Obituaries
George Robert Thatcher
Dec 28, 2018
George Robert Thatcher, longtime Gulfport resident, age 96, died Friday, December 28, 2018 in Gulfport. Son of the late Roberta Bernard Thatcher and the late Walter Robert Thatcher of Gulfport, he is survived by three children, Mrs. Georgia Anne (Cy) Faneca of Gulfport, Mrs. Janie Estelle (Ronald) Holmes of Madison, and Walter Wimberly (Marcia) Thatcher of Columbus, six grandchildren, Robert...
Jessie Owen Gore
Dec 28, 2018
Jessie Owen Gore, age 74, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 28, 2018. Jessie was in the Marine Corps and served in the Vietnam War. After his service, Jessie was a jack of all trades who never met a stranger. He worked as a truck driver, mechanic, and electrician. He enjoyed working on cars, fishing, and spending time...
Dolly Dean Thompson-Ledlow
Dec 28, 2018
Dolly Dean Thompson-Ledlow, age 69, of Vancleave passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018. Dolly was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She worked as a Contract Mail Carrier for Gautier Post Office for 34 years. She was an active member of Springhill Baptist Church of Ocean Springs. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and will...
Ruth Marie Ford Levandowski
Dec 26, 2018
Ruth Marie Levandowski, age 87, caught her ride home on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Ruth was born January 7, 1931 in Illinois. She has been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 40 years. Ruth was an active member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Biloxi. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be...
Calvin Woodrow Entrekin
Dec 25, 2018
Calvin Woodrow Entrekin, 91, passed away on December 25, 2018, in Collins MS. Calvin was born on December 28, 1926, in Vancleave, MS to William Lonnie and Viola Entrekin. He grew up in Vancleave and Ocean Springs and attended the schools there. He joined the Navy at the age of 16 and was in 13 invasions in the Pacific on...
Charles Edward Boswell
Dec 23, 2018
Charles Edward Boswell, age 85, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018 surrounded by loved ones in the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Ms. He was born July 27, 1933 in Bergaw, North Carolina to Homer and Laura Boswell. He served in the United States Air Force for twenty-two years, and married the love of his life Rita F....
Tracey West White
Dec 23, 2018
Tracey West White lived with grace, died with dignity and is now healed as she has joined her Savior on December 23, 2018. A loving daughter, sister, mother, and “Grammy” and a joyful friend to many. With a love of family, work and travel she will be remembered for all the wonderful, funny, crazy, exciting, sad, and happy everything that...
Gregory Scott Coale
Dec 23, 2018
Gregory Scott Coale passed away peacefully on December 23, 2018 at the age of 66 in Biloxi, MS. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, Greg went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree in International Hotel, Restaurant, and Travel Management from Florida International University and his M.B.A. from Amhurst University. A talented and accomplished businessman, Greg enjoyed a successful and varied career...
Marshall Joseph Fayard Jr.
Dec 23, 2018
Marshall Joseph Fayard, Jr., LTC (Ret.), age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and family on Sunday, December 23, 2018 in Ocean Springs, MS from a yearlong battle with cancer. Marshall was born in Biloxi, MS on March 14, 1940. He was an alumnus of Biloxi High School, The University of Southern Mississippi (B.S.)...
Ernest "Ernie" Earl Applewhite, Jr.
Dec 22, 2018
Ernest “Ernie” Earl Applewhite, Jr., age 65, lost his battle with FTD and ALS on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at his home in Gautier, MS surrounded by his loving family. Ernie was born on July 15, 1953 in Pascagoula and was a proud lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Ernie enjoyed living on the water, sailing to the islands...
Daniel Mark Teasley
Dec 22, 2018
Daniel Mark Teasley, 54, of Biloxi, MS passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Biloxi. Mr. Teasley was born May 21, 1964 in Jackson, MS. He attended Clinton High School and served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Teasley enjoyed fishing and doing crafts. He was preceded in death by his parents, Delores Jean Puckett and Otis Teasley; and his brother,...
Robert Duayne Nielsen
Dec 22, 2018
Robert “Bob” Duayne Nielsen, age 87, died on Saturday, December 22, 2018. He was born on January 30, 1931 and was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He served in the U.S. Navy for 22 years. He received battle ribbons and commendations for both the Korea and Vietnam Wars. He retired as Master Chief Petty Officer and was also an Engineer...
Norman Eugene Haigler
Dec 22, 2018
Norman Eugene Haigler, 74, was born March 29, 1944 in Cherokee, NC and has been a resident of D’Iberville since 1989. He passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Cora Haigler; brothers, Robert, Ed and Bill Haigler; sisters, Elaine, Carol and Betty Haigler; and 2 grandchildren, Joshua and Meloney Haigler. Norman...
Adrianna "Dranna" Marie Hitchcock
Dec 21, 2018
Adrianna “Dranna” Marie Hitchcock, age 7, of Biloxi, MS passed away at her home peacefully Friday, December 21, 2018. Adrianna was born on January 14, 2011 in Ocean Springs, MS and attended St. Martin North Elementary. She enjoyed watching YouTube, eating pringles and drinking chocolate milk. Survivors include her parents, Michael and Sabrina Hitchcock; siblings, Harmony, Derek, and Spencer Hitchcock;...
Helen Ingaborg Slettevold Fulford
Dec 20, 2018
Helen Ingaborg Slettevold Fulford, age 93, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Biloxi, MS. She was born Dec. 30, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were Ole Slettevold and Elfrieda Jacobson Slettevold, immigrants from Norway. Helen married William C. Fulford on Dec. 22, 1945. They were married 50 years until his death in 1994. Bill’s Air Force career...
Michael David "Crockett" Terry
Dec 20, 2018
Michael David "Crockett" Terry, age 69, died peacefully at home among family Thursday, December 20, 2018 in Ocean Springs. He was born in Biloxi and a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. He served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam. He was an outboard mechanic for many years and was employed with Bayou Sporting Goods in Ocean Springs. He went on...
Beatrice Louise Manuel Kenney
Dec 20, 2018
Beatrice Louise Manuel Kenney, 94, of Gulfport, MS passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 in Gulfport, MS. She was born in Biloxi on January 10, 1924. Mrs. Kenney was a member of Fernwood Baptist Church for 55 years. She enjoyed babysitting due to her love of children. She also enjoyed flowers, pets, fed all wild birds and raccoons, and loved...
Wanda "Jean" Fell
Dec 19, 2018
Wanda “Jean” Fell, age 85 of Marshall, NC passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Miss Jean was a longtime resident of Biloxi and an active member of Nativity BVM Cathedral, where she was president of the Altar Society and Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church where she sang in both choirs. She was...
Ruth Ellon Baker
Dec 19, 2018
.Ruth Ellon Baker, of Gulfport passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles L. Baker, Sr., and her parents, Doyle and Opal Shepherd. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Deborah Dubuisson and her husband Gary; her son, Charles (Chuck) Baker, Jr.; her sister, Robbie Joan Walters and her husband Evans; her...
Victor Joseph Martinez Cuevas
Dec 19, 2018
Victor Joseph Martinez Cuevas, age 33, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in San Francisco, CA. He was born December 25, 1984 in Fairhope, AL to Arnaldo and Michele Martinez. He attended Daphne High School, Faulkner State, University of West Florida majoring in business and finance, and Full Sail University majoring in recording arts. He was an assistant audio engineer,...
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