Etta Leona Fayard

Etta Leona Fayard, 73, of Bay St. Louis, MS passed away Friday, October 9, 2026, in Bay St. Louis, MS.

She was a wonderful and loving, sister, aunt, and great-aunt who will be sadly missed by her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband Bruce Fayard; parents, Herman and Mary Etta Holden; brother, Forster Holden; two sisters, Loretta Holden and Ida Holden; brother-in-law, Authur Bingham, Sr.; nephew, Little Lynn Bingham, Jr.; father-in-law, Narvin Fayard; mother-in-law, Anna Bell Fayard; two brothers-in-law, Walter Fayard and Glen Fayard.

She is survived by her sister, Anna Bingham; brother, Willard Holden; two nieces, Elizabeth Bingham (Charles Wilkanson) and Janelle Bingham (Tony Johnson); great-niece, Auroa Wilkanson; three sisters-in-law, Tanya Malley (Terry), Amy Bateson (John), and Debbie Barnes (Mark); two brothers-in-law, TJ Fayard (Carolyn), and Gerald Fayard.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. with a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Interment to follow at Biloxi National Cemetery in Biloxi, MS at 1:30 p.m.

Edmond Fahey Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Etta Leona Fayard.