EUNICE ~ Visitation for Mr. Joseph Oswell Fontenot will be from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm with funeral services following at 1:00 pm, both at First Baptist Church in Chataignier, LA on Saturday, October 17, 2015 with interment following in the Reed Cemetery in Mamou, LA. Rev. Lonnie Guillory will officiate at the service.
Mr. Joseph, 85, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015 at 12:45 am at Oak Lane Nursing Home in Eunice, LA.
Mr. Joseph was a member of Star Jerusalem Church. He worked as a heavy equipment operator in the Oil Field Industry for over 50 years. He also enjoyed cooking outside with family and friends.
Survivors include: three sons: Charles Fontenot of Chataignier, Joseph L. Fontenot and Tony Fontenot, both of Eunice; one brother, Jeffery Fontenot of Eunice; and one sister, Shirley Dupre of Baton Rouge, LA.
Mr. Joseph was preceded in death by his parents, wife; one son; one brother; and one sister.
Pallbearers will be Avery St. Andre’, Francis Fontenot, Gerard Delafose, Andrew Fontenot, Kendall Fontenot, and Tony Fontenot, Jr.
Frank Brothers Funeral Home, 150 Town Home Drive, Eunice, LA, (337) 457-7533 is in charge of arrangements.