Obituaries
Loyd M. Fortenberry
Jan 17, 2019
Loyd M. Fortenberry, U.S. Army Retired, 87, of Biloxi, died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Biloxi VA. He was born in Bougalousa, LA, on January 19th, 1931. He served 26 years in the U. S. Army and received the Army of Occupation Medal and numerous others. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars and an active...
Darla Blanche Steinberg
Jan 17, 2019
Darla Blanche Steinberg, age 71, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019 in Ocean Springs, MS. Darla was born on June 25, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland and married Lawrence (Butch) Steinberg on December 4, 1965. She was a dedicated military wife who spent several years of her career as a civil servant retiring from the Biloxi VA in 2006. She was...
Marie C. Beech
Jan 17, 2019
Mrs. Marie C. Beech, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Mrs. Beech was born in Charleston, SC. She met and married the love of her life, Clarence Aulton Beech, in Alabama. After his military retirement the family moved to Ocean Springs where they opened and operated a business, Sports Shack. Mrs. Beech retired after 40...
Norman Lee Hand
Jan 16, 2019
Norman Lee Hand, age 65, of Vancleave, was born on August 27, 1953, and departed this earthly world on January 16, 2019. Mr. Hand was a loving and devoted husband and father. He worked for the City Of Gautier and later Clearwater Solutions until his retirement in 2016. He enjoyed fishing, carpentry, mechanic work, and spending time with his family....
Charles E. Carr
Jan 16, 2019
Mr. Charles E. Carr, age 93, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Mr. Carr was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs. He was born on February 11, 1925, in Sapulpa, OK. Charlie, as everyone, knew him, served in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945, where he was stationed in Florida as an aircraft mechanic trainer. He...
Sondra Nadine Klaft
Jan 16, 2019
Sondra Nadine “Sandy” Klaft, age 80, of Gulfport, passed away on January 16, 2019. Mrs. Klaft was born in Harrisonville, MO, and is preceded in death by her parents Elmer and Evelyn Tipton, a sister Patricia Marrison and grandson Kyle Schultz. Survivors include her husband Richard Klaft, children Terry Schultz (Teresa), Robin Jackson, and Krystal Boykin (Ed) all of Gulfport,...
Randy B. Trahan
Jan 15, 2019
Randy B. Trahan, 58, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in Gulfport. Randy was a native and resident of the Coast and a 1979 graduate of Biloxi High School. He was a lifelong member of Knights of Columbus #1244 in Biloxi. He was also former “Mr. Biloxi” with the Knights of Columbus where he also served...
Jeffrey Roland Greene
Jan 15, 2019
Jeffrey Roland Greene, age 49, of Gulfport passed away January 15, 2019 in Gulfport. He was born June 14, 1969 in Huntsville, Al. He was a graduate of Huntsville High School and MGCCC with a HVAC degree. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1989 to 2010 and was employed with Lennox NAS. He received the following military awards: Joint...
Katherine "Kathy" Denise Coury
Jan 15, 2019
Mrs. Katherine “Kathy” Denise Coury, age 60, of Saucier, MS, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, in Gulfport, MS. Kathy was born on June 10, 1958 in San Antonio, TX. She was an avid bird collector and loved to spend time in her flower garden as well as crocheting blankets for friends and family. She had a huge heart...
Nancy Elizabeth Merrick "Momma Nancy" Tauzin
Jan 14, 2019
Nancy Elizabeth Merrick Tauzin “Momma Nancy”, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019, at 79 years of age. Nancy was a life-long native of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and was a graduate of Biloxi High School’s class of 1958. She later received her cosmetology certification from the Jackson MS board of cosmetology. Nancy and the love of her life, the...
Catherine Anne Baricev-Fiorentini
Jan 13, 2019
Catherine Anne Baricev-Fiorentini joined our merciful Father in heaven on Sunday, January 13, 2019. She was born at home on December 22, 1936, in Biloxi, Mississippi to Maritza and Anthony Baricev who preceded her in death along with her beloved sister, Jomarie Baricev-Soares. She is survived by her brother Anthony Baricev, five children, 10 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Catherine...
Elizabeth Falls Munro
Jan 13, 2019
Elizabeth Falls Munro- Born in Greenwood, MS on August 7th, 1935 passed peacefully to heaven on January 13th, 2019 surrounded by her family. Elizabeth was proud to be from the Delta, but loved her home on the coast. She married Tommy Munro, and they shared 51 years of marriage together. Elizabeth was very active in many organizations including Les Masquees,...
Joan E. Pion
Jan 13, 2019
Joan E. Pion, age 79, of Ocean Springs passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019. Mrs. Pion was born on October 22, 1939 in Providence, Rhode Island. She graduated from Scituate High in Rhode Island and Rhode Island School of Cosmetology. Mrs. Pion was a lifetime member of BPOE 2501 of Ocean Springs, served on the Altar Society at St....
Gloria Marie Triche Bowers
Jan 13, 2019
Gloria Marie Triche Bowers, passed away at home on January 13, 2019 at the age of 79. Beloved wife of the late Grover Carlisle Bowers. Mother of Cynthia Best (Terri), and the late Miles Scott Plaisance (Lucille) from her marriage to Leroy Plaisance. Grandmother of Teri, Kali, Jami, Christopher, Shawn, and Colton. Gloria was the great-grandmother of four. Beloved daughter...
Mitchell Garlon Sevel
Jan 13, 2019
Mitchell Garlon Sevel, the beloved son of Mitchell and Earlene Sevel, entered into eternal peace on January 13, 2019 at the age of 47. He was preceded in death by his mother Dorothy DeRouen, his father Mitchell Sevel, Jr., his sister Renee’ Sevel Walker and his brother Thomas T. Sevel. He is survived by his brother and sisters, Michael D....
Richard R. Schweiger
Jan 13, 2019
Richard R. Schweiger, 80, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 13, 2019 in Lithia, Florida. Richard was born in Barton, New York on August 3, 1938. As a young man, he joined the United States Air Force and traveled the world. While flying AC-130s, he flew missions in and out of Vietnam for years, in Europe and even behind the...
Jerry Elaine Varnado Ladner
Jan 12, 2019
Jerry Elaine Varnado Ladner, 73, was called to her heavenly resting place at 10:23 A.M. on Saturday, January 12, 2019. She was born in Poplarville, MS, and was the second oldest child of eight children in her family. She is preceded in death by her father, Lowren Clemen "Man" Varnado, of Poplarville, MS, her brother, Lowren Chester Varnado, of Wiggins,...
Clara Bruno Cagle
Jan 12, 2019
Mrs. Clara Louise Bruno Cagle, age 89, of Biloxi, MS, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Mrs. Cagle was a native of Detroit, Michigan and a resident of the coast since 1969. She was a veteran in the U.S. Navy, a retired nurse from Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, and was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Mrs. Cagle...
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Beach Bosarge
Jan 12, 2019
Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Bosarge, 81, passed away at home Saturday morning, January 12, 2019. Mrs. Bosarge was born in Castle Rock, WA, July 12, 1937. She moved to Vancleave at the age of 3, where she remained a lifelong resident. She was a member of Bonnie Chapel United Methodist Church in Vancleave, where she served on many committees and was...
William David Mobbs
Jan 10, 2019
William David Mobbs, 69, Gulfport Mississippi passed away on January 10, 2019. He was born April 24, 1949 in Euclid Ohio to Joseph and Barbara Mobbs. A memorial service will be held on January 29, 2019, 6 pm and the family will receive visitors from 5-6pm at Grayson United Methodist Church 555 Grayson Parkway, Grayson GA 30017 (Phone: 770-963-2944) He...
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