Obituaries
Barbara Ann Goff Ribardi
Sep 30, 2019
Barbara Ann Goff Ribardi, age 71, of Gulfport passed away Monday, September 30, 2019.She was born in Hattiesburg and was a longtime resident of Gulfport. She attended Gulfport High School. She was Baptist and previously served in the U.S. Army. She is survived by a daughter, Lisa Kay Osborn; a sister, Carol Howe; two sons, Michael Goff and Robert Joseph...
Paul Dodd Fitzgerald
Sep 28, 2019
Paul Dodd Fitzgerald, age 55, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Canon Hospice, Gulfport, MS. He was born in 1964, to Herlon M. Fitzgerald and Margaret Jean Breland Fitzgerald. Paul loved fishing, playing and watching baseball and politics. Paul is preceded in death by his parents, Herlon and Margaret Fitzgerald. Survivors include his brothers, Patrick (Mandy) Fitzgerald and Stacy...
Marie Browning Sylvest
Sep 28, 2019
Marie Browning Sylvest, 70, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Sylvest was born December 31, 1948 in Dudelange, Luxembourg. She loved spending time with her family, crocheting, making earrings, sewing, knitting, bike riding, watching old movies and rock hunting. She also enjoyed swimming, making people laugh, doing word search puzzles, listening to...
William Oscar Johns
Sep 28, 2019
William Oscar Johns, 66, of Biloxi, MS passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 in Biloxi. Mr. Johns was born in Indiana and has been a resident of the coast for over 10 years. He was a retired roofing contractor and a member of Ramsey United Methodist Church in Gulfport. Mr. John’s survivors include his companion, Debra Smith; his daughters, Michelle...
Tauren Joseph Rodgers
Sep 28, 2019
Tauren Joseph Rodgers, age 5 months, of Gulfport, MS, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Ochsner Main, Jefferson, LA. Tauren was born at Garden Park Hospital on April 30, 2019. He loved playing peek-a-boo and the Itsy Bitsy Spider song. Tauren is survived by his parents Carigan and Matthew Rodgers and a brother Matthew “Ellis” Rodgers, II. A...
Beverly Williams Kovacevich
Sep 28, 2019
Beverly Williams Kovacevich, 91, went home to her Heavenly Father, surrounded by her loving family, Saturday, September 28, 2019. Beverly was born July 5, 1928, in Biloxi, and was a lifelong resident of Point Cadet, where she was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church. She attended St. Michael Elementary School and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy. Beverly was married...
Linda Sue Arnold
Sep 28, 2019
Linda Sue Arnold, age 68, died Saturday, September 28, 2019, in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Arnold was born on August 5, 1951, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to James Patterson Hamilton and Gladys Sports Hamilton. She has been a resident of the coast since 2014 and was a member of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her husband, Chester L. Arnold,...
Christopher "Chris" Kinney
Sep 27, 2019
Christopher Ray “Chris” Kinney , age 48, died Friday, September 27, 2019, in Jackson, MS. Chris was born in Florida on September 16, 1971, and moved to Arkansas in 1994, where he met his wife of 25 years, Gina Parker. They raised a family and moved to Ocean Springs, MS, in 1994. There he continued his education, earning two associate’s...
Mary Elizabeth Seymour
Sep 26, 2019
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Seymour, age 91, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019. Mrs. Seymour was born in Vancleave, MS and was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She enjoyed making quilts and sewing. She loved her country, gospel music and most of all- her family. She will be remembered as a sweet and humble soul who was...
Catherine Mary Boehm Yennie
Sep 25, 2019
Catherine Mary Boehm Yennie, 79, of Biloxi, MS passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in Biloxi. Catherine was born in New Orleans, LA and was a resident of the coast since 1969. She enjoyed watching old movies, thrift store shopping and reading. Catherine loved spending time with her family. She will be greatly missed by her six sons. She was...
Jerome Comeaux
Sep 25, 2019
Jerome Comeaux, age 84, was born on January 12, 1935 and was welcomed into heaven on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Jerome was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He retired from the Biloxi Broadwater Hotel. He was a lifetime member of St. Michaels Catholic Church where he served faithfully. He also was the recipient of the Lumen Christi Award for serving...
Irley Lane Oxford
Sep 21, 2019
Irley Lane Oxford, known as Swede to family and friends, departed this life to his eternal home on Saturday, September 21, 2019, in Gulfport, Mississippi. He resided in Gulfport with his wife of 69 years, Doris Oxford. He was born November 8, 1929, in Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho, to George and Nadine Oxford. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Evelyn B. Ervin
Sep 21, 2019
Evelyn Bernice Clark Ervin, age 94, of Columbia, MS, died Saturday, September 21, 2019, in Hattiesburg, MS. She was born in Marion County, MS, and was a longtime resident of Gulfport. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Columbia, MS. Mrs. Ervin was preceded in death by her husband, Otis Ervin, and survivors include a son Carye...
Jacquielynn “Jacquie” Kelley
Sep 20, 2019
Jacquielynn “Jacquie” Kelley, 77, of Mandeville, LA passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 in Covington, LA. Jacquie was a native of Biloxi, MS and a resident of Chalmette, LA for over 50 years. She was employed with Lacoste Elementary School in Chalmette, LA for 42 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis E. Kelley; her brother, Carl...
Luly Krohn Williams
Sep 19, 2019
Luly Krohn Williams, age 95, of Gulfport passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Diamondhead. She was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Williams, Sr. She is survived by four daughters, Joanne Newman (Curtis), Dena Williams (Gary), Betty...
Melvin "Turkey" Forehand
Sep 19, 2019
Melvin “Turkey” Forehand, 74, of Vancleave, MS passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at his home in Vancleave. Melvin was born August 16, 1945 in Vancleave, MS. He was an avid hunter known for killing turkeys and deer. Melvin was a logger for many years. He retired from the Jackson County Road Department as a tractor operator. Melvin enjoyed hunting...
Alice Mae Gollott Vogt
Sep 18, 2019
Alice Mae Gollott Vogt, 81, of Biloxi, MS passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Vogt was a native and lifelong resident of D’Iberville, MS and a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D’Iberville. She was preceded in death by her parents, C.F. and Alice Gollott; and her brother, Arnie Gollott, Sr. Mrs. Vogt’s survivors...
Bryant Byron Lee Fountain
Sep 18, 2019
Bryant Byron Lee Fountain, age 74, of Vancleave, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing the Guitar. Bryant is preceded in death by his parents, Newton and Josephine Fountain; daughter, Darlene Fountain; siblings, Stanley Fountain, Jody Fountain, B.C. Corbello, and Mary Dean. Survivors include his daughters, Angie Parish and Michelle Warren; sons, David Fountain,...
Mary Lenore Taylor Lowe
Sep 17, 2019
Mary L. Taylor Lowe, 57, of Gautier, died on September 17, 2019, in Gautier, MS. Mary was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the Coast. She attended St. Therese’s Catholic School and graduated from St. Martin High School in 1979. She continued her education at MGCCC Jackson County Campus earning an Associate’s Degree in Human Services Applied...
Newton "Newt" Felix Hanson
Sep 16, 2019
Newton “Newt” Felix Hanson, Jr., passed away peacefully on September 16, 2019 at the VA nursing home in Biloxi, MS. He was 93. Mr. Hanson was born on May 23, 1926 to his parents Newton Felix Hanson Sr. and Hester Brasell Hanson both deceased. Hanson grew up in Memphis, TN. He enlisted in the Army and served 8 years during...
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