Thelma Beritiech Cochrum

Mrs. Thelma Earline Beritiech Cochrum, age 86, of Poplarville, MS, formerly of Ocean Springs, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Poplarville, MS. Mrs. Cochrum was born in Dauphin Island, AL and was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Windsor Park and retired from KMart in Ocean Springs after 25 years. She enjoyed the casinos, playing cards, loved to dance and was a loving mother and grandmother. She never met a stranger. Mrs. Cochrum was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Bobby E. Cochrum. Survivors include a daughter, Melissa (Rene') Wallace, grandchildren, Samuel D. Bicket, Hannah R. Bicket, Crystal E. (Mark) Lucas, and Chastidy M. (Travis) Birdsong, five great-grandchildren, brother, Charlie Beritiech, two sisters-in-law, Shirley Edmundson and Elnora Cochrum and numrous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be on Friday, July 5, from 10am until 12 Noon, with an 12 Noon church service, all at the First Baptist Church of Windsor Park. Burial will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery.