Obituaries
Bette Jane Brown
Dec 17, 2016
Bette Jane "Metz" Brown was born in Buffalo, New York and raised in Clarence Center, New York, to the late Harry E. Metz and Mabel M. Metz of Clarence Center New York. She was a Stay at Home Mother to her four boys for her entire life. She was a very loving, caring and compassionate Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Friend....
Betty Lou Jarmon Ferguson
Dec 16, 2016
Betty Lou Jarmon Ferguson, age 82, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 in Gulfport. She was born in Nashville, TN and had been a resident of Gulfport for 62 years. She was Methodist. She retired from Gulfport Police Department in 1991 after 22 years of service. After retirement from GPD she operated Ferguson Check Cashing until her retirement. She was...
Betty Ferguson
Dec 16, 2016
Betty Ferguson, age 82 died Friday, December 16, 2016 in Gulfport. Arrangements are incomplete at BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL HOME, 15th Street, Gulfport. (228 865-0090)
Evelyn Marie Edwards
Dec 16, 2016
Evelyn Marie Smith Edwards, 97, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, December 16, 2016 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Edwards was born on October 2, 1919 in New York City, New York. She was the daughter of the late Eva Marie Schmitt Smith and Joseph Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, James W. Edwards and...
Lisa Ann Saxton
Dec 15, 2016
Lisa Ann Saxton, age 44, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 in Gulfport. Arrangements are incomplete at BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL HOME, O,Neal Road, Gulfport (228 831-2322)
Geraldine Caldwell Robinson
Dec 14, 2016
Geraldine Caldwell Robinson, age 79, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Geraldine was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was an accomplished artist, and enjoyed traveling abroad and participating in the Coast's Arts and Crafts shows with her husband Don. She later opened the North Bay Art Gallery, where she enjoyed teaching art to both children and adults....
Leon J. Hubert
Dec 14, 2016
Leon J. Hubert, 80, of Biloxi, MS passed away at his home on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 surrounded by his family. Mr. Hubert was born in Rhode Island on March 21, 1936 to Henry and Evelyn Hubert. He received his Bachelor of Science degree at USM. Mr. Hubert served 2 years in the U.S. Army. He retired from the U.S....
Robert L Henry
Dec 14, 2016
Robert L. Henry, 73, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016, in Gulfport, MS, with his family by his side. Mr. Henry was born in La Belle, MO to Ballard and Bertha Henry. He graduated from Quincy High School in Quincy, IL. He began his long career with Gardner Denver Industries, in Quincy after graduation and retired from Danmar Industries in...
James Wiley Newman
Dec 12, 2016
Mr. James Wiley Newman, age 96, died Monday, December 12, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Newman was a resident of Ocean Springs, MS since 1968. He was a deacon and broadcaster for the First Baptist Church of Ocean Springs and member of the local Ancestry Society. He was born in Winn Parish, Louisiana to Frank and...
Theresa "Gayle" Jones
Dec 12, 2016
Theresa “Gayle” Jones, age 62 left this life Monday, December 12, 2016. Mrs. Jones was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Thomas Watford and Ida Sue (Billy Ray) Bellande; along with siblings, Dennis Watford, Roy Watford, and Annette Bellande. Survivors include her loving husband, Michael Jones; her children, Christopher...
Roger Spence Downer
Dec 12, 2016
Roger Spence Downer of Ocean Springs, MS, passed peacefully from this earth into the arms of Jesus early Monday morning, December 12, 2016, at the age of 54. Roger was born on October 17, 1962, in St. Petersburg, FL. He was raised in Merritt Island, FL, along the bank of the Indian River, where his favorite pastimes were fishing and...
Max Herman Jordan
Dec 12, 2016
Max H. Jordan, Sr., 103, passed away at his home Monday, December 12, 2016 with his family at his side. Mr. Jordan was born in Jones County, MS and graduated from Jones County Agricultural High School. He attended Jones Junior College and received a B.S. from State Teachers College, now known as the University of Southern Mississippi. He began his...
Lurline "Lena" Theriot
Dec 12, 2016
Lurline “Lena” Theriot, 84, of Biloxi joined our Heavenly Father on Monday, December 12, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Lena was a lifetime resident of Biloxi, MS. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Girls Academy where she was a member of the Marching Band, serving as Drum Majorette. Lena was a longtime member of St. Louis Catholic Church...
Betty Lou Lassiter Sample
Dec 11, 2016
Betty Lou Lassiter Sample, 81, of Gulfport, MS passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 in Lucedale, MS. Mrs. Sample was born in Bay Minette, AL on November 20, 1935 to Curtis and Myrtle Lorene Fain Lassiter. She formerly worked in real estate. Mrs. Sample enjoyed quilting, reading, painting and her dogs. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward...
Janis "Jan" Ilean Russell
Dec 11, 2016
Janis S. "Jan" Russell, age 79, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016. Jan was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1984. She had been active in various organizations on the Gulf Coast for many years. Jan was very devoted to her family and was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by...
Kenneth Melvin Sessoms
Dec 11, 2016
Kenneth Melvin Sessoms, Sr, age 69, died Sunday, December 11, 2016 in Long Beach. He was born in Autryville, NC and was a resident of the Gulf Coast for over 40 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He retired from American Linen after over 20 years of service. He was Baptist. His hobby was classic...
Geraldine Broussard Suarez
Dec 10, 2016
Mrs. Geraldine Broussard Suarez, age 77, of Saucier, MS, joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, when she passed away on December 10, 2016. Mrs. Suarez was born in Biloxi, MS, where she resided with her husband of 59 years, Louis “Pete” Suarez. After Hurricane Katrina, Mr. and Mrs. Suarez moved to their home in the country where she enjoyed...
Colleen Garrett Rinehart
Dec 10, 2016
Mrs. Colleen Garrett Rinehart, age 65, of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016. Mrs. Rinehart was born and raised in Compton, CA. She graduated from Centennial High School and was formerly employed with McDonnel Douglas/Boeing. She is preceded in death by her parents, Victoria Dumones and Herman Frank Dumones; and her sister, Alceda Coleman. She is survived by...
Betty Jean "B.J." Hall Lizana
Dec 9, 2016
Betty Jean “B.J.” Lizana, 73, of Biloxi, MS passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 in Meadville, MS. Mrs. Lizana was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She retired from food service at Keesler AFB. Mrs. Lizana’s survivors include her husband, Glen Lizana; her sisters, Catherine Battaya and Jo Ann Williams. Funeral Services will be...
Elda Elizabeth Broussard Coley
Dec 9, 2016
Mrs. Elda Elizabeth Broussard Coley, age 65, of Biloxi, died Friday, December 9, 2016. Mrs. Coley was born September 23, 1951 in Biloxi, MS. She was a graduate from D’Iberville High School and attended MS Gulf Coast Community College. She enjoyed spending time with family, fishing, crabbing and traveling. She is preceded in death by her mother, Mary Ann Broussard...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
