Shirley Fontenot

Shirley Marie Fontenot, 84, of Lake Charles died on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020.

She was born in Grand Lake. She and her family later moved to Lake Charles where she attended T.S. Cooley and LaGrange High School.

She was survived by her children, Kelli Fontenot and Tommy (Kelley Ann) Fontenot; two grandchildren, Mary Claire (Kyle) Burks and Cameron Fontenot; her siblings, Mildred Arendt, Milton Arceneaux, and Alberta O’Brien.

She was preceeded by her husband Leon Ray “Sonny” Fontenot; a daughter, Missy Fontenot Martin; her parents, Ervin and Agnes Arceneaux; and a brother, Gilbert Arceneaux.

A Mass of Christian Burial led by Monsignor Jace Eskind and Father Keith Pellerin was held on Monday, Dec. 28, at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church. Burial followed at Highland Memory Gardens.