Obituaries

Connie Elaine Roche

Connie Elaine Roche

Jul 14, 2017

Connie Elaine Parker Roche, age 67, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Friday, July 14, 2017. A memorial in her honor will be Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Salem House. 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. will be a short eulogy and sharing of memories; 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. will be a potluck and fellowship. If you knew her and loved...

Johnnie Paul Mceachern

Johnnie Paul Mceachern

Jul 14, 2017

Johnnie Paul McEachern, age 89, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Friday, July 14, 2017. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 19, 2017 from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Lee officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of...

Elroy V. Lee

Elroy V. Lee

Jul 13, 2017

Elroy V. Lee, age 84, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017. Visitation will be held Saturday, July 15, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Union Baptist Church. Funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Brian Tatum officiating. Burial will be at Coaltown Cemetery Purvis, Mississippi. Mr. Lee was a beloved husband, a U.S....

Gary Wayne Johnson

Gary Wayne Johnson

Jul 8, 2017

Gary Wayne Johnson, age 64, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017. A private service will be held at a later date. Mr. Johnson was a lifetime resident of Picayune, a bricklayer, and of the Baptist faith. He is survived by one brother, John T. Johnson; four sisters, Jean Dunn, Edna Smith, Barbara Staats, and Mary Rester. He...

Jon Kelly Smith

Jon Kelly Smith

Jul 1, 2017

Jon Kelly Smith, age 54, of Lumberton, Mississippi passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017. A memorial service will be held by the family on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at First Baptist Church of Carriere at 11:30 a.m. Mr. Smith was an Iron Worker, and of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Jeri Lynn Smith; step-mother, Radine Smith;...

Darleen Jessie Grady Maxwell

Darleen Jessie Grady Maxwell

Jun 27, 2017

Darleen Jessie Grady Maxwell, age 81, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Visitation will be held Friday, June 30, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Maxwell was a former resident of Kenner,...

Eattie Lou Walker

Eattie Lou Walker

Jun 26, 2017

Eattie Lou Walker, age 83, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Monday, June 26, 2017. Visitation will be held Friday, June 30, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. James Reeves officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Walker was a lifetime resident of Picayune and...

Fred Bryan Eidson

Fred Bryan Eidson

Jun 22, 2017

Fred Bryan Eidson, III, age 61, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017. Visitation will be held Monday, June 26, 2017 at Picayune Funeral Home from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Graveside service will be held at First Baptist Church of Carriere Cemetery on Monday, June 26, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.under the direction of Picayune Funeral Home. Mr....

Henrietta Lee Polk

Henrietta Lee Polk

Jun 21, 2017

Henrietta Lee Polk, age 75, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Visitation will be held at Nicholson Independent Baptist Church on Saturday, June 24, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 p.m. at Nicholson Independent Baptist Church with Bro. Dan Pullens, Bro C.W. Lyols, and Bro. Scott Downes officiating. Burial will...

Jason Eric Lossett

Jason Eric Lossett

Jun 16, 2017

Jason Eric Lossett, Sr., age 47, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Friday, June 16, 2017. A memorial service held by the family with be Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at West Union Baptist Church. Mr. Lossett was a lifetime resident of Pearl River County, and a machinist. He is survived by his father Raymond Robert Lossett, Sr. of...

Janice Marie Nutter

Janice Marie Nutter

Jun 15, 2017

Janice Marie Baker Nutter, age 81, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 21, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. James Reeves officiating. Burial will be at Sones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Nutter was a member of...

Gaynell Marie Archer

Gaynell Marie Archer

Jun 14, 2017

Gaynell Marie Archer, age 60, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017. A memorial service will be held by the family at Emmanuel Baptist Church on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Mark Moseley officiating. Mrs. Archer was a lifetime resident of Picayune, a homemaker, and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She is survived...

Reuben Weston Mitchell

Reuben Weston Mitchell

Jun 14, 2017

Reuben Weston Mitchell, age 81, of McNeill, Mississippi passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017. A memorial service will be held by the family at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 3054 Hwy 43 North, Picayune, MS on Friday, July 7, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Mitchell was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, and lifetime resident of Picayune. He is survived...

Dale Joseph Ducote

Dale Joseph Ducote

Jun 3, 2017

Dale "DJ" Ducote has gone home to heaven and his colorful personality, sense of humor and unlimited Boudreaux and Thibodeaux jokes (with accent) will be sorely missed. He was a proud resident of Picayune Mississippi for the last 22 years, hazmat truck driver extraordinaire, and the absolute life of the party to all who knew him. He was well known...

Jean Marie Wilson

Jean Marie Wilson

Jun 3, 2017

Jean Marie Gowland Wilson, Age 78, passed into heaven on Saturday, June 3, 2017 peacefully at her home in Picayune, Mississippi. She joins her beloved husband of 57 years, Donald Lee Wilson who preceded her in death in April, 2016. She was born January 8, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Frances Katherine Burgan Gowland and Kirby Erwin...

Vicky Cooley

Vicky Cooley

Jun 3, 2017

Vicky Cooley, age 65, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017. Visitation will be held Friday, June 9, 2017 at Picayune Funeral Home from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in Picayune Funeral Home Chapel. Vicky had lived in Carriere for 20 years and a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and...

James Hoyt Smith

James Hoyt Smith

May 29, 2017

James Hoyt Smith, age 89, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Monday, May 29, 2017. A memorial service will be held by the family at Carriere First Baptist Church on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. Mr. Smith formally of Avondale, Louisiana was a resident of Carriere since 1969. He was an iron worker, and member of Carriere First Baptist...

James H. Gilchrist

James H. Gilchrist

May 25, 2017

James Harold Gilchrist, age 89, was sent home on May 25, 2017. James was born on September 18, 1927 in Plaquemine, Louisiana. He was a resident of St. Bernard Parish for over 50 years, and he resided in Picayune, Mississippi for the last 12 years. James was a U.S. Army Veteran, and served in Guam during World War II. He...

Michael Joseph Guarrera

Michael Joseph Guarrera

May 25, 2017

Michael Joseph Guarrera, III age 29, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away May 25, 2017. Visitation will be held June 7, 2017 at Picayune Funeral Home from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. in Picayune Funeral Home Chapel Michael was a lifetime resident of Picayune, and of the Baptist faith. He is survived by...

Jimmy Duwayne Tate

Jimmy Duwayne Tate

May 24, 2017

Jimmy Duwayne Tate, age 43, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017. A memorial service will be held by the family at a later date. He is survived by his father, Jimmy E. Tate of Picayune; mother, Susan Kay Chinn of Biloxi; one son, Trevor Lee Tate of Biloxi; and one sister, Jennifer M. Tate of Gulfport.