WILLIE MAE POINDEXTER Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

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

12 Apr 2005


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April 08. 2005 2:32PM

Willie Mae Poindexter				[Photo]

Willie Mae Poindexter, 52, a native of Houma and resident of Raceland, died at 3 
p.m. April 2, 2005.

Visitation will be 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at New St. Matthews Baptist Church in 
Houma. A religious service will be held at 11 a.m Saturday at the church, with 
burial at the church cemetery.

She is survived by her husband, Sterling Poindexter Sr. of Raceland; mother, 
Annette W. Celestine of Raceland; sons, Sterling Poindexter Jr., Jeffrey 
Poindexter, and Johnny Poindexter, all of Raceland; daughter, Christina Marie 
Poindexter of Atlanta, Georgia; brothers, Leonard Celestine Jr. and Eddie 
Celestine of Houma, Benjamin Celestine and Jessie Celestine of Beaumont, Texas, 
and Mack Celestine of Raceland; sisters, Audrey Mae Pardo of Avondale, Cecilia 
Celestine of Bridge City and Liza Ann Smith of Houma; and five grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father, the Rev. Leonard Celestine Sr; son, 
Sterling Joseph Poindexter; and brothers, Raymond Lee Celestine and Wilbert 
Celestine Sr.

She was a member of New St. Matthews Baptist Church, and was a member of the 
choir and served on the usher board. Her hobbies included shopping.

Kennedy Funeral Home of Raceland is in charge of arrangements.