William Andrew Gasper, age 86, of Picayune passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Highland Community Hospital. A funeral mass will be held Friday, July 18th at 11:00 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, with Father John Noone officiating. Visitation will be Friday, July 18th from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Gasper, a resident of Picayune since 1951, was a carpenter, a Coast Guard World War II veteran, a member of the VFW, a charter member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and is survived by his wife, Muriel Fay Gasper of Picayune; four sons, Gerald James Gasper of Petal, MS, Andrew William Gasper of Picayune, Chester Joseph Gasper of Picayune, and Curtis Christopher Gasper of Bay St. Louis; two daughters, Linda Gasper Tufaro of Picayune and Jean Gasper Cuevas of Kiln; one brother, James Edwin Gasper of Chipley, FL; eight grandchildren, Eugene Cuevas, William Cuevas, Christine LeBlanc, Joshua Gasper, Kayla Gasper Jonathan Gasper, Matthew Gasper and Kyle Joseph Gasper; and three great-grandchildren, Olivia Cuevas, Isaac Cuevas and Julie Cuevas. He was preceded in death by his brother, Maurice Curtis Gasper.