John Theriot, Jr.

John Edward Theriot, Jr., 84, of Lake Charles died Tuesday Feb. 9, 2021 at a Longview, Texas Hospital.

He was a native of Cameron and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. He was a retired office manager for Hemingway Furniture Company and prior to that had sold cars for Radford Buick.

He is survived by his wife, Lonora Mae Bertrand Theriot of Lake Charles; son, Dennis M. Theriot and wife Bonita of Moss Bluff; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Joseph Winston Theriot of Albany, Oregon; and a sister, Carolyn Denise Richard of Bell City.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John Edward (Sr.) and Merillia Marie LeBoeuf Theriot.

A Mass of Christian Burial was observed at St. Theodore Catholic Church Saturda, Feb. 13, with Father Aubrey Guilbeau serving as celebrant. Burial was at Highland Memory Gardens.