Deidre L. Corsey

Published 12:00 am Friday, March 15, 2019

JEANERETTE — A Home-going celebration will be held for Ms. Deidre Lashawn Corsey, 41, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at First Jerusalem Baptist Church with Rev. Arthur Lee Alexander, Pastor, officiating.

She will await the resurrection in Sorrel Community Cemetery in Sorrel.

A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday at the church 7 a.m. until the time of the service.

A resident of Jeanerette, she passed at 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice in Lafayette.

She leaves in God’s care her mother, Elvie Williams Corsey of Jeanerette; three sisters, Carolyn Bowles (Taylor) of Lafayette, Tiffany Stewart (Kevin) of Patterson and Gloria Dominique (Gerald) of Jeanerette; four brothers, Donald Robinson (Mary) and Ryan Keith Corsey (Nicky) of New Iberia, Irvin Robinson (Sonja) of Breaux Bridge and Gregory Corsey (Mary) of Loreauville; godparents Patricia Guy and Irving Robinson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, James Corsey Jr.; brother Henry Robinson; maternal grandparents Roger Williams Sr. and Nancy Williams; paternal grandparents James Corsey Sr. and Fannie Corsey; and other family members dear to Deidre.

Active Pallbearers are Walter Kimble Jr., Taylor Bowles Jr., Kendrick Martin, Gerald Dominique, Turond  Corsey and Glen Ford. 

Honorary Pallbearers are Donald R. Robinson, Ryan K. Corsey, Kevin L. Stewart, Sirbatian D. Charles Jr., Irvin Robinson, Christopher Gilliam, Joseph Nicholas and Gregory Corsey. 

Condolences may be expressed at www.fletcherfuneralhomes.org. 

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Home, 369-3341, 609 West Admiral Doyle Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560.