Lena Mae Fontenot

August 1, 1943 - May 6, 2020

Lena Mae (Guidry) Fontenot Jennings: Lena Mae (Guidry) Fontenot, wife of John M. Fontenot, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at 8:00 PM, at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Lena was born on August 1, 1943, in Elton, Louisiana, to Bennett and Mary Miller Guidry. Lena was a Licensed Practical Nurse working in various nursing homes, always showing compassion and loving care to her patients. Lena was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her family meant everything to her. She was known as “Maw Maw” to her grandchildren. She was a kind and caring person, who always had a positive attitude. She loved to cook for her family especially around the holidays. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Lena, who resided in Welsh, Louisiana, is survived by her husband of seventeen years, John M. Fontenot. Other survivors are her three children, daughter, Mary Epperly Savoy, two sons, Frank Bennett Epperly (wife Eve Epperly), and David Wayne Epperly. Surviving, stepchildren are Johnnie Wayne, Melissa, Marcus, and Chris. She is also survived by four grandchildren (Michael, Eric, Chase, and Cody), nine step grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren; as well as one sister, Leola Chaisson. She was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, Floyd Epperly; her father and mother, Bennett and Mary Miller Guidry; two sisters, Irene Manuel and Rena Trahan; and brother, Paul Guidry. Graveside Services to honor Lena’s life will be held at St. Ann’s Cemetery in Elton, LA on Sunday, May 10, 2020 @ 4:00 PM with Reverend Pat Deshotel officiating. Those chosen to honor Lena as her pallbearers will be Michael Savoy, Eric Savoy, Chase Savoy, Johnnie Wayne Reichard, Marcus Fontenot, and German Gonzalez. In compliance with state regulations, due to the COVID-19 Virus, a Private viewing will be held at Matthews & Son Funeral Home in Jennings, LA on Sunday, May 10th from 1:30 PM until 3:30 PM. To extend online condolences, please visit our website at www.matthewsandsonfuneralhome.net Arrangements have been entrusted to Matthews & Son Funeral Home.