Pouncey celebrates 100 years
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GIFTS FOR THE BIRTHDAY GIRL - Hattie Pouncey opens her gifts as her son Greg Fontenot, right and daughter-in-law Sharon Fontenot, right, look on. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)
Hattie Perkins Fontenot Pouncey, a native of Huntsville, Tennessee, and resident of Ville Platte since the 1940s, recently celebrated her milestone 100th birthday. She was one of 12 children born to Thomas Williams Perkins and Emma Stykes Perkins. Born on December 30, 1921, she was the last of the “dirty dozen,” as the siblings called themselves.
Her sister, Fran, and Fran’s husband, Art Beverung…
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