Background
Fountain was born in Biloxi on November 26, 1924 to Henry F. Fountain (born 1899 - ?) and Lucretia Ann Edmee Thensted (born 1901 - 1930?). His father and grandfather Martin Fountain (1856–1938) were boatbuilders.
Fountain was born in Biloxi on November 26, 1924 to Henry F. Fountain (born 1899 - ?) and Lucretia Ann Edmee Thensted (born 1901 - 1930?). His father and grandfather Martin Fountain (1856–1938) were boatbuilders.
He married Gloria Swetman in June 1950 and graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Surgery degree in Architectural Engineering in 1951.
He and his firm were responsible for several public buildings in Biloxi and Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Fountain served in the United States. Navy during World World War World War II Francis established his career as a professional architect in 1955. They lived in the Fountain-Guice home (1969) on Iola Road.
Fountain died on June 5, 2011.