Warren Joseph Fontenot, Sr., 83, of Mauriceville was born October 17, 1930 in Opelousas, LA to the late Guilliam and Elena (Manuel) Fontenot. He passed away August 28, 2014 in Beaumont TX. A resident of Mauriceville for the past 20 years, he was a former longtime resident of Mamou, LA. He was a graduate of LSU, a retired teacher with Mamou Elementary School in Louisiana, a member of St. Maurice Catholic Church and served as a 1st Lt. in US Air Force Veteran during the Korean War.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Michael Fontenot of Mauriceville; sons, Stuart Fontenot of Round Rock, Konrad Fontenot of Mauriceville, Warren J. Fontenot, Jr. of Mauriceville; daughter, Simone Jones of Tyler; 7 grandchildren.
A private committal service will be held at later date in the Central Texas Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas.