John A. Marcantel, Jr.

John Ation Marcantel, Jr., 54, of Cabot, Arkansas, died Monday, April 29, 2013. He was born July 28, 1958 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Joyce Simon Marcantel and the late John Ation Marcantel, Sr. John was a truck driver for over 25 years and never had a ticket. He enjoyed fishing and grilling out with family, whom he loved spending time with, especially his grandchildren. He lived and breathed the LSU Tigers and New Orleans Saints. In addition to his father, John was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Orlean and Hazel Marcantel and a brother, James Marcantel.

Survivors are his wife Sheila Marcantel of Cabot; his children, Christopher Dickerson of Conway, Megan Marcantel Lyons and her husband, Jared of Lake Charles, Louisiana and John Timothy Marcantel of Cabot; his mother, Joyce Simon Marcantel, his step-mother, Russie Mae Marcantel; grandchildren, Preston Cole and Kennedy Marie Dickerson, Carter Allen Vincent, Elijah Grey Lyons and Andrew Neil Taylor, two sisters, Jodie Frazier and Stephanie Marcantel, and a brother Danny Mestayer all of Lake Charles Louisiana.

God saw you getting tired, and a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around you and whispered Come to ME. With tearful eyes we watched you, and saw you pass away. Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.

Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM Saturday May 4, 2013 at Johnson Funeral Home. A Memorial Mass will be at 4:00 PM Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at Consolota Cemetery at a later date.