Isaac Daniel Pickering

Colonel Isaac Daniel Pickering, 62, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at his home in Hattiesburg surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at West Laurel Baptist Church on Saturday, September 11, at 2 p.m. with burial at Lake Park Hills Cemetery. He will be buried with honors provided by Mississippi Army National Guard and Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol. Mr. Pickering was a 1965 graduate of R. H. Watkins High School and attended Jones County Junior College and Mississippi State University. He received a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from Delta State University in Cleveland, MS in 1981. He earned a Master of Public Administration Degree from Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of the Class of 1997 at the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA. Mr. Pickering served 25 years with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and was awarded Trooper of the Year in 1992. He served 30 years in the United States Army and Army National Guard. He received numerous awards, among them the Bronze Star Medal, Army Accommodation Medal, and National Defense Service Medal. He attended several service schools to include Airborne, Ranger, and Special Forces. He served during Operation Desert Storm/Shield. Mr. Pickering was a faithful member of West Laurel Baptist Church where he was active in the Brotherhood and served as a trustee and Church Training Director. He was a member of Gideons International. He was a dedicated volunteer for the Christian Food Mission and a member of the Honduras Mission Team. He was a member of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retired Troopers Association. He was a member of the Army National Guard Retired Special Forces Association. Mr. Pickering was preceded in death by his father, Merrill Pickering; his mother, Jewel Knight Pickering; and two brothers, Don Pickering and Richard Pickering. He is survived by his loving wife, Christie Mauldin Pickering; children, Kelsey May, Ann Brian, and Andrew Landgraf of Hattiesburg, MS; son Danny Pickering and daughter Jennifer Edwards of Columbus GA; son Blake Pickering and daughter Beth Wilson of Brandon MS; and grandchildren, Logan Edwards, Tori Medley, Michelle Medley, Summer May, Jackson May, and Shelby Blanton; and mother-in-law Helen Mauldin. Honorary Pallbearers will be members of the Upper Room Sunday School Class and Brotherhood. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christian Food Mission P.O. Box 2422 Laurel, MS 39442 or Gideons International P.O. Box 2596 Laurel, MS 39442. Visitation will be held at Memory Chapel in Laurel, MS. on Friday, September 10, from 5-8.

Isaac Daniel Pickering

January 30, 1948 - September 8, 2010