Obituaries

Mary Elizabeth Crain

Mary Elizabeth Crain

Aug 10, 2013

Mary Elizabeth Burton Crain, age, 78, of Gulfport died Saturday, August 10, 2013 in Gulfport. She was born in Sumrall, MS to Lee and Sophia Burton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Crain; and a daughter, Patricia Ann Butler Lewis. She is survived by daughters, Minnie Handy, Sherry Johnson, and Dr. Joy Hooper; a sister, Dorothy Bass;...

Rodney Dean Hattaway

Rodney Dean Hattaway

Aug 9, 2013

Rodney Dean Hattaway, 60, of Ocean Springs, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on August 9, 2013. Rodney never met a stranger and leaves a host of friends who will always remember him including Dr. Bob and Bill W. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Joanne L. Strayham. He is survived by his loving wife and...

Margaret Eleanor Richardson

Margaret Eleanor Richardson

Aug 9, 2013

Margaret Eleanor Richardson, known to all as Marge, passed away on Aug. 9, 2013 in Ocean Springs and went to the best family reunion of her life, where she will rejoin the love of her life, Boyd Richardson, always known as Rich, and her dear son, Roy, her parents, Louis and Elizabeth Sabo and her siblings, Louis, Bob, Helen, Ethel,...

Bobbie Sue Kincade

Bobbie Sue Kincade

Aug 9, 2013

Bobbie Sue Kincade, 70, of Gulfport, died Friday, August 9, 2013. Bobbie was a Registered Nurse for 30 years at Memorial Hospital and also volunteered for the hospital auxiliary. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church where she served as a pianist, organist, and Sunday School Teacher. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Kincade and...

Rhonda Lynn Anderson

Rhonda Lynn Anderson

Aug 9, 2013

Rhonda Lynn Anderson, age 59 went to be with our Savior Friday, August 9, 2013, in Gulfport. She was born July 25, 1954 in Biloxi and was a resident of Gulfport. Rhonda was a Teacher’s Assistant for 22 years with Harrison County ISD, working with special needs children. Rhonda taught children in Primary for many years in her church and...

Melissa Lou Daley

Melissa Lou Daley

Aug 8, 2013

Melissa Lou Daley, age 45, died on Thursday, August 08, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Patrick Daley; son, Preston Dwayne Mize; daughter, Summer Nicole Daley; mother, Carolyn Lou Halford; brothers, Eddie Wayne Walker, Russell Halford, and R. W. Walker; sister, Belinda Walker; grandchildren, Dante Mize, Reagen and Riley Daley, David Benefield, Ashton Walley, McKenna Daley, and Abel...

Wildon Earl Ross

Wildon Earl Ross

Aug 7, 2013

Wildon Earl Ross, age 91, of Biloxi, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Mr. Ross was born in Biloxi where he remained a lifelong resident. He was a US Navy Veteran who served during WWII. He owned and operated Yellow Cab Company in Biloxi for 60 years. Mr. Ross was a member of the Galloping Gales, a semi pro football...

Michelle Lynn  Orr

Michelle Lynn Orr

Aug 7, 2013

Michelle Lynn Orr, 42, died on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 in Ocean Springs. A native and lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, she attended First Baptist Church in Biloxi and Latter Day Saints in Ocean Springs. She graduated from D’Iberville High School in 1990. Michelle is preceded in death by her daughter, Brittany Orr and her parents, Edna and...

Lodessie Sullivan Cox

Lodessie Sullivan Cox

Aug 6, 2013

Lodessie S. Cox, 77, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013 in Ocean Springs, MS. Born in Biloxi, she was a member of Eastern Star Magnolia Lodge in Biloxi. She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth R. Cox; parents, Lavell and Marjorie Sullivan; and brother, J.L. Sullivan. Lodessie is survived by her daughter, Susan Robinson of Biloxi; sons, Kenneth M....

Julia Marie Guice

Julia Marie Guice

Aug 5, 2013

Julia Cook Guice died on Monday, August 5, 2013 in D’Iberville. Julia Cook Guice was born on February 23, 1928 in Biloxi. She graduated from Biloxi High School and attended Perkinston Junior College and University of Southern Mississippi. Julia was co-owner of Guice Realty and Insurance Company prior to being appointed as the first civil defense director of the City...

Joyce B. Corley

Joyce B. Corley

Aug 4, 2013

Joyce B. Corley, age 89, of Biloxi died Sunday, August 4, 2013. Joyce was a native of Mobile but spent a great portion of her early years in Bayou Le Batre, Alabama and anyone who knew her was certainly aware of her love of “The Bayou”. She was a graduate of Barton Academy in Mobile and was a former employee...

Jeff Walker

Jeff Walker

Aug 4, 2013

Jeff Walker, age 68, of Gulfport died Sunday, August 4, 2013 in Biloxi. He was a lifelong resident of Gulfport and a 1964 graduate of Gulfport High School. He was a member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church in Gulfport where he served on staff for many years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was preceded in...

Mary  Martha Wakeland Boudreaux

Mary Martha Wakeland Boudreaux

Aug 4, 2013

Mary Martha Wakeland Boudreaux, age 92, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 4, 2013. Our mother, Mary, was truly a woman of and with amazing grace. She lived as she taught, to put her faith in the Lord above all situations. Mary was born in Rockport, Kentucky on April 16, 1921, the daughter of Carl and...

Stanford "Duke"  Bang

Stanford "Duke" Bang

Aug 1, 2013

Stanford “Duke” Bang, 74, of Vancleave, MS, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 in Vancleave. Mr. Bang was born July 3, 1939 in Jackson County, MS. He worked for 28 years at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. Mr. Bang’s passions in life were hunting, fishing and gardening. He was a faithful member of The Vancleave Holiness Church. Mr. Bang is preceded in...

Guy Morrison Walker

Guy Morrison Walker

Aug 1, 2013

Guy Morrison Walker II died on August 1, 2013 at his home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He was born on January 29, 1924, the son of the late Ray Mattox Walker and Marian Ward Tippy Walker. He was the grandson of the late Guy Morrison Waker I and Minnie Royse Walker and Dr. Worth Marion Tippy and Zella Birda Ward...

Gary "Kelly" Brown

Gary "Kelly" Brown

Jul 31, 2013

Mr. Gary "Kelly" Brown Jr, age 22, of Vancleave, MS died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in New Orleans, LA. Kelly was a native and lifelong resident of Vancleave and was a 2009 graduate of Vancleave High School. He attended Gulf Coast Community College with the Electrician Lineman Program. He was employed with Chain Electric as a lineman in New Orleans....

Thomas Harhamson Atkinson

Thomas Harhamson Atkinson

Jul 30, 2013

Mr. Thomas H. Atkinson, Jr., 77, of Biloxi, MS, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Biloxi. He was born August 14, 1935 at King's Daughter Hospital in Gulfport to Thomas H. Atkinson, Sr. and Julia Austin Atkinson. He graduated from Biloxi High School in 1953. After setting the State record for the mile, he received a full track scholarship to...

Lois Hadden  Leland

Lois Hadden Leland

Jul 30, 2013

Lois Hadden Leland, 86, of Vancleave, MS passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in Vancleave. Mrs. Leland is preceded in death by her father, Joseph Marshall Hadden; her mother, Dora Bell Hadden; her brothers, James Edward Hadden, Marshall Joseph Hadden, John Hadden, and Jerry Hadden; and her sister, Jessie McGahee. Survivors include her husband, Thomas Leland; her sons, Andre (Margaret...

Richard Arthur Barnett

Richard Arthur Barnett

Jul 28, 2013

Richard Arthur Barnett, 75, of Gulfport, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 28, 2013 surrounded by his close family. Richard was born in Gulfport on November 19, 1937. He graduated from Gulfport High School and continued his education in Business at Baylor University in Waco, TX. Richard worked as the owner and operator of Barnett's Floor Service for more than...

Edith Margaret Mauterer

Edith Margaret Mauterer

Jul 28, 2013

Edith Margaret Mauterer, age 89, of Biloxi died Sunday, July 28, 2013 in Gulfport. She was born in West Virginia and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast over 50 years. She retired as a registered nurse in 1965. She was Baptist. Edith was preceded in death her husband Merlin Kenneth Mauterer and a daughter, Janice Rae Baudier. She...