Obituaries

Doris K. Craft

Doris K. Craft

Aug 10, 2014

Doris K. Craft, age 75, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014. Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Christian Life Assembly of God with Bro. Darryl Worley officiating. Burial will be at Turtleskin...

Douglas Paul Kellar

Douglas Paul Kellar

Aug 9, 2014

Douglas Paul Kellar age 29, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 14, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Turtleskin Cemetery with Bro. Phil Pearson officiating. Douglas was a lifetime resident of Pearl River County, and of the...

Richard Christian Nelson

Richard Christian Nelson

Aug 5, 2014

Richard Christian Nelson, age 88, of Slidell, Louisiana, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Mr. Nelson was a Veteran of the U.S. Army who served in WWII. He was a POW and received a Purple Heart. He is survived by his son, Gary (Merry) Nelson of South Bend, Indiana; daughter, Linda Miller of Slidell, Louisiana; brother, Charles Nelson of South...

Luther A. Whitehead

Luther A. Whitehead

Aug 5, 2014

Luther A. Whitehead, Jr. went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at his residence. There he will be with all his love ones who have gone on before to his haven of rest. His love for his family always came first, he simply idolized his grand and great grandchildren. He was a very good father and husband....

Richard Lee Patterson

Richard Lee Patterson

Aug 2, 2014

Richard Lee Paterson, 62, of Perkinston, MS, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 No services will be held. Richard was a resident of Perkinston for 11 years, worked in the construction industry, and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by son, Sean Randall Patterson; daughter, Kristen Nicole Patterson; brother, Malcolm Louis Patterson; and sisters, Nancy Alexander and...

Adam Benjamen Rayne Erwin

Adam Benjamen Rayne Erwin

Aug 1, 2014

Adam Benjamen Rayne Erwin, age 18 of Picayune, Mississippi, passed away Friday, August 01, 2014. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Adam was a resident of Pearl River County for twelve years and a member of Living Water Apostolic Church. He is survived by his father, Lloyd Gardner of Picayune; mother, Tonika Erwin of Carriere; step-mother,...

Herman R. Howard

Herman R. Howard

Jul 10, 2014

Herman R. Howard, age 73, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014. Visitation will be held Friday, July 11, 2014 at Picayune Funeral Home from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. James Reeves officiating. Burial will be at Antioch Cemetery under...

Clarence Vernon Lee

Clarence Vernon Lee

Jul 5, 2014

Clarence "Poppa Lee" Lee, age 78, of Picayune, MS passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 09, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. till 12:00 noon at Annunciation Catholic Church in Kiln, MS. A Memorial Mass will follow at 12:00 noon with Father John Noone officiating. Burial will be at Rotten Bayou St. Joseph Cemetery. Clarence...

Penny Sue Fortenberry

Penny Sue Fortenberry

Jul 3, 2014

Penny Sue Yost Fortenberry, age 62, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014. Visitation will be held Saturday, July 12, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at New Palestine Baptist Church. A Memorial Service held by the family will follow from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Fortenberry was a resident of Pearl River County and a...

Richard Earl Dillard

Richard Earl Dillard

Jul 2, 2014

Richard Earl Dillard, age 67, of Nicholson, Mississippi passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Highland Community Hospital with his wife and family by his side. Visitation will be held Saturday, July 5, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services will follow at 10:30 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be...

Robert C. Duckett

Robert C. Duckett

Jun 30, 2014

Robert C. Duckett, Sr., age 85, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Monday, June 30, 2014. Visitation will be held Monday, July 7, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral Services will follow at 11:00 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Burial will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery in St. Bernard, Louisiana under the direction of...

Edgar Cornelius Penton

Edgar Cornelius Penton

Jun 27, 2014

Edgar Cornelius Penton, age 71 of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Friday, June 27, 2014. A visitation will be held from 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Monday, June 30, 2014 at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at Picayune Funeral Home, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 10 a.m. with Bro. James Reeves and Bro Wesley Quave officiating. Burial will follow at Carriere...

Robert Billie Thompson

Robert Billie Thompson

Jun 26, 2014

Robert Billie Thompson, age 85, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014. A memorial service will be held Monday, June 30, 2014 at Picayune Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. with Bro. James Reeves officiating. Mr. Thompson was a Tugboat Supervisor, a member of Masonic Doric Lodge #205, and a member of Scottish Rite Valley of New Orleans. He...

Terry Ranee Ulmer

Terry Ranee Ulmer

Jun 25, 2014

Terry Ranee Milbrett Ulmer, age 57, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Mrs. Ulmer was a resident of Pearl River County for 20 years and a homemaker. She is survived by her father, Raymond Milbrett of Oregon; husband, Randall "Randy" Ulmer of Carriere; sons, Casey Ulmer...

Joyce Theresa Ashley

Joyce Theresa Ashley

Jun 24, 2014

Joyce Theresa Ashley, age 66, of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Visitation will be held Saturday, June 28, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral Services will follow at 12:00 noon at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Picayune Funeral Home....

Wanda Orr

Wanda Orr

Jun 22, 2014

Wanda Orr, age 83, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 25, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Lavelle Lee officiating. Burial will follow at Pearson Cemetery under the...

Nellie K. Broadhead

Nellie K. Broadhead

Jun 20, 2014

Nellie K. Broadhead age 79, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Friday, June 20, 2014. Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 24, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Henleyfield. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Wayne Broadhead and Bro. Vernon Watts officiating. Burial will be at Henleyfield Cemetery. Mrs. Broadhead was a Nurse's...

Kenneth Arthur Sandy

Kenneth Arthur Sandy

Jun 14, 2014

Kenneth Arthur Sandy, age 88, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away May 9, 2014 at his residence. A memorial service will be held by the family Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at 1806 South State Road 145, French Lick, Indiana at 2:00 p.m. A native of England Kent Lane, Harbridge, Ringwood-Hants, he was born March 27,...

Paul Leland Prestridge

Paul Leland Prestridge

Jun 10, 2014

Paul Leland Prestridge, 47, of Austin, TX, and St. Bernard Parish, LA, passed quickly and peacefully on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, after a short but hard-fought battle with colon cancer. Paul was born on Sunday, July 24, 1966, in St. Bernard General Hospital, Chalmette, LA, to Carolyn Marie Cantrell and George Earl Prestridge, Sr. He was always happy and carefree...

Claude E. Furr

Claude E. Furr

Jun 9, 2014

Claude E. Furr, Sr., age 77, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Monday, June 09, 2014. Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 10, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at New Palestine Baptist Church with Bro. Josh Braddy officiating. Burial will follow at New Palestine...