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Posted Friday, Feb. 29, 2008


Yvonne Short Celestine, 53, a native of Terrebonne Parish and a resident of Houma, La., died Saturday, Feb. 23.

She is survived by her husband, Clarence Celestine Jr.; her stepmother, Cynthia McGuire of Houma; son, Shawn Edward Norman Sr. of Houma; daughter, Chelsea Nichelle Norman of Houma; stepdaughters, Tyeast, Judia and Kayla Robinson, all of Houma; brothers, Micheal J. Jones and wife, Judy, of New Orleans, La., John Trosclair III and wife, Carol Ann, of Gibson, La., Micheal Trosclair and wife, Gail, of Houston, Tx., and Hollis Dawson III and wife, Darlene, of Germany; and sisters, JoAnn J. Turner and husband, Curtis, of Florida, Susan Dawson and husband, Fredrick, of Gibson, Priscilla M. Sims and husband, Danny, of Texas, Loretta M. Woods and husband, Gregory Sr., of Houma, Chanel McKinley and husband, Juan, of Houma, Kwanza Harold and husband, Lance, of Houma, Robin Matthews of Houma, Cheryl M. Rockward of Houma, LeJuana Trosclair of Houma, Ashley Trosclair of Houma and Lori Trosclair of Baton Rouge, La.


She was preceded in death by her parents, John Trosclair Jr., Lillian Matthews Fitch and Geraldine Short; son, Donald Norman; grandson, Shawn Norman III; and her grandparents, John Trosclair Sr., Yvonne Milton, Priscilla Cooks Matthews and Joseph Matthews.

She was a homemaker and a member of Residence Baptist Church.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29, at Gertrude Geddes Willis-Terrebonne Funeral Home. The religious service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 1, at Residence Baptist Church, with burial in Southdown Cemetery.

Gertrude Geddes Willis-Terrebonne Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.