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Lollion Tupper
Lollion Tupper, 27, of Ragley died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013.
Mrs. Tupper was born in Lake Charles. She attended Sam Houston High School in Moss Bluff. She was a commercial and residential painter, working for Dannix.
She is survived by her husband, Dustin James Tupper; and her two children, Ashton James Tupper and Orena Bell Roberts; her mother, Pamelia Elmer Villa; stepfather, Travis LaVergne, Jr.; three sisters, Amber Lenora Benoit of Lake Charles, Meggen Villa LaVergne of Dry Creek, and Sheena Nicole Ortiz of Ragley; grandparents, Lollion Elmer and Lionel Joseph Elmer, Sr. of Lake Charles; her Grammy and Poppy, Mary and Adrian Shives of Moss Bluff.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 26, in St. Theodore Catholic Church in Moss Bluff. Monsignor DuBois officiated. Burial was in Old Ritchie Cemetery
in Moss Bluff. A scripture service, held on Sunday, was officated by Bro. Gary.
James Hester
James Hester, 69, of DeQuincy died Saturday, Mar. 15, 2014, in a local hospital.
Mr. Hester was born and lived all his life in DeQuincy. He was a United States Navy veteran of Vietnam. He was the commander of V.F.W. Post 5802 in DeQuincy. He was of the Baptist faith and a retired electrician with Citgo.
Survivors include his two sons, James Eric Hester of Sulphur and Michael Tanner Hester of DeQuincy; two sisters, Dana Haley of Singer and Lucille Gadman of Amarillo, Texas ; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
His service was held Monday, Mar. 17, in Hixson-Snider Funeral Home of DeQuincy. Burial was in Masonic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to the VFW Post 5802 of DeQuincy or Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka KS 66675.
James Felice
James Wesley Felice, 86, of Longville, died Friday, Mar. 14, 2014, in Jennings.
Mr. Felice is survived by his daughter Evelyn Partain of Raywood, Texas ; four sons, Jerry Felice of Longville, Richard Felice of Crowley, Ernest Felice of Longville, and Gene (Carolyn) Felice of Longville; 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; four sisters, Hazel Richard of DeRidder, Eola Corbello of Houston, Nell Jones of De-Ridder, and Emma Perigo of Ragley; and one brother, Kenneth Felice of Deweyville, Texas .
His funeral service was held Monday, Mar. 17, at Chaddick Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Smith officiated. Burial followed in Beauregard Cemetery.
Annette Kelly
Annette Andrews Kelly died on Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2014, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
Her funeral was held at First United Methodist Church of Oakdale on Friday, Mar. 14. Rev. Mark Strickland officiated. Burial was in the Hampton Cemetery
in Elizabeth.
Ms. Kelly was born in Baton Rouge to Hilda Renard Andrews and Williams James “Bunk” Andrews. She attended University High School in Baton Rouge and graduated from Coushatta High in 1952. She represented Red River Parish at Pelican Girls State in 1951. Ms. Kelly graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1955.
She was employed with Louisiana State Department of Public Welfare in the parishes of St. Landry, Calcasieu and Allen. She was later employed as supervisor with the Louisiana State Department of Child Protection in Allen and Beauregard parishes. She retired with 31 years of Louisiana State Service. She was then employed by the Allen Parish court for 11 years and was in charge of the Families In Need of Services (FINS) program.
Survivors include her children, Ken (Vicki) of Elizabeth, Patrick (Cheryl) of DeQuincy, Michael (Jacque) of Carlyss and Maureen of Lake Charles, eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one brother, Charlie Webb of Shreveport.
Herman Tezeno
Funeral services for Herman Jack Tezeno, 84, of DeQuincy were held Saturday, Mar. 15, at Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church in DeQuincy. Pastor Marvin Durgan officiated. Burial was in Paradise Cemetery.
Mr. Tezeno died Sunday, Mar. 9, 2014, in his residence. He was born in Washington and lived most of his life in DeQuincy.
He was a member of Greater Mt. Zion, where he served as an assistant chairman of the Deacons and as a member of the male chorus. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Masons and retired from the Kansas City Railroad.
Survivors include seven daughters, Christina (Charlie) Jones of DeQuincy, Diana (Fred) DeLoach of Harvey, Catrina (Trennis) Ford of DeQuincy, Jewel (Roosevelt) Trapp and Hazel Hilt of Sulphur, and Lois (Amos) Jones of Humble, Texas ., Doris Tezeno of Houston, Texas ; and two sons, Herman Tezeno of Dallas, Texas , and Kindness Tezeno of Houston, Texas ; sister, Josephine Fontenot of Austin, Texas ; three brothers, Mathew Tezeno of Opelousas, Herman Tezeno of Houston, Texas , and the Rev. Albert Tezeno of Opelousas; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Lee T. Tezeno.
Margaret Cox
Margaret Laverne Cox, 88, of DeQuincy, Passed away at 1 p.m. on Monday, Mar. 17, 2014.
She was born Apr. 11, 1925 in DeQuincy, to Kenny and Dora Corine (Cole) McLaren.
She was raised by her mother and adopted father, Clarence E. LeBlanc .
She married Adrian D. Cox who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Kenny E. LeBlanc , Jr. and one sister, Cleo LeBlanc Abdalla.
Surviving are two sons, Adrian D. (Belinda) Cox Jr. and Daniel D. (Kathy) Cox, both of DeQuincy, five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Margaret was a member of the First Baptist Church of DeQuincy, a member of the Study Club and taught at DeQuincy Elementary School for several years.
Visitation was held on Tuesday, Mar. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of DeQuincy. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Mar. 19, at 10 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow the service at Perkins Cemetery
in DeQuincy.
Evelyn Franklin
Evelyn Franklin, 56, of DeQuincy Passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at her residence.
Born in DeQuincy, she lived here all her life. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Survivors include her husband, Jessie Ray Franklin; two daughters, Kimberly Diane Perkins of DeRidder and Sherry Lynn Franklin of Lake Charles; son, Robert Franklin of Tennessee; sisters, JoAnn Cooley of Singer and Jackie Rose Smith of DeQuincy; brother, Terry Perkins of DeQuincy; and five grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her parents, Charles Murphy Perkins and Betty Jo Stampley Perkins; brothers, Carl Lee Stampley and Lynn Stampley.
Her funeral was at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at Hixson-Snider Funeral Home with Rev. Clark Henry Rainwater, Jr. and Rev. Clyde Clark officiating. Burial was in Perkins Cemetery.
Visitation was held on Friday, Aug. 1, from 5 until 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Paula Cooley
Paula Cooley, 63, of Dickinson, Texas , died Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Webster, Texas .
Survivors include her stepbrother, Ken Hollingsworth and wife Sheridan of Lumberton, Texas .
She was preceded in death by her parents, James Kanady and Faye Kanady Hollingsworth.
Funeral service was held Sunday, Aug. 3, at Gambrell Baptist Church. Burial followed in Smith Cemetery
in Starks. The Rev. Damon Bickham officiated.
Pete Royer
On May 18, 1932 our dad Pete Royer came into this world. On July 20, 2014 he joined our mom in Heaven. He fought a long and hard battle after having a stroke over 11 years ago that left him bedridden.
Dad was born to Washie "Pete" and Norma Royer on May 18, 1932 in DeQuincy. He was a graduate of DeQuincy High School. While there dad played football and was also a member of the band. While playing football dad earned All-State honors playing Center. At halftime dad would remove his pads and march with the band. After high school, dad joined the United States Army where he achieved the rank of Sergeant with the Military Police and proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict.
When his tour of duty ended, dad attended both USL (now ULL) and LSU. During his college days at LSU, his dorm room was in Tiger Stadium. Dad was a huge LSU Tiger fan, and always shared stories about his time there, especially about hearing Mike the Tiger roaring at all hours of the night. While attending USL, he met our mom Betty Joyce Mahtook. Not long after, they eloped to Mississippi and got married. Mom and dad were happily married for over 50 years.
"Pete", as he was known by everyone, was preceded in death by our mom, Betty Mahtook Royer; his parents, Washie "Pete" and Norma Royer; and his brother, Dr. Maurice Royer.
He is survived by his four children, eight grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. His oldest son, Carl Royer and wife, Portia and their two children, Hayden and Krystal, all of Lafayette; his second son, Steve Royer and wife, Nancy and their children, Monique, Marisa, Justin, and Monique's daughter, Ayla, all of Flowery Branch, Ga.; his daughter Susie Royer Breaux and husband, Dwight Breaux and their children, Chelsea and Brandy Breaux Mitchell and husband Randle, all of Lafayette; and finally his youngest son, Mark of Lafayette and his daughter Katie of Baton Rouge.
Dad was a huge offshore fisherman and his favorite pasttime was participating in the offshore fishing rodeos all along the Louisiana gulf coast. The fish he most targeted was the Tarpon. Dad along with his late fishing partner, Milton Dupont where a force to reckoned with when they were teamed together. Pete was a past President of the Louisiana Tarpon Club and the South Marsh Island Tarpon Club. He was a dedicated employee of Massart Supply where he worked for over 30 years.
To his children and grandchildren he was known as "Mr. Fix It", bring it to Paw Paw, he can fix it. Our dad was a caring and loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. A man who touched everyone's heart he came in contact with. Dad was always a jokester, had a quick wit and you would consider yourself lucky if he would give you straight answer. He was a great guy who will be missed by all he came into contact with. . . Love ya Dad!
A very special thanks to our little brother, Mark, who was always there for our mom when she was ill and our dad, for caring for him the last 11 plus years. Thanks Mark. To our sister, Susie and our brother-in-law, Dwight, who helped out in too many ways to mention. Thanks Susie and Dwight. And finally to his caregivers, Lisa, Dee and Fatima who provided exceptional care to our dad like he was their own.
We would also like to give a huge thanks to the 9th floor nurses and staff at Lafayette General Medical Center, who cared for our dad during the last week of his life. You guys were great. A special thanks to Dr. Alexander for keeping us updated and helping us through some very tough decision making. Also to Dr. Juan Perez for his years of taking care of our dad.
As per our dad's request, there will not be any formal services. Since our dad was a huge saltwater fisherman, we are asking everyone who wishes to, to make a donation to CCA in his memory. Please do so by sending it to the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana , in Memory of Pete Royer, P.O. Box 86458 Baton Rouge LA 70879 or by contacting them at 225-952-9200 to make your donation. We thank you in advance for any and all donations made in his name.
Dad we love you and miss you very much.
Ellaweise Lambert
Ellaweise "Bugs" Lambert, 89, of DeRidder died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 in Alexandria.
Survivors include her sons, Halton “Dog” Lambert and wife Gay of Merryville, Dalton “Tunnie” Lambert and wife Janet of Salisbury, N.C., Alton “Tudor” Lambert and wife Brenda of DeRidder, and Elton “Poot” Lambert and wife Pam of Little Rock, Ark.; daughters, Sammie Rose Kubala and husband Ronald of Wallisville, Texas , and Sharon “Baby Sister” Lambert of DeRidder; 17 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harmon H. Lambert; five sisters; one brother; and parents, Andrew and Catherine Droddy.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 1, at First United Pentecostal Church in DeRidder. Burial followed in Cooper Cemetery
in DeRidder. Pastor Elton Lambert officiated.
Raymond Rogers
Raymond J. Rogers, 75, of Iowa, died Friday, July 25, 2014, at his residence.
Mr. Rogers lived in Ragley and Lake Charles. He was a master carpenter for many years.
Survivors include a son, Rodney Rogers of Westlake; daughter, Roxanne Talbott of Lake Charles; four sisters, Joyce, Yevonn, Bernice and Lucille; a stepdaughter, Amy Hicks of Westlake; grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Amanda Champagne Rogers; three brothers; two sisters; and a grandson.
Visitation will be held at Johnson Funeral Home on Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 4 until 8 p.m. with a rosary being recited at 6: p.m.
Cremation was entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home.
Lowell Jenkins
Funeral services for Lowell D. Jenkins, 70, of Longville were held Saturday, Aug. 16, at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder. Rev. Stuart Graves officiated. Burial followed in Barentine Cemetery
in Longville.
Mr. Jenkins died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Lake Charles.
He was born in Elkhart, Kansas. He later moved to Longville where he retired from Trunkline Gas Company after 33 years of service as a welder. He was formerly employed as a pipeline inspector for several companies.
He is survived by his wife, Glenda Ramsey Jenkins, of Longville; two daughters, Cathy Berryhill and husband John of Lake Charles and Peggy Ellender of Longville; one brother, Gene Jenkins of DeRidder; one sister, Doris Maum of DeRidder; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Mable Rice Jenkins; and one brother, Loren Darrell Jenkins.
Wanda Henry
Wanda Elaine Henry, 79, of Merryville, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 in DeRidder.
Survivors her husband, Jesse “Red” Henry of Merryville; son, James Stanley Pickens of Merryville; daughters, Sandie Pickens Avery and husband Michael of Rosepine, and Teresa Henry Stanley and husband Michael of DeQuincy; sister, Emma Jean Watson of Merryville; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Falva and Lilli Cooley; one son, Leland “Butch” Pickens; one brother; and one sister.
A memorial service was held Sunday, Aug. 17, at Myers-Colonial Funeral Home in DeRidder.
Vicki Turko
Vicki Ann Turko, 54, died at home on Aug. 21, 2014.
Ms. Turko was a well-respected lawyer in Houston. After graduating from the University of Houston with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1980 and a law degree in 1984, she began her legal career in criminal law working with Clyde Woody. She moved on to her own criminal defense practice before joining the Harris County District Attorney’s Office in 1991.
In 1995, she moved to Louisiana and began a civil practice after taking the state bar in 1996. She worked for the law firm of Chopan Wagar, where she became a limited partner. She returned to Houston in 2002 to work with the law firm of Whittington Von Sternberg primarily doing insurance defense work until 2009 when she went to work for Farmers Insurance Group as a lawyer with Soulé, Baldwin & Fanaff, where she remained until shortly before her death.
She was recognized by the University of Houston in 1983 as “Intramural Athlete of the Year.” She was also recognized in an article in the American Lawyer Magazine for her criminal defense work in a highly publicized case in Fort Bend County.
She was preceded in death by her father, John Peter Turko.
She is survived by her mother, Marjorie Turko; and sister, Karen Preisler.
The funeral service was held Monday, Aug. 25, at the Heights Funeral Home in Houston, Texas and was followed by a graveyard service at Miller Cemetery
in Starks.
Edith Palmer
Edith Sue Palmer, 62, of Vinton Passed away on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014 at her residence.
Mrs. Palmer was born in DeQuincy, lived in Vinton and worked at Delta Downs. She loved her family and especially her grandchildren. Her hobby was playing on the computer.
Survivors include her two daughters, Angela Alston Trahan of Vinton and Cynthia Palmer Hodges of DeQuincy; brother, Edgar Curtis Alston of Magnolia, Texas ; sisters, Awava Joy Harvey of Princeton, Calif., Nelda Stanley of DeQuincy, Murphy Carlisle of San Angelo, Texas , and Yolanda Tippett of DeQuincy; grandchildren, Scotty Trahan, Jr. and wife Rhonda, Allie Trahan, Ashton Palmer, Blake Trahan, Freety Parker, Jr., Cameron Trahan and Devin Parker; great-grandchildren, Jolie Trahan and Arielle Trahan and two special friends, Paula Clark and Denise Carter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Calvin Palmer; and daughter, Amy Jo Palmer.
Her funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, in Hixson-Snider Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Alston Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 5 until 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Fred Fluitt, Jr.
Fred B. Fluitt, Jr. died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 at the Veterans Home in Jennings. His wife of 60 years, Lauretta, died just eight months eariler.
Born on the 4th of July, 1929, he was a lifelong resident of DeQuincy. Fred married Lauretta in June, 1955 and had two children, Rusty and Tressie.
Dad was very active and devoted to his religion. He was a former Master of the LA District Knights of Columbus, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher, Officer in the Order of the Knights of St. Lazarus and Knight Commander of the Order of the Fleur de lis.
He proudly served his country during the Korean War as a Chief Gunner Mate in the US Navy. Afterward, he was a Past Post Commander of the VFW Post 3231 and a member of the American Legion Post 183.
Fred retired as a conductor from the Union Pacific Railroad and was active in the community. He is a past president of the DeQuincy Railroad Museum and president of Water District #7.
Fred was preceded in death by his mother and father; sister, June Lounsberry; and brother, Glynn Fluitt.
He is survived by his son, Rusty Fluitt and fiancé Suzanne Schafer of DeQuincy; daughter and son-in-law, Tressie and Lee Kinney of Sulphur; grandson, Clint Kinney of Palm Beach, Fla.; granddaughter, Kaylee Kinney of Sulphur; brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Maryann Fluitt of DeSoto, Texas ; sister and brother-in-law, Ann and Jack Porter of Sulphur, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dad was a great father with a strong commitment to help and serve others. He was loved and will be greatly missed by his family and numerous friends.
Visitation was held Sunday, Jan. 25 from 2 until 5 p.m. and resumed on Monday from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. with an evening service and rosary following the Sunday visitation at Hixson-Snider Funeral Home in DeQuincy.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church in DeQuincy on Monday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. with Father Ed Brunnert M.S. officiating. Burial followed in Perkins Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations be made, in Fred’s name, to the local Council of the Knights of Columbus 8805, P.O. Box 110, DeQuincy, LA 70633.
Olan Bunch
Olan "Buddo" Bunch, 95, of Vinton Passed away Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at a local hospital.
Mr. Bunch was a lifelong resident and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Air Force for five years and three months during World War II. He received the first 4-year degree awarded at McNeese in 1952 in Animal Husbandry B.S. Mr. Bunch also attended LSU. He was a Coordinator and Shift Foreman for WR Grace for over 30 years. He was in the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, belonged to the American Legion and also the NRA. He was a charter member of New Hope Baptist Church and taught Sunday School in the young people’s class. He also loved gardening.
Survivors include his sons, Jerry Bunch and wife Carolyn, Clayton Bunch and wife Kathy, all of Vinton; daughters, Cheryl Dosher and husband Ron of Gillis, Beth Koop and husband Steve of DeQuincy; brothers, Myron Bunch and wife Polly of Sulphur and Gene Bunch and wife Betty of Houston, Texas ; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Salina Bunch; his wife, Merle Marie Marcantel Bunch; sisters, Mildred Walker and Ola Mae Dietz; and brothers, Nolan Bunch and Earl Bunch.
His funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Roland Hebert and Rev. Jerry Chaddick officiating. Burial was in Masonic Cemetery.
Visitation was held on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 5 until 8 p.m. and resumed on Sunday at 1 p.m. until service time in the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to New Hope Baptist Church Building Fund.
Lorraine Van Aernam
Lorraine Kimball Van Aernam, 89, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 in Irving, Texas .
She was born in DeQuincy, on Dec. 15, 1926 to Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Kimball.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and son-in-law Rex Bell.
She is survived by her sons, Bill and wife, Joan of DeQuincy, Jim and Stacey of Irving, Texas ; daughter, Kay Bell of Boise, Idaho; sisters, Gloria Fay Cole of Moss Bluff, Maxine and husband, Irving Smith of Baton Rouge; three grandsons; and two great-grandsons.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions can be made to the DeQuincy United Methodist Church, 301 E. Center St., DeQuincy LA 70633 or the charity of your choice.
