(L.A.) Mela Fontenot, 57, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-12524

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 57-year-old Black female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Mela Fontenot.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death A: Acute Cardiac Dysfunction

Cause of Death B: Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

RIP MELA FONTENOT (August 24, 1965 – May 7, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 4:57 p.m.