Dickie Fontenot

VILLE PLATTE – A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Vile Platte on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, for Dickie Martin Fontenot, 70, who passed away of Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Rapides General Medical Center in Alexandria.

Brother Brian Johnson will conduct the memorial service.

Dickie Martin Fontenot was born in Ville Platte on December 20, 1948 to Calvin and Claudia Saucier Fontenot.  He was a true outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and cutting grass.  Dickie enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and will be dearly missed by them.

He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Rowena Fontenot; two sons, Joshua Fontenot and Jonathan Fontenot and wife, Natalie both of Bayou Chicot; two daughters, Amanda Craighead and husband Justin  of New Roads and Ashley Laborde and husband, Lenny of Bayou Chicot; eight grandchildren, Jalen Pierrotti, Emma Laborde, Layton Laborde, Alivia Whitten, Ian Fontenot, Noah Fontenot, Landrie Fontenot and Cole Fontenot; two sisters, Nancy Delvecchio and husband, MIke of Bethlehem, PA and Linda Lou Flanagan and husband, Bill of Carencro and his brother, Danny Fontenot and wife, Becky of Ville Platte.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Calvin and Claudia Saucier Fontenot; son, Jacob Martin Fontenot; and father in law, Oswald J. Fontenot, Sr.

The family requests that visitation be observed at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 from 10:00 AM until time of service.

Family and friends may leave condolences for the family at www.ardoinfuneralhomes.com.

Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements.