Services for Bennie Albert Fontan will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Earl Wheatley Sr., of Northpark Church officiating. Burial will be in York Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Fontan, 71, of Enterprise, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was retired from the U.S. Navy. He was also a master cabinet maker. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Fontan, of Enterprise,MS, sons, Steven Curtis Fontan, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Bennie Eugene Fontan, and his wife Rosalva, of Gautier, MS, Seth James Fontan, and his wife, Debbie of Pensacola, FL, daughter, Teresa Marianne Caraway, and her husband, Bradley James, of Meridian, Grandchildren, Kevin Fontan, Tiffany, Brittany, Destiny, Kelsie, Lee, Rickey, Weylan, Daniel, Eric Luca, Steven Luca, James Luca, and Autumn Luca, Great Grandchildren, Jaxon, McKensie, River, Niece, Alice Lester and Nephew, Paul Lester. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Tyanne Noland, and his brothers and sisters, Johnny Fontan, Jimmy Fontan, Patsy Thead, and Bobbie Fontan. Pallbearers will be Paul Lester, Teddy Lester, Ben Brantley, Mike Hutchins, James Hutchins, and Brad Carraway. Visitation will be Saturday from 9-10 at the Funeral Home.
