Obituaries
Daniel Joseph Toncrey
Dec 29, 2023
Sadly, Daniel J. Toncrey, 40 passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023. Daniel was a life-long resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a kind and thoughtful person who proudly served his country in the Army National Guard. As a child, Daniel was an easy-going peacemaker. He was an accomplished automotive painter, most notably at his father’s body shop in...
George "Tom" Thomas Copeland
Dec 29, 2023
George Thomas (Tom) Copeland of Ocean Springs, MS passed away comfortably on December 29, 2023, at 90 years old.
He was born March 22, 1933, to Clarence and Clara Copeland in Fulton, KY. Tom’s life journey was shared with Nancy Faye Copeland, his loving wife of 68 years. He also devoted 20 years to serving his country in the US...
Sharon Joy Harris
Dec 29, 2023
Sharon Joy Harris, 64, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, December 29, 2023, in Ocean Springs, MS.
Sharon was born on October 30, 1959, in Chicago, Il. She lived most of her life in the Great Smoky Mountains and called Sevierville, TN her home. In 2019, she suffered a stroke that left her unable to live independently, so...
Hayden Drake Bonta
Dec 29, 2023
Hayden Drake Bonta, 17, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023.
Hayden is preceded in death by his grandparents, Luray and Bernice Gasaway; aunt, Connie Gieger Windham; cousin, Jessica Windham; and uncle, Aaron Asher.
Survivors include his parents, Troy and Angela Bonta; grandparents, Wilford and Jane Gieger; sisters, Marissa Brooke Bonta (Big Sis) and Ashlynn Reese...
Cora M. Taylor
Dec 28, 2023
Cora M. Taylor, also known as “MeMe” and “Ma”, 52, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023 in Ocean Springs.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Montpelier, OH on March 18, 1972 to Melinda Webb. She graduated from Readings High School and was employed with the Ocean Springs Middle School cafeteria. Mrs. Taylor loved being around her grandchildren....
Keith Fiorenza
Dec 28, 2023
Keith Luigi Fiorenza, 66, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023, in Lake City, Florida.
He was born November 14, 1957, in Springfield, Illinois to Luigi C. Fiorenza and Hilda Stewart Fiorenza. He graduated from Notre Dame High School, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and Machinist School. While in high school he worked at the family furniture business, Merchiston Hall Galleries,...
Martha Vance Hopkins Feldman
Dec 26, 2023
Martha Vance Hopkins Feldman passed away peacefully at her home in Pass Christian, MS on Tuesday December 26, 2023 at the age of 72.
Martha attended Louise S. McGehee School and graduated from Isidore Newman School, graduated Phi Beta Kappa in three years at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BS), and received her MBA in quantitative analytics...
Dennis Ray Lancaster
Dec 26, 2023
Dennis Ray Lancaster, age 74, of Waveland passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023.
Dennis was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 5, 1949.
Services are pending at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport.
Hoyle A. Byrd, Jr.
Dec 26, 2023
Hoyle Albert Byrd, Jr, age 77, beloved brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on December 26, 2023 in Moss Point, Mississippi after a lengthy illness. Hoyle was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on June 4, 1946 to Hoyle Albert Byrd, Sr and Ernestine Norris Byrd of Lumberton, Mississippi.
Hoyle grew up in Lumberton and graduated from Lumberton High School. He...
Steven "Steve" Aulton Beech
Dec 26, 2023
Steven Aulton Beech “Steve”, 68 years old of Ocean Springs passed away on December 26, 2023 at his residence.
Steve was born May 25, 1955 at Fort McClellan in Anniston, AL to Clarence and Marie Beech. He joined the Army after school and spent years overseas representing our country. He enjoyed sports, tending his land, raising his chickens, Words with Friends,...
Connie Sue Darling
Dec 25, 2023
Connie Sue Schulze Darling, age 77, of Gulfport, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023. Connie was born on May 26, 1946 in Columbus, OH. She was an eleven-month resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She loved the coastal waters.
Connie was a graduate of West High School, Franklin University, and Southern College. She was an optician for 52 years and...
Charles Emery Yates
Dec 25, 2023
Charles Emery Yates, age 81, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023.
Charles was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He retired from Ingalls Shipyard where he was a Graphic Designer. He was a long-standing member of the B.P.O.E. Lodge #2501 of Ocean Springs.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and...
Frank Raymond Morse
Dec 24, 2023
Frank Raymond Morse, 73 years old, from Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023 at the VA Hospital in Biloxi, MS while in hospice care.
Frank was born in Vallejo, CA on November 15, 1950. He was the only son of Duane Raymond Morse and Delores Joyce "Pic" Morse, both from St. Paul, MN. Frank graduated...
Michael B. West
Dec 24, 2023
Michael B. West, 81 years of age, resided in Ocean Springs, MS with his wife of 56 years, Marcia West. He passed away at home on Christmas Eve. Born in Mobile, AL to Carl and Lucille West, he became a caretaker for his mother when in the 5th grade, after the passing of his father. He attended schools mainly...
Levenia McGaugh
Dec 24, 2023
Levenia McGaugh, 97 years old, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2023 in D'Iberville, MS. She was born December 8, 1926 in Boyle, Mississippi to Joseph Rasberry and Annie B. Rasberry. Levenia graduated from Kilmichael High School in Kilmichael, MS. In her free time, she enjoyed fishing and time spent with family. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and...
Justin Shawn Jermyn
Dec 23, 2023
Born to Jason “Zeke” Jermyn, Jr. and Julie Lewis during Thanksgiving dinner on November 24, 1977, a devoted partner, loving father, beloved son, cherished brother and friend, Justin Shawn Jermyn earned his wings on Saturday, December 23, 2023 with his family by his side.
He leaves behind, his loving father, Jason “Zeke” Jermyn, Jr.; his mother, Julie Lewis (Cheryl...
Matthew Jay Burinskas
Dec 23, 2023
Col. Matthew Jay Burinskas, Retired Army, age 55, of Moundville, AL passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023 in Forrest County, MS. He was born on March 3, 1968 in Berlin, Germany to Sherry L. Burinskas and Major Walter G. Burinskas, Retired Air Force.
Mr. Burinskas graduated from Biloxi High School in 1986. He attended University of Alabama for his...
Timothy "Tim" M. Stafford
Dec 23, 2023
Timothy “Tim” M. Stafford, age 81, of Biloxi, MS passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 23, 2023.
Tim lived a happy, successful life. He was kind to everyone and only saw the good in others. Tim believed in playing every child on the team and helping those who needed second chances. He will be missed by his devoted family and...
Lori Kitchings Hilton
Dec 23, 2023
Lori Kitchings Hilton, age 61, of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023.
Lori was born on July 15, 1962 in Gulfport.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Ben Kitchings and Ann Wharton Kitchings; and sister, Kim Kitchings.
Survivors include her husband, James Perry Hilton; sister, Lynn Bradshaw (Ron) of Keller, TX; brother-in-law, Gary...
Shirley Sue Simmerman
Dec 22, 2023
Dearest World, Friday, December 22, 2023, we lost the most amazing person and caring Mimi that ever walked the Earth. She was born in Denver, Colorado on April 17, 1956 and left this mortal world all too soon at the age of 65.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Jerry Ray Simmons and Betty Lucile Simmons and her...
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