A native of Carlyss, Huey resided in the Sulphur/Carlyss area his entire life. He retired after 34 years of service as a heavy equipment operator/inspector with Vista Chemical (Sasol) in Westlake. He has been a commissioned reservist with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office since 2004. He retired from Calcasieu Parish School Board as a bus driver and was most recently employed by Hotard Coaches. A huge sports fan, he coached baseball, softball, football, and basketball with Sulphur Recreation for over 25 years. He was chosen as a member of the “Wall of Honor” by the Sulphur Parks and Recreation Department for his hard work and dedication to the improvement of the program.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Nancy Fontenot Spell; two sons, Brian Spell and Brent (Jennifer)
Spell ; one daughter, Marla (Richy) Dubois all of Carlyss; five grandchildren , Alex (Rayne- fiancée)Spell,
Austin Spell, Emily (Zach) Sanders, Evan Meek, and Erin Meek; Sisters-in-law, Louise Breaux, Cathy (Frank) Hughes, Sue Spell; brother-in-law, Douglas (Stephenie) Fontenot along with numerous nieces and nephews. He loved the family fur babies, Bandit, Prince and Drake.
He was proceeded in death by his parents, Evans and Almeida Broussard Spell; brother, Curtis Spell; sisters, Evelyn (George) Schultz, Betty (Nathan) Koonce, Joyce (Gerald) McInnis; brothers-in-law, Jimmy (Pat) Fontenot, and Harold Breaux; and his in-laws, Pete and Thelma Fontenot.
Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in the Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Mark Schultz, his nephew, will officiate. Burial will follow at Mimosa Pines, Carlyss, under the direction of Sulphur-Hixon Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation Monday, August 5, 2019, will be from 4-8 pm. and will continue Tuesday from 8 a.m. until time of service in the funeral home.
