Angela Chester Baumgarten, of Ocean Springs, died on August 4, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.
Angie was a lifelong coast resident, graduating from Biloxi High School and attending Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Her passion was people. She was known to always have a kind word and a smile for everyone she met. She was actively involved in Mississippi swimming, working as a state official for the Biloxi Elite Swim Team, long after her kids graduated. She became the “team mom,” touching countless students’ lives through her work with BEST and other swim teams along the coast. Angie was an active member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and Chapter D of P.E.O. She will be remembered for her joyous spirit, her love of family, and her zest for life.
Angie is preceded in death by her father, Ronald Chester, and her grandparents, Edward and Barbara Caldwell and Rachel Chester and Vernon Chester.
Survivors include her husband, Mark Baumgarten, of Ocean Springs; children, Kenneth (Jessica) Cole and Ashleigh Baumgarten, both of Ocean Springs; mother, Margaret Chester of Ocean Springs; sister, Cherie (Jason) Hohertz of Irving, TX; brothers, Lester (Noel) Baumgarten of Navarre, FL; Jimmy (Dawn) Baumgarten of Greenbriar, TN; Bob (Carleen) Shackelford of Hamlet, NC; nieces, Sarah and Rachel Hohertz;, Lexi Baumgarten, Lori Shackelford; nephews, Robert Baumgarten and Justin Shackelford, and beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins.
A celebration of life will be held at St. Paul United Methodist Church Downtown on Monday, August 9th at 10:00 a.m. Friends may visit from 9:00 a.m. until service time.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org, P.E.O. International, www.peointernational.org, or St. Paul United Methodist Church, www.stpaulos.org.
The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.