Mrs. Olivet Threase Hardy Maston, 87 of Gulfport, Mississippi departed this life on Saturday, September 15, 2018. Mrs. Maston was a member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church where she actively served in the church ministries, more notably her service as a Matriarch of St. Paul A.M.E. Church. She attended and graduated from Alcorn A&M College. Having her life girded in service, Mrs. Maston became a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and was a local member of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Alumni Chapter. In addition to her services to her community, she was a member of the National Council of Negro Women and was appointed to the Harrison County Jail Authority by her past Supervisor, Robin A. Midcalf. Mrs. Maston was the epitome of a Servant Leader and she touched the hearts of all who knew her.

She was proceeded in death by her spouse, James Maston, Jr.; both parents Lloyd Hardy and Olivia Chapman and a sister, Virginia Howze.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories to her three daughters, Gail M. (Osagie) Wells Dion, Montgomery, AL, Pamela M. Harper, Gulfport, MS and Raeschelle (Robert) Jackson, Smyrna, GA; three step-sons, Eddie (Mary) Maston, Gulfport, MS, Atty. William (Alma) Welch, Diamondhead, MS and Jimmy Maston, Kileen, TX; a sister Mary Hillman, Grand Rapids, MI; a brother Edward Bentley, Gulfport, MS; 12 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; one Godchild, Sherida Harden; one special niece Juanita (Ester) Hattaway and a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins and extended other family members and friends. Funeral: Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 11:00 AM, Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church, Gulfport, MS. Visitation: 10:00 AM. Interment: Monroe Memorial Park, Gulfport, MS. Online registry: www.lockettwilliams.com