Obituaries
(Minnie) Ermina Blakeney
Dec 26, 2016
In Loving Memory of (Minnie) Ermina Blakeney Born – April 15, 1924 Passed – December 26, 2016 Minnie was a loving mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother, mother-in-law, and friend. Everyone adored her. She would welcome anyone into her life and had a strong belief in family unity as she labored by cooking all the family meals on all special occasions. Minnie...
Jeffrey William McDonnell
Dec 25, 2016
Jeffrey William McDonnell, age 31, of Biloxi passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016. Jeffrey was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was an electrician by trade and was of the Episcopal faith. He is preceded in death by his brother, Nathan McDonnell. He is survived by his parents, Alvin McDonnell and Dawn Dubose; sisters, Chelsea Gallardo and Rachel McDonnell; brother,...
Robert N. Bowers
Dec 25, 2016
Lt. Col. Robert N. Bowers, USAF Retired, was freed of his earthy binds on Christmas, 2016. He led an exceptional life born of Pentecostal pastors, Ivan and Ethel Bowers in Bowling Green, VA. Upon graduating from high school in Brooklyn, NY, he proudly entered the service as an Airman in the U.S. Air Force and retired 24 years later as...
Norma Lou Cottrell
Dec 25, 2016
Norma Lou Cottrell, age 91, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016. Mrs. Cottrell has been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1957. She will be remembered for her great sense of humor, her love of music, her love for animals, and her generosity. Her greatest joy was her family. Norma is preceded in death by her husband, Joe Cottrell; her...
William W. Dreher
Dec 25, 2016
William W. Dreher, M.D. was born on January 28, 1922 in Wilson, Louisiana and departed this life peacefully on Christmas Day 2016 at his home in Gulfport. Visitation will be from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, in Gulfport followed by graveside services at Biloxi National Cemetery at 12:30 pm....
Mary Margaret "Aggie" Scara Waltman
Dec 24, 2016
Mary Margaret “Aggie” Scara Waltman, age 82, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016. Mary was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. She lived on the Point and worked in the seafood industry. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Wortham Waltman; her parents, Pascal Scara and Martha Davis Scara; brother, Joseph Scara; and sister, Verna Waltman. Survivors include...
Charles Lucien Westbrook
Dec 24, 2016
Charles Lucien Westbrook, 69, passed away on December 24th, 2016. Lucien attended Ocean Springs high school and MSU. He loved animals, music, cooking, and fishing the local waters. In his younger years, Lucien attended First Baptist Church of Ocean Springs, where he professed his faith in Jesus Christ as his Savior. Lucien is preceded in death by his parents Charles...
Vicki Warren Rottman
Dec 24, 2016
Mrs. Vicki Warren Rottman, age 47, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016. Mrs. Rottman was born on February 20, 1969 at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio and was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs. She graduated from French Camp Academy and attended William Carey College. She worked for Corvel Corporation and was a member of the...
Catherine Lanelle Wilson-Brown
Dec 22, 2016
Catherine Lanelle Wilson-Brown, age 61, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016. Catherine was born in New Mexico on February 1, 1955. She was a longtime resident of Bonnie Chapel Community and Vancleave. Catherine retired from Beck Enterprises in Dallas, TX as an accountant. She is preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth and Iris Wilson. Catherine was blessed with a...
Clint Harold Woodcock
Dec 21, 2016
Clint H. Woodcock, formerly of Gulfport, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in Clinton, MS. He was born in Gulfport and was a resident of the Coast for most of his life and has been a resident of Florence since 2008. He was a retired machinist at Chattanooga Glass Company and was a 32nd degree Mason. He is survived by his...
Milford E. "Sonny" Cumberland
Dec 21, 2016
Milford E. “Sonny” Cumberland, Jr., 73, of Waveland, MS passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in Gulfport. Mr. Cumberland was born in Meridian, MS. He was a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason, Knights Templar of the York Rite and a Shriner. Mr. Cumberland was a loving father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his father, Milford E....
Elizabeth Romanoli Brewer
Dec 21, 2016
Elizabeth Romanoli Brewer, 91, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in Gulfport. Mrs. Brewer was born in Shelby, MS, was a native of Memphis, TN and a resident of Ocean Springs since 1999. She retired after 25 years of service with Walmart. She is preceded in death by her husband, William L. Brewer; her son,...
Alfred Antone Kornman
Dec 21, 2016
Alfred Antone Kornman, Sr, 93, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in Hattiesburg, MS. He was born on January 8, 1923 in Biloxi, MS to Clarence and Rosetta Kornman. Alfred was the last surviving member of the Kornman House Moving business which operated for many years in Biloxi, moving homes, leveling and restoring foundations in the Biloxi area after several...
Herb Moore
Dec 20, 2016
Henry Herbert “Herb” Moore Jr, 77, was born on August 27, 1939 in Clarksdale, MS and passed away gracefully in his home in Ocean Springs, MS on December 20, 2016. He will be remembered as an outspoken man whose character was above reproach. He was honest, well mannered, impeccably dressed and a splendid Southern gentleman. He proudly served four years...
Dorothy Bright Martin
Dec 20, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy Nell Bright Martin, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Dorothy was a native of Pascagoula, MS, longtime resident of Tuscaloosa, AL and resident of Ocean Springs for the past two years. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ward E. Martin. Survivors include two...
Mary Frances Holder
Dec 19, 2016
Mary Frances Holder, age 91, passed away Monday December 19, 2016. She was born in Itta Bena, MS and had been a resident of the Coast since 1963. She was a retired nurse and was Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sammie N. Holder; a sister, Allene Gardner; and a brother, Charles Blanset. Mrs. Holder is survived...
Joseph Malcolm Lamas
Dec 19, 2016
Joseph Lamas, 91, was reunited with the love of his life, Frances on Monday, December 19, 2016 and eternally rests peacefully with our Lord. Born in 1925, Joe was a lifelong native of Biloxi. He proudly served his country joining the Navy and he was on a mine sweeper in the Pacific Ocean. Downtown with a buddy in 1948, his...
James Harold Blackledge
Dec 18, 2016
James Harold Blackledge, age 83, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 18, 2016. He was a longtime resident of Gulfport, MS. Born October 19, 1933 in Laurel, MS. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, carpenter, and enjoyed the outdoors where he felt closest to God. He had a tremendous sense of humor and was a great...
Lucy Elizabeth Lee Benny
Dec 18, 2016
Lucy Benny age 93, passed away on December 18th at her home in Gulfport surrounded by her Family. She was born in Starkville, MS to late W.R & Shara Lee. She is survived by her two daughters and two sons, June Gooch (Mike), Lydia Easterling (Ricky), Eddy Benny (Brenda) and Mark Benny. She leaves four grandchildren; David Gooch Jr., Bryan...
Margie Elizabeth Hoskins
Dec 17, 2016
Margie Hoskins, age 96, passed away at Heaven’s Harbor on Saturday, December 17, 2016 after a long illness, with family at her bedside. She was born on July 26, 1920 in Mathiston, MS. She graduated from Drew, MS High School then moved to Lodi, MS with family. There she entered nurses training at Winona Hospital in 1938 and when it...
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