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 the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a U.S. Navy veteran and a Catholic.
He is survived byhis wife, Jackie Serpas of Picayune.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Aloyious & Inez Serpas and a sister