Florence McGee Fontenot

Florence McGee Fontenot, 85, died on June 25, 2014 at 2:00 A.M. Chapel services will be held on Friday, June 27, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at the Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Mamou. Burial will follow in the New St. Ann’s Cemetery in Mamou with Rev. Tim Moffett officiating.
Survivors include six children, Elvin C. Fontenot, Jr. and his wife, Brenda of Leesville, Dene’Villarreal and her husband, Drew, Carolyn Gravette and her husband, Tim of Lafayette, Kathy Guillot and her husband, Conroy of Houma, Beverly Stevens and her husband, Reddick of Lafayette and Greg Fontenot and his wife, Renessa of Baton Rouge; Sisters, Jane and Grace; Brothers, Gerry, Billy, Donnie and Tommy; 14 grandchildren and 11 great –grandchildren.
Florence followed her husband on their new venture to Leesville in 1967. Her family was her everything, traveling to Eunice once a week to have lunch with her parents and have afternoon coffee with them and anyone else who happened to stop by. She was so very proud of her heritage and the fact that her daddy was a Cajun fiddle player. Flo also loved to play her accordion. Flo and Dee won many dance contests together, dancing to the music they loved.
Pallbearers are Zachary Gravette, Michael Freeman, Elvin C. Fontenot, III, Coan Stevens, Matt Conn and Casey George; Honorary Pallbearer is Andrew Villarreal.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elvin C. (Dee) Fontenot, Sr., and her parents, Dennis and Gladys McGee of Eunice, La.
Visitation will be held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home on Thursday, June 26, 2014 from 4:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M. The Funeral Home will reopen on Friday, June 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM until time of services.