Pastor's Blog

Sylvia Virginia Jordan Hesse passed away , Friday, March 20, 2026 at the age of 86.

Sylvia was born on January 16, 1940 in Kosciusko, MS. to Bart and Virginia Jordan. She was a longtime resident of Gautier, MS and member of the First United Methodist Church of Gautier. She worked for many years as a legal secretary. She loved Fox News, gardening, reading and cross-stitching and needle point. She was passionate about her yard and flowers, spending hours to nurture and enjoy their beauty. She and her husband Ralph, enjoyed traveling and seeing the world until his passing in 1997. But she did not allow that to stop her from traveling, she along with her many friends continued the tradition, cruising and experiencing the world.

In addition to her parents and husband Ralph Hesse she was preceeded in death by two great grandchildren.

She is survived by four children; Jamie White Hatcher (Chuck), Virginia Diane Stone (Timothy), James William White V, and Michael Jordan White Jr. (Katina); siblings, Barbara Jordan Walker and Joan Jordan Lacey (Dr. Robert Ray); grandchildren, Michelle Smith (John), Nicole Arwood, Aaron James Castellanos, Russell Shawn Bosarge Jr., Jennifer Henry (Donovan), Justin Bosarge (Chynna), Logan L. Stone, Hayden William White, Avery Madison White, Michael Jordan White Jr. Chandler Anderson White, and Coltyn Anderson White; 14 great grandchildren and numerous other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be Thursday, March 26, at O’Bryant-O’Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula from 11 am til 12 pm. The Funeral Service will follow in the Chapel at noon. Interment will conclude at Crestlawn Memorial Park.