Obituaries

Robert Edward Longino

Robert Edward Longino

Mar 29, 2018

Robert Edward Longino, III was born January 3, 1948 in Biloxi but he spent his first, formative years on the family farm near Silver Creek, MS where his life-long love of nature and the outdoors began. A later boyhood living near Biloxi’s beaches and Bay completed the spell. And after time at MS State and service in the Navy, Ed...

Roy Leon Sumrall

Roy Leon Sumrall

Mar 29, 2018

Roy Leon Sumrall, age 79 of Ocean Springs passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at his home. He was born to the late William Leon Sumrall, and Gladys Ray (Nix) Sumrall in Montrose, MS. Roy Sumrall was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs. He was a very loving husband, father, and grandfather. He devoted his life to his family,...

Eulalie Boney Balius

Eulalie Boney Balius

Mar 26, 2018

Eulalie Boney Balius, age 92 of Perkinston, Mississippi passed away at her home on March 26, 2018. She was born to Lee Roy Boney and Clemorse Campos Boney on May 3, 1925. She lived the majority of her life in Biloxi before moving to Stone County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lee Roy and Clemorse Boney; loving...

Joan (Joanne) Mary Phelix

Joan (Joanne) Mary Phelix

Mar 26, 2018

Joan (Joanne) Mary Phelix, born January 5, 1939, age 78, died March 26, 2018. She was born in Stockholm, NY. She graduated from Parrishville-Hopkinton Central in 1957 and worked for Northern New York Trust as a secretary for four years. She enlisted in the US Air Force in 1962 and was stationed at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, MS. During her...

Capt. Laverne W. (Bill) Gay, U.S. Navy Ret.

Capt. Laverne W. (Bill) Gay, U.S. Navy Ret.

Mar 26, 2018

Capt. Laverne William (Bill) Gay, age 90, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Chicago, IL, and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past four years. As a veteran of the U. S. Navy with over 36 years of service, he received many awards and citations during...

Edward Felix Feranda

Edward Felix Feranda

Mar 25, 2018

Edward Felix Feranda, 67, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Feranda was born August 9, 1950 in Biloxi, MS to Vincent P. Feranda, Jr. and Vivian A. Feranda. He attended Biloxi High School. Mr. Feranda enjoyed fishing. He is preceded in death by his father, Vincent P. Feranda, Jr. Mr. Feranda’s survivors include...

Kenneth "Kenny & K.W." Cook, Sr.

Kenneth "Kenny & K.W." Cook, Sr.

Mar 25, 2018

Kenneth “Kenny & K.W.” Cook, Sr. age 66, of Biloxi passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018. He was born November 14, 1951. Kenny was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dewitt and Mamie Cook; brother, Billy Dewitt Cook; and his longtime best friend, Lester Thompson. He is survived by his...

Gloria Jean "Mama Genie" Kovach

Gloria Jean "Mama Genie" Kovach

Mar 25, 2018

Gloria Jean “Mama Genie” Kovach, 73, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 in Biloxi. Ms. Kovach was born August 30, 1944 in Warner Robins, GA to Alfred and Stella Chesney. She was the owner and operator of Naturally You Cosmetics. Known as “Genie Sheffer”, she did make up for some of the biggest Mardi Gras Balls on...

Joseph Delmas "JD"  Martinolich

Joseph Delmas "JD" Martinolich

Mar 24, 2018

Joseph Delmas Martinolich of Handsboro, 94, “JD” to family and friends, “Mr. Joe” to co-workers at Keesler Air Force Base, died Saturday, March 24, 2018. The son and eldest child of Joseph Dominic and Inez Delmas Martinolich, JD went to school in Handsboro and graduated in 1943 from Gulfport High School. He was the grandchild of Matteo and Johannah Pavolini...

Nelson L Prieto

Nelson L Prieto

Mar 24, 2018

Nelson L. Prieto , age 80 of Biloxi died Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Biloxi. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.

Jean Jennie Ray

Jean Jennie Ray

Mar 24, 2018

Jean Jennie Ray, 91, of Ocean Springs, MS, died on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Mrs. Ray was born in Pawtucket, RI on June 25, 1926, the daughter of Henry and Aniela (Nellie) Watras Piatek. She worked at various companies including Alcoa, Bendix, Allied Signal, and others. She had two daughters by her first marriage and gained three step-sons when she...

Tran Minh Hai

Tran Minh Hai

Mar 23, 2018

Tran Minh Hai, “Danny”, “Big Daddy”, “Pops”, “PawPaw”, 58, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018. Mr. Tran was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a part of the Gulf Coast Casino industry for over 18 years. He spent most of his free time on the water with his fishing pole and cast...

Christy G. Young

Christy G. Young

Mar 23, 2018

Christy G. Young, of Long Beach, died Friday, March 23, 2018. Mrs. Young was born in Maben, MS and moved to Long Beach nine months ago from Cape Coral, FL. She was a Baptist and a retired medical technologist. She is survived by her husband, Michael W. Young; her two daughters and their husbands, Stephanie and Jake Haldiman and Jessica...

James Douglas Floyd

James Douglas Floyd

Mar 23, 2018

James Douglas Floyd, 75, died Friday, March 23, 2018 in Biloxi. Mr. Floyd was born in Shreveport, LA and was a retired placement specialist for the Georgia Department of Labor. He was also retired from the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Smith Floyd. A graveside service with honors by the U.S. Army will be held Wednesday,...

Rita Lucy Covich Forbes

Rita Lucy Covich Forbes

Mar 23, 2018

Rita Lucy Covich Forbes, age 92, passed away on March 23, 2018, in Wichita Falls, Texas. Rita was born in Biloxi on January 8, 1926 to Lucy and Jerry Covich, Sr. She graduated from Biloxi High School in 1945 and from Mississippi State College for Women in 1949. She worked as a Phlebotomist in New Orleans, followed by a year...

Ruby Carolyn Hunt

Ruby Carolyn Hunt

Mar 22, 2018

Mrs. Ruby Carolyn Hunt, known as "Darlin Darlin", age 82, of Vancleave, MS, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 22, 2018. Mrs. Hunt was born on August 30, 1935 and was married to the love of her life, WJ Hunt, for 67 years. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Tracy Crosby and her parents, Walter...

John Alexander "Buddy" Welch

John Alexander "Buddy" Welch

Mar 22, 2018

John Alexander “Buddy” Welch, age 95, of Ocean Springs, died Thursday, March 22, 2018 in Biloxi. John was born June 9, 1922. He was a native of Biloxi, and had been a resident of Gulf Hills, Ocean Springs for more than 65 years. He was a graduate of Biloxi High School, class of 1939, and attended Perkinston Jr. College. John...

Brenda Deatte Newman Sargent

Brenda Deatte Newman Sargent

Mar 22, 2018

Brenda Deatte (Newman) Sargent, age 56, went to meet her heavenly Father on Thursday, March 22, 2018. She was a longtime resident of Biloxi, having moved to Ocean Springs after marrying her husband in 2003. She was a 1979 graduate of Biloxi High School. In her youth she was very active in the St. John Catholic Youth Organization in Biloxi....

Kenneth Joseph Thibodeaux

Kenneth Joseph Thibodeaux

Mar 22, 2018

Kenneth Joseph Thibodeaux, 78, passed away peacefully in his home of 55 years surrounded by his children. Kenny was born April 2, 1939 to Eula and Pierre Thibodeaux. He grew up on the point in Biloxi, standing beside his mother as a child as she worked in the seafood factory. He was a quiet, dry humored man that loved to...

Nicholas Van Wiser

Nicholas Van Wiser

Mar 21, 2018

When Nick Wiser was a high school student at Harding Academy in Memphis, all it took was a few debate classes for him to know what he wanted to be when he grew up - an attorney. Arguing and presenting with a purpose. Representing a person or a cause with passion. That’s what Nick has done since 1987 with his...