Kevin James McCarthy

1956 - 2012

Kevin James McCarthy obituary, 1956-2012, Lake Charles, LA

BORN

1956

DIED

2012

FUNERAL HOME

J. E. Hixson & Sons

3001 Ryan Street

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Kevin McCarthy Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Aug. 28, 2012.

Lake Charles- Kevin James McCarthy, 56, passed away August 27, 2012, after an 18 month battle with cancer.
Kevin was born in Havertown, Pennsylvania and has lived in Lake Charles for the past 10 years
He retired from the US Army and was one of the first servicemen deployed to Iraq where he served as a heavy equipment engineer. He was a member of the VFW.
The family would like to thank Dr. James Gaharan and the entire oncology staff of Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Marsha Martin McCarthy of Lake Charles; brothers, Michael McCarthy of Cockeysville, MD and Dennis McCarthy of Mazatlan, Mexico; sisters, Maureen Long of Coatesville, PA and Cathy McCarthy of Turnersville, NJ.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward McCarthy and Catherine Mangum McCarthy.
His memorial service will be 2:30pm, Friday, August 31, 2012 at Hixson Funeral Home of Lake Charles. Visitation will begin Friday, 1pm until service time Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com.

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August 29, 2012

Jim Healy

Dont forget to stack the Elvis records on the record player once you get to heaven. It was amazing how you got 5 L.P's on one spindle, all Elvis. I always doubted you ability with the record player in A Jays basement. You could always hear a loud bang, when the first record dropped..... Rack em and stack em Mack... I be there soon enough... Have the King going, and a 16 ounce plastic cup of beer waiting for me Shake it easy Heal!

August 29, 2012

Kim Smith-Nagel

I will forever remember all the fun we had as kids when I would visit you and your family during the summer. Rest in Peace Kevin.
Your Southern Cousin,
Kim

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