Yvonne Guidry

Therese Yvonne Martin Guidry was born on February 21, 1926, to Emile J. Martin and Jeanne J. Olivier Martin in Houston, Texas. Yvonne passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 in San Antonio.\r\n \r\nShe was preceded in death by her parents, Emile and Jeanne Martin, her sister, Sister M. Josephine Martin, O. P., her loving husband of 19 years, Charles L. Guidry, Jr., her daughters by marriage, Susie Guidry Land and Debbie Guidry Green, and her cousins, Mary O. Daly, Leona Olivier Cleghorn, Wilfred Olivier, Charlotte Calhoun and "Gene" Eugene Olivier.\r\n\r\nShe survived by her eight children by marriage: Charlene Hunt; Michael Guidry, and his wife Judy; Tina Howell, and her husband Guy; Pat Keebaugh, and her husband Clyde; Steven Guidry, and his wife Karen; John Guidry, and his wife Ina; Carol Guidry, and her partner Hazel; and Mary Guidry; 17 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her cousins, Catherine O. Young, Nick Olivier, Beverly Goodrum, Chris Olivier, Tommy Davidson, and Carolyn Phillips (her God child); and Greta Webb and Carmen McVety. \r\n \r\nIn 1946, Yvonne entered the Dominican Sisters of Houston, where she taught and served for 25 years in Houston and Beaumont, Texas.\r\n \r\nFrom 1971 to 1989, she worked in the nursing administration offices of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston Texas.\r\n \r\nAfter her marriage in 1980, to Charles Guidry, they moved to Pearland, Texas and were active members of Saint Helens Catholic Church until they retired and moved to Kerrville in 1989. From 1993 to 2005, she volunteered in the offices of Notre Dame Catholic Church, St. Peter Upon the Water, and Raphael Community Free Clinic in Kerrville Texas, where she spent many happy years. \r\n \r\nIn 2005, Yvonne went on to live in retirement homes in Kerrville and San Antonio, Texas. She spent her remaining days visiting with friends and family, until her death. \r\n \r\nRosary will be held at 6 pm, Friday, November 16, 2018 at Grimes Funeral Chapels.\r\n\r\nMass will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Notre Dame Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Glen Rest Cemetery.\r\n \r\nIn lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Raphael Community Free Clinic in Kerrville Texas-https://www.raphaelclinic.org/, St. Peter Upon the Water- http://stpeteruponthewater.org/ or Notre Dame Catholic Church - http://notredamechurch.cc , all in Kerrville, Texas or Dominican Sisters of Houston Texas - http://www.domhou.org/.\r\n