Elizabeth Ann DeCoux

Elizabeth Ann DeCoux, age 94, of Canton, Georgia, formerly a long-time resident of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2026.

Ann DeCoux was born in Water Valley, Mississippi, to William Hervey and Mary Elizabeth Cook. She was a graduate of Water Valley High School and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in French and a master’s degree in library science from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Ann began her career with the Internal Revenue Service in Jackson and Gulfport. She later served as Director of Technical and Recreational Libraries at Keesler Air Force Base for the majority of her career, where she received numerous command and Air Force outstanding performance awards. She retired from civil service in 1992 to her home in Gulfport.

Ann will be remembered for her love of reading, her enjoyment of gospel and classical music, and her fondness for a good piece of chocolate or dessert.

Ann is preceded in death by her husband, George Anthony DeCoux, Jr. of Gulfport, who passed away in 2019 and her brother, William “Sonny” Hervey Cook of Water Valley, Mississippi . She is survived by her sister, Mae Bell Fly, of Senatobia, Mississippi. She is also survived by four children, George DeCoux, III (Tammy), William DeCoux (Robin), Jackie DeCoux and Robert DeCoux (Misty) along with 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren with one on the way, and 4 great-great grandchildren, who will cherish her memory and the life she shared with them.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Riemann Family Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport. A graveside service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in Ann’s honor and memory.

Riemann Family Funeral Homes, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, is honored to serve the DeCoux family.