Judy Ann Fontenot

Mrs. Judy Ann Duhon Fontenot, 76, of Lake Charles passed away at 7:50 AM, Thursday, January 9, 2020 in a local hospital with her family by her side.  She was born to the late Otis and Corine Duhon on August 25, 1943.

Mrs. Fontenot was a graduate of LaGrange High School and attended Sowela Technical College where she earned her nursing degree as an LPN.  She worked as an LPN at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital from 1992-2009, and at Women’s and Children’s Hospital from 2009-2015.  After retiring from the hospital, Judy continued private nursing care until her cancer diagnosis with patients who quickly fell in love with her sweet demeanor and often became her friends.  She was an active and devoted member of Livingway Pentecostal Church where she met her husband, Edward “Ed” E. Fontenot.

She devoted her life to her family and her Christian faith and cherished praising the Lord.  Judy loved to read her bible, praying for and with others, spending time with family, laughing, and always wearing a smile on her face.  She was a loving and caring person, devoted wife, mother, and friend, always thinking of others first.  “To know her was to love her.”

Survivors include her husband, Edward E. Fontenot  of Lake Charles; three children, Vickie Smith and husband Robert of Lake Charles, David Breaux and wife Lauren of Sulphur, and Randy Breaux and wife Robyn of Lake Charles; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren; sister Charlene Baham and husband Dana of Lake Charles. She is preceded in death by her sister, Shirley Savario and brother Rudy Duhon.

Her funeral will be at 3:00 PM, Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Livingway Pentecostal Church. Bishop C. R. Nugent and Reverend Brent Keating will officiate. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until time of service, Saturday, in the church. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.