Andrea Gayle Pickard Mize Ulsteen

Mrs. Andrea Gayle Pickard Mize Ulsteen, age 74, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Mrs. Ulsteen was born on August 31, 1945 in Bogalusa, LA. She attended Pearl River Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi where she earned a Doctorate of Education and she was National Board Certified. She taught in private schools in Louisiana and for the majority of her career at St. Martin High School as a Chemistry teacher. She loved Jesus and her grandchildren and enjoyed cooking. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ben Pickard and Virgie Duncan Pickard Evans; former husband, Jim Mize; and siblings, Ben Pickard Jr and Barbara Pickard Pittman. Survivors include her husband, Jan Ulsteen; children, Tara Mize Moore (Patrick), Kristin Ulsteen Evans (Greg), Sonja Ulsteen Clark (Chad) and Peter Ulsteen (Paige); and grandchildren, Jacilyn “Lexi” Moore, Dalton Moore and Jillian Moore; and seven more dearly loved. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorial donations to be made to Homes of Hope, 344 Harold Tucker Road, Purvis, MS 39475 or to Camp Rap-A-Hope, 2701 Airport Blvd., Mobile, AL 36606. Services will be held on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi. Friends may visit one-hour prior. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Gulfport, MS.