Katherine Fontenot Obituary

Katherine Manuel Fontenot

Broussard - March 6, 1930 - August 3, 2018

Funeral services will be held for Katherine Manuel Fontenot, age 88, at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Church in Ville Platte, LA. Interment to follow at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery in Lafayette, LA at 2:00 PM.

Katherine Manuel Fontenot passed away August 3, 2018 in Broussard, LA. Katherine was born March 6, 1930. She lived in Mamou, LA and attended Mamou Elementary School until her family moved to Ville Platte. She graduated from Ville Platte High School in 1947. She and Nathan Fontenot's' first date was at the infamous Evangeline Club in Ville Platte. They married on October 15, 1947 in Ville Platte. Over the years, Katherine was employed at Ardoin's Sanitarium, the Evangeline Parish Health Unit, West Brothers, and the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court in Ville Platte. After many years as a bank teller, she retired in December, 1988 from Evangeline Bank & Trust Company.

Katherine was a member of several Rosary groups in Ville Platte in which she hosted many friends for coffee, dessert and praying of the Rosary. She was a Eucharistic Minister at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church. She enjoyed reading, gardening, playing cards and loved going to the casino! She also loved cooking for family "get-togethers" and will be most remembered by her family for her "sticky" pot roasted chicken and gravy and her famous rum cake! She and Nathan took many camping and bus trips with family and friends to numerous locations throughout the United States over the years. The best camping trips, however, were at Chicot State Park, only 10 miles from their home. She and Nathan loved following their grandchildren's extracurricular activities as young children and throughout their high school years! She traveled and attended baseball games, speech debates, volleyball and softball games, and basketball games. Katherine lived a full life and will be missed dearly by her family and friends.

Katherine is survived by her husband of 70 years, Nathan Fontenot; children, David K. Fontenot and wife, Barbara "Bobbie" Fontenot, of Lafayette, and daughter, Denise Fontenot and husband, George, of Milton. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Jacques Fontenot and Danielle Fontenot, Matthew Fontenot, Aimee Fontenot Boone and husband, Justin, and Mark Fontenot; great-grandchildren, Hayden Boone, Haylee Boone, Hogan Boone, Maci Fontenot, Emma Reboul and Natalie Reboul; brother, Robert L. Manuel and wife, Lucretia; niece, Leah Manuel Maddox and husband, Jeff and their son, Ethan; nephew, Garrett Manuel and his wife Stephanie, and their children, Jaxon and Chloe; brothers, Wilburn Lefler and wife, Ruby of Hendersonville, North Carolina, and Frankie Lefler of North Carolina.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Amy Fontenot Lefler Manuel, father, Lee Manuel, biological father, General Lee Lefler, brother, Leonard C. Manuel, niece, Ashley Manuel, and great-grandson, Tyler Nathan Fontenot.

The family wishes to thank the staffs of Cornerstone Village South of Lafayette, Camelot of Broussard Nursing Home, and Hospice of Acadiana for the compassionate care given to Katherine during her time of need.

At the request of the family, visitation will be observed at LaVille Funeral Home in Ville Platte, LA on Saturday, August 4, 2018 from 8:00 AM until time of service at 11:00 AM. A Rosary will be recited at 10:00 AM Saturday. Interment to follow at 2:00 PM at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery, 1010 Pandora Street, Lafayette, LA.

Pallbearers will be George Fontenot, Jacques Fontenot, Matthew Fontenot, Mark Fontenot, Hayden Boone, and Steve Savant.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Katherine's name to Affiliated Blind of Louisiana, 409 West St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette, LA 70506 or Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church, 1135 Parkview Street, Ville Platte, LA 70586.

Online obituary may be viewed at http://www.lavillefuneralhome.net.