Obituaries
Bobby Eugene Hughes
Jul 28, 2013
Bobby E. Hughes, 66, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 in Mobile, AL. Mr. Hughes was a lifetime resident of the Gulf Coast. Bobby retired from the Mississippi Department of Transportation after 25 years of service as a supervisor. He has worked for the President Casino and the Silver Slipper Casino. Bobby enjoyed Braves Baseball and Saints Football. Mr. Hughes was...
Mary Louise Benvenutti Bratton
Jul 27, 2013
Mary Louise Benvenutti Bratton departed this earth to be with her loving Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at the age of 80. Mary was born on September 12, 1932 and was a lifelong native of Pass Christian MS. Mary was a beloved wife and mother and loved her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren more than life itself....
Charley Cecil Self
Jul 27, 2013
Mr. Charley Cecil Self, 68, of Vancleave, died Saturday, July 27, 2013. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather that was a great friend and never met a stranger. He will be sadly missed by all that knew him. Mr. Self is preceded in death by his parents, Charley & Christine Self; son, William Floyd White; brother,...
Olen Lee Bridges
Jul 26, 2013
Olen Lee Bridges, Sr., of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, July 26, 2013 in Biloxi. He was a farmer, barber and routes man. After his retirement, he was still active in yard work. Mr. Bridges is preceded in death by his wife, Lanelle Bridges; parents, Virgil and Readius Bridges; son, James Willie Bridges; six brothers; two sisters; one grandchild; two great-grandchildren...
Floyd Robert "Butch" Chatham
Jul 26, 2013
Floyd Robert “Butch” Chatham, 69, died Friday, July 26, 2013 in Biloxi, MS. He was a free spirited, outgoing and loving guy. Floyd was a lifelong Catholic attending Sacred Heart, Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral and Our Lady of Fatima. He was employed with Howard Memorial as a grounds keeper. Though afflicted with cerebral palsy, his greatest success story was his graduation...
Jack "Jay" Junior Cook
Jul 26, 2013
Jack “Jay” Junior Cook, 51, died July 26, 2013 in Biloxi, MS. He loved helping others and never met a stranger. Jack was a kind, gentle man that was a loving husband, son, father and brother. He and his family are members of Pentecostals of the Gulf Coast. He worked at Fisherman’s Wharf in Biloxi, Gollott’s Seafood for 14 years...
Robert "Bob" Lee Collom
Jul 26, 2013
Robert “Bob” Collom, Sr. of Vancleave, 74, died Friday, July 26, 2013 in Vancleave, MS. Mr. Collom is a native of Ellisville, MS and a resident of the Coast for the last 51 years, 45 of those in Vancleave. He retired from Chevron as an Operations Supervisor. Bob is of the Baptist faith. He is a 32 degree Mason and...
Maurice Lee Mullinax
Jul 26, 2013
Maurice Lee Mullinax Sr., 72, died on Friday, July 26, 2013 in Gulfport, MS. He was born in Leslie, Arkansas and a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1952. Maurice was a US Air Force Veteran and retired from Bell South Telephone Company after 32 years of service. He was a charter member of Gold Wing Road Riders Association and...
Janice Denise Fore
Jul 24, 2013
Janice Denise Fore passed away at the age of 54 on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 after a brief battle with brain cancer. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Grover and Selma Myrick and paternal grandparents, William and Maude Fore. She is survived by her daughter, Kristen Scarfuto; parents, Gloria and Bill Fore; sister, Cindy Fore; brother, Billy...
Ethelyn Lucille MacKenzie Schaffner Connor
Jul 21, 2013
Ethelyn Lucille MacKenzie Schaffner Connor, the "Tree Lady" of Ocean Springs, who worked tirelessly throughout her life for the beautification and historic heritage of her community, died on July 21 in Ocean Springs. She was 97. Mrs. Connor was devoted to a number of initiatives including the annual celebration of the 1699 d'Iberville Landing, restoration of Marble Springs, and the...
E.A. "Brother" Dartez
Jul 20, 2013
Mr. E.A. "Brother" Dartez, age 72, of Biloxi, MS, died on Friday, July 19, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elpha Dartez, Annette Higginbotham Dartez Williams (Mack), twin sister, Annette Dartez Valence and brother, Purvis "Putsey" Dartez. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Judy Dartez, brother, Curtis (Martha) Dartez, children, Ronnie (Dee Dee) Dartez, Sr, Brian...
Ray Parker Harvey
Jul 20, 2013
Mr. Ray Parker Harvey, age 87, of Biloxi died Saturday, July 20, 2013. Mr. Harvey was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast and was a World War II Navy Veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ether and Clara Harvey. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Harvey; daughters, Judy Kidd and Ann Carter; sons, Curtis Harvey and...
Larry L. "Goober" Salter
Jul 20, 2013
Larry Lee Salter, age 72, of Vancleave, MS, died Saturday, July 20, 2013 at home with his family. He joined the Navy in 1957. Larry served aboard the USS Radford until 1968 when he went to work as an electrician for Ingalls Shipbuilding until he retired in 2006. Then he went to work on Brim and Shellcracker. Larry was the...
John Patrick Cox
Jul 19, 2013
John Cox, age 70, of Navasota, TX, died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, July 19, 2013. John was born in Biloxi, MS, to Frank and Emelda Cox. John graduated from Notre Dame High School. He retired from Southwestern Bell after 30 years of service. After retirement he owned an RV Park for many years. He was preceded in death...
Edith Mae McGill
Jul 19, 2013
Mrs. Edith Mae McGill Doudna, age 84, of Gulfport, MS, died Friday, July 19, 2013, in Gulfport. Mrs. Doudna was born in Jasper, AL and was raised in Troy, AL. She had lived on the coast since 1965 and was a Baptist. She was a quintessential mom not only to her children but to any child she met. Mrs. Doudna...
Kay Robeson Nix
Jul 19, 2013
Kay Robeson Nix, 62, of Oxford, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 19, 2013. Born December 4, 1950 in Ripley, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Ray Robeson and Dorothy Mullikin Robeson. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, James Richard Nix; her two loving daughters, Cheryl Murphy and Alyson Dufilho, their husbands, Curt and...
Shirley Rose Rosalis
Jul 18, 2013
Shirley Rose Rosalis, native Biloxian, born June 21, 1941, passed away July 18, 2013. Shirley was a vibrant and fiercely strong-willed woman. She possessed a magnetic charm and wit that drew people to her and made them feel counted in this world. She could meet a stranger and they would be a friend by the time the conversation was over....
Anna Kuluz Thompson
Jul 18, 2013
Anna Thompson entered into eternal rest late in the evening on Thursday, July 18 in her home in Biloxi. The life-long Point Cadet resident was born December 11, 1924 to the late Annie Mozara Kuluz and Tony M. Kuluz. She was a faithful and devout Catholic and volunteered countless hours to St. Michael’s Catholic Church as a member of St....
Dana Bull Hambaugh
Jul 17, 2013
Dana Bull Hambaugh, 47, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Ocean Springs. Dana was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a loving wife and mother who was totally devoted to her family. She is preceded in death by her mother, Ann Schriever. Her survivors include her husband, Vince Hambaugh; her daughters, Alexis...
Maureen Mallette English
Jul 17, 2013
Maureen Mallette English, age 79, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Gulfport. She was a giving and generous lady and will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mickey English; a daughter, Donna Whitfield; and a brother, Kenneth Mallette. She is survived by a daughter, Janet Newcom (Kevin); a...
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