DOROTHY SMITH Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Daily Comet, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

18 Dec 2004


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December 17. 2004 1:55PM

Dorothy Smith						[Photo]

Dorothy Celestine Smith, 80, a native of Houma and resident of Raceland, died 
Dec. 12, 2004.

Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. today at Kennedy Funeral Home in Raceland and 
from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Matthews Baptist Church in Houma. A 
religious service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church, with burial 
will be in the St. Luke Cemetery In Houma.

She is survived by her daughters, Gustavia S. Richardson, Hattie S. Coleman, 
Vera S. Hodges, Amy Smith, Patricia Smith, and Sandra Smith, all of Raceland and 
Geraldine S. Jones of New Orleans; sons, Robert, Evan Jr., Earl, Leonard, 
Herman, Jerry Lee, and Sylvester Smith, all of Raceland; sisters, Rosemary 
Thibodaux and Hattie Celestine Smith of Houma; 44 grandchildren, 46 great-
grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Evan Smith Sr.; parents, Robert and 
Mary Jane Thomas Celestine; daughter, Dorothy Mae Smith; stepdaughter, Emily 
Williams Lee; brothers, Herman Celestine, the Rev. Leonard Celestine Sr., and 
Hillary Celestine; and sisters, Viola Moore and Elvira Thibodaux.

She was a member of the Greater St. Matthews Baptist Church and served on the 
deaconess board. Her hobbies included cooking.

Kennedy Funeral Home of Raceland is in charge of arrangements.