Ernest Johnson Sylvester

St. Martinville – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mr. Ernest Johnson Sylvester, 67, at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Notre Dame Catholic Church (201 Gary Street, St. Martinville) with Fr. Thomas James, celebrant.

He will await the resurrection at Queen of Peace Cemetery in St. Martinville. 

Visitation will begin at 7 a.m Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Notre Dame Catholic until time of service with a rosary to be recited at 8:30 a.m.

A resident of St. Martinville, he transitioned at 7:45 p.m. Friday, December 17, 2021, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette.

He was a great outdoorsman. He loved fishing, hunting, and driving tractors.

He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Maxine Davis Sylvester of St. Martinville; three daughters, Crystal Jones and Dodie Minor (William) both of St. Martinville, and Amonie Faulk of Lafayette; a child he reared as a son, Everette Demouchet of Breaux Bridge; one sister, Shirley Sylvester of Breaux Bridge; one brother, Lee Boy Sylvester of St. Martinville; five grandchildren, Danasia Minor, Braylon Scallan, Baileigh Edmond, Bryleigh Edmond and Ryan Demouchet; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul Sylvester and Lovenia Johnson Sylvester; seven brothers, Clifton Sylvester, Robert Sylvester, Joseph Sylvester, Wilton Sylvester, Wilbert Sylvester, Gerald Sylvester and Jerry Sylvester; four sisters, Mary Lee Sylvester, Mary Ann Sylvester Berry, Joyce Sylvester Brown and Sedonia Sylvester Barber. 

Condolences may be expressed at www.fletcherfuneralhomes.org. 

Arrangements are entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Home (337-369-3341) of New Iberia.

(Pd.Adv.)