Mateas Joseph Fontenot
(December 11, 1922 - July 22, 2017)
Elton-Funeral services for Mateas Fontenot, 94, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in St. Paul’s Catholic Church of Elton. Rev. Jose Vattakunnel will officiate.
Burial will follow in St. Paul’s Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Homes of Elton.
The family will receive visitors at Ardoin Funeral Home of Elton, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, from 4 p.m. until, with the Holy Rosary at 7 p.m. Visitation will resume at the funeral home on Wednesday morning from 8 a.m. until time of service.
Mateas was born December 11, 1922, in Basile, Louisiana to Alduse and Anasthasie (Guillory) Fontenot.
He grew up with his brothers and sisters in a simple, down to earth life, learning to work hard and harvest the bounty of the land. He built board roads for the oilfields and worked for the railroad, but most of his career was as a boilermaker for the chemicals plants across Louisiana. Ever quick with a story or joke, he welcomed guests with a cup of coffee and the offer of a card game, and was always ready to lend a hand to family and friends. He could fix almost anything, and if he needed something that was not available or did not exist, he’d invent and build it. Fishing, hunting, gardening, and boat-design and building were relaxation for him, as well as ways to provide for his family.
Mateas is preceded in death by his parents, wife Mertie Joan (Eaves) Fontenot, brothers Tanice and JC Fontenot, half-siblings Ewell and Eudie Duplechain, as well as former wife Neecy (Vidrine) Fontenot and their children Ronald Fontenot, Carole Reed, Brenda Elaine Fontenot and Lynn Mark Fontenot.
Mateas is survived by sisters Louetta Kelly (Ray) of Alexandria, Beatrice Austin (Jessie) of Basile, daughter Phyllis Fontenot (Rachel) of Basile, and sons Matthew Fontenot (Beth) of Austin, Texas, Jason Fontenot of Kinder, and Randall Eaves (Donna) of Deadwood, Texas.
He is also survived by daughter-in-law Debbie (Bertrand) Fontenot (Ronald) and grandchildren Kisha, Joshua, and Jeremy Fontenot; Donna Veillon, Curtis, Kevin, and Kirk Reed; Madelynne and Mathieu Fontenot; Gabriel Fontenot; and Hannah Eaves, as well as sixteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
As an alternative to flowers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org).
Mateas Joseph Fontenot
(December 11, 1922 - July 22, 2017)
Elton-Funeral services for Mateas Fontenot, 94, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in St. Paul’s Catholic Church of Elton. Rev. Jose Vattakunnel will officiate.
Burial will follow in St. Paul’s Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Homes of Elton.
The family will receive visitors at Ardoin Funeral Home of Elton, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, from 4 p.m. until, with the Holy Rosary at 7 p.m. Visitation will resume at the funeral home on Wednesday morning from 8 a.m. until time of service.
Mateas was born December 11, 1922, in Basile, Louisiana to Alduse and Anasthasie (Guillory) Fontenot.
He grew up with his brothers and sisters in a simple, down to earth life, learning to work hard and harvest the bounty of the land. He built board roads for the oilfields and worked for the railroad, but most of his career was as a boilermaker for the chemicals plants across Louisiana. Ever quick with a story or joke, he welcomed guests with a cup of coffee and the offer of a card game, and was always ready to lend a hand to family and friends. He could fix almost anything, and if he needed something that was not available or did not exist, he’d invent and build it. Fishing, hunting, gardening, and boat-design and building were relaxation for him, as well as ways to provide for his family.
Mateas is preceded in death by his parents, wife Mertie Joan (Eaves) Fontenot, brothers Tanice and JC Fontenot, half-siblings Ewell and Eudie Duplechain, as well as former wife Neecy (Vidrine) Fontenot and their children Ronald Fontenot, Carole Reed, Brenda Elaine Fontenot and Lynn Mark Fontenot.
Mateas is survived by sisters Louetta Kelly (Ray) of Alexandria, Beatrice Austin (Jessie) of Basile, daughter Phyllis Fontenot (Rachel) of Basile, and sons Matthew Fontenot (Beth) of Austin, Texas, Jason Fontenot of Kinder, and Randall Eaves (Donna) of Deadwood, Texas.
He is also survived by daughter-in-law Debbie (Bertrand) Fontenot (Ronald) and grandchildren Kisha, Joshua, and Jeremy Fontenot; Donna Veillon, Curtis, Kevin, and Kirk Reed; Madelynne and Mathieu Fontenot; Gabriel Fontenot; and Hannah Eaves, as well as sixteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
As an alternative to flowers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org).
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