Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Felicia Ann Smith
Jan 14, 2023
Felicia Ann Smith, 62 years old, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023. She was born on March 9, 1960 to Bobby Gene and Tollie Young Gillard in Lake Charles, LA, and remained a life-long resident of Southwest Louisiana.
Felicia graduated from LaGrange High School and served as branch manager and loan officer for many years. She received national recognition for...
Saundra Lee Belaire
Jan 14, 2023
Saundra Lee Belaire, born January 31, 1937, in Lake Charles, LA, passed peacefully from this life on January 14, 2023 at her home in Ruston, LA.
Saundra grew up in Lake Charles, attending St. Charles Academy and graduating from Lake Charles High School in 1955. She attended University of Southwestern Louisiana, majoring in art, and was a charter member of...
Christopher Marty Prine
Jan 14, 2023
Christopher Marty Prine, 64, passed away Saturday, January 14th, 2023, at his residence in Sulphur, La.
Christopher was born on February 19th, 1958, in New Orleans, La. to Otis and Cecelia Prine. Christopher called Sulphur his home for many years. He enjoyed fishing and boating and playing washers. He also enjoyed being creative with his talent of woodworking. He loved...
Kim Louise Grannis
Jan 14, 2023
Kim Louise Grannis, 63, passed away on January 14, 2023 in Houston, Texas.
She was born on November 24, 1959 in Lake Charles, LA to James Dale Whitehouse and Sharon Louise Bellamy Whitehouse. She will be remembered as a dedicated military wife and mother whose number one priority was taking care of her family. She enjoyed reading books and thrill-seeking...
Riley Brooke Lemke
Jan 14, 2023
Riley Brooke Lemke gained her angel’s wings on Saturday, January 14, 2023. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her dearly.
Those left to cherish her memory include her parents, Dayton Lemke and Cameron Gibson; brothers, Brayden Lemke and Jaxon Lemke; maternal grandparents, Fred Gibson and Joy Gibson; paternal grandparents, William Harvey and Tia Harvey; and many...
Debra Jones Reifsnider
Jan 13, 2023
Debra Denise Jones Reifsnider, 68, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2023 in her residence.
Debra was born March 14, 1954 in Lake Charles, LA. She was a 1972 graduate of LaGrange High School and attended McNeese State University. She was an active member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She enjoyed shopping, but her true passions were...
Wanda Pousson Cormier
Jan 13, 2023
Wanda Virginia Pousson Cormier, 75, of Westlake, LA, passed away at 4:33 PM on Friday, January 13, 2023 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Cormier was born October 9, 1947 in Lake Charles, LA and was a 1967 graduate of Marion High School. Throughout the years, she worked various retail positions, including at Walgreens, The Eye Clinic, and Caraways Pharmacy, where...
Victor "Vic" Craig Broussard
Jan 12, 2023
Victor “Vic” Broussard, 60, of Bell City passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, in a local hospital.Vic was born in Sulphur and later moved to Johnson Bayou, where he graduated from Johnson Bayou High School in 1982. He was a commercial fisherman for most of his life until Hurricane Rita in 2005; he was currently working maintenance. Vic was always...
Jeanette Jensen Bowdon
Jan 12, 2023
Jeanette Fay Jensen Bowdon, 74, of Westlake, LA, passed away at 4:20 AM on Thursday, January 12, 2023 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Bowdon was born March 12, 1948 in Lake Charles, LA and has lived in Westlake, LA since 1980. She was a graduate of LaGrange High School and graduated from Sowela Technical School in 1968. She worked at...
Robert Halpin "Bob" Holland, Sr.
Jan 12, 2023
Robert Halpin “Bob” Holland, Sr., 68 years old, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023. He was born on July 1, 1954 to Edward C. and Johnnie Halpin Holland in Beaumont, TX.
Bob graduated from DeRidder High School in 1972, and Louisiana State University in 1976. He was a Management Consultant for multiple Fortune 500 Companies, including Gulf States Utilities (currently...
Khristina Kibodeaux Guillory
Jan 12, 2023
Khristina Kibodeaux Guillory, age 59, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, surrounded by those she loved most.
Khristine, as we called her, was born on November 5, 1963 to Billy and Beverly Kibodeaux in Lake Charles. Before graduating from LaGrange High School, she was an avid barrel racer—a fact not many knew about her.
Upon first sight, Russell Guillory...
James William Castleberry
Jan 11, 2023
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, James William Castleberry passed away at the age of 40. His eyes closed for a final time in the early morning hours and God called him home.
James was born on November 8, 1982 to Terry and Freda Castleberry in Fort Polk, Louisiana. From a young boy to an adult, James kept his eyes open...
Kim Nunez
Jan 10, 2023
Kim Nunez, 57 years old, was born to LouEtta (Doxey) Nunez and Boyd Allen Nunez of Creole on March 29, 1965. Kim passed away on January 10, 2023 surrounded by family and friends in the comfort of his own home. He was a fighter all his life and he fought for life til the very end.
Kim enjoyed working out...
Manuel "Ray" Breaux, Sr.
Jan 9, 2023
Manuel “Ray” Breaux, Sr., 84, passed away peacefully Monday, January 9th, 2023, in his home surrounded by family. He was born December 16th, 1938, in Crowley, La. to Hampton and Winnie Broussard Breaux. Ray lived in the rural DeQuincy area.
Ray married the love if his life, Martha Martin on June 6th, 1959, and they enjoyed a life together for...
Robert Joseph Polak
Jan 9, 2023
Robert Joseph Polak
May 22, 1940 – January 9, 2023
Everyone who met Bob Polak will agree that he was a fair, honest, intelligent man who spoke his mind, with integrity in a time when a man’s word was his bond. He listened before he spoke and his words meant something. Bob lived a full life and touched so many...
Hunter Ryan Brown
Jan 9, 2023
On Monday January 9, 2023, Hunter Brown was unexpectedly called home at the young age of 21.
Hunter was born on February 25, 2001 in Jacksonville, FL, where his dad was stationed with the U.S. Navy. Hunter grew up in Lake Charles, LA, was a life-long member of Trinity Baptist Church, and a graduate of Barbe High School where...
Timothy Howard Kinnison
Jan 8, 2023
Timothy Howard Kinnison, Age 59, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023 from cancer. He passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family, whom he cherished.
He was born February 1, 1963 in Mountain Home, ID. He was a proud United States Navy veteran, having served eight years. He served both on ship and in recruiting, bringing in others who wished...
Kevin Anthony Monroe
Jan 8, 2023
Kevin Anthony Monroe was born January 18, 1965 in Luftin, TX. He was one of two children born to Charles E. and Joan A. Monroe.
Early in life Kevin developed a desire to help people, it was this desire that led him to enroll in Texas A&M University, earning a degree in psychology. It was also here where he met...
Fred Daniel Benoit, Jr.
Jan 8, 2023
Fred Daniel Benoit, Jr. went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 8, 2023.
He was born on August 25, 1948 in Lake Charles, LA to Fred Daniel Benoit, Sr. and Shirley Welch Benoit. He was a retired union structural ironworker who was always known for his strong work ethic and the importance he placed on his family. Fred...
