WILLIE POINDEXTER Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.

19 Apr 2005

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April 11. 2005 12:17PM

Willie Poindexter					[Photo]

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

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at New St. Matthews Baptist 
Church in Houma, with burial in the church cemetery.

She is survived by her husband, Sterling Poindexter Sr. of Raceland; her mother, 
Annette W. Celestine of Raceland; three sons, Sterling Poindexter Jr., Jeffrey 
Poindexter and Johnny Poindexter, all of Raceland; one daughter, Christina Marie 
Poindexter of Atlanta; five brothers, Leonard Celestine Jr. and Eddie Celestine 
of Houma, Benjamin Celestine and Jessie Celestine of Beaumont, Texas, and Mack 
Celestine of Raceland; three 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.; one 
son, Sterling Joseph Poindexter; and two 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.