Celestine Williamson survived Hurricane Katrina.

Celestine Williamson survived Hurricane Katrina, despite handicaps from a thump She waded to safety in chest-deep water with her pair grown granddaughters.

individual of the girls, Kristie, was with her when she died Sunday; the other, Mary, had been forced to evacuate to house of god Texas, after Katrina.

"I'm not going to know what to do with the quiet of my day," Kristie, now 27 said Thursday. "Between train and work, I'd check upon her, take her to the doctor. Now - I don't know."

The more ancient woman had cared for the sisters since they were children.

"And she always knew what you were doing before you were doing it," she said. "You couldn't procure away with anything with her. She just wanted to make strong we grew up right."

Williams was born in Magee and mov to the Coast when she was a youngster, according to