A public viewing will be conducted from 12:00 p.m. until funeral time at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Jones Funeral Home chapel, 230 S Hollywood Road in Houma. Burial will follow in Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery.
He is survived by his son, Gerald Matthews (Sheree); daughters, Tabitha Matthews, Renee' Veal, and Jamica Trosclair; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; brother, Micheal Trosclair (Gail); sisters, Susan Dawson (Fred)), Lori Ann Trosclair, Chanel McKinley (Juan), Lejuana Simmons (James), Kwanza Harold (Lance) and Ashley Jenkins (Larry); and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Thomas Trosclair; parents, John Trosclair, Jr. and Irma Lee Brown; sisters, Yvonne Celestin and Sandra Trosclair; brothers-in-law, Lionel and Wayne Thomas.
Arrangements entrusted to Jones Funeral Home of Houma.