Evelina Fontenot Stretton
Evelina Fontenot Stretton, 73, of Auxvasse, Mo., formerly of Kinder, Louisiana, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 22, 2018. Evelina was born June 10, 1944, to Comilus Fontenot and Evelyn Arville of Kinder, Louisiana. She resided in Louisiana until 2005, then moved to Missouri after enduring many hurricanes. Evelina was an expert homemaker and exceptional cook. She took joy in feeding her own family and many others in the community. She is survived by her former husband, Norman Stretton and their children, Dennis Stretton, Erik Stretton, Kathy (Stretton) Miles of Dry Creek, Louisiana and Timothy Stretton of Harrison, Arkansas, Terri (Stretton) Hovey and Rachael (Stretton) Headrick of Central Missouri. Other family members include 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She is also survived by sisters, Helen Aust and Aline Marcantel, both of Allen Parish, Louisiana. Joseph, James and Mary Fontenot are siblings that preceded her in death. Services will be held at 6:00 p.m. March 26, 2018, at Richland Baptist Church in Kingdom City, Mo. A second service will be held at Dry Creek Bible Church in Louisiana on March 29, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. Evelina will be buried with family in Indian Village Cemetery.
Published March 25, 2018