Philip Fanguy

Red Ribbon campaigner seeks community’s support
October 9, 2007
Leroy Dufrene
October 11, 2007
Red Ribbon campaigner seeks community’s support
October 9, 2007
Leroy Dufrene
October 11, 2007

(Posted October 9, 2007)


Philip Butley Fanguy, 70, a native and resident of Houma, La. died Sunday, October 7, 2007, at 12:20 p.m.

He is survived by his wife, Myra Duplantis Fanguy; two sons, Mark Fanguy and Michael G. Fanguy; one daughter, Rebecca Fanguy Dover; three brothers, Stephen W. “Bill” Fanguy, Warren Thomas “Moo’ Fanguy, and Richard “Dickey” Fanguy; one sister, Mary F. Jewell; and two grandchildren, Dylan M. Fanguy and Hayden C. Fanguy.


He was preceded in death by his parents, Stephen J.B. Fanguy and Adeline Hebert Fanguy; and one brother, Gene Fanguy.

Philip was a devout Catholic and a parishioner of St. Ann Catholic Church. He was owner of Duplantis Truck Line. He enjoyed life, hunting, fishing and cattle farming. He was a life member of Terrebonne Livestock and Agriculture Fair Association, a member of the Knights of Columbus Assembly No. 2214 of Chauvin, Krewe of Christopher and past king and Krewe of Houmas. He was president of South Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District, sponsor of 4-H Club, and a sponsor and past president of Ducks Unlimited.

Visitation is Tuesday, October 9, 2007, from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and Wednesday, October 10, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., with the funeral to follow at Chauvin Funeral Home. He will be buried in St. Elie Cemetery.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.