Jolene Tate Fondy SLATON-Jolene T. Fondy, 88 of Slaton passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in First Baptist Church with Dr. Cleve Kerby officiating. Graveside services will follow in Englewood Cemetery, under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. The family will have a visitation from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 at Englunds. Jolene was born Nov. 8, 1928, in Slaton. She graduated from Slaton High School and attended Mary-Hardin Baylor College. She married John Fondy in Feb. of 1948 in the First Baptist Church. She was co-owner of Fondy’s Western Leather Shop started in 1947 and retired in 1985. Along the way she was bookkeeper for KCAS, KPOS, and DeKalb Hog Builders. Retiring in 1985, she became an avid volunteer in the community. She volunteered for First Baptist Church, Meals on Wheels, Slaton Railroad Heritage Association, National Ranching Heritage Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 2008; her son, Tate, in 1999; and her favorite son-in-law, Jim Thomas in 2000. She is survived by her daughter, Judy Thomas; daughter-in-law, Donna Fondy, both of Slaton; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Harvey House, First Baptist Church or Meals on Wheels all in Slaton.
