Betty Jane Fontenot

JENNINGS

Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Jane Bourque Fontenot, 74, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 18, 2017 at Calvary Baptist Church in Jennings, with Pastor Buddy Howard officiating.

Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Jennings.

Funeral Home visitation will be from 11:30p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday and will resume at the Church on Monday at 9:00a.m until the time of service.

Mrs. Fontenot passed away at 11:20 p.m., Friday, December 15, 2017 at the Jeff Davis Living Center.

Mrs. Fontenot was a resident of Jennings for the past 35 years. She loved her pokeno groups, sewing and cross stitching. She never met a stranger and enjoyed collecting porcelain dolls.

Survivors include her husband of 49 years Sanders Fontenot of Jennings, LA; two daughters, Phyllis (Chad) Douget of Rayne, LA and Tracey (Bryan) Schexnayder of Rayne, LA; one son, Brian Fontenot of Jennings, LA; one brother Merlin (Nelwin) Bourque of New Iberia, LA; 7 grandchildren, Tessa (Billy) Dischler, Brandon (Katie)Richard, Michael (Megan) Richard, Stephanie Schexnayder, Devin Bearb, Bryce Bearb and Jayce Doguet; 8 great grandchildren, Madeline, Mary-Kathryn, William Dischler, Liam, Layla, Jude, Luke and Noah Richard and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Fontenot is preceded in death by her parents, Otis and Anita Thomas Bourque; two sons, Barry Fontenot and Julian Benoit; two sisters, Verlie Martin and Melba Longon; and three brothers, Curtis, Gervis and Albert Bourque.