Visitation will be Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 9:00 AM until funeral services at 11:00 AM at the Triune Church of God in Christ in Franklin, LA. Burial will follow funeral services in the Nazarene Cemetery in Verdunville, LA.
She is survived by her companion, Robert "Jim" Cage; five sons, John Austin III, James Austin, Phillip (Stacy) Austin, Vinnie Austin all of Verdunville, LA, and Rufus (Phenicia) Austin of Killeen, TX, five daughters, Martha (Dennis) Bordelon , Yvonne Menson, Audrey (Danny) Calhoun all of Verdunville, LA, Alisha (Chris) Kemp of Franklin, LA, and Trisha Austin of Lafayette, LA, along with forty grandchilren, and a host of family and friends.
Celestine was preceded in death by her daughter Ophelia McClarty along with all of her brothers and sisters.
