Obituaries
Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyce Samuels
May 30, 2015
Jacqueline “Jackie” Samuels, 68, of Lucedale, MS, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 in Lucedale. Jackie was a longtime resident of Lucedale. She was also a longtime member of A.A. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Gina Bell Brenson; her parents, Peter Consonery and Barbara Bush Bates; and her sisters, Patricia Picardo and Barbara Henderson. Jackie’s survivors...
Sharon Denice Silverman
May 29, 2015
Sharon Denice Silverman, age 59, of Ocean Springs, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015. Sharon was born in Greenville, MS on April 12, 1956. She was formerly employed with Ocean Springs Hospital as a Surgical Tech. She was an avid reader and loved shopping. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. She is preceded in death by...
Florence "Marie" Vereker
May 28, 2015
Florence “Marie” Monk Vereker, 90, of Biloxi, MS passed away May 28, 2015. Marie was born and raised in Biloxi, MS. She is preceded in death by her husband Norbert “Mike” Vereker; parents, Ronald and Maybelle Monk; her brothers Jimmy Monk, Howard Monk and Wayne Monk; sister, Betty Monk Teague and two infant brothers. And grandson Brian Keith of Easley,...
Ellen Maxine Impey
May 28, 2015
Mrs. Ellen Maxine Impey, age 93, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015. Mrs. Impey was born on February 25, 1922, in Garrison, Kansas. She had been a coast resident since 1961 and was a member of Belle Fountain Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and dedicated herself to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was...
Wayne Morris Rupard
May 27, 2015
Wayne Morris Rupard, age 76, of Ocean Springs passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Thelma Rupard; and sister, Jackie. Survivors include his loving wife, Keisha Smith Rupard; step-children, Marcus Buckley, Jr. and Zion Marshall; mother-in-law, Minnie Stanton; close friend, Dawson Love; and best furry companions, GiGi and Lulu. Services will...
James "Jamie" Nolan Hough
May 26, 2015
Mr. James “Jamie” Nolan Hough, of Nederland, Texas, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, the morning of his 46th birthday. Jamie was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. He lived in Gretna, Louisiana until his family moved to Nederland, Texas as a young boy. He was a 1987 graduate of Nederland High School where he played football for the Nederland...
Sandra Saunders Sibley
May 25, 2015
Diamondhead, MS—Sandra Sibley, 79, died Monday, May 25, 2015, at The Arbor in Ridgeland. A native of Meridian, she was the daughter of the late James Pittman and Lula Mae Rivers Saunders. She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in English and later received a Masters degree from Mississippi State University. On January 29, 1955, she...
Ruth Hackett East
May 25, 2015
OBITUARY OF RUTH HACKETT EAST Ruth Hackett East passed peacefully on May 25, 2015, at her home in Pass Christian, Mississippi, at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her mother Madeleine Bourne Hackett, father Allen Storr Hackett, granddaughter Mary Megan East, and her husband of nearly 50 years John Charles East. She was also preceded in...
Manuel L. Olavarria
May 23, 2015
Mr. Manuel L. Olavarria, age 79, left this earthy part of his journey on Saturday, May 23, 2015. Manuel attended the Esuela Industrial for Naval Construction and then studied at Santa Maria University in Chile. He worked as an Oceanic Topographer in the Institute Hydrography in the Navy and was a military teacher in the Escuela de Infranteria Marina. After...
Betty Jean Gutierrez
May 22, 2015
Betty Jean Gutierrez, age 95 of Biloxi, died Friday, May 22, 2015. Betty was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. She was the last of the family of 8 Lupton children. She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters; and brothers. Survivors include her husband, Jose Gutierrez; daughters, Gina (Bill) Turner and Christine (Gary) Walker; son, Michael J....
Louise Fairley Clay
May 22, 2015
Mrs. Louise Fairley Clay, age 81, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015. Mrs. Clay was raised on the coast and in Ocean Springs. She married John Clay when she was eighteen years old and they resided in Philadelphia, PA for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband and a son, John Clay...
Mary C. Beaugez Ross
May 22, 2015
Mrs. Mary C. Beaugez Ross, age 96, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015. Mrs. Ross was a longtime resident of the coast, was a longtime member of the Ocean Springs VFW, and an active and lifelong member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. She loved her card games and Bingo. She was preceded in death by...
Karen Hill Galloway
May 21, 2015
Karen Hill Galloway passed away Thursday, May 21. 2015 after a brave two year struggle with lung cancer. A Gulfport native, she was a 1962 graduate of Gulfport High School and a 1966 graduate of Mississippi University for Women, where she was a member of the Silhouette Social Club. Karen taught biology at Kingsbury High School in Memphis for five...
Allan C. Cecil
May 21, 2015
Allan C. Cecil, USAF Retired, age 74, of Gulfport died Thursday, May 21, 2015 in Gulfport. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1979. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served in Vietnam and retired as Major with 20 years of service. He was an active member of...
Betty Jane Miller Barrett
May 21, 2015
Betty Jane Miller Barrett, age 90, was born in West Point, New York May 16, 1925, to General Maurice and Nola Miller. She attended Agnes Scott College and received her degree from Cornell University. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Frederick E. Barrett. Fred and Betty were an inseparable team who loved to travel. They were...
Gladys Sumner Hickman
May 21, 2015
Mrs. Gladys Sumner Hickman, age 94, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 in D’Iberville, MS. Mrs. Hickman was a native of Navassa, N.C. and resident of Ocean Springs, MS since 1984. Mrs. Hickman was a member of the First Baptist Church of Biloxi. She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow W. Hickman; mother, Maggie Doris Sumner; father, Samuel...
Peter D. Misko
May 21, 2015
Mr. Peter D. Misko, Jr., age 101, died Thursday, May 21, 2015. Mr. Misko was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He retired from Biloxi Fire Department and was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. He was also a longtime commercial fisherman for many years. Mr. Misko was a former member of St. Michael Catholic Church and a member...
Mary Louise Gollotte Adkinson
May 20, 2015
Mary Louise Gollotte Adkinson, age 84, of Biloxi, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Mary Louise was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She retired from the Biloxi Library and was of the Catholic faith. She is preceded in death by her parents, Brusoe and Ovadia Gollotte. Survivors include her daughter, Cathy Miller; son, Lloyd M. Adkinson, Jr.; 6...
Walter E. Ross
May 20, 2015
Walter E. Ross, III, son of Sonya and Gene Kifer and the late Walter E. Ross, Jr. went to meet his Heavenly Father on May 20, 2015. Walter was retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding. He worked his way up through the ranks from an electrical apprentice to an Electrical Engineering Test Supervisor. He loved the work he did. He was an...
Rosemary Neill Furr
May 19, 2015
Rosemary Neill Furr, 82, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Rosemary grew up in Leland, MS and has been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1958. She graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in psychology. While pursuing her degree, she met and married Richard T....
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