Obituaries

Mar 4, 2024

Donna Renee Edwards, 66, of Lake Charles, LA gained her halo and wings on Monday, March 4, 2024, at Cornerstone Hospital.

Donna was born May 10, 1957, in Lake Charles, LA to Massarie Norris. She was the second of six kids: Raymond Norris, Jackie Charles, Bridgette West, Keith Norris, Thelma Norris, and half-brother Jason Fontenot.  She attended...

Feb 21, 2024

Obituary pending.

Feb 19, 2024

The Loving Life of Samuel Jerome Jones began on February 8, 1943, to the parents of Harriet and Wilfred Jones in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Samuel was the fifth child of nine children. Samuel was affectionately known as "Sam" or "Jerry" by his family and close friends. Sam was baptized and raised in the Catholic faith as a child and...

Feb 15, 2024

Karen Yvette Charles was born October 16, 1961, in Lake Charles, Louisiana to the late Frank James and Barbara Lewis. She departed this life February 15, 2024.

She was baptized at Mount Calvary Baptist Church by the late Rev. Horace C. Allison. Under the leadership of Rev. Elmore Garner, she celebrated 51 years of membership in October...

Feb 9, 2024

Helen Ruth Victor Walker

Her parents, Louis Victor and Martha Kelly Victor, and her siblings, Joseph, Adam, Janie Marie, Marvin, Eugene, and Louise, welcomed Helen Ruth on March 5, 1943, in Welsh, Louisiana. The family later included younger siblings, Leonard, Thelma, and Eva. They lived among extended family and friends, who had settled in the...

Feb 7, 2024

Annabelle Simien Amos

"Tee Belle"

The journey of this life for Annabelle Simien Amos began on September 18, 1938, when she was born in Mallet, Louisiana to Carlton Antoine Simien and Martha Leger Simien. Annabelle was the third of five children, coming after Rose and Joseph, and before Mary Lynn and...

Jan 30, 2024

Leonard Jones was born May 30th, 1951, to Hayward and Hattie Lee (Valley) Jones in Pineville, LA. He was the oldest of eight children. He was nicknamed "Pop" by his family, and he loved being a supporting brother to his siblings. He had a giving heart, was humble and would give anyone his very last.

On Tuesday...

Jan 24, 2024

Cottrell Alberton Wesson peacefully passed away at the age of seventy-seven in the arms of his daughter, Kimberly on January 24, 2024, in Vinton, Louisiana. Cottrell was affectionately nicknamed "Priest which eventually transitioned into The High Priest," but was often called "the Professor."

Cottrell was born on October 5, 1946, to Stephen. and Eula May Wesson. He...

Jan 24, 2024

Kristi Ann Goodwin was born on February 11, 1979 in Lake Charles, La. to Willard Goodwin and Bernadette (Leget) Goodwin. She departed this world to take her place in heaven after a brief bought with illness on January 24 2024.

She is preceded in death by her father Willard Goodwin, and beloved sister Ebony Ann Bellard. She...

Jan 22, 2024

ROBERT DUDLEY MALVO, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS "P-NUT" (68), PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT LAKE CHARLES CARE CENTER ON JANUARY 22, 2024. ROBERT WAS BORN ON MAY 26, 1956, IN LAKE CHARLES, LA. TO ROBERT & BERTHA MALVO. HE WAS A GRADUATE OF BARBE HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS LOVED AND APPRECIATED BY ALL THAT KNEW HIM. HE WAS DEFINITELY A "JOKESTER"...

Dec 31, 2023

Charlotte Ann Jenkins, 79, of Lake Charles, LA, folded up her tent on December 31,2023.

Charlotte was born on June 24, 1944, to Cyrus Sr & and Alverda Jenkins in Lake Charles, LA. After graduating from Washington High School in 1962, she worked as an X-ray tech at St. Patrick Hospital where she went on to retire....

Dec 25, 2023

David Stevenson. was born on July 22, 1955, in Laken Heath England to Douglas and Leola Stevenson.

He was a hard worker all his life, very friendly and never met a stranger. David had a heart of a servant, helping people of all ages, especially the elderly. He enjoyed carrying groceries for the elderly and reaching items...

Dec 21, 2023

Bernice Antoine Young was born December 21, 1930, in Iowa, Louisiana to Eugene and Ella Antoine of Mamou, Louisiana. She departed this life December 21, 2023, at her home in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

At the age of thirteen, Bernice accepted Christ and was baptized at Mount Calvary Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. D.J....

Dec 17, 2023

Mother Hazel West was born on October 10, 1927, to the late O'neal Bargeman and Mary Payton Bargeman in Grand Chenier, La.  God called her home on Sunday, December 17, 2023, while surrounded by family.

Mother West grew up in Grand Chenier and Creole, La.  She attended St. Paul C.O.G.I.C. in Grand Chenier.  She accepted Christ as...

Dec 16, 2023

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant:

thou has been faithful, over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things:

enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Matthew 25:21

Katherine Ann Moore Perrodin was born on January 31,...

Dec 12, 2023

Kimberly Michelle Lemelle, MS L-SLP, CCC-SLP

Kimberly Michelle Lemelle was born September 18, 1967 in Lake Charles, La to Margaret Gallien Lemelle and Thomas Lemelle, Sr. She departed this life to meet our Lord and Savior, December 12, 2023, after a brief and untimely illness.

She leaves to mourn the joy and light...

Dec 11, 2023

Obituary pending.

Dec 6, 2023

Obituary pending.

Dec 5, 2023

Carol Bilbo-Anderson is the daughter of Thomas and Joan Bilbo of Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was born in Spokane, Washington. She was a daughter of a military father and so she lived in numerous states and countries. She had six sisters and four brothers.

After graduating from high school, she moved to Denver, Colorado to start her...

Dec 3, 2023

Obituary pending.