Lyle Vincent Fontenot

Lyle Vincent Fontenot, 53, of Welsh passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

The family will welcome friends at Hixson Funeral Home of Welsh on Saturday, May 2, 2020, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the governor’s proclamation, the funeral home will only be able to allow 10 guest at a time for a brief viewing into the facilities to allow everyone to pay their final respects. The family asks anyone attending the visitation to please wear a face mask.

Graveside services will be held at a later date. Lyle was born March 18, 1967, to Hubert Phillip Fontenot, Jr., and JoAnn Fontenot.

Lyle was a devoted husband to the love of his life, Malina, for 30 years. He was a member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors in Welsh and was an active usher and a proud member of the Eagle Scouts. He was employed with the Town of Welsh for 17 years as an electrician. Having a love for the outdoors, Lyle enjoyed fishing, canoeing, taking weekend rides, barbecuing, watching purple martins and supper nights with his friends. Anyone that knew Lyle knew he always had a smile on his face, loved life and never met a stranger. Lyle holds the championship title for the watermelon seed spitter. His friends and family will remember him as being a big kid, joking around and taking his grandkids and nephews to the railroad tracks and getting them dirty.

He is survived by his wife, Malina Touchet Fontenot; parents, Hubert Phillip Fontenot, Jr., and JoAnn Fontenot; one son, Michael Granger (Barbara) of Jennings; two daughters, Lynette Granger of Lafayette and Laura Jiles (Perry) of Lake Arthur; seven grandchildren, Ashley Simon (Chucky), Shelby Granger, Jaylin Schuitemaker (Andrew), Zackery Crader, Michael Granger, Jr, Steven Granger and Torri Price; six great grandchildren, A.J., Lawson, Alex, Ryder, Aliviah and Ayden; one brother, Aaron Fontenot (Sarah) of Welsh; five sisters, Angela Fontenot and Virginia Guise (Patrick), both of New Orleans, Estelle Fontenot (David) of Hathaway, Aimee Cortez (Jimmy) of Rayne and Felicia Nash (Jason) of Ragley; one brother-in-law, Randy Theriot (Monique) of Welsh; two sister-in-laws, Gaynell Jolie and Colleen Fontenot (Bradley), both of Welsh; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Lyle was preceded in death by three brothers, Hubert Phillip Fontenot, III, David Fontenot and Peter Fontenot; one granddaughter, Katlin Roberts; mother-in-law, Dorothy Iguess; grandmother-in-law, Skinny “Maw Maw”; and one brother-in-law, Roy Jolie.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com for the Fontenot family.