Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Sarah Francis Kingsley
Oct 18, 2022
Sarah Frances Staggs Kingsley, 82, of Lake Charles passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Kingsley was born on July 5, 1940 in Hickory Plains, AR. She graduated high school in Jacksonville, AR where she met the love of her life, Terry “Moose” Kingsley, and married him. Moose received orders from...
Carol Lavonne Pettyjohn
Oct 18, 2022
Carol Pettyjohn, 82, passed away in the comfort of her home on October 18, 2022, with her family by her side. Carol was born in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada and became a United States citizen in 1988. She worked many jobs and retired from four of them. Carol worked with the unemployed, volunteered with the Ethel Precht Foundation, and was...
Maxine Pitre Sanger
Oct 18, 2022
Maxine Pitre Larson Sanger, 94, of Lake Charles passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Sanger was born October 31, 1927 to Elzie and Lovina Moreau Pitre in Kinder, LA. She lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Kinder High School and completed Modeling school soon after. She...
Al "Puddler" Harris
Oct 17, 2022
Al “Puddler" Harris, 86, passed away on Monday, October, 17, 2022 in his residence. He was born June 9, 1936 in Jigger, La to Charles and Ethel Powell Harris. He was a piano player who began his musical career playing on the Louisiana Hayride. He then joined the Ricky Nelson band playing on television and the road for a few...
Andrew Mccoy Lambert
Oct 16, 2022
Andrew McCoy Lambert, 61, of Lake Charles was welcomed into Heaven Sunday, October 16, 2022 from the comfort of his home.
Mr. Lambert was a native of Lafayette, LA and lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a 1979 graduate of A.M. Barbe High School and United States Navy Corpsman. He always loved to read, study history...
Branda Abrams
Oct 16, 2022
Branda L. Abrams, passed away on Sunday, October 16. 2022 in a local hospital. She was born on February 8, 1950 in Alexandria, La to Gwin and Venita Johnson LeBlanc. Branda was a speech pathologist with CPSB for 22 years and had worked the last 10 years in Moss Bluff/Gillis Schools.
She loved her grandkids and her beloved dogs. She...
Mary Lee Neal Monceaux
Oct 16, 2022
Mary Lee Neal Monceaux, 67, of Jonesboro, LA passed away in her home on October 16, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at Johnson Funeral Home on October 19, 2022. Visitation will begin at 9:30 with the service following at 11:00. Burial will follow at Niblett’s Bluff Cemetery.
Mary was born on July 6, 1955 in Sinton, Texas. She is...
Mary Nell Lebleu
Oct 16, 2022
Mary Nell LeBleu, 79, of Sulphur passed away peacefully, Sunday, October 16, 2022. Born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Mary’s family moved to Southwest Louisiana when she was a young girl where she attended school in Westlake, LA. She was a member of Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who took great pride...
Steven Breaux, Jr.
Oct 15, 2022
Steven Breaux, Jr., 66, passed away on October 15, 2022, in his residence with his family by his side. Steven was a resident of Vinton for 30 plus years. He was a crane operator by trade. Steven enjoyed crawfishing, cast netting and Cajun music but mostly he enjoyed his family.
Steven is survived by his four children, Kristina Shreeve...
Ezie Joseph Granger
Oct 15, 2022
Ezie Joseph Granger, 85 years old, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022. He was born on September 7, 1937 to Louis and Eva Duplechin Granger in Soileau, Louisiana.
Mr. Granger retired after thirty years of faithful service with the Port of Lake Charles as a Longshoreman. He was a hard worker, and devoted family man. He enjoyed working in his...
Brian Heath Treadway
Oct 15, 2022
Brian Treadway, 50 years old, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022, in a local care facility.
His services have been entrusted with Johnson Funeral Home in Lake Charles, LA.
David Dwayne Myers
Oct 13, 2022
David Dwayne Myers, 63, passed away on October 13, 2022. David was born on March 6, 1959, to Billy and Helen Myers in Sinton, TX.
David enjoyed watching Nascar racing, fishing, playing golf, playing Yahtzee, and reading mystery novels. He also enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. David worked in the oil and gas industry as an...
Mary Louise Leger
Oct 13, 2022
Mary Louise Leger, 91, entered into heaven, October 13, 2022. She was born on October 1, 1931 to Alex and Adeline Fontenot. A native of Kinder, Mary Louise had lived in Lake Charles since 1940. She was a 1948 graduate of LaGrange High School, and that year, reigned as Queen of LaGrange. She was a former secretary employee of...
Gwendolyn Ruth Taylor
Oct 13, 2022
Gwendolyn Ruth Taylor was the oldest of three children born to Tonice and Mavie LaFleur. She was born March 2, 1940 in Basile, LA until she was eight years old when her family relocated to Lake Charles.
She was raised with strong Christian values and was a member of St. Margaret’s Catholic Church. It was during a Christmas Parade celebration...
Carolyn Janet Vincent
Oct 12, 2022
Carolyn Janet “Connie” Vincent, age 80, a lifelong resident of Sulphur, passed Thru Heaven’s Gates on Wednesday October12, 2022. She spent the last years of her life with her daughter and son-in-law, Samantha and Michael Clements in Marrero, La. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and nanny. She was happiest when taking care of others and baking for the...
Suzanne "Suzie" Richard
Oct 12, 2022
Suzanne “Suzie” Spencer Richard, 65, of Lake Charles passed away at 5:47 PM on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Richard was born on March 24, 1957 in Elyria, OH where she resided until moving to Lake Charles in 1981 where she met her husband. She worked as a warranty clerk for Collins Toyota, Lake Charles Dodge,...
Ray Lee Gilbert
Oct 12, 2022
Ray Lee Gilbert, 91, passed away on October 12, 2022. He enjoyed reading, working cattle and training racehorses. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps serving during the Korean Conflict.
Ray Lee was married to Elaine Menard Gilbert on December 25, 1953. Together they had ten children, Cynthia Leigh, Mike (Kelly) Gilbert, Linda Carrier (Freddie), Glen Gilbert,...
Mary Evelyn Holland
Oct 11, 2022
Mary Evelyn Holland was one of six children born to Luther Wyatt Jr. and Mary Francis Donald. She was born June 19, 1933 in Meridian, MS.
Coming from humble beginnings, the importance of faith and family were instilled, a belief she carried forth in her marriage and children. She and her husband Kenneth B. Holland welcomed three children, Keith, Brad,...
Dianna Marie Fontenot
Oct 11, 2022
Dianna Marie Fontenot was one of five children born to Jean and Dula Ashford. She was born July 24, 1943 in Eunice, Louisiana.
During her sixth-grade school year she became friends with a young boy, Arch Fontenot. Little did she know, the friendship would blossom and grow into love by her high school years. Upon graduating from Eunice High School,...
