshead. Sue was a graduate of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. After she graduated...
Gary Lee Campbell
Oct 19, 2023
Gary Lee Campbell, 72, of Sulphur, passed away at a local care facility on Thursday, October 19, 2023. Gary liked to watch TV, working around the house on cars, lawn mowers, and generally tinkering on things. He was a metal worker by trade. Gary loved spending time with his friends and family.
Those left to cherish his memory are his...
Geneva Dupin Haymark
Oct 18, 2023
Geneva Dupin Haymark, 100, was born in Lake Charles to Olive Bonvillain and Homer Dupin on January 29, 1923.
She was a native resident of Lake Charles prior to moving to Lafayette in 1997. She enjoyed cooking and was known for making excellent fried chicken. She will be missed by all who know her.
She was preceded in death by...
Penny Reeves Mcdonald
Oct 17, 2023
Penny Reeves McDonald, 59, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. Penny was born on September 16, 1964 in Lake Charles, La to Clifton and Emma Chaney Reeves.
Penny loved to shop for babies, talk and enjoyed collecting dolls. She enjoyed going to the river and swimming and liked to watch tv...
Dorethea Fabacher Ory
Oct 16, 2023
Dorethea Fabacher Ory, 79, of Lake Charles passed away at 2:10 PM on Monday, October 16, 2023 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Ory was born on August 13, 1944 in Westlake where she was raised and was a graduate of Westlake High School. She moved to Lake Charles in 1967 where, in her earlier years, she was a bookkeeper for...
David Ted Benoit
Oct 16, 2023
David Ted Benoit, 57, of Sulphur, passed away in a local care facility on Monday, October 16, 2023. David had a love of life that endeared him to family and friends alike. David liked to fish whenever he got the chance. He loved working with his hands and could do anything he put his mind to. David loved his family...
Jane Mastenbrook
Oct 16, 2023
Jane Mastenbrook, 74, of Lake Charles, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Monday October 16, 2023.
Jane was a native of Muskegon, Michigan and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. She attained her Bachelor’s Degree from Milligan College in Elizabethton, Tennessee. For the past thirty years, Jane made the Lake Area her home. She was a member at Bethel...
Shaun Dudley Hebert
Oct 15, 2023
Shaun Dudley Hebert was born Jan 9, 1978 in Abbeville, LA. He was the fourth of seven children born to Ronald James Sr. and Annette Hebert.
He was a southern raised gentleman, enjoying the simplicity found in Sportsman’s Paradise. Falling in the middle of his siblings, he was old enough to keep up with the eldest, and young enough to...
Matilda Gray Stream
Oct 14, 2023
Known for her tenacity in the boardroom and her joie de vivre in every other aspect of her life, Matilda Gray Stream died peacefully in her home on Saturday October 14th, 2023. The only child of Opal Hughes and William Kirkman ”Bill” Gray, the ninety-nine-year-old was born on March 23, 1924 in Lake Charles, LA. After spending her childhood in...
Belinda Scott
Oct 14, 2023
Belinda Diane Scott, 62, passed away on October 14, 2023, in a local hospital surrounded by her family. Belinda enjoyed welding, camping, fishing, Mardi Gras, the outdoors, shrimping, and animals. She loved being with her friends, family, and grandkids.
Belinda is survived by her children, Dana Cox Cauley and husband, Michael and Sara Eddleman and husband, Brandon; her parents, Ritchell...
Joyce Elaine Floyd Miller
Oct 14, 2023
Joyce Elaine Floyd Miller, 78, passed away on October 14, 2023, in a local care center. She was born on November 22, 1944, in Minden, Louisiana, to Charles and Ethel Floyd.
She will always be known by being faithful, loving, joyful, poetic, artist, singer, and loved to cook. Joyce fought the fight with strong faith, but on October 14, 2023,...
