John Nicholas “Johnny” Conti was born June 6, 1947 and passed away at 12:54 a.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Hood Memorial Hospital, Amite. He was 64, a native of Rockford, IL and a resident of Amite.
Johnny served our country during the Vietnam Era in the US Army in which he was awarded a Purple Heart.
Johnny is survived by his wife Carol Fowler Conti, Amite; 2 sons, Brant Conti and wife Amy, Amite & Patrick Conti and wife Angela, Amite; 3 grandchildren, Devin Conti, Savannah Conti & Blake Conti; sister, Madonna C. Stewart and husband Don, Winston-Salem , NC.
Preceded in death by his parents, John and Frances Costanza Conti. Johnny was a devote Amite High Warrior fan, a 1965 graduate of Amite High School, member of St. Helena Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus .
Family request Memorial Donations be made to National Kidney Foundation, Finance Department, 30 East 33rd St, New York, New York, 10016.
Visitation at the St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, on Friday, December 2, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 p.m. at St. Helena Catholic Church with Fr. Mark Beard officiating. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens.
McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.
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