Obituaries

Harrell M Mallett

Harrell M Mallett

Sep 8, 2014

Mr. Harrell McDonnell Mallett, age 80, passed away on the morning of September 8, 2014 surrounded by family and loved ones. Harrell was the tenth of twelve children born to Fred S. and Virda Delancey Mallett. Harrell was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He graduated from D’Iberville High School in 1951, where he was a member of...

George Herman East

George Herman East

Sep 8, 2014

George Herman East, Jr. was born February 15, 1938, in Laurel, Mississippi, and died September 8, 2014, in Gulfport, Mississippi. Working for Mississippi Power Company for 40 years, he retired in 2001 as Manager of Systems Operation and Control. Over his lifetime, he was a member of the United Methodist Church where he served at both the local and conference...

Michael Joseph Mercier

Michael Joseph Mercier

Sep 7, 2014

Michael Joseph Mercier, age 73, of Gulfport died Sunday, September 7, 2014 in Biloxi. He was born in St. Paul, MN and been a resident of the Gulf Coast for about forty years. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church and a former member of Gulfport Elks Lodge # 978. He previously served in the National Guard and...

John Mark Stahlhut

John Mark Stahlhut

Sep 7, 2014

John Mark Stahlhut, 51, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 in Gulfport, MS. He was born in Columbus, MS and lived on the Coast for many years. John attended St. Martin School System. He was an ASE Master Certified Auto Technician employed with Preston Hood Chevrolet. John was of the Lutheran Faith. John Mark is survived by his parents John and...

Virginia Howard Payne

Virginia Howard Payne

Sep 7, 2014

Virginia Howard Payne, age 92, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Sunday, September 07, 2014 at Memorial Hospital. Virginia was born November 4, 1921, in Jackson, Tennessee. Virginia lived on the Gulf Coast for most of her life. She also lived in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, Jack Payne, where she worked for the Federal Government as a Loan Officer....

Curtis V. Temple

Curtis V. Temple

Sep 6, 2014

Curtis V. Temple, 79, of Long Beach died Saturday, September 6, 2014 in Gulfport. Arrangements are incomplete at BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL HOME, 15th St. Gulfport (228 865-0090)

Kathaleen Faye Sullivan

Kathaleen Faye Sullivan

Sep 6, 2014

Kathaleen Faye Williams Sullivan, 72, of Ocean Springs, MS died Saturday, September 6, 2014 in Ocean Springs. Kathaleen was born in St. Louis, MO and was a resident of the coast for the past 39 years. She liked to make people smile wherever she went. Kathaleen was a loving mother and friend to her community. She was a very talented...

Charles "Charlie" Frederick Hall, Jr.

Charles "Charlie" Frederick Hall, Jr.

Sep 6, 2014

Charles “Charlie” Frederick Hall, Jr., 85, of Clinton, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2014, at the home of his daughter, from complications of MDS. He was born on December 29, 1928, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the only child of Charles Frederick and Christine (Gehron) Hall. He graduated from Williamsport High School and joined the United States Air Force in...

Curtis Van Sloan Temple

Curtis Van Sloan Temple

Sep 6, 2014

Curt Temple, age 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, September 6, 2014. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, brother, and sister. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Lydia Besse Temple; his daughter, Tammy (Kelvin) Etheridge; his son Curtis Van Sloan Temple, Jr. (AKA) J.R. and two step-daughters, Gina Sharpton...

Barbara Ann Bormann

Barbara Ann Bormann

Sep 5, 2014

Barbara Ann Bormann, 67 of Gulfport passed away Friday, September 5, 2014 in Sanford, NC. She is survived by her husband of 52 years Fred Bormann, a daughter, Janice Capdepon and son in law Wes Capdepon, two sons, John and Ronnie Bormann, a daughter in law Cheree Bormann, 5 grand children, Wesley Capdepon and his wife Talia, Ryan Capdepon and...

Don Davis

Don Davis

Sep 5, 2014

Don Davis lived long enough to see his beloved Boston Red Sox win a World Series and the New Orleans Saints win a Super Bowl, so he figured he had seen it all. So it was that on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, Don moved on to the next life to be with his wife of 41 years, Caroline. Appropriately, he...

Joanne Polk Cochrane

Joanne Polk Cochrane

Sep 4, 2014

Joanne Polk Cochrane, 78, of Vancleave, MS, died Thursday, September 4, 2014 in Biloxi, MS. Joanne was born in Bogalusa, LA on August 24th, 1936, moving to Biloxi, MS when she was of a young age. Joanne was employed by AAFES at Keesler Air Force Base, MS and Tehran, Iran, and retired from Citigroup in Tampa, FL. She was a...

Thomas Russell Easterling

Thomas Russell Easterling

Sep 4, 2014

Thomas Russell Easterling, 79, died Thursday September 4, 2014 at his home in Gulfport. He was born in Mt. Olive June 16, 1935 to Delmas and Stella Mae. Russell lived in several states including New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, and of course Mississippi. His first job was in a cigar factory in New Jersey. He then went on to work on...

Bert Lee Owen

Bert Lee Owen

Sep 4, 2014

Bert Lee Owen, 90 years old, was born November 12, 1923 in D’Lo, Mississippi. She died at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport on Thursday, September 4, 2014, with her loving family and friends ever present at her side. Growing up in Gulfport during the Great Depression, she fondly remembers her love of sports and participated in all of these including track,...

John Malacky

John Malacky

Sep 2, 2014

John Malacky, 80, of Gulfport died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Private Service. BRADFORD-OKEEFE, O'Neal Rd. Gulfport in charge.

Francis Robert 'Frank" Ballow

Francis Robert 'Frank" Ballow

Sep 2, 2014

Francis Robert “Frank” Ballow, age 75, died on September 2, 2014 in Biloxi, MS. Frank worked at the President Casino and Beau Rivage Casino and Resort. Survivors include his brother, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Funeral services and burial will be held in private. Relatives and friends are welcome to attend a Memorial gathering on Saturday, September 6,...

Elvina "Sis" Martino

Elvina "Sis" Martino

Sep 1, 2014

Mrs. Elvina “Sis” Martino, age 92, of Biloxi, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014. Mrs. Martino was born in Biloxi where she remained a lifelong resident. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother who will be remembered for the devotion and care given to her son for the 31 years of his life. Mrs. Martino was the house...

George C.  Johnson,

George C. Johnson,

Sep 1, 2014

Dr. George C. Johnson, Jr., 84, of Gulfport died Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. Service 12:30 Mon. 9/8 Biloxi Nat'l Cemetery-BRADFORD-OKEEFE,15th St. Gulfport in charge.

Juana Sue Neeley Roy

Juana Sue Neeley Roy

Aug 30, 2014

Juana Sue Neeley Roy, 57 died Saturday, 30 August 2014 in Warner Robins, GA after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Sue was born Wednesday, 14 August 1957 in Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola FL, where she spent her early childhood. She liked to say "I am an Air Force brat and have lived in many places while Daddy was...

Clarence "Junior" Jimerson

Clarence "Junior" Jimerson

Aug 29, 2014

Surrounded by his beloved family, Junior Jimerson, age 72, left his earth to be with his Lord and Savior. To best describe Junior, he was an honest, hardworking, straight talking, down to earth, family loving man, who just like John Wayne, was a hero to his family. He was also an avid motorcycle rider and loved taking road trips with...