Wesley "Wes" Lee Schnell

Funeral services for Mr. Wesley Lee Schnell, 69, of Carencro, La will be held Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 10 am in Robison Funeral Home 107 W. Napoleon Street, Sulphur, La. Deacon Maurice Serice will officiate. Burial will follow at Mimosa Pines Cemetery, Carlyss, La. Visitation will be held Monday, July 19, 2010 from 3-9 pm, with a rosary at 7 pm, and resume on Tuesday morning from 8am " until time of service. He was fatally injured in a car/motorbike accident on Acadian Hills Drive in Lafayette, La. Wes was born in Okeene, Oklahoma on February 25, 1941. He was preceded in death by his mother Edna Nusz Schnell and father Albert Schnell. Wes was a graduate of Okeene High School and Oklahoma State University where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. He worked 30+ years at Conoco in Lake Charles, La and Lafayette, La. Wes made many life friends during his career at Conoco. As a devoted LSU fan, Wes attended as many of the LSU Tiger Football games as he could during football season. And, as an avid golfer, he always had a good golf story to share with his family and friends. You could count on him, come rain or shine, to tee off as often as he could. He was fortunate to have been able to golf in several countries around the world. Wes dearly loved this game; it was his passion. He also loved gospel singing and was often heard singing along with gospel singers on television or radio. Wes leaves behind to cherish his memory, his loving wife, Cherie Schlicher Schnell to whom he was married to for 33 years. He also leaves behind a daughter, Kandis Lee Schnell of Las Vegas, NV; a son, James Michael McNiel and Merry Mason of Carencro, La; a daughter, Pamela Jean Fontenot and Troy Jerome of Carencro. He also leaves behind a grandson, Kirk Fontenot, granddaughter, Maegan Fontenot, and the light of his life, a great-granddaughter, Baylee DeNee Fontenot, all of Carencro, La. Wesley is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Derald and Vivian Schnell of Oklahoma City, Ok. There are so many, many wonderful friends and relatives who will also mourn his passing. His dog, Blackie, will certainly miss him as well. Pall bearers are his special friends, Rob LaFleur, Johnny Stanley, Steve Beasley, and James Michael McNiel, Kirk Fontenot, Troy Jerome. Honorary pall bearers are Harold DeLoach, Jr., Charlie Fox, Ken Beaugh, Dick Rein, Chris Pressley, and Wayne Sanders.