Obituaries

Donna Marie Methven

Donna Marie Methven

Apr 25, 2020

Donna Marie Methven, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at her residence. Donna was born on October 23, 1944 in Sacramento, CA to Denver and Bette Yeast. She attended American River Jr. College from 1963-1965 and majored in business education. Donna worked at Against Abuse, Inc. from 1992 until 2016 where she retired...

Terry Eugene Foskey

Terry Eugene Foskey

Apr 25, 2020

Terry Eugene Foskey, age 61, of Biloxi, MS left his earthly body to receive his heavenly wings on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in his beloved home with his family that loved him dearly by his side. He had a very fulfilled life that he left too early. Terry was born in Swainsboro, GA on April 16, 1959. He received a...

Alexander "Alex" Agpalo Ignacio

Alexander "Alex" Agpalo Ignacio

Apr 24, 2020

Alexander Agpalo Ignacio “Alex” 76 of Gulfport, MS passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020 while at Memorial Hospital. Alex was born in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines on May 9, 1943. After he finished school at St. Joseph’s School in Olongapo City, PI, he joined the US Navy. After serving in Vietnam, he came stateside to San Diego, California. He...

Wes  DeRouen

Wes DeRouen

Apr 24, 2020

Wes DeRouen, of Biloxi, Mississippi, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 24, 2020 at the age of 21. Wes is survived by his parents, Len and Trish DeRouen; his siblings, Ethan, Haley and Myles; his grandparents, Wendell and Wanda Cothern, Leroy and Betty Lynn DeRouen, and Dean Larche; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Wes was born in Hattiesburg, MS on...

Carleen  Edith Hilchey  Hall

Carleen Edith Hilchey Hall

Apr 24, 2020

Carleen Edith Hilchey Hall was born August 1st, 1945 in Batavia, New York to the late Ralph and Edith Starkweather Hilchey. She married her best friend, Stanley Robert Hall, on November 13th, 1965. They were blessed with two sons: Jason Todd (Autumn) and Joel Scott (Sherrie). She delighted in her grandchildren: Kristen Noel, Brittney Nicole (Jared), Joshua Robert, and Samuel...

Deborah  Caroline Geada Hail

Deborah Caroline Geada Hail

Apr 24, 2020

Deborah Caroline Geada Hail, age 88, died Friday, April 24, 2020 at Biloxi Merit Health due to aspiration pneumonia. She was a resident of the Biloxi - Gulfport area. She was born April 2, 1932 in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. She is survived by two daughters, Denise A. Boyd (Joe) and Darlene A. Jackson (Jody); her grandchildren Christopher...

Catherine Wilson McIntyre

Catherine Wilson McIntyre

Apr 23, 2020

Catherine Wilson McIntyre passed away peacefully from cancer at her home surrounded by family on April 23, 2020. A long-term resident of Long Beach, MS, she was born on January 1, 1942 to John and Margaret Wilson in St. Louis, MO. Catherine was married to Frederick L. McIntyre and the mother of Roberta Varvel, James (Paula), John (April), Joseph (Terry),...

Judy Busby Johnson

Judy Busby Johnson

Apr 23, 2020

Judy Busby Johnson, age 78, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Gulfport at Memorial Hospital. She was born on August 2, 1941 in Denver, Colorado. She enjoyed quilting and sewing. Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Lorene and Charles Gardner; and her husbands, Tommy Busby and James Johnson; and her beloved dog, Rusty, or as she called...

Rickey Lynn Schultz

Rickey Lynn Schultz

Apr 23, 2020

Rickey Lynn Schultz, Sr., age 68, of Ocean Springs passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Rickey was born on August 22, 1951 in Clinton, OK to Martin and Eva Schultz Sr. He has been a resident of the coast for 63 years. Rickey worked in the grocery business for Jitney Jungle in Gulfport for many years....

Ann Smitherman Reed

Ann Smitherman Reed

Apr 23, 2020

Ann Smitherman Reed, 71, of Vancleave, MS passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Reed was born in Arkansas and was a longtime resident of Vancleave. She was a member of Magnolia Baptist Church in Vancleave. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles And Julie Hall Smitherman; her sister, Ona Mae Williams; and her brothers,...

Ernest Reid Phillips

Ernest Reid Phillips

Apr 21, 2020

It is with sadness we announce the death of Ernest Phillips at the age of 71, after a brief hospitalization in Ocean Springs, MS. Ernie, as he was known, was born in Laurel, MS to Joe and Jean Black Phillips. He was educated in Laurel schools, then went on to graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi. Years later, he...

Robert Franklin "Frank" Baskett

Robert Franklin "Frank" Baskett

Apr 20, 2020

Robert Franklin “Frank” Baskett, III, age 67, of Biloxi died Monday, April 20, 2020 in Biloxi. Frank was born in Enterprise, AL and grew up in Collins, MS, where he graduated from Collins High School. He also attended Jones Junior College and The University of Southern Mississippi. He was a Methodist. Frank was a longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf...

Claire Boggs Morrison

Claire Boggs Morrison

Apr 19, 2020

Claire Boggs Morrison of Long Beach, MS, went to her heavenly home peacefully in her sleep April 19, 2020. She was 105 years old. Known to her family as Tootie, she was born April 12, 1915, in her grandparents’ home in Long Beach, Breezydale. Breezydale, built in 1865, was destroyed by a hurricane five months later. After the 1947 hurricane...

Elaine Marie  McMillan

Elaine Marie McMillan

Apr 19, 2020

Elaine Marie McMillan, age 63, of Vancleave, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Elaine was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. She was employed at the Imperial Palace Casino as a cashier. Elaine was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She is survived by her son, Mitchell (Christy) McMillan III; former husband, Mitch McMillan II; 5...

Ruth Pigue

Ruth Pigue

Apr 19, 2020

Ruth “Wookie” Loftis Pigue, 97, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020, at Windsor Nursing Home in Columbus, MS. The Mississippi Gulf Coast city of Biloxi was home for Ruth for most of her adult life, and she loved her years there. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Biloxi. Ruth earned her Life Master in...

Mary Lou Fore

Mary Lou Fore

Apr 18, 2020

Mary Lou Fore, 79, formerly of Gulfport MS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2020 in a loving, private personal care home in Vancleave, MS. She was born on December 17, 1940 and is a native of Hattiesburg. She was a 1964 graduate of Draughon’s Business College, earning a degree in Secretarial Science. She was best known as the...

Wayne  Edward  Wilson

Wayne Edward Wilson

Apr 18, 2020

Mr. Wayne Edward Wilson, age 59, of Gautier, MS passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020. He was born on June 11, 1960 in Flint, Michigan and attended Hamady High School. He was a manager at Gulf Coast Silk Screening and was a very skilled painter and sheet-rocker. Wayne enjoyed motorcycles, going to events with Gulf Coast Silk Screening, fishing...

MSGT Charles Edward Williams

MSGT Charles Edward Williams

Apr 17, 2020

Charles Edward “Sweet Will from Phil” Williams, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on April 17th, 2020 at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, MS. He was a native of Philadelphia, PA and a longtime resident of Ocean Springs, MS. Charles was born to Charlie and Milvian Williams on August 14, 1942 in Albany, GA. Charles earned an Associate's...

Michael C. Hill

Michael C. Hill

Apr 16, 2020

Michael C. “Mike” Hill died in his sleep on April 16, 2020. Born on the Biloxi Point in 1949 to Charles Ernest Hill, Jr. and Mary Evelyn Melerine, he graduated from Biloxi High and USM. Then, he joined the US Army and saw the world. He ran with the bulls in Pamplona, witnessed the Munich Olympic attack, and enjoyed many...

William Michael Cofield

William Michael Cofield

Apr 16, 2020

William Michael Cofield, age 71, joined the angels on April 16, 2020. He was born in Gulfport, MS to the late William and Grace Cofield. Mike is survived by his wife of 50 years, Rhoda Eleuterius Cofield; 3 children, Michael Brent Cofield (Erica), Byron Marshall Cofield (Jennifer), and Dominica Cofield Young (Austin); grandchildren, Shya Cofield, Amara Young, Jett Cofield, Jesse...

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