Obituaries
Melvyn E Page
Feb 4, 2021
Melvyn E. Page, age 62, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 in Gulfport. He was a native and lifelong resident of Gulfport. He was a graduate of Gulfport East High School where he ran track and played football. He was Baptist and was the former custodian at First United Methodist Church. His hobbies included dancing, music, walk-a-thons, playing spades and...
Betty Lee Wilson
Feb 4, 2021
Betty Lee Wilson, age 86, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at her home. She was born January 9, 1935 to Jake and Minnie Overstreet. She married James Curtis Wilson on July 18, 1953 and they made their home in Vancleave, MS. She loved her family dearly. She enjoyed fishing, playing PAC-MAN with her grandkids, and...
Barbara Ann Bullock Sekul
Feb 3, 2021
Barbara Ann Bullock Sekul, 86, passed away peacefully at her home in Ocean Springs, MS, on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Bobbie Ann, as she was known by her friends and family, was born in St. Martin, and graduated from St. Martin High School in 1952. She attended Providence School of Nursing in Mobile, Alabama and practiced as a registered nurse...
Leveoy Smith
Feb 3, 2021
A military funeral for Leveoy Smith who passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 will be held Friday, February 12, 2021 at Biloxi National Cemetery at 11:00 AM. Smith retired from the USAF after 22 years of service and then also retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding. Smith was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Smith; his parents, Ernest and Callie Smith;...
Jimmy Dale Miller
Feb 3, 2021
Jimmy Dale Miller, age 54, passed away on February 3, 2021 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Jimmy was born on June 18, 1966 in Bogalusa, Louisiana. He loved football, basketball, McDonald’s, and spending time with his cherished family. He is preceded in death by parents Jimmy Edward Miller and Joyce Marie Guillot Miller. He is survived by his sister Sharon (Jeremy) Miller...
Ann Grace Jelusich Newman
Feb 3, 2021
Ann Grace Jelusich Newman, 84, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in D’Iberville. Ann was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Ann loved her family and her life with a passion that always shown through her sweet smile and loving hugs, never judging and always...
Brandon Todd Trochesset
Feb 3, 2021
Brandon Todd Trochesset, 47, of Biloxi, MS. passed away on Wednesday February 3, 2021 unexpectedly at home from a pulmonary embolism. Brandon was born on March 6, 1973 in Biloxi, MS. Brandon attended Biloxi schools, Brandon then furthered his education at Mississippi Community College of Perkinston and William Carey College on a baseball scholarship. Brandon’s love of baseball sent him...
Floyd William Blake
Feb 2, 2021
Mr. Floyd W. Blake, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. He served the country in the U.S. Air Force for 30 years and retired as a MSGT. He is survived by his loving wife, children, and grandchildren. The family is honoring his wish for a simple and quiet funeral. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages you...
Billy Joe Hughes
Feb 2, 2021
Billy Joe Hughes, age 69, of Gulfport died Tuesday, February 2, 2021 in Gulfport. Mr. Hughes was born in Ruleville, MS and was a lifelong resident of the Coast. He was a retired construction worker and a singer associated with the Brite Nite & Family for many years. He was a member of the Pentecostal faith. His hobbies included smoking...
Robert "Bobby" Gasper Pisarich
Feb 2, 2021
Robert “Bobby” Gasper Pisarich, age 88, passed away February 2, 2021 in Ocean Springs. Bobby grew up in Biloxi, MS and graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1950. He was a two-year Army Veteran, and he lived a long and accomplished life. With a career record of 67-4, Bobby was one of the premier amateur boxers on the Coast...
Frank E. Bellais
Feb 1, 2021
Mr. Frank E. Bellais Jr, age 80, of D'Iberville passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021. He was a retired U.S. Navy Chief. He was a life member of the American Legion, Moose Lodge 332, VFW, Shriners and Masons. His hobbies were Bowling and assisting in taking care of the children at Mooseheart and seniors at Moosehaven through Moose Lodge...
Abram Levert Smith
Feb 1, 2021
Mr. Abram Levert Smith, age 57, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Smith was a native and lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. He was employed at Phoenecias Restaurant in Ocean Springs as a chef. He was also a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Verda Abshire Skrmetta
Feb 1, 2021
Verda Abshire Skrmetta, age 100, died peacefully on February 1, 2021, in Ocean Springs. She was born in Kaplan, Louisiana, on March 20, 1920, not long after the 1918 flu pandemic. She was preceded in death by parents Noila and Joseph Abshire, husband John Michael Skrmetta, daughter Karen Smith and three brothers- Joyce Henry Abshire, Harold Abshire, and Alva Abshire....
Mary Lee Clark Stinson
Jan 31, 2021
Mrs. Mary Lee Clark Stinson, age 71, of Vancleave, MS, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Stinson was born on September 19, 1949 in Pascagoula, MS to Lee Stinson and Alma Lee Clark Stinson. She was a lifelong resident of Vancleave and graduated from Vancleave High School. She was the Grandma of Hardees (biscuit maker)...
Callie Marie Hall
Jan 31, 2021
Callie Marie Hall passed away at her home in Diamondhead, MS unexpectedly on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at the age of 46. She was a graduate of the Mississippi School for Math and Science, the University of Georgia and the graduate program at the University of Southern Mississippi. Callie was an oceanographer with NASA at Stennis Space Center for 20...
Betty Seymour
Jan 30, 2021
Mrs. Betty Seymour was loved and cherished by her friends and family as forever giving and an eternally loving spirit and will be missed by all that knew her. She was born on January 21, 1934 in Biloxi MS. She left her remaining family on January 30, 2021 as she passed to be reunited in spirit with her late husband...
Dustin Lawrence Fayard
Jan 30, 2021
Dustin Lawrence Fayard, age 24, died January 30, 2021 in Biloxi, MS. He was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. Dustin attended Sacred Heart Elementary School, St. Patrick Catholic High School, and was a graduate of the National Guard Youth Academy. He loved fishing the Gulf waters by pier, bridge, or kayak. He was born with a green...
R.J. "Jay" Bellew
Jan 30, 2021
R.J. “Jay” Bellew, Jr., age 76, of Gulfport, MS died Saturday, January 30, 2021 in Gulfport. Jay was born in Harrison County, MS and was a lifelong resident of the Coast. He graduated from Perkinson High School and was the retired owner of Bellew Welding. Jay enjoyed horseback riding and kayaking. His hobby was showing off his 1933 Ford pickup,...
Helen Jackson Russell
Jan 30, 2021
Helen Jackson Russell, age 91, of Biloxi, Mississippi, peacefully passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021 in her home surrounded by family. She was the daughter of Charles and Hannah Jackson of Quentin, MS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Oscar L. Russell, her son, David Earl Russell, and her son-in-law, E. Dixie Beggs III. Helen is...
Joe Seward
Jan 29, 2021
Joe Seward, age 91, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he lived for 49 years. Joe was born in Denison, Texas and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He completed a career in the United States Air Force where he was a pilot, instructor pilot, flight examiner, and a logistics officer. After retiring from...
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