Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Alvin Dwayne Soileau
Jan 23, 2023
Alvin Dwayne Soileau, 79, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away at 6:07 PM on Monday, January 23, 2023 in a local care facility.
Mr. Soileau was born December 4, 1943 in Lake Charles, LA, where he was a lifelong resident and was a 1961 graduate of LaGrange High School. Throughout the years, he worked at various grocery stores, retiring as...
James "Jim" Gibson
Jan 22, 2023
James “Jim” Gibson, 83, of Moss Bluff passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023 in his residence.
Mr. Gibson was born in Safety Harbor, FL and was raised in Lake Charles where he was a graduate of LaGrange High School. Following graduation, he furthered his education at McNeese State University. Jim and his wife moved to Moss Bluff 25 years...
John Fred "T-Boy" Boudreaux
Jan 22, 2023
John Fred “T-Boy” Boudreaux, was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was born June 18, 1944 to Garland and Veda Boudreaux, the eldest of six children. Due to an accident that caused his father to be disabled, T-Boy went to work at an early age to help the family financially, as well as maintain the family’s...
Fred Myers, Jr.
Jan 22, 2023
Wilfred Myers Jr. (Fred) was one of three children born to Gloria Gene and Wilfred Myers Sr. He was born February 22, 1965 in Lake Charles, LA.
He attended Lake Charles High School, where he played football and was a member of St. Theodore’s Catholic Church. He also enjoyed his time coaching T-ball and little league football. Faith and Family...
William "David" Mccoy
Jan 22, 2023
William David McCoy was born April 12, 1962, in Japan, to William Warren McCoy and Mary Katherine Lohmeyer. Following nine months of fighting and believing he could beat it, David peacefully succumbed to cancer on January 22, 2023 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
After spending his first years in Japan, his family returned to Missouri, where he graduated from high school...
Johnny Myron Chargois
Jan 21, 2023
Johnny Myron Chargois, 77, passed away on January 21, 2023, in a local care center. He was employed by and served at First Baptist Church of Sulphur for over 40 years. He spent many years working for the Calcasieu Cameron (Cal-Cam) Fairgrounds. He also started his own grounds keeping business doing what he loved which was cutting grass and maintaining...
Laura Mary Simien-Rivera
Jan 21, 2023
Laura Mary Griffith Simien-Rivera, 92, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away at 3:40 PM on Saturday, January 21, 2023 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Simien-Rivera was born January 28, 1930 in Manchester, LA. She moved to California, where she graduated from the Rosemead School of Baking. She returned to Lake Charles in 1968, where she became known for her baking. ...
Mamie Irene Trahan Smith
Jan 20, 2023
Mamie Irene Trahan Smith, 95, of Lake Charles passed away at 6:15 PM on Friday, January 20, 2023 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Smith was born on August 24, 1927 in Estherwood where she was raised. She moved to Lake Charles in 1967 and attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church.
She took pleasure in cooking, sewing,...
Arlo J. Savoie
Jan 20, 2023
Arlo J. Savoie, of Sweet Lake, La, 63, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2023.
Arlo was born on April 5, 1959, in Creole, Louisiana to Yank & Twila Savoie.
In his teenage years, you could find him on the weekends beating to the sound of his drums with his band, Swamp Country Band. He graduated from South Cameron...
Martin "Marty" Pomes
Jan 19, 2023
Martin ”Marty” William Pomes, Sr., 43, of Sulphur passed away in his residence. He was a hard worker all his life, but enjoyed fishing, riding his four-wheeler and barbequing when not working. Martin loved spending time with his grandchildren, visiting friends and on weekends visiting his godchild, Mikhai.
Martin is survived by his wife, Alison Pomes; three children, Amber Dixon,...
W. L. "Steve" Rice
Jan 19, 2023
Wilbur Lamar “Steve” Rice, 96, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away peacefully at 2:30 AM on Thursday, January 19, 2023, in a local hospital.
Mr. Rice was born October 3, 1926, in Iola, TX, where he was reared on a farm outside of town. Upon graduation from Iola High School, Mr. Rice enlisted in the United States Navy where he...
Loutie "Lou" Lebert
Jan 18, 2023
Loutie Mae “Lou” Marceaux LeBert, 93, passed away peacefully at 4:20 AM on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at her son’s residence.
Mrs. LeBert was born October 26, 1929 in Lyons Point, LA, where she was raised on a rice farm. She moved to Lake Charles in 1946, when she married the love of her life, Jacques Nelson LeBert. During her...
Bobby Ray Raiford, Jr.
Jan 18, 2023
Bobby Ray Raiford, Jr., 32, of Moss Bluff, passed away suddenly on Wednesday January 18, 2023 in Moss Bluff.
Bobby leaves to mourn his loss, his mother, Rachel White LeBeaud and stepfather, Derrick LeBeaud, New Orleans; brother, Jarret Raiford; sister, Ashanti White, Lake Charles; and a nephew, Lucas Thibodeaux.
No Formal services are planned. Bobby’s family has entrusted Johnson Funeral...
Charles Lee Buller
Jan 16, 2023
Charles Lee Buller, 86, of Lake Charles died Monday, January 16, 2023 in a local hospital.
Mr. Buller was born, raised and educated in Elton, LA. He served the United States Army National Guard most actively following Hurricane Audrey. He began his thirty-eight-year career with Haliburton in Lake Charles and later transferred to Evanston, Wyoming where he retired a Supervisor. ...
Martiel Robinson Abrahams
Jan 16, 2023
On Monday, January 16, 2023, Martiel Robinson Abrahams ran into the arms of Jesus, her savior and is now dancing with our daddy and rejoicing with family and friends in Heaven.
She was born June 25, 1927 in Jonesboro, Louisiana. The youngest of nine children born to Ray R. and Jessie Robinson. After graduating from Jonesboro High School, she moved...
Kathryn Fortenberry
Jan 15, 2023
Kathryn Elizabeth Fortenberry, 64, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 in Springfield, OR.
Kathy was born on November 25, 1958 in Newport Beach, CA. She was raised in Lake Charles and was a 1976 graduate of Lake Charles High School where she was a member of the legendary Kilties Drill Team. She has lived nearly twenty years in Eugene, OR.
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Beverly Ann Stevens
Jan 15, 2023
Beverly Ann Stevens was born December 2, 1948 in Jennings, LA. She was one of three children born to Adolph and Edith Grimes and was a graduate of Jennings High School.
Following high school she attended Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri. Although she struggled with health issues most of her life, it did not deter her from her faith...
Joseph Craig Bushnell
Jan 14, 2023
Surrounded by his loving family, Joseph Craig Bushnell passed away peacefully from this world into the arms of his Lord and Savior, on Saturday January 14, 2023 after a brief illness. Craig was the oldest son born to Elbert “Cotton” and Mary Jane Bushnell on August 25, 1955.
After graduating from LaGrange High School in 1973, Craig began his successful...
