Obituaries

Margaret  N. Marchelos

Margaret N. Marchelos

Feb 11, 2017

Margaret N. Marchelos, age 86, of Biloxi, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017. Margaret was born on September 17, 1930. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alexander and Rose C. Vanacore; husband, Charles Marchelos; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews of the Vanacore...

Kyong  Ae Nadeau

Kyong Ae Nadeau

Feb 10, 2017

Kyong Ae Nadeau, age 74, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017. The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Gertrude Naomi Medlock

Gertrude Naomi Medlock

Feb 10, 2017

Gertrude Naomi Jalanivich Medlock, 92, of Ocean Springs went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, February 10, 2017. Gertrude was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on July 21, 1924, daughter of John Matthew Jalanivich and Gertrude Eve Trosclair Jalanivich. She was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs serving at Faith Christian Center as Pastor's wife, Sunday School Superintendent,...

Marilyn Louellen Fisher

Marilyn Louellen Fisher

Feb 10, 2017

Mrs. Marilyn Louellen Fisher, age 82, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017. Mrs. Fisher was a native and longtime resident of Indiana and a coast resident since 1975. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell Gene Fisher. Survivors include a son, Mark Fisher and grandson, Brandon James Fisher. Visitation will be on Thursday,...

Sean  Daniel Flynn

Sean Daniel Flynn

Feb 9, 2017

Sean Daniel Flynn, 52, passed away overnight on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at his home. Sean was born on June 2, 1964, in Brookline, Massachusetts. Sean settled in Pass Christian in 1993 and worked in construction most of his life. He is preceded in death by his father, Daniel Frederick Flynn, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Mary Catherine...

Myrtle Fryou Lechner

Myrtle Fryou Lechner

Feb 9, 2017

Myrtle Fryou Lechner of Biloxi, peacefully passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017. Myrtle would have celebrated her 100th birthday on March 11, 2017. She was a proud, lifelong Biloxian who loved sharing stories with her family and friends, especially the ones about her upbringing on Point Cadet. One of her favorite stories was how she swam back and forth to...

Shirley Ann Miller

Shirley Ann Miller

Feb 8, 2017

Shirley Ann Miller of Ocean Springs, MS, died at 4:09 PM, on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at her home in St Andrews. She was born, as she always said "NOYB, I am over 21", in Wisconsin to Lawrence and Gertrude Gocker. She married Jerry Miller in October, 1957 and he survives. Also surviving are her children, Jim Miller and Julie...

Claire  Tucei Breal

Claire Tucei Breal

Feb 8, 2017

Mrs. Claire Tucei Breal, age 86, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017, in Biloxi. Born to Joseph and Nancy Parillo Tucei, she was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Mrs. Breal graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1948 and was a member of the all-girls Kiltie Band. She...

Janie Marie Bryant

Janie Marie Bryant

Feb 7, 2017

Jennie Marie Bryant, age 49, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Jennie was born in Canton, Ohio and a resident of Gulfport for 26 years. She was a former employee of Waffle House in Long Beach and Gulfport. She is survived by her husband, Elton L. Bryant, III; 5 daughters, including Jessica Breeding; 5 sons, including James...

Celeste Boudreaux Hewes

Celeste Boudreaux Hewes

Feb 6, 2017

Celeste Boudreaux Hewes, 82, of Gulfport, MS passed away February 6, 2017 surrounded by family. She was born in Beaumont, TX, on August 19, 1934. Celeste was preceded in death by her parents, Maurice and Edith Boudreaux, and her brother, Ross Boudreaux. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Thomas Searle Hewes, Jr, 1 sister Ann (Ray) Mitchell, 3 daughters...

Albert  Louis Breeland

Albert Louis Breeland

Feb 5, 2017

Mr. Albert Louis Breeland, age 88, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Albert was born in Biloxi, MS on February 19, 1928. He is the son of Hubert Little Breeland and Mary Jane Goulas Grasso Breeland. He attended the Biloxi Public Schools and graduated from Biloxi High School in August of 1950 after completing a tour...

Alta "Fern" Brown Richard

Alta "Fern" Brown Richard

Feb 5, 2017

Alta “Fern” Brown Richard, 79, of Saucier, MS passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Fern was a native of Maxie, MS and was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast over the past 60 years. She is preceded in death by her husband, Wallace J. Richard, Sr.; and parents, Charlie and Mary Brown. Survivors include her daughter, Sherry (Billy)...

Linda Carlene Williams

Linda Carlene Williams

Feb 3, 2017

Linda Carlene Williams, 79, of Biloxi, MS passed away peacefully at Canon Hospice in Gulfport, MS on Friday, February 3, 2017. She was given her wings for her journey home. Linda was born in Union, MS, moving to Gulfport at the age of 10 and was a resident of Gulf Coast since. She traveled and lived worldwide for short periods...

Patty Skinner

Patty Skinner

Feb 3, 2017

Patrecia “Patty” Ann Skinner, 66, passed away on Friday, February, 3, 2017 in Ocean Springs, MS. Patty was born December 17, 1950 in Japan. She retired from the Gulf Coast Women’s Center for Non-Violence and was a member of the Woman of the Moose and Fraternal Order of Eagles. She is preceded in death by her parents, Edward Sidney Ward...

John Eugene White

John Eugene White

Feb 2, 2017

In the peacefulness of his home, surrounded by loved ones, Mr. John Eugene White passed away, entering into the loving arms of his Savior on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Mr. White was born March 11, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Eugene L. and Ruth Y. White and was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. He was married in 1963...

SFC James  Thomas Waller, USMC/MIANG, retired

SFC James Thomas Waller, USMC/MIANG, retired

Feb 2, 2017

SFC James Thomas Waller, USMC/MIANG retired, passed away Thursday, 2 Feb 17, in Biloxi MS at age 78. He lived most of his life in Linden, MI with a post-retirement position as "Greeter" at Fenton WalMart. Jim is greatly loved and will be sadly missed by many. He was born in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Woodrow and Jessie, and is...

Judy  Welch

Judy Welch

Feb 1, 2017

Judy Welch, 58, of Biloxi, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Judy was a resident of Biloxi since 1970 and was a 1976 graduate of D’Iberville High School. She was a singer and songwriter who performed with numerous bands in West Virginia and the Gulf Coast. She will be remembered as an extreme crafter, an avid angler, a lover...

Eugene Edward Robinson

Eugene Edward Robinson

Feb 1, 2017

Eugene Edward Robinson, age 80, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Eugene was a native of Iowa. He joined the United States Air Force at the age of seventeen, went to basic training in San Antonio, Texas and was stationed in Amarillo, Texas where he worked as a flight mechanic. Mr. Robinson met his wife while stationed in Kansas in...

Eugene Cavaco

Eugene Cavaco

Feb 1, 2017

Eugene Cavaco passed away February 1, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, 3 sons, 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. He shared his happiness everywhere he went and was loved by all who knew him. A Memorial Service will be held at Big Ridge Baptist Church on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 11:00 am. The Howard Avenue...

Bobby Clifford Taylor

Bobby Clifford Taylor

Feb 1, 2017

Bobby Clifford Taylor, 74, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Taylor was born in Jackson, MS on May 13, 1942. He was a longtime Biloxi Insurance Executive and majority owner of Taylor-Carraway Insurance, Southern Marketing Services and American Benefit Administrators of Biloxi, MS, with offices in Baton Rouge, LA, Jackson, MS, Brentwood,...