Obituaries
Gerald E. Lynd
Oct 1, 2018
Mr. Gerald E. Lynd, age 88, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2018. Mr. Lynd was born in Biloxi, MS and was a lifelong resident of the coast. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of the Korean War. He retired from Ingalls and Kennedy Engine Marine, a member of the BPOE Elks Lodge #606 in Biloxi...
Ray Pennington Messick
Oct 1, 2018
Ray Pennington Messick, age 79, of Pass Christian, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2018. Mr. Messick retired from the U.S. Navy after 23 years of service where he earned the Expert Pistol, Meritorious Conduct, and Navy Battle “E” awards, as well as the Vietnam Campaign Medal and Vietnam Service Medal. He was in the Navy E6 Weapons Maintenance, worked...
John Edward McManus
Sep 30, 2018
John E. McManus, age 91, of Biloxi, MS, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. McManus was born on June 23, 1927 in New York City, NY to Andrew McManus and Cecelia O’Brycki McManus. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from the City College of New York. Mr. McManus served in the United States Navy for two...
Marion "M.E." Thompson
Sep 30, 2018
Mr. Marion “M.E.” Thompson, Jr. died peacefully on September 30, 2018, in Grapevine, Texas, at the age of 87. Mr. Thompson is survived by children Pamela Cumbest and Delia “Dee Dee” Thompson; grandsons Grant Cumbest and Reid Cumbest; sisters Ruth Turner and Linda Leps. He is preceded in death by parents Marion Edwin Thompson, Sr. and Artemisa Gonzalez Thompson; sons...
Thomas Vernon "TV"
Sep 29, 2018
Thomas Vernon “TV” Jones, 76, died Saturday, September 29, 2018 after a long and hard fight with Pancreatic Cancer. Though he may be gone and his fight over, the battle has been won. His strong, hard working spirit and overwhelming love for his family propelled him through his stage four diagnosis and on to a three year display of pure...
Claire Galy Dick Jones
Sep 29, 2018
Claire Galy Dick Jones passed away peacefully at the age of 65, on Saturday, September 29, 2018. She was born on March 8, 1953, in Biloxi, Mississippi, to Henry Narcisse Dick, Sr., and Norma Richards Dick Mattina. She was a member of the 1971 graduating class of Biloxi High School where she was a majorette and a member of the...
Bruce Barton "Pops" Miller
Sep 28, 2018
Bruce Barton Miller (“Pops”), 83, was peacefully called to heaven September 28, 2018. Born November 22, 1934 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi to Robert Carson and Lydia Miller, who preceded him in death. The youngest child, his mother’s only boy, a bit spoiled and completely loved. He grew up surrounded by family; his nieces and nephews were among his best friends....
Clinton Daniel Richard "Clint" Daugherty
Sep 27, 2018
Clinton Daniel Richard “Clint” Daugherty, 27, of Biloxi, MS passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018 in Ocean Springs. Clint was a native of Biloxi and a former resident of Stone County. He was a 2009 graduate of Biloxi High School and a member of First Baptist Church Biloxi. Clint worked with his father as a Real Estate Assistant for many...
Randy Lee Fox
Sep 26, 2018
Randy Fox, age 49, of Vancleave, MS gained his angel wings Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Mr. Fox was a long-term resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He was a graduate of St. Martin High School. He went on to get his Associate’s Degree in Drafting and Design at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Mr. Fox was a loving father and...
Darlene Fugate Wheeler
Sep 26, 2018
Darlene Fugate Wheeler, 56, of Perkinston, MS passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in Ocean Springs. Private services will be held at a later date. The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home was honored to have served Mrs. Wheeler's family.
Holen Hunter Grantham
Sep 25, 2018
Mr. Holen Hunter Grantham, age 83, passed away peacefully at his home in Ocean Springs on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Hunter was born in North Biloxi and had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1967. Upon graduating from New Braunfles High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He later went on to complete his degree in accounting...
Freda Marie Stallone
Sep 25, 2018
Freda Marie Stallone, age 88, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home in Daphne, AL. She was a graduate of Cathedral High School in Natchez, MS. After graduation, she and her husband, Lt. Col. Meno Joseph Stallone Jr., were stationed at numerous Air Force bases throughout the Southeast. They...
Richard S. Harris
Sep 25, 2018
Richard S. Harris, age 79, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Mr. Harris was born in New Richmond, OH, and is preceded in death by his wife Billie Coleen (Stephenson) Harris, parents Claude and Julia Alyward Harris and brother Claude Harris, Jr. Mr. Harris served in both the US Air Force and US Navy with 20 years’...
Marie Trochesset
Sep 24, 2018
On Monday, September 24, 2018, Marie (Broussard) Trochesset, loving mother, grandmother and sister, lost her long battle with illness at the age of 67. Marie spent her life helping others as a nurse, a caregiver and a surrogate mom to many. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Ramos Broussard, Jr. and Bette (Bowden) Broussard; and her sister,...
Sara Fuller Williams
Sep 23, 2018
Sara Fuller Williams died in Ocean Springs; Ms. on Sept. 23, 2018. She was born in Huntsville, Al, 101 years ago to John D. Searcy and Smith C. Fuller. She married Felix L. Williams of Belle Factory, Al and they moved to Florida after WWII. Upon Felix’s retirement they returned to Huntsville where they lived until his death. Sara moved...
Elizabeth "Betty" Simon Benton
Sep 23, 2018
Elizabeth “Betty” Simon Benton, 91, died in Biloxi surrounded by family on Sunday, Sept.23, 2018. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Katherine Simon and seven siblings: Joe, Adele, Mary Rose, Sie, Evelyn, George, and Charlie. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Richard “Dick” Benton, five children: Theresa Fuller (Joey), Richard Benton, Jr (Kay),...
Peter LePre
Sep 23, 2018
Peter LePre passed away peacefully the evening of September 23, 2018 at home. LePre, 84, was born in New Orleans and spent his youth in North Biloxi. He was a gifted musician and began playing the upright bass professionally at age 14. LePre was a US Navy veteran serving one tour in Korea and two tours in Vietnam. He was...
Floyd Dail Cornelius
Sep 23, 2018
Floyd Dail Cornelius, USAF retired, age 98, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 in Moss Point, MS. Floyd was born on October 3, 1919 in Washington, IN to John Herschel and Helen Edwards Cornelius. He was a longtime resident of Jackson County and a member of McClellan Road Baptist Church. Floyd retired from the U.S. Air force after 25...
Carolyn Clark Kranz
Sep 22, 2018
Carolyn Clark Kranz, age 60, of the Lizana community of Gulfport, MS, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018 Carolyn was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was a graduate of Harrison Central High School and attended Perkinston Junior College. She was a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church of Gulfport. She was a loving wife, mother,...
Liam Austin Pontiff
Sep 22, 2018
Liam Austin Pontiff, age 6 months of Long Beach passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 in Biloxi. He was born March 18, 2018 in Gulfport, the son of Alyssa Kilpatrick and Delton Pontiff. Liam is survived by a sister, Makenzie Pontiff; grandparents, Alan and Debbie Kilpatrick and Walter and Peggy Pontiff; and great grandparents, Patsy Kilpatrick and William Garraway. The...
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