John Tyler Manuel, age 24, of Lake Charles, LA., died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Jersey Shore Hospital, Jersey Shore, PA. Born in Houston, TX., he was a life long resident of Lake Charles and worked in the construction industry. The funeral was held Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 10:00 AM from Johnson Funeral Home, 4321 Lake Street, Lake Charles, LA. Interment, Blue Branch Cemetery, Pitkin, LA. Local arrangements were entrusted to the Carmine J. Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.