Obituaries
Peter B. Lilau
Nov 2, 2012
Peter B. Lilau, 76, of Gulfport died Friday, November 2, 2012 in Gulfport. Arrangements are incomplete at Bradford-O'Keefe, 15th Street, Gulfport.
John "Brioche" Misko
Nov 1, 2012
John “Brioche” Misko, 81, was called home to rest with our Lord on November 1, 2012, All Saints Day. John will be remembered as a devout Christian of Catholic faith at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Biloxi where he volunteered weekly at Mass. He always had great stories to share from his younger years living on “The Point”. He was...
Betty-Ann Wehrlin Bowen
Nov 1, 2012
Betty-Ann Wehrlin Bowen of Ocean Springs, MS, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, succumbed to an extended illness on November 1, 2012 at the age of 83. Mrs. Bowen was born December 5, 1928 to Max and Mable Wehrlin of New Jersey. Betty-Ann was married to Kenneth Ralph Bowen on August 5, 1950 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. They moved to...
Ronald A. Mason
Nov 1, 2012
Ronald Anthony Mason, Sr., 76, of Biloxi, died Thursday, November 1, 2012. Ronald was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He was an US Army Veteran, serving as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division. Ronald worked for Biloxi Water Works for 20 years and Harrison County Sheriff’s Office for 32 years, where he received the Valor of Honor...
Berneice A. Felth
Oct 31, 2012
Berniece A. Felth entered her heavenly home Wednesday, October 31, 2012, in Biloxi, MS, at age 92. She lived her first 88 years in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she was born on January 20, 1920. She was a homemaker, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She was a faithful member of Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis until her...
Thomas David McIlwain
Oct 31, 2012
Thomas David McIlwain (Tom), age 71 of Ocean Springs, died peacefully at home with his wife and daughter by his side after a long battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of the coast, Tom was born in Pascagoula, MS and graduated from Capitol Page School in Washington D.C. in 1958. After graduation, Tom served briefly in the U.S. Army, and...
Hurley Mathieu
Oct 31, 2012
Mr. Hurley Mathieu, age 88, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Tuesday, October 31, 2012, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Mathieu was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs, worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding for 30 years and retired from there. He was a WWII veteran in the U.S. Navy and held medals of valor for his service. He was of the Baptist faith....
Sgt. Maj. Ben Munar, U. S. Army, Retired
Oct 30, 2012
Sgt. Major Ben Munar, U. S. Army, Retired, passed away at Gulfport Memorial Hospital on Tuesday October 30, 2012. Ben has been a resident of Biloxi, Mississippi for the last 17 years with his wife of 18 years, Vera M. Munar. Ben was born November 27, 1930 in Honolulu in the Territory of Hawaii to Mr. Pedro V. Munar and...
N. Lee Powell Peffer
Oct 29, 2012
N. Lee Powell Peffer passed away on October 29, 2012 in her home surrounded by family. Mrs. Peffer devoted her life to her husband, children, grandchildren, the USAF and Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Her survivors include her husband, Ronald Peffer; daughters, Su-Lin Bolin and Lynette Brown; her six grandchildren, Dacota, Jonathan, Sheldon, Brooke, Kaiden and Sophia; parents, Luther and Shirley...
Lottie Brookins
Oct 29, 2012
Lottie Brookins, 98, of Biloxi, MS died Monday, October 29, 2012 in Gulfport. Survivors include her daughter, Wanda Aflague; her grandchildren, Mary (Valencio) Horick, John (Kim) Aflague, Joe (Debbie) Aflague and Theresa Aflague; her great-grandchildren, Lindsey Bryant, Sarah Horick, Matthew Horick, Laine Crowe, Mark Wetzel and Justin Wetzel; and her great-great-grandchildren, Brynn Bryant and Kamdyon Crowe. In lieu of flowers,...
Doris P. Miller
Oct 28, 2012
Doris P. Miller, 86, of Columbia, MS died on Sunday, October 28, 2012. Mrs. Miller was born on December 29, 1925 to Albert and Myrtis Reagan in Columbia, MS. She was a hairdresser and property owner in Pascagoula for over sixty years. Mrs. Miller was very civic minded and worked on many community projects and she loved everything to do...
Arthur Douglas "Oz" Cox
Oct 27, 2012
Arthur Douglas Cox, fondly known as “Oz”, age 79, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away October 27, 2012. He was born February 20, 1933, in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Mr. Cox was a Navy Veteran who was honorably discharged in 1955 and retired from Sandestin Resort in Destin, Florida. He enjoyed woodworking, and also enjoyed having coffee on Saturday mornings with his...
Threasa Ann Tuggle
Oct 27, 2012
Threasa Ann Tuggle, 48 of Saucier, MS went home on Saturday, October 27, 2012, in Memorial Hospital Gulfport after a nine year long struggle with Cancer. Mrs. Tuggle was born in Natchez, MS and raised in Gloster, MS. She graduated from Copiah-Lincoln Community College’s LPN nursing program. Threasa was a nurse at Lakeview Nursing Center where she touched many lives....
Teresa Josephine "Josie" Michaelis
Oct 27, 2012
Teresa Josephine Michaelis (Josie) age 79 of Ocean Springs died Saturday, October 27, 2012, in Ocean Springs after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Josie was born in 1933 in Leigh, England. She came to the United States in 1955 and has been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1961. She was a homemaker and had volunteered with...
Sybilee R. Boney
Oct 26, 2012
Sybilee “Lee” Romines Boney, 83, died peacefully at home in Ocean Springs, on the evening of October 26, 2012, surrounded by her family. Lee was born in Platka, Florida on May 8, 1929 to Ora and Charles Ruben Romines. She grew up in north Texas and graduated from Seymour High School. Lee received her degree in nursing from Mercy Hospital...
Vaughn David Thacker
Oct 26, 2012
Vaughn Thacker, 69, of Gulfport, MS walked through the gates of Heaven on October 26, 2012. He was born in Evansville, TN and was a resident of Gulfport, MS for the past 32 years. He was a member of Bel-Aire Baptist Church in Gulfport and a retired professor at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. He was preceded in death by...
Carole Patricia "Patty" Morgan
Oct 26, 2012
Carole “Patty” Morgan of D’Iberville was called home October 26, 2012. She was born July 1, 1942 in New Orleans to Shannon and Eura McKeown. Patty was the eldest of seven siblings and the only daughter. A 1960 graduate of Biloxi High School , Patty was a class beauty and queen of the Junior Miss Ball. She went on to...
William C. "Bill" Harmon
Oct 25, 2012
William C. “Bill” Harmon II, 59, of St. Martin Community died on Thursday, October 25, 2012. Mr. Harmon was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a member of Heritage United Methodist Church in D’Iberville. Mr. Harmon was also a member of the North Bay area Mardi Gras Association, MS Gulf Coast Honor Flight and a volunteer...
Mary Alice Simpson Blackwell
Oct 25, 2012
Mrs. Mary Alice Simpson Blackwell, age 81, of Kentwood, LA, died Thursday, October 25, 2012, in Moss Point, MS. Mrs. Blackwell was born on October 24, 1931 and was a longtime resident of Kentwood, LA. She was in the Health Care profession for 42 years and worked at Pike Faller Clinic in Kentwood. She was also a member of the...
Gracia "Grace" Forte Ortega Jones
Oct 25, 2012
Gracia “Grace” Forte Ortega Jones, 64, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Thursday, October 25, 2012. Mrs. Jones was born in Caloocan City, Philippines. She had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1974. Mrs. Jones attended the University of the East, majoring in Business Administration. She graduated with honor from Lorrain College and the New York Institute of Photography....
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