Lillie Celestin

Flood year? Still too early to tell
January 31, 2012
Alice Pinell Usie
February 2, 2012
Flood year? Still too early to tell
January 31, 2012
Alice Pinell Usie
February 2, 2012

Lillie Celestin, 82, a native of Terrebonne Parish, La., and resident of Houma, La., died at 11:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.


Mrs. Celestin was retired from Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. She was a former musician with Mount Horeb Baptist Church.


She is survived by her husband, James Celestin Sr.; sons, James Jr. and Rev. Donald Sr. (Gale) Celestin; daughters, Judy (Michael Sr.) Smith and Cheryl (Raymon Sr.) Greenhouse; brother, Raymond (Ursula) Spencer; sisters, Shirley (Evain) Nero and Brenda Spencer; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Elijah and Geniver Spencer; brothers, Joe, Elijah and Roosevelt Spencer; and sisters, Rosalie Harris, Nancy Battille and Aureline Spencer.

Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Mount Horeb Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Howard Third Zion Travelers Baptist Church. (Community)

Lillie Celestin