Obituaries

Oct 18, 2025

Johnny C. Thomas was born June 2, 1942 in Lake Charles, Louisiana and gained educational experiences in the public school system of Lake Charles, graduating from W. O.  Boston High School in the top 5 percent of the 1960 graduating class. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from Grambling College (now Grambling State University)...

Oct 10, 2025

"Her kindness was her ministry. Her faith was her foundation. Her love was her legacy."

Leola Frazier, a beloved mother, grandmother, godmother, and friend, peacefully entered eternal rest on October 10, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 25, 1931, to Sir Walter and Alice Scott in Wisner, Louisiana,...

Oct 9, 2025

Arthur "Peewee" Sterling III, a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, LA, passed away on October 9, 2025. Born on February 13, 1949 to Arthur Sterling II and Flossie Dervis Sterling, lived a life rooted in family, community, and service. Peewee graduated from W.O. Boston High School, home of the Mighty Panthers, in 1967, where he was a...

Sep 22, 2025

I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalm 84:10b KJV

On May 28, 1931, in the city of Church Point, LA, a life was brought into existence. That life came in the person of Dorothy Carter, born to the parentage of Norris...

Sep 17, 2025

Louanna Durousseau, 86, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2025, at Harbor Hospice in Lake Charles, LA, where she received tender care in her final days.

Born October 3, 1938, in Lawtell, LA, Louanna, lovingly known as "Lou", moved to New York City at 17, married Ernest Robinson, and had one son. A...

Sep 9, 2025

On, Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 7:17 A.M., our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ called His faithful servant, Minister Daniel Mouton, Sr., home to glory. His devoted wife of 44 years was lovingly by his side as he peacefully departed this life.

Daniel Mouton, Sr. was born on January 15, 1959 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to the...

Sep 9, 2025

"The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not Want"

Psalm 23

Mary Louise Nickerson, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. She was born January 26, 1936, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. A woman of great faith and devotion to Christ, she attended New Emmanuel Baptist Church, where she was...

Sep 7, 2025

In Loving Memory of Calynn Dior Eugene

Though you are no longer with us here, your joy, sweetness, and gentle spirit will live in our hearts forever. You were not just our precious baby girl, but our light, and your laughter and love will echo in our lives always.

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Sep 7, 2025

MATTHEW 5:4 THE LORD IS CLOSE TO THE BROKENHEARTED AND SAVES THOSE WHO ARE CRUSHED IN SPIRIT.

GOD IN INFINITE WISDOM CALLED JEROME DEJEAN, 68, OF LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, INTO ETERNAL REST. HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2025, AT METHODIST HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON, TX.

JEROME WAS BORN...

Sep 7, 2025

Joyce Marie Syon Duhon was born in Lake Charles, LA, on December 2, 1940.  She grew up and attended school in Lake Charles, where she graduated from Sacred Heart High School.

Joyce was a long-time member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. She was very active in her church and community, volunteering...

Sep 4, 2025

Honoring the Life and Legacy of Michael James Bowers April 16, 1980 – September 4, 2025

Michael James Bowers was born on April 16, 1980, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Michael J. Livings and the late Sheila F. Bowers. Michael Jr. was destined to leave an indelible mark on the lives of all...

Sep 2, 2025

Hattie B. Olivier, 78, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2025. Born June 28, 1947, at Charity Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was the daughter of the late John Persley Sr. and Estella Lawrence Persley.

Hattie was the third of eight children, yet she naturally stepped into the role...

Aug 26, 2025

It is with profound sadness & heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved brother, father, son, grandfather, uncle, friend Joseph Paul West Jr. Aka June, many knew him as Joe Tek who Departed this life on August 26, 2025 at the age of 57 at a hospital in Beaumont, TX where he resided.

Aug 13, 2025

Julia Mae Tezeno was born on January 26, 1949, in Lafayette, Louisiana, the third of twelve children born to the late Moise Sr. and Theresa Guillory Tezeno. From the beginning, Julia's life was rooted in deep faith, strong family values, and a sincere devotion to serving others.

Julia was a graduate of Plaisance...

Aug 12, 2025

WILLIE MAE SAM MOUTON

"Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you,...

Aug 12, 2025

A Life Well Lived

On August 12, 2025, Reverend Johnnie Wilkins, Jr. passed away peacefully at Harbor Hospice in Lake Charles, Louisiana, at the age of 95. Johnnie Wilkins, Jr., was born on September 15,1929, to Johnnie and Eunice Honore Wilkins in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was the beloved fourth child and eldest...

Aug 6, 2025

Lou Anna Griffith August was born on June 25, 1937, in Lake Charles, LA to Ophelia Freddie Griffith and Clifford Griffith Sr., where she was the fourth child out of twelve. She was raised in the catholic faith and was a lifelong member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

She attended 2nd...

Aug 3, 2025

On August 3, 2025 God called Terrance Deon Watson to eternal rest at his residence, in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Terrance was born April 29, 1985 to John Watson and the late Gloria Goodwill Watson. He was baptized at a young age at Mount Olive Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend Sidney Fontenot....

Jul 24, 2025

Carolyn Clemons Johnson was born October 5, 1934, in Lake Charles, Louisiana,

The fifth (along with her twin, Gwendolyn) of six children born to James and Myrtle Kennedy Clemons.

She is the great, great, great granddaughter of Rhoda Blake, the first African American to settle in Lake Charles and...

Jul 19, 2025

Willie Belle Marks, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, entered eternal rest on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at the age of 82. She was born on July 11, 1943, in Ville Platte, Louisiana, to the late Mause Freeman Sr. and Bernadette Freeman.

Willie Belle accepted Christ at an early age under the...