Obituaries

Barbara J.  Williams

Barbara J. Williams

Apr 12, 2012

Barbara J. Williams departed from this life to move onto the next and join hands with our Heavenly Father on April 12, 2012, at Ocean Springs Hospital. Barbara was a U.S. Army wife, a very devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was also a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and a long-time resident of the City of Ocean Springs....

Betty Jean Miller

Betty Jean Miller

Apr 12, 2012

Betty Jean Miller, 84, of Biloxi, MS died on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Mrs. Miller was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She attended Sacred Heart Academy and graduated from Jackson County Community College. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Community of Christ Church in Ocean Springs, MS. She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard...

Elsy S.  Morris

Elsy S. Morris

Apr 11, 2012

Mrs. Elsy S. Morris, 91, of Biloxi, MS, died Tuesday, April 11, 2012 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Morris was born in Wallace, Louisiana and lived her whole married life in Biloxi. She was a member of Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Cathedral. Mrs. Morris was a Registered Nurse. She received her nurses training at Hotel Dieu in New Orleans, LA. She was...

Gwendolyn Malvaney

Gwendolyn Malvaney

Apr 11, 2012

Gwendolyn Malvaney, 85, of Biloxi, MS died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Biloxi. Mrs. Malvaney was a native of Tyler Town, MS and a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past three years. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Edgar Malvaney; daughters, Lucienne Gautier and Corinne Malvaney; sons, Edgar L. Malvaney, Jr., George Taylor Malvaney and David Christoph...

Hazel Glass Wallace

Hazel Glass Wallace

Apr 11, 2012

Heaven gained another beautiful angel with the passing of Hazel Glass Wallace on April 11, 2012. Hazel was a 1936 graduate of Biloxi High School where she was a varsity cheerleader and a member of the 1936 BHS Girls Championship Basketball Team. She was also a beautiful ballerina who loved to dance. Hazel married her high school sweetheart and celebrated...

Eric J.  Ball

Eric J. Ball

Apr 11, 2012

Eric J. Ball, 41, of Ocean Springs died on Wed., April 11, 2012. Private services will be held. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE, Howard Ave., Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.

Larry W. "Peter" Potter

Larry W. "Peter" Potter

Apr 10, 2012

Larry W. “Peter” Potter, 67, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Mr. Potter was born on July 15, 1944 in Biloxi, MS and had been a resident of Ocean Springs. He served in the US Navy and was retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding. Mr. Potter is survived by his wife, Jo; son, Larry W. Potter Jr. of...

Shane  R. Mayo

Shane R. Mayo

Apr 9, 2012

Shane R. Mayo, 32, of D’Iberville, MS died Monday, April 9, 2012 in Biloxi, MS. Shane was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and of Catholic faith. He attended D’Iberville High School and he had a passion for riding motorcycles. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ellis and Florence Richard and Larry Mayo, Sr.; and Victor Hanson....

William "Bill" Gasparrini,

William "Bill" Gasparrini,

Apr 8, 2012

Dr. William Gasparrini, 60, of Biloxi, died Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012 at his home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born to Rose Cianci Gasparrini and the late Joseph Gasparrini in Greenwich, CT. He graduated from Greenwich High School in 1969 as a National Merit Scholar. He attended Lehigh University where he earned his...

Kenny (Buck) Duehr

Kenny (Buck) Duehr

Apr 7, 2012

Kenny (Buck) Duehr, 44, of Vancleave, MS, formerly of Sherrill, IA, passed from this life into the next on Saturday, April 7, 2012. Kenny was born on December 14, 1967 in Dubuque, Iowa. He was an Air Force Veteran in the Gulf War and worked at Standard Material in Slidell, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence...

Kevin Lee Johnson

Kevin Lee Johnson

Apr 6, 2012

MSgt Kevin Lee Johnson, age 50, died Friday, April 6, 2012, at the Air to Ground Range, Camp Shelby, MS. Kevin was born in Flint, Michigan and lived in McHenry, MS. MSgt Johnson served his country honorably by serving in the United States Navy and the Mississippi Air National Guard, assigned to the Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, MS. Kevin...

Donna Teaschner

Donna Teaschner

Apr 6, 2012

Donna Teaschner, 63, of Biloxi, died Friday, April 6, 2012. Ms. Teaschner was born on December 6, 1948 in Biloxi to Edward and Mary Margaret Penton. She worked for the state of Mississippi for twenty three years. She was a member of the Fleur-de-Lis Ladies Auxiliary and volunteered for the American Red Cross and RSVP. She was a caring and...

Jules Champ Roch

Jules Champ Roch

Apr 5, 2012

Mr. Jules Roch, 56, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Biloxi. Mr. Roch was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was very active in Motorcycle riding, sky diving and scuba diving. He worked for Lighthouse Marble Works for more than 20 years. He was a loving father and devoted husband Mr. Roch was preceded in...

Edmund  G Hanson

Edmund G Hanson

Apr 5, 2012

Edmund G. Hanson, 83, of Diamondhead, died April 5, 2012. A graveside service will be held on April 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street in Gulfport, is in acharge of arrangements.

William Keith Rush

William Keith Rush

Apr 5, 2012

William Keith Rush, 51, of Saucier, MS died on Thursday, April 5, 2012. He is preceded in death by his father, Roy Rush, Sr.; mother, Grace Henley and brother, David Rush. William is survived by his companion, Linda Surface; step-mother, Barbara Vlasic; brothers and sisters, Darlene (James) Ealy, Roy (Debra) Rush, Jr., Nathan (Brenda) Rush, Cindy (Mike) Toothman, Rachel (Scotty)...

Ralph Edwin Bridges

Ralph Edwin Bridges

Apr 4, 2012

Ralph Edwin Bridges, age 75, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in Gulfport. Mr. Bridges was born in Cleveland County, NC and had been a resident of the Coast since 1975. He was a member of Coalville United Methodist Church. He retired as MSgt in the U. S. Air Force in 1975 after 20 years of service and also...

Harold "Rocky" Jordan

Harold "Rocky" Jordan

Apr 3, 2012

It is with great sadness that the family of Harold "Rocky" Jordan announces his passing on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Rocky was born in Ether, North Carolina on March 4, 1930. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base where he met the love of his life, Juliet "Nooty" Jenkins. He never...

Dominick A.  Moyer

Dominick A. Moyer

Apr 3, 2012

Mr. Dominick A. Moyer, 91, of Biloxi, MS, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, in Biloxi. Mr. Moyer was born in Newark, NY and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1986. He was a retired U. S. Air Force Veteran with 27 years of service. He was a loving husband and father. He is survived by his wife...

Shannon Pol Reeves

Shannon Pol Reeves

Apr 2, 2012

Shannon Pol Reeves, age 43, of Vancleave, MS died Monday, April 2, 2012, in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Reeves was born on January 20, 1969, in Pascagoula, MS and was a 1988 graduate of Vancleave High School. He worked many years at B & D Plastics and was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas L. Reeves,...

Roye Green

Roye Green

Mar 31, 2012

Mr. Roye Green, 84, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Biloxi. Mr. Green was born in West Point, MS and had been a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a U. S. Marine Veteran of WW II and retired from Bryan Brothers Meat Processing Company. He was a member of the First Baptist Church...