Remembering

A Lady Full of Fun and Love

Sarah Batiste Richardson

On Thursday, June 10, 1948 Clarence Batiste Sr., and Madolia Dorsey Batiste welcomed their baby girl Sarah Batiste into the world.  Sarah was born in Marksville, Louisiana.  She attended St. Charles Catholic School in Marksville until the family moved to Texas.  She later attended St. Nicholas Catholic School in Houston. 

Sarah later relocated to Bay City where she lived for many years.  During that time, she married Eddie Richardson.  She and Eddie attended St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church.  She enjoyed family.  There were great times growing up in the household.  Sarah made sure that their home was just that, a home.  Days were simple.  From eating good food, listening to music, or watching TV shows like Criminal Minds, Good Times, Sandford & Son, Perry Mason or dancing alone to Soul Train those were good days.  Even when there were challenges, she made sure that the family and kids always had what was needed. 

She was proud of her Creole heritage.  This heritage was obvious in her cooking, her music, her work, and her lifestyle.  Her cooking…. she could make a mean pot of gumbo and we knew that there would be a big pot of chitterlings on New Year’s Day.  She would cook as well as sell her delicious made-to-order boudin and fry up fish that she herself caught.  Her music…  Zydeco!    When the music came on, she would hit the dance floor – either at home where the kids would join in with her dancing, out on the town with friends or at Uncle Jr’s place.  She could ‘cut-a-rug’ with a cold refreshing beverage in her hand and her dancing shoes on – she was the life of the party!  Her work… she was a hard worker and entrepreneur. For years she owned and operated her own a cleaning service company. Her lifestyle… Sarah was the beloved matriarch and backbone of the family.  She was greatly loved by her friends and all who were blessed by her beautiful smile and words of wisdom. She accepted everyone.  Family meant everything to her.  She saw the good in everyone, even ‘bad’ people.  She could diffuse a situation without a problem.  Her famous #Sarasmile could brighten any room and warm any heart. 

She eventually moved back to Houston to be closer to her family.  Her kindness and giving spirit touched so many and will live on through her family. She laughed easily and thoroughly found the joy in life.  Sarah left this world on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, 2020, after a brave fight with lung cancer.  Her bright, shining light will be missed greatly by all those she touched throughout her life and especially by her family.

Those who will often reflect on these and other precious memories include her loving sons, Charles (Amy) House, Jr. and Terence (Shavonne) Batiste; her grandchildren who she reared, Felecia Batiste, Prissilla Dewitt, and Collin Briley; her siblings, Marie Batiste, Clarence Batiste, Jr., Kathleen Batiste, Melvin Batiste, Denise Batiste and Benita Batiste; seventeen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and a multitude of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends.

We cannot help but to remember those who transitioned before her including her parents Clarence Sr. and Madolia, her brother Raymond, her husband Eddie and her two beloved daughters, Sylvia House, and Fonda Nicole “Nikki” Wilkerson.

“Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die.  I have sent up my gladness on wings,

to be lost in the blue of the sky.”  -Amelia Josephine Burr

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