Otis Celestine Thomas

June 27
June 27, 2008
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June 27
June 27, 2008
Benjamin joins TGMC medical staff
July 1, 2008

Posted Monday, June 30, 2008

Otis Celestine Thomas, 82, a native of Schriever, La., and a resident of Gray, La., died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 25.


She is survived by two brothers, the Rev. Ulysses Thomas Sr. of Gray and Earl Thomas of Houston, Tx.; and two sisters, Audrey T. Mart and Laura T. Lee of Gray.


She was preceded in death by her parents, Julius and Laura Paul Thomas; one son, David Wilbert Howard; three brothers, Warren Thomas Sr., Wilbert Thomas Sr. and the Rev. Jules Thomas Jr.; two sisters, Naomi T. Jack and Ruth T. Franklin; and her grandparents, Amos and Hanna Paul, Oscar Thomas and Julia Ranker.

She was a member of the USC Alumni Association, the Retired Teacher’s Association, the Louisiana Retired Teacher’s Association and Mt. Olive Baptist Church and choir. She was a retired teacher with 28 years of service with the Terrebonne Parish School Board.

Visitation will be 9 a.m. to funeral time Tuesday, July 1, at Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with burial at the church cemetery.

Community Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Otis Celestine Thomas