Marie Fontenot, 100, of China died March 7, 2005 at her residence. She was born in Mallett, Louisiana and a resident of China since 1935. She enjoyed gardening vegetables, flowers, the farm life and also liked cooking, especially the Cajun cuisine, canning and preserving fruits and vegetables.
She is survived by her sons, J. Roy Fontenot of China, Dannis Fontenot and his wife Billie of Angleton, and Allen “Popeye” Fontenot of China; daughters, Grace Scalisi and her husband Sam of China and Gloria Jacob and her husband Neal of Sour Lake; sister, Batile Daire of Sidell, Louisiana; twenty-eight grandchildren; seventy great grandchildren and twenty great great grandchildren. Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Lindy Fontenot; daughter, Mary Larson; sons, Rogers Fontenot and Russell Fontenot and two infant children.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2005 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with burial to follow at China Cemetery under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. A Christian Vigil will be recited 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Sorrows Church Hall Building Fund, P.O. Box 38, China, Texas 77613-0038.
