Russell Wayne Fontenot
Russell Wayne Fontenot, 63, of Nome died November 23, 2004 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. A resident of Nome for the past thirty- eight years, he was body shop manager for Sour Lake Motor Company, an avid fisherman and enjoyed his times at Canal City on Bolivar Peninsula.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Mills Fontenot of Nome; daughters, Angela Fontenot Hartt and her husband Dee of Tatum and Sheri Fontenot Devillier and her husband Buddy of Winnie; mother, Marie Fontenot of China; brothers, Dannis Fontenot and his wife Billie of Angleton, J. Roy Fontenot and Allen Fontenot both of China; sisters, Grace Scalisi and her husband Sam of China and Gloria Jacobs and her husband Neal of Sour Lake; grandchildren, Harrison Hartt, Haley Hartt, Kate Devillier and Kristen Devillier.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 27, 2004 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church followed by burial at China Cemetery under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive. A Christian Vigil will be 6:00 p.m. Friday evening at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O.Box 5144, Beaumont, Texas 77726-5144.
