Obituaries
Nick George Pitalo
Nov 26, 2012
Nick George Pitalo, Jr., 85 of Gulfport died Monday, November 26, 2012 in Pass Christian. He was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the Coast and a graduate of Gulfport High School. He was the owner of Pitalo’s TV and Appliances in Gulfport for many years. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church, Knights of...
Sadie P. Grimes
Nov 26, 2012
Sadie P. Grimes, 44, of Vancleave passed away peacefully Monday, November 26, 2012 in her sleep at her home after a defiant 15 year struggle with R.S.D. Mrs. Grimes was born on May 27, 1968 in South Hampton Long Island, New York to William and Patricia Brickerd. Sadie was a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast most of her life....
Myra Jeannette Moran Parker
Nov 25, 2012
Myra Jeannette Moran Parker, 70, of D’Iberville, Mississippi, died Sunday, November 25, 2012, in D’Iberville. Mrs. Parker was born in Biloxi on March 2, 1942. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School. Affectionately known as “Nutsie”, she was married for 40 years to her high school sweetheart, James Walter “Jimmy” Parker, Jr.. They lived in D’Iberville for 22...
Rebecca "Becky" Edwards
Nov 25, 2012
Rebecca Edwards, 68, of D’Iberville, MS passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at her home with family. She was a lifelong resident of Mississippi Gulf Coast. She was dearly loved by her family and friends and will be deeply missed. Rebecca is preceded in death by her parents, William and Leona Vaughn, Sr. of Ocean Springs. Her survivors include...
Mary Sidney Love
Nov 24, 2012
Mary Sidney Hall Love age 94 died Saturday morning, November 24, 2012 at her home in Saucier, MS. Mary was born in Meridian, MS on July 29, 1918, the fourth daughter of Thomas Sidney Hall and Virgie Mae Kitchens Hall Mary “Granny” Love was a resident of Meridian for 90 years and moved to the Coast in 2008 where she...
Bertie Mae Culpepper Cochran
Nov 24, 2012
Bertie Mae Culpepper Cochran, 75, of Gulfport, died Saturday, November 24, 2012. Bertie was preceded in death by her father and mother, Horace and Nola Mae Culpepper; and two brothers, Jackson Culpepper, Sr. and Jimmie Culpepper. Her survivors include her three daughters, Darlene Culpepper of Coden, AL, Annie (Ron) Angers of Escatawpa, MS and Janette Irene Ferrill of Gulfport, MS;...
James Gary Rutland
Nov 23, 2012
James Gary Rutland, 58, of Gulfport died Friday, November 23, 2012 in Gulfport. He was born in Gulfport and had been a resident for most of his life. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gulfport. He was preceded in death by a nephew, Ehron Rachuba. He is survived by his parents, Jimmy and Frances Rutland of...
Edith Kennedy Dellenger
Nov 22, 2012
Mrs. Edith Kennedy Dellenger, age 88, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012 in Biloxi. Mrs. Dellenger was born March 18, 1924 to the late Louis and Loretta Harris Kennedy. She was a lifetime resident of Biloxi and a member of the Biloxi First United Methodist Church. She married her high school sweetheart, Philip Dellenger, in 1944. Mrs. Dellenger owned Edith...
Mary Carroll Hudson
Nov 22, 2012
Mary Carroll Hudson, age 69, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, November 22, 2012, in Gulfport, MS. Mary was a native and lifelong resident of the Ocean Springs and Biloxi area. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother and attended Free Church of God in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roosevelt and Bessie Tanner...
Grace Irene Stenum
Nov 22, 2012
Grace Irene Stenum, 85, of Biloxi passed away after a short battle with colon cancer on Thursday, November 22, 2012. Mrs. Stenum has been a resident of Biloxi since 1994 after retiring from Florida Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Rockledge, FL. She was currently on the Board of Directors with Harpeth Hills Cemetery and Funeral Home in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Stenum...
Edith Salassi O'Brien
Nov 22, 2012
Edith S. O’Brien, age 85, passed peacefully on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Driftwood Nursing Center in Gulfport. Edith was born December 8, 1926 to Walter Washington Salassi and Ruby Lee Russell Salassi. She grew up in Vicksburg where she attended Jett Elementary School and graduated from Carr Central High School. Edith met her husband, Charles, after he returned from...
Philip St. George Ambler
Nov 21, 2012
Major Philip St. George Ambler IV, 89, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, husband of Sarah Cleveland Pinckney Ambler died Wednesday night, November 21, 2012 after several months of illness. Maj. Ambler was born January 14, 1923 in Lynchburg, Virginia, to the late Philip S. Ambler, III. and Rose Knost Ambler. At an early age the family moved to Pass Christian,...
Darrell D. Stansberry, USAF Ret.
Nov 21, 2012
Lt. Col. Darrell D. Stansberry, USAF Retired, age 87, of D'Iberville, MS, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012, in Biloxi, MS. Col. Stansberry was born in Fairfield, Iowa and had been a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a retired U.S. Air Force Veteran of WW II, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. Col. Stansberry was preceded in death by...
John Edward Rairigh
Nov 21, 2012
John Edward Rairigh was born September 4, 1917 in Allegeny County, Pennsylvania. He passed on to his eternal life on November 21, 2012 with his family by his side. John was a loving husband, father and grandfather who enjoyed family gatherings, traveling, camping, and just enjoying life and all it had to offer. John was an Air and Sea Rescue...
Harry Joseph Joachim
Nov 21, 2012
Harry J. Joachim, known as the “Dean of Mississippi Real Estate” died Wednesday, November 21st in Gulfport. He was 92 years old. A native and lifelong resident of Biloxi, Joachim was a successful merchant and real estate professional and a noted civic leader. A devout Catholic, Harry was a lifelong member of the parish of the Cathedral of the Nativity...
Delores Marie Fayard
Nov 20, 2012
Delores Marie Fayard was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on September 2, 1955. She was married to Keith Charles Fayard for thirty-six years. She is survived by three daughters, Nicole, Amanda, and Tiffany Anne; and three grandchildren, Morgan, Hayden, and Colbie. She is preceded in death by her mother, Rosemary Arceneaux, her father and mother-in-law, Elvis and Marie Fayard, James Matthew...
Anne L. Bournonville
Nov 19, 2012
Anne L. Bournonville, 86, of Gulfport died Monday, November 19, 2012. Private services. BRADFORD-O’KEEFE FH, O’Neal Road, Gulfport is in charge.
Wilmer "Dave" Roscoe Davis
Nov 19, 2012
Wilmer R. “Dave” Davis, 75, of Biloxi, MS passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 in Biloxi. Dave, as so many knew him, was a native of McDowell, Virginia and a retired USAF Veteran. He devoted his life to serving the country that he loved. Dave was an avid Atlanta Braves fan. He is preceded in death by his parents, Willie...
Helen Madeleine Snyder Duchess
Nov 19, 2012
Helen Duchess, 91, of Ocean Springs, died peacefully on Monday, November 19, 2012, at the Ocean Springs Nursing Center where she had been a resident for the last 6 years and was well known for her active participation in the recreational programs. Helen always enjoyed and was sometimes critical of life. In her early years she particularly enjoyed playing baseball,...
Marlita Scottie Maddox
Nov 18, 2012
Marlita “Scottie” Maddox, age 79 of Biloxi, passed away peacefully in her home on November 18, 2012 while in the loving arms of her family. Scottie was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 10, 1933, to James R. Scott and Margaret Henderson. Scottie became accustomed early in life to moving around the country. In her childhood years, she...
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