Obituaries
Bessie Husley Stanovich
Feb 10, 2020
Bessie Husley Stanovich went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 10, 2020 at the age of 101. Her final wish was that she spend her last days at home and God granted that as He opened his arms during the early hours of Monday morning. Bessie was born on her father's property on Popps Ferry Road...
Doris Huffman Oelking
Feb 9, 2020
Doris Huffman Oelking, age 66 a resident of Waveland, MS, received her wings on Sunday February 9, 2020. She entered into eternal rest at her residence in Waveland after a long battle with her illness. Doris was born on August 28,1953 in Pineville, Louisiana, one of 9 children. She is preceded in death by her husband of 25 years, Raymond...
Linda Kay Needle
Feb 9, 2020
Linda Kay Needle, age 51, of Long Beach, MS passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Linda was born on November 15, 1968 in Kittanning, PA. She grew up in Buffalo, NY and lived on the MS Gulf Coast for the past 25 years. She was employed as a Table Games Supervisor at the Beau Rivage Casino and enjoyed gardening...
Kami Kristine Vercher Demelo
Feb 9, 2020
Kami Demelo, age 46 of D'Iberville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 9, 2020 surrounded by family. She fought Cholangiocarcinoma bravely for four years. Kami joined her mother and father, Dudley and Doreen Vercher; and nephew, Stephen Begley in Heaven. She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Carlos Demelo; and her four sons, Trevor, Dusty, Colin, and Brandon....
Clifton Chunn Sneed
Feb 9, 2020
Clifton Chunn Sneed died Sunday, February 9, in Gulfport. Mr. Sneed was born in Decatur, Alabama, on December 16, 1937. His parents were the late Joseph Ellison Sneed and Ruth Chunn Sneed. At an early age he moved to Atmore, Alabama. He attended the University of Alabama where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was a graduate...
Rowena K Priest
Feb 8, 2020
Rowena K. Priest, 70, of Wiggins passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Priest. She is survived by a son, Leonard Richard Iwan, Jr.; a sister, Beverly Guffey; and a granddaughter, Tiffani Raspberry. There will be a graveside service Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the New Delisle...
Kimberly Boatman Spear
Feb 7, 2020
Kimberly Boatman Spear, 49, of Gulfport, MS, passed away on February 7, 2020. Kimberly was born in Pascagoula, MS on August 21, 1970 and spent her childhood in Gautier, MS. She had a passion for helping children and worked most of her adult life as a teacher and guidance counselor. She was preceded in death by her beloved father Roy...
Velma "Darlene" Levins
Feb 7, 2020
Velma “Darlene” Levins, 64, of Biloxi, MS passed away Friday, February 7, 2020 in Gulfport. Darlene was born February 16, 1956 in Biloxi, MS, attended D’Iberville High School and was employed with School and Carnival Supplies. She enjoyed fishing, crafts, Mardi Gras, playing Bingo and hanging with her friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur “Billy” Levins...
Robert Christopher Miller
Feb 7, 2020
Robert Christopher “Chris” Miller, age 33, of Gautier, MS was brought by his angels to Heaven on February 7, 2020, after a short battle with liver cancer and kidney failure. Chris was born on June 10, 1986 to Robert B. Miller and Evelyn E. Cole Miller at Paragould, AR. He was a native of Gautier, MS, graduating from Gautier High...
Bruce Airon Vice
Feb 6, 2020
Bruce Airon Vice, age 80, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020. Bruce was born on November 26, 1939 in Aberdeen, MS. He retired from the United States Air Force and enjoyed working outside, gardening, and helping family. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Velma Vice. Survivors include his children, Nancy (Patrick) Chandler...
Sharon Cleavelin
Feb 6, 2020
Sharon Cleavelin, age 71, of Ocean Springs, died Thursday, February 6, 2020 in Ocean springs. There will be a graveside service Friday, February 21, 2020 at 3:00 pm at Pine Ridge Gardens Cemetery in Gulfport.
Arnold Joseph "A.J." Fountain
Feb 5, 2020
Arnold Joseph “A.J.” Fountain, Sr., 88, of Biloxi, MS, loving husband and father of five children, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 in Ocean Springs. A.J. was born in Biloxi, MS and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a pioneer in the Biloxi, St. Martin, and D’Iberville communities. He was a master of his crafts: a...
Vera Lee Hanson
Feb 5, 2020
Vera Lee Hanson, age 94 of Gulfport died Wednesday, February 5, 2020 in Biloxi. She was born in Folkston, Georgia and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1945. She was retired from the Navy Base exchange. She was a member of Trinity Church in Woolmarket. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Henry Hanson; a son, William...
Willie Earl Fairchild
Feb 5, 2020
Mr. Willie Earl Fairchild, age 83, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020, in Biloxi. He was born in Laurel Hills, MS and had been a resident of the MS Gulf Coast for the past 40 years. He was a welder and formerly worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Mr. Fairchild was preceded in death by his parents, Thurnam and Lona Pearl Fairchild;...
Lillian Joyce Peltier
Feb 4, 2020
Mrs. Lillian Joyce Peltier, age 87, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Mrs. Peltier was born on July 9, 1932 in Stonewall, MS to the late Willie L. Downs and Myrtie Robenson. Funeral service will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Porter Avenue in Ocean Springs, on Friday, February 7, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Family...
Ellen Ott Quave
Feb 3, 2020
Mrs. Ellen Ott Quave, age 88, of Biloxi passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Quave was born in Biloxi on February 3, 1932 to the late Edwin R. Ott and Alice Knebel Ott. She graduated from Biloxi High School. Mrs. Quave worked for 26 years in Administrative Payroll for the City of Biloxi and volunteered...
Duong Thi Nguyen
Feb 3, 2020
Mrs. Duong Thi Nguyen, age 93, of D'Iberville, MS passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020. Mrs. Nguyen was born in Hanoi, Vietnam. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lac Van Nguyen; and her parents, Lien Van Nguyen and Lien Thi Nguyen. Visitation will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi on Wednesday, February 5th,...
David Joseph Taranto
Feb 3, 2020
David Joseph Taranto, Sr. passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 at the age of 68. David was a native of Biloxi, Mississippi and a longtime resident of D’Iberville, Mississippi. He was a graduate of D’Iberville High School and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston Campus. He was a part of the 1971 Perk Football National Championship Team. He...
Marie Carter Ingram
Feb 2, 2020
Marie (Carter) Ingram of Vancleave, MS died Sunday, Februuary 2, 2020. Marie was born on October 4, 1932, in Jasper County, MS. She married Ray Ingram on February 15, 1953, and they moved to Vancleave in 1967, after he accepted a job at the local high school. They stayed and she raised her two sons and daughter here--but part of...
Billy "Bill" Jack Edgerton
Feb 1, 2020
Mr. Billy “Bill” Jack Edgerton, age 91, of Wiggins, MS passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 in Biloxi, MS. Bill was born on November 17, 1928 in Arizona. He attained an Associates Degree in Business Management. Bill has poems registered with the American Poets Society. He served in the United States Air Force. He enjoyed camping, making homemade knives,...
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