Obituary Listing

May 17, 2016

Mark Anthony Barfield was born on August 6, 1955, to the union of Nathaniel Barfield, Sr., and Della Mae Barfield.

He graduated from Washington High School and attended Delta School of Business. After graduation, he attended the Lake Charles Police Academy and served on the Force for seventeen years. He was...

May 16, 2016

Karen Duhon Prater , 49, was called home Monday, May 16, 2016.  She born October 7, 1966, in Lake Charles, La., to Brady and Lillie Duhon.  Karen's passion has always been the love of motorcycles and was the founder of Queens of Hearts Motorcycle Club in 2009.  A sisterhood of women that carried her same...

Apr 20, 2016

Leonardo "Leo" Davis, 49, died at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2016. He was born August 9, 1966, to Leonard Davis and Bertha Davis in Leesville, La. He lived in Los Angeles most of his childhood, attended Leesville High and Washington High School, graduating in 1984. He was a cook by trade and worked in...

Apr 11, 2016

Martha Jane Roberts , 66, departed this life on Monday, April 11, 2016, at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital in Sulphur, LA.  She was born January 18, 1950, to Samuel Roberts, Sr., and Mabel Washington LeDay in Lake Charles, LA.  She served her country in the United States Army with an honorable discharge with a formal...

Apr 10, 2016

Jacqueline Durant Smith , 55, departed this life on April 10, 2016, in Las Vegas, NV.  She was born October 25, 1960, to George Lee Durant and Willie Dean Joseph Durant.

Jackie is survived by two children, Michael Don (Shawaynea) Durant and Ryan Anthony Smith of Las Vegas, Nevada; 5 grandchildren,...

Apr 9, 2016

Glenda Faye Hawkins , 63, was born December 9, 1952, to Alvoid Yokum and Juanita Brown Yokum in Lafayette, LA. She went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at her residence in Orange, TX. Glenda Faye, as she was known, graduated from W.O. Boston High School in 1970, where she...

Apr 7, 2016

Darius Matthew Edwards , 22, departed this life on Thursday, April 7, 2016.  He was born June 3, 1993, in Lake Charles, LA to Murphy and Fulose Edwards.  He was a 2011 graduate of LaGrange High School and attended Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, TX.

Darius was an outstanding...

Apr 5, 2016

Sara Jane Victorian Stubin , 54, departed this life on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at a local hospice facility in Lake Charles, La.  She was born  December 19, 1961, to Paul Victorian and Lucille Jessie Victorian in Lake Charles, La. She worked as a seamstress for L'Auberge Casino Resort and attended Refuge Temple Ministries for...

Mar 27, 2016

Jessie Rayne Gladney entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 27, 2016, at her granddaughter's home in Humble, TX.  She was born in Ville Platte, LA, to the late Felton Joseph and Estelle Joseph Cartwright.

Jessie accepted Christ at an early age under the leadership of the late Pastor Nathaniel P....

Mar 17, 2016

Annette "Nett" Marie Armelin was born March 15, 1959, the fifth child to Albert Sr. and Mary Semien Armelin. Annette was always very active in sports and loved to play dominos after Sunday dinner. She loved baking, crocheting blankets as gifts, singing songs and spending time with her family especially with her two grandbabies.  Annette...

Mar 15, 2016

Hazel Alexander Sims , 99, departed this life on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at a local nursing home in Lake Charles, LA. She was born October 30, 1916, to Arthur and Rosa Green Allison in Fenton, Louisiana. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., and funeral service at 1:00 p.m.,...

Mar 13, 2016

Leonard Durousseau, 87, departed this life on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Harbor Hospice in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  He was born May 1, 1928, to the late Caesar and Maria Guillory Durousseau in Mallet Louisiana. He was married to Olevia Guillory Durousseau and to this union five children were born. He worked construction all his...

Mar 12, 2016

Timothy Joshua Laws

Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on, and cherished memories never fade because a loved one's gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, far as long as there is memory, they'll live on in the heart.

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Mar 4, 2016

Roosevelt Joseph "Licky" Washington , the youngest child of Roseville Washington and Thelma Louise Senegal Washington was born on February 16, 1951, in Duson Louisiana. After 65 earthly years, he departed this life on Friday, March 4, 2016, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.

He was a faithful and loyal member of...

Feb 28, 2016

Sharon Yvette Glodd , 49, departed this life on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. She was born August 25, 1966, to Earl Ruffin and Loretha Mae Glodd in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., and Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m., at King's Funeral Home. Burial...

Feb 23, 2016

Arthur "Tute" Grant, 80, departed this life on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, in Christus St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was born on March 25, 1935, to Walter and Eva Collins Grant in Opelousas, Louisiana. He worked as a security officer in Manhattan, New York.

Mr. Arthur Grant leaves...

Feb 20, 2016

Austin Louis Gordon, Sr., 73, passed on Saturday, February 20, 2016, with his family by his side in a local hospital in Lake Charles, LA.

Austin, "Tootsie" Gordon, Sr., was born December 3, 1942, to Dorothy Gordon Vital and was raised in a loving household by his grandparents, Oncy and Mary...

Feb 19, 2016

Linda Marie Summers , 57, departed this life on Friday, February 19, 2016, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 17, 1959, to Charlie May and Williedean Smith May in New Orleans, Louisiana. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at 4:00 p.m., and Funeral Service at 7:00 p.m., at...

Feb 18, 2016

Virginia "Viney" Bilbo-Brignac , 51, departed this life on Thursday, February 18, 2016, in the comfort of her home from natural causes, with her sister, Emily Bilbo, by her side.

Viney was born in Lake Charles, LA on June 26, 1964, to the...

Feb 5, 2016

Betty Jean Chavis, 73, departed this life on Friday, February 5, 2016, in Lake Charles Care Center.  She was born July 13, 1942, to the late Wilford Broussard and Augustine Sampa Broussard in Louisberg, Louisiana.

She was a lifelong life member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and was employed...