Jennifer Sears

Jennifer Sears obituary, Ocean Springs, MS

Jennifer Sears

Jennifer Sears Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Southern Mississippi Funeral Services on Dec. 19, 2025.
Jennifer Sears, 53, passed away on Thursday, December 11th, 2025.
Jennifer Sears is preceded in death by her parents; Robert G. Nelson and Rose E. Nelson. Her sister Sondra Nelson.
Survivors include her children; Jordan Sears of Biloxi and Justice Sears of Diamondhead, MS. Her sisters; Joanna (Harding) Schofield of Concord, New Hampshire and Patricia (Jay) Foil of Niceville, Florida.
Jennifer was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She enjoyed spending time outside, watching movies and listening to music. Jennifer worked at Cable One in Long Beach, MS for many years.
The family will receive friends from 1:00pm -3:00pm at Southern Mississippi Funeral Services Chapel, 6631 Washington Avenue Ocean Springs, MS 39564 on January 3, 2026 with services immediately following at 3:00pm.
Southern Mississippi Funeral Services is honored to serve the Sears family. Please visit www.smfs.us to send your condolences and share your memories. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Jennifer, please visit our floral store.

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