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Emmett Charles Catchot

d. October 10, 2017

Emmett Charles Catchot

Emmet Charles Catchot age 94 passed into glory on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Emmet was employed with Entex/Center Point Energy for 30 years. He was a Veteran of World War II and served in the United States Army and Merchant Marines. Emmet was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs and member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles E. Catchot and Alma Josephine Catchot; brother Eugene J. Catchot; sister Margaret Woodall and grandson, Robert Sky Jenkins. He is survived by the love of his life of 67 years, Dorothy Mae Fountain Catchot of Ocean Springs; daughters, Jackie (George Robert) Taylor of Vancleave, MS; Linda (Bob) Cowell of Bartlett, TN; and Jo-Ann Catchot of Vancleave, MS; grandchildren, Robert Scott (Jennifer) Taylor of Olive Branch, MS; Derrick (Bobbi Jo) Cowell of Lakeland, TN; Jeffrey Taylor of Vancleave, MS; Brandon (Donna Rae) Cowell of Ramstein, Germany; Austin (Sara) Cowell of Thompson's Station, TN; Amy Lea (Kris) Stewart of Vancleave, MS; great grandsons; Joseph, Hunter, Skyler Cowell and Carter Fazzio; step great grandchildren, Hunter Stewart, Aaron Stewart, Michael Henry, Tasheena Kemp and Tito (Dedra) Handboy; step great-great grandchildren, Peyton Henry, Cambrie Henry, SummerRose Handboy and SunnyRay Handboy. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. with a Mass at 11:00 a.m. all at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 502 Jackson Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS on Friday, October 13th. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to St. Vincent de Paul, www.svdpbiloxi.org or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com.
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Visitation

Friday, October 13, 2017

10:00 - 11:00 am

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church of Ocean Springs

502 Jackson Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS 39564

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Mass of Christian Burial

Friday, October 13, 2017

Starts at 11:00 am

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church of Ocean Springs

502 Jackson Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS 39564

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