Obituaries

Johnny Ray Smith

Johnny Ray Smith

Feb 16, 2015

Johnny Ray Smith, age 80, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Monday, February 16, 2015. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 18, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. with Bro. James Reeves officiating. Burial will be at Lee's Chapel #2 Cemetery under the direction of...

Edna Sanders

Edna Sanders

Jan 27, 2015

Edna Sanders, age 89, of Slidell, Louisiana passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Sanders was a lifetime resident of Pearl River County, and a member of First Baptist Church of Picayune. She is survived by her nieces, Brenda Hudnall Smith of Picayune, and Bertha Hudnall Frierson of Waveland;...

Helen Louise Buchanan

Helen Louise Buchanan

Jan 27, 2015

Helen Louise Buchanan, age 67, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015. She is survived by her mother, Virginia Thompson of Gentry, Arkansas; son, Anthony Mills and his wife Samantha of Picayune; brothers, Clyde Thompson, Floyde Thompson, and Donald Thompson; sister, Marie Davis of Gentry, Arkansas; and three grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her father, Oscar...

Dorothy Lumpkin Creel

Dorothy Lumpkin Creel

Jan 26, 2015

Dorothy Lumpkin "Dot" Creel, age 50 of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Monday, January 26, 2015. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral services will be on Friday, January 30, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Sones Chapel Cemetery under the...

William Isaac Kendrick

William Isaac Kendrick

Jan 19, 2015

William Isaac Kendrick, age 87, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Monday, January 19, 2015. Visitation will be held Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Lee's Chapel #2. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Lavelle Lee and Bro. Jared Lee officiating. Burial will be at Lee's Chapel #2 Cemetery under the direction of...

John Cyril Giangrosso

John Cyril Giangrosso

Jan 19, 2015

John Cyril Giangrosso, age 77, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Monday, January 19, 2015. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Chapel in the Pines, Sun Roamers Camp Ground. Mr. Giangrosso was a resident of Picayune for 7 years, and a former Postmaster in Violet, Louisiana. He is survived by his wife Aline...

Dustin Brooks Wilson

Dustin Brooks Wilson

Jan 18, 2015

Dustin Brooks Wilson, age 29, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 23, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. at West Union Baptist Church with Bro. Bud Putnam officiating. Mr. Wilson was a lifetime resident of Pearl River County, and a member of West Union Baptist Church. He is survived by his...

Daniel Sidney Braun

Daniel Sidney Braun

Jan 17, 2015

Daniel Sidney Braun, Sr., age 78, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, January 17, 2015 Visitation will be held Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Christian Life Assembly of God. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Lonnie O'Quinn officiating. A reception will follow...

Mattye Foster Alderman

Mattye Foster Alderman

Jan 11, 2015

Mattye Alderman, RN Mattye Foster Alderman passed away in her home on January 11, 2015. Mattye was the daughter of Elijah Coleman and Clara Perkins Foster of Port Gibson, MS. Beloved wife of Howard Alderman, Mattye and Howard met in Vicksburg, MS and were married for almost 60 years. Mattye was proceeded in death by their son, Lee, and grandson,...

Loraine C. Morrow

Loraine C. Morrow

Jan 9, 2015

Loraine C. Morrow, age 95, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Friday, January 9, 2015. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 13, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Church of Christ of Picayune. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Mike Price and Minister Adrian Siller officiating. Burial will be at New Palestine Cemetery under the direction...

Winfred H. Muckelrath

Winfred H. Muckelrath

Jan 9, 2015

Winfred Herschel Muckelrath was born on December 6, 1928 and died on January 9, 2015. He was the son of Herschel Lee Muckelrath and Myra Sorey Muckelrath of Burns, Mississippi who owned and operated a general merchandise store and post office. His sister, Wiladyne Rhinehart, of Waynesboro, Mississippi preceded him in death. Winfred was married to Eugenia Muckelrath, daughter of...

Earnest Zell Watkins

Earnest Zell Watkins

Jan 6, 2015

Earnest Zell Watkins, Jr., age 58, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. A memorial service will be held Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at Rivers of Living Waters Apostolic Church on Jeff Wheat Rd., Picayune, MS. Mr. Watkins was a lifetime resident of Picayune, and a member of Rivers of Living Waters Apostolic Church. He...

Raymond Joseph Keim

Raymond Joseph Keim

Jan 6, 2015

Raymond Joseph Keim, Sr., age 65, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 13, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. A memorial service will follow at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. James Biedenharn officiating. Mr. Keim was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, a plumber, and of...

Geronimo R. Munoz

Geronimo R. Munoz

Jan 1, 2015

Geronimo R. Munoz, age 64, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Highland Community Hospital. Visitation will be at Picayune Funeral Home on Monday, January 5, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Funeral services will follow at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Munoz was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, a resident of...

Geraldine Marie Smith

Geraldine Marie Smith

Dec 29, 2014

Geraldine Smith age 72 of Leetown passed away on December 29, 2014 in Picayune, MS. A graveside service will be held at Breland Cemetery on Friday, January 2, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. under the direction of Picayune Funeral Home Geraldine was born May 22, 1942 in Pass Christian, MS and graduated from Pass Christian High School in 1960. She will...

Cynthia Diane Carter

Cynthia Diane Carter

Dec 27, 2014

Cynthia Diane Carter, age 58, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014. A memorial service was held Monday, January 5, 2015. She is survived by her parents Walter and Maxine Smith of Picayune; sons, Christopher Carter of Picayune, and Jacob Carter of Picayune; daughter, Breanna Carter of Picayune: siblings, Cheryl Seal, Connie Caves, and Kenneth Smith.

Edith Mcandrews

Edith Mcandrews

Dec 26, 2014

Edith Heloise Smith McAndrews, age 80, was born July 24, 1934 in Poplarville, Mississippi and passed away on Friday, December 26, 2014 at her residence in Sones Chapel Community. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. McAndrews worked at Movie Star in Poplarville for 10 years, waitressed for 43 years at IHOP in Hattiesburg, Gulfport,...

William Leeroy Bean

William Leeroy Bean

Dec 25, 2014

William Leeroy Bean, age 82, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014. Visitation will be held Monday, December 29, 2014 from 12:00 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. Mr. Bean was born in St. Louis, Missouri, was...

Dorris Cecelia Ladner

Dorris Cecelia Ladner

Dec 25, 2014

Dorris "Cecelia" Ladner, age 70, of Perkinston, Mississippi passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Old Place Cemetery, 28025 Oak Ridge Dr., Perkinston, MS ** Directions to the Cemetery when on Caeser Necaise rd. go past White Cypress Lake Entrance and its first road to the right,...

William Allen Johnston

William Allen Johnston

Dec 24, 2014

William Allen Johnston, age 74, of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Mr. Johnston was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, and a resident of Picayune for eight years. He is survived by sister, Jennie Lea Johnston Riley and her husband Charles of Carriere; nephews, Anthony Ciccio and his wife Jennifer, and Jason Riley; and great-nephews, Anthony Ciccio,...