Carolene Fontenot, 62, of Channelview, died Friday, May 16, 2014, at Faith Memorial Nursing Home in Pasadena, after a short battle with breast cancer. She was born on November 16, 1951, in Winnie, to Emma Fontenot and James Fontenot, Jr.
She is survived by daughters, Jennifer Dempsey and Jason Wallace of LaPorte and Shannon Carpenter Warrick and her husband, David, of Houston; step-daughter, Gina Carey of Washington; the father of her children, John Carpenter of Houston; sister, Hilda Lopez and her husband, Chris, of Winnie and twin sister, Carol Parish and her husband, Mike, of Magnolia; brothers, Emory Fontenot and his wife, Lil, of Texas City; Frenchie Fontenot and his wife, Linda, of Houston; Henry Fontenot and his wife, Letty, of Dallas; Donald Fontenot of Winnie; and James Fontenot and his wife, Nadine, of Alvin; grandchildren, Megan and Zachary Dempsey, and their father, John Dempsey, all of Deer Park; Shelbie Warrick of Houston; Brandon and Jessica Carey of Washington; and Kimberly, Brianna and Cade Wallace of LaPorte; great-grandchild, Chase Bryan; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Ms. Fontenot is preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Juanita Osborne and Helen Price; and brother, Herman Fontenot.
A gathering of Ms. Fontenot’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Friday, May 23, 2014, at Broussard’s, 134 West Buccaneer Road, Winnie. Her funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Broussard’s, with interment to follow at Fairview Cemetery, Winnie.
