Local Obituaries

Maura Cassia

Mar 15, 2025

Maura Dea Cassia, 64, of Moss Bluff, LA was called Home March 15, 2025 following her courageous battle with cancer.

She was born July 12, 1960, in Mamou, LA. She was one of eight children born to the late Georgia Helen Bondick and Jesse Lee Richard.

Maura’s love of family started as a child, being one of eight children, she grew up...

Hwa Ok Perry

Mar 15, 2025

Hwa Ok Perry, 74, passed away on March 15, 2025 at her residence with her children by her side. Born in a small rice-farming community in rural South Korea, she was the second of seven children. As a young girl, she moved to the big city of Seoul, where fate led her to Michael Lynn Perry, an American soldier. Their...

Charlene "Charlie" O'Malley

Mar 14, 2025

Charlene “Charlie” O’Malley, 73, of Lake Charles passed away at 10:36 AM on Friday, March 14, 2025 in a local hospital.

Born and raised in Lake Charles, Mrs. O’Malley graduated from Lake Charles High School in 1969 before continuing her education at McNeese State University, where she earned an associate's degree in Secretarial Science. She went on to work as an...

Lois "Georgie" Stoddard

Mar 14, 2025

Lois "Georgie" Stoddard, 66, of Lake Charles, passed away on March 14, 2025. Born deaf and mute, Georgie never let her disability define or limit her. She lived life on her own terms, full of adventure, independence, and joy.

Georgie attended the Louisiana School for the Deaf in Baton Rouge and later returned to Lake Charles, where she became a local...

Robert Hermann

Mar 13, 2025

Robert "Bobby" Joseph Hermann, 80, of Lake Charles, passed away on March 13, 2025. Born and raised in Lake Charles, Bobby was truly the life of the party. Wherever he went, he was sure to be seen and heard.

Bobby loved spending time at the casinos, earning himself the nickname "The Godfather" among his friends. It was at Delta Downs...

Linda Marie Miller Conner

Mar 13, 2025

Linda Marie Miller Conner, formerly of Cameron, then Creole, left this world in her new home in Lake Charles, Thursday March 13, 2025.

Linda was a loving wife to her husband for 54 years, Bobby; a wonderful mother to her children, Todd (Michelle) and Lynsi (Patrick); a devoted grandmother to her grandchildren, Kallan, Ali, and John Conner, and Lily, Conner, and...

Edward Comeaux

Mar 12, 2025

With heartfelt sadness, we announce the passing of Edward Comeaux on March 12, 2025, at the age of 97. He was a loving and devoted husband, daddy, pops, and great pops to all whose lives he touched.

Edward was born in Welsh to Damond Comeaux and Ella Broussard Comeaux on February 15, 1928. Edward served his country honorably in the...

Sarah Alice Logan

Mar 12, 2025

Sarah Alice Logan, 81, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, March 12,2025. Alice loved cutting grass and planting her flowers, She enjoyed cooking and caring for all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Alice favorite holiday was Christmas and she was bound and determined to give each child, grandchild, and great grandchild a gift. She absolutely loved telling...

Lanson Vidrine

Mar 12, 2025

Lanson Vidrine, a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, passed away on his 99th birthday, March 12, 2025, in the comfort of his home. He was the last surviving sibling of ten children.

Born and raised in Lake Charles, Mr. Vidrine led a full and meaningful life, always dedicated to his family and community. He served his country as a member of...

David Byers

Mar 11, 2025

David LaMont Byers passed away on March 11, 2025 in his Oklahoma City, OK home. David was born on July 6, 1935, in McPherson, KS, to Kaloolah Smith Byers and LaMont Byers, Jr. He traveled a lot due to his father's assignments but graduated from Great Bend, KS High School. He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he earned a...

Mark "Harley" Sonnier

Mar 11, 2025

Mark “Harley” Sonnier, 47, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in a local nursing home after his battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). He was born and raised in Lake Charles, LA. After high school he traveled when working as a boilermaker. His work eventually brought him to the New Roads, LA area where he lived most of...

Joseph "Johnny" Taylor

Mar 11, 2025

Joseph Daley “Johnny” Taylor, 86, of Sulphur passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

He was born in Lafayette, LA and grew up in Eunice, LA. He was a truck driver for Gene Kile Trucking for many years. Joseph enjoyed his “retirement” as a Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office crossing guard serving Frasch Elementary for 11 years. He loved fishing and watching...

Fulton Joseph Manuel

Mar 10, 2025

Fulton Joseph Manuel, 89, of Vinton passed away Monday, March 10, 2025, in his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was a lifelong Vinton resident and a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Vinton. After graduating from Vinton High, Fulton studied at McNeese State University before joining the United States Army. He was employed at Home Builders...

Mona Duhon

Mar 10, 2025

Mona Lynn Stutes Duhon, 74, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, March 10, 2025, in Lake Charles, LA. She was born on June 30, 1950, in Crowley, LA, to Phorbus Stutes and Delta Gaspard Stutes.

A proud member of the Krewe Des Pirates, she was crowned "Queen Jacqueline the First" in 2011, alongside her husband,...

Beverly Ann Smith

Mar 8, 2025

Beverly Ann (Oliver) Smith passed away peacefully on March 8, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. Until the very end, Beverly remained a woman of kindness, grace, and compassion, always demonstrating her deep love for family and friends. She faithfully honored and shared her love for Jesus and the Heaven that awaited her.

Born in Deridder, Louisiana, on June 1,...

Carla Hymel

Mar 7, 2025

Carla Ann Buller Hymel, 68, of Lake Charles, LA passed away on March 7, 2025 due to complications of ALS. Carla was born August 18, 1956 in Sulphur, LA, the daughter of Delores Vincent Buller & Charlie Buller, Jr.

Carla graduated from Westlake High School in 1974, then went on to McNeese State University, earning a degree in Business Education....

Mary Elizabeth Gennuso

Mar 7, 2025

Mary Elizabeth Gennuso, 81, passed away peacefully Friday March 7, 2025 surrounded by loving family. She was born July 18, 1943 to Missouri Elizabeth Myers and Louis Middleton Cooley.

In 1959, she pursued her passion for cosmetology, later owning and operating Mary's Beauty Shop, where she worked as a beautician for over 30 years.

Mary had a deep love for the simple...

Deanna Lynn Reeves

Mar 6, 2025

Deanna Lynn Spicer Reeves, 53, of Sulphur, passed away on Thursday, March 6,2025 surrounded by her loving family. Deanna grew up in Sulphur and was a 1989 Sulphur High graduate. She worked at Walmart for 22 years and all of her co-workers would go to her for any questions they had as she had an answer for anything. Deanna loved...

Pamela Ann O'Malley Noble

Mar 5, 2025

Pamela O'Malley Noble passed away on March 5, 2025, at 77. She was born on April 22, 1947, in Natchez, Mississippi, to Albert F. O'Malley, Jr., and Irene Wooten O'Malley. After the tragic loss of her father in an auto collision when she was just six years old, she was later adopted by Melvin Steve Pressley, Jr., who provided the...

Llewellyn Anthony "Lou" "T-Lou" Richard

Mar 5, 2025

Llewellyn Anthony Richard, 82, of Lake Charles, peacefully passed with family by his side on March 5, 2025.



Known to family and friends as "Lou" or "T-Lou", he was the younger of two sons born to Wiltz Charles and Sophie Dupont Richard in Crowley, LA on November 18, 1942.



At 15 years old in 1957, Lou met...