Ms. Yola Ann Fontenot

Note: The family of Mrs. Yola Fontenot has requested that the Phase 2 Visitation for Mrs. Fontenot be live streamed at the following link do to restrictions during the continuing health emergency. Please follow the link below to be notified of the requested live stream and share your support with the family of Mrs. Yola Ann Fontenot, courtesy of Williams Funeral Home. https://www.facebook.com/WilliamsFuneralHomeInc Yola Ann Fontenot Proverbs 31:10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lawtell, LA. Visiting hours will be observed from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Williams Funeral Home. A Rosary will be recited at 9:00 AM. Interment will be in Holy Family Catholic Cemetery. It is with great joy that we celebrate, not mourn the “Home Going” of Yola Singleton Fontenot. She brought love and joy into our lives and is so deserving of a celebration as we envision her resting in the arms of JESUS. We, her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, godchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, neighbors, and friends have a lifetime of memories and stories embedded in our hearts and minds. Let’s live our lives so that we may be rewarded everlasting life. The ultimate reward of living with Christ is the opportunity to see her again. Yola was born November 5, 1925 to the late Jules Ilias Singleton and Eva Robert Singleton. She was the youngest of five and lived 95 years, 3 months, and 7 days. She departed this life on February 9, 2021 at 9:45 p.m. Yola married her best friend, Lee Martin Fontenot on December 1, 1946. From this union, five children were born: John (Boobay), Zeta (Teaty), Kenneth (Toby), Catherine (Tairow), and Sheryl (Bay). During that dash (-) between 1925 and 2021, Yola was not only a mother, grandmother, and sister figure, but a profound source where she provided a listening ear to so many. She often reminded us that she was proud of her 6th grade education, which at that time was not easy to achieve. The stories she told were as clear as if she were painting a picture with her words; telling us about the miles walked in bad weather which included rain and sleet as she went to school. Yola was the Historian of many families. If someone needed the dots to be connected on the family tree, she was the one with the answers. She knew a lot and shared the history and a multitude of wisdom with anyone who asked. The one thing she was consistent and steadfast about was prayer. She prayed and called out names. She asked our Lord and Savior to allow her to see her children grow up and live on their own. Her prayers were indeed answered. Between 1925-2021, Yola was affectionately known as Mom, My Momma, Mama, Mema, Aunt Yol, Yol, Nanee, Mam Lee, Ms. Fontenot and Chubby. The words we will always remember coming from OUR Queen’s mouth is: “All I want is for my children to always get along,” and “You can take it to the bank because I know I’m right!.” Yola was preceded in death by her parents Jules Ilias Singleton and Eva Robert Singleton; her husband Lee Martin Fontenot; her four siblings Charlotte Beverly, Evelyn Shaw, Millie Chavis and Joseph Singleton; a daughter Catherine Joseph; a son-in-law Mervin Ned; a daughter-in-law Hilda Potier Fontenot, and a grandson, Bobby Ray Woods. She leaves to cherish her memory: two sons, John Fontenot of Houston, TX and Kenneth “Slim” Fontenot (Priscilla) of Lawtell, LA; two daughters, Zeta Joubert (Lambress) and Sheryl Ned (Kenneth Fox) both of Opelousas, LA; one son-in-law John Sylvester Joseph of Houston, TX; one sister-in-law, Rita Fontenot Singleton; 15 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, two adopted sons, Dr. Rodney Johnson of Opelousas and Theme Ledee of Lawtell, LA; one adopted daughter Melinda Journet Mouton of Arnaudville, LA; three god children, Hubert Chavis, Veronica Arceneaux Shaw and Darryl Woods, along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and relatives. Share words of comfort with the family at www.williamsfuneralhomes.net Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Williams Funeral Home of Opelousas, 337-942-2037.

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Ms. Yola Ann Fontenot

November 5, 1925 - February 9, 2021