Mary Lou Fore

Mary Lou Fore, 79, formerly of Gulfport MS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2020 in a loving, private personal care home in Vancleave, MS. She was born on December 17, 1940 and is a native of Hattiesburg. She was a 1964 graduate of Draughon’s Business College, earning a degree in Secretarial Science. She was best known as the Executive Secretary for the Harrison County Board of Supervisors for many years. She was also a former member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church in Gulfport, serving as the Singles Director. Mary Lou loved to dance when she was younger, bake when she was older, and was always quick to help family or friends in need, even sharing her home with several family members at different times throughout the years. Mary Lou is preceded in death by her parents, Josephine Wallace and Ervin A. Myrick; her children, Jerry Douglas and Harold Morgan; and her siblings, Ervin R. Myrick, James David Wallace, Patricia Ann Wallace, E.J. Wallace, Kenneth Wallace, and Sallie Journee. She is survived by her children, Linda Fowler, Rick Morgan, and Tawnya Sprinkle; her siblings, Carrie Campbell and Jeannette Massey; 19 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. The family would like to sincerely thank Mary Lou’s loving caregivers, Bobbie, Gloria, and Barbara, as well as the awesome staff at Kare-in-Home Hospice of Gulfport. A Celebration of Life will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Friends are invited to visit one hour prior. A private graveside service will follow at Massey Cemetery. Memorial gifts/donations honoring Mary Lou can be mailed to: Freedom River Church, 12100 Hwy 49 Ste 702, Gulfport, MS 39503-3178, or you can give online at their website, www.freedomriverchurch.org Another option is to donate to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi is honored to serve this family.