Duthel Jouette

Duthel Huey Fairchild Jouette of Dayton, Texas passed away Thursday August 11, 2016 at Regent Care in Kingwood, Texas. She was 87. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Monday, August 15, 2016 at Pace Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Service for Mrs. Jouette will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday August 17, 2016 at Elwood Baptist Church, 213 Elwood Road, Forest Hill, Louisiana. Interment will follow at Butters Cemetery, in Forest Hill.

Mrs. Jouette was born on February 11, 1929 in Longleaf, Louisiana. She grew up in Forest Hill, Louisiana and eventually married the love of her life, Mr. Edward Jouette, on November 16th, 1946. They moved to Houston and lived in the Heights where they started a family. After their two children were born they moved to the northeast side. There they owned Sunset Realty where she worked selling real estate for many years. They moved to Dayton in the early 80's thinking they would retire.

Duthel and Ed had a passion for gardening and the outdoors. This led to the opening of Trinity Valley Nursery in 1982 which was family operated until Mr. Jouette's passing in 2008. Mrs. Jouette was known for the hundreds of azaleas in her yard she had cultivated from the small plants brought from the nurseries in Forest Hill. She spent many hours on her John Deere tractor planting, watering and fertilizing. When the grandkids came to visit they wanted to ride along with "Maw maw".

Mrs. Jouette loved her Seaport coffee and sweets. She enjoyed a good book and the occasional "gossip" magazine. Her favorite holiday was Christmas and she had the decorations to prove it. She talked to her sister Emma B every night and her little dog Prissy was her baby. The thing she probably did the best was love her husband. They had a deep love. Her favorite singer was Elvis and her ringtone for "Paw" was " You Were Always On My Mind". They had a great romance.

In March of this year, Mrs. Jouette suffered a stroke that sent her to San Jacinto Hospital. She received rehab in Kingwood , Texas and continued therapy at Regent Care of Kingwood. A subsequent hospital visit resulted in hospice being called in to help with her final care. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was "Maw" to us all and she will be missed the most!

She was preceded in death by: Parents, William M. Fairchild and Mrs. Olivia Harrington Fairchild of Forest Hill, Louisiana, Husband’s parents, Beverly Edward Jouette Sr. and Mrs. Ruth Butter Jouette of Forest Hill , Louisiana; Husband ,Beverly Edward Jouette of Dayton, Texas; Grandson , Ernest Adrian Koehler of Dayton, Texas; Son in Law , Michael Adrian of Dayton, Texas; also several brothers and sisters.

She is survived by: Son , Steven E. Jouette and Mrs. Donna Stephens Jouette of Dayton, Texas;
Daughter, Pamela G. Adrian of Natchitoches, Louisiana; Granddaughters: Jamie Bellamy Nash and husband Scott Engle of Conroe, Texas; Misty Jouette Brock and her husband Trent Brock of Dayton ,Texas; Stacey Jouette Allsbrooks and her husband Jerod Allsbrooks of Dayton, Texas
Maggie Adrian of Natchitoches, Louisiana; Grandson, Casey Steven Jouette and Mrs. Erica Dvorak Jouette of Kingwood, Texas; Great grandchildren: Emily Koehler of Trinity, Texas, Avery Allsbrooks of Dayton, Texas, Faith Allsbrooks of Dayton, Texas, Isadora Adrian of Natchitoches, Louisiana, Ella Arden Brock of Dayton, Texas, Easton Landry Brock of Dayton, Texas, Drew Edward Allsbrooks of Dayton, Texas, Samuel Case Allsbrooks of Dayton, Texas, Jax Benjamin Jouette of Kingwood, Texas, Sister, Mrs. Emma Bea Whitehead and her husband Robert Whitehead, multiple nieces and nephew.

Visitation for Mrs. Jouette will be Monday evening 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home.

Church service will be Wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Elwood Baptist Church in Forrest Hills, Louisiana withe burial following at Butters Cemetery.