Obituaries
Frances S. How
Apr 23, 2009
Frances How, age 90, of Picayune passed away Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Covenant Heath and Rehab. Graveside services will be held on Friday, April 24th at 2:00 p.m. at George Ford Cemetery, with Father Mike Snyder officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Picayune Funeral Home. Mrs. How was a lifelong resident of the area, a homemaker and...
Joseph Marcel Serpas
Apr 23, 2009
Joseph Marcel "Mike" Serpas, age 77, of Picayune passed away Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Highland Community Hospital. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 16th at 2:00 p.m. at the Greater Works Church, 13 Oak Allee Drive, Picayune. Mike, a former resident of New Orleans, LA, was a well-known jazz musician playing the trumpet in New Orleans and...
James Arnt Skaar
Apr 22, 2009
James Arnt Skaar, age 92, of Picayune passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Our Place Personal Care Home. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, April 29th at 1:30 p.m. at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with Father Mike Snyder officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Picayune Funeral Home. Mr. Skaar, a former resident of Louisiana, was a sugar...
Carl Guthrie Cantrell
Apr 13, 2009
Carl Guthrie Cantrell passed away Friday evening,May 29th, 2009 at his home in Picayune.Mr. Cantrell was born April 13, 1933 in Norfork, Virginia. He was a veteran who served aboard a Navy destroyer in the U.S. Navy honoring his country in the Korean Conflict. Mr. Cantrell married Ursula Soniat on November 25, 1956, they were blessed with 56 years of...
Ada Ernestine Milstead
Apr 11, 2009
Ada Ernestine Milstead, age 84, of Sones Chapel passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, April 14th at 3:30 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel, Bro. Walter Pierce will be officiating. Burial will follow at Sones Chapel Cemetery in Carriere, under the direction of Picayune Funeral Home. Visitation will...
Ameal Spiers
Apr 11, 2009
Ameal Spiers, age 71, of McNeill passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Hancock Medical Center in Bay St. Louis. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, April 15th at 1:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Harold Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Henley-Field Cemetery Visitation will be Tuesday, April 14th, 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Picayune...
Ruth Marie Cherry White
Apr 11, 2009
Ruth Marie White, age 85 of Picayune passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009 at her residence. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel with Donny Leonard officiating. Burial will be in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Ruth was a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by:one son, Richard...
Joshua Cole Frierson
Apr 9, 2009
Joshua Cole Frierson, age 27, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 14th at 12:30 p.m. at Pearson Cemetery, with Bro. Gary Killen and Bro. Wayne Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Pearson Cemetery, under the direction of Picayune Funeral Home. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 14th from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon...
Thomas Lewis Prewett
Apr 9, 2009
Thomas Lewis Prewett, age 69, of Picayune passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Biloxi VA Medical Center. There will be a private burial at Biloxi National Cemetery. He is survived by his daughter, Karen Ruffin of Picayune; sister, Nancy Williams of Seattle, Washington and two grandchildren
Thomas Kirby Hoffman
Apr 7, 2009
Thomas Kirby Hoffman age 71 of Picayune passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 18th at 11:00 a.m. at his residence, 23100 Rd. 294, Picayune, with Bro. Bradley S. Aumann officiating. Thomas, a native of New Orleans, was a carpenter, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and a Catholic. He is survived...
James Paul Jarrell
Apr 3, 2009
James Paul Jarrell, Sr., age 66, of Picayune passed away Friday, April 3, 2009 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mr. Jarrell, a lifelong resident of the Picayune area, worked in landscaping and was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. He is survived by his son, James Jarrell, Jr. of...
Dudley Allen Mitchell
Apr 2, 2009
Dudley Allen Mitchell, age 30, of Picayune passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009 in an accident at Ramah, Louisiana. Memorial services will be held Sunday, April 12th from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. at his grandmother's home at 147 Luther Davis Rd., Picayune. Allen worked as a roustabout and was a member of First Baptist Church of Carriere. He is...
Eula Faye Lee
Apr 2, 2009
Eula Faye Lee, age 74, of Picayune passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Highland Community Hospital. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 4th at 10:00 a.m. at Burgetown Church with Elder Frank Spiers and Elder Joe Quave officiating. Burial will follow at the Burgetown Cemetery, under the direction of Picayune Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, April...
Helen Juanita Coons
Apr 1, 2009
Helen Juanita Coons, age 84, of Nicholson passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at Highland Community Hospital. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, April 5th at 4 p.m. at Music Funeral Home in Waycross, Georgia. Visitation will be at Music Funeral Home on Sunday, April 5th from 2-4 p.m. Burial will be at Mars Hill Cemetery in Hoboken, Georgia.
Vernon Earl Lucas
Mar 26, 2009
Vernon Earl Lucas, age 74, of Picayune passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 at Highland Community Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Vernon, a native of Arkansas, was a boat captain and a Baptist. He is survived by his wife of forty-six years, Edna Robin Lucas of Picayune; sons, David Lucas of Arkansas and Kenneth...
Azariah Matteo
Mar 25, 2009
Azariah Matteo, the one day old son of Latisha Smith, of Carriere passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, LA. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 27th at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of McNeill, with Bro. Tim Parker officiating. Burial will follow in the McNeill Cemetery. A time of...
Douglas Strain
Mar 24, 2009
Douglas Strain, age 78, of Carriere, MS passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at his residence. Graveside services will be held Friday, March 27th at 11:00 a.m. at Pearson Cemetery, with Bro. McCoy officiating. Visitation will be at Picayune Funeral Home on Thursday, March 26, 2009 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Douglas, a former resident of Texas, worked as a...
Robert D. Duhon
Mar 24, 2009
Robert D. Duhon, Jr., age 72, of Biloxi passed awayTuesday, March 24, 2009 at Biloxi VA Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Robert, a native of Kaplan, Louisiana, was a Master Sergeant retired in the U.S. Air Force and a Catholic. He is survived by his sons, Bobby Duhon and Jeffrey Duhon, both of Biloxi,...
Ronald Robert Zamsky
Mar 18, 2009
Ronald R. Zamsky, age 75, of Carriere died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 in a motorcycle accident near Utica, MS. A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, March 21st at 11:00 AM at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, with Father Michael Snyder officiating. The visitation will be 6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20th at Picayune Funeral Home. Ronald,...
Alton Dean Woodard
Mar 13, 2009
Alton "Dean" Woodard, age 71, of Carriere, MS passed away Friday, March 13, 2009 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS. A time of visitation will be held at Picayune Funeral Home on Monday, March 16, 2009 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Dean, a former resident of Pearlington, MS, was a produce wholesaler and a Baptist. Dean is survived by...
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