Obituaries
Roy Edward Rush, Sr.
Feb 4, 2011
Mr. Roy Edward Rush, 78, of D'Iberville, MS, passed away peacefully Friday, February 4, 2011. Roy was born August 28, 1932 to the late Ralph and Lillian Waldrop Rush in Biloxi. where he remained a lifelong resident. He served his country in the U. S. Army four years and his communtiy as owner and operator of Roy's TV in D'Iberville...
Joseph H. Pum
Feb 4, 2011
Joseph H. Pum, age 65, of Gulfport, died Friday, February 4, 2011 in Gulfport. He was born in Horsham, Pa. He retired from the US Navy having served over twenty years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Anna Mae Hesser; and a brother, Stephen Pum. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Pum of Gulfport; two daughters, Tara...
Ila Martha Shrum
Feb 2, 2011
Ila Martha Shrum, 64, of Gulfport, MS died on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. She is preceded in death by her father, Robert Mounteer. Mrs. Shrum is survived by her husband, Albert Shrum of Gulfport, MS; mother, Ila W. Parker; son, Tom Bostic of Gulfport, MS; grandson, Austin Bostic; two sisters and six brothers. Memorial services will be held on Monday,...
Sidney Asher Harris, Jr.
Feb 2, 2011
Sidney Asher Harris, Jr. (Sergent, Army Air Corps) of Vancleave, MS, died Tuesday, February 2, 2011 at the age of 93. Mr. Harris was born July 6, 1917 in New York City. He graduated from High School at the age of 16, finished Brooklyn Law School and passed the New York State Bar Exam at the age of 21, the...
Nancy Jane McKenzie
Feb 2, 2011
Nancy Jane McKenzie, age 76 of Pass Christian MS., passed away Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, in Gulfport, MS. Ms. McKenzie was born in the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., on January 10th, 1935. Ms. McKenzie worked as a bookkeeper for several years at Realty Management in Pass Christian and previously worked for her son at Thomason Restaurant’s, Inc. in...
Shirley Elizabeth Dawkins
Feb 1, 2011
Mrs. Shirley Elizabeth Dawkins, age 82, of Mobile, AL., died Tuesday, February 1, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Dawkins was born on April 30, 1928, in Phenix City, AL. She was a loving faithful wife and a giving mother who always had a kind word and a beautiful smile. Mrs. Dawkins was an elegant lady with a generous spirit. Daughters...
Gaynell Mahaley Phelps Ealy
Jan 31, 2011
Gaynell Mahaley Phelps Ealy, 61, of Gulfport died Monday, January 31, 2011 in Bay St. Louis. Mrs. Ealy was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Brax Phelps and Myrtle Parker Phelps; a son, Marvin Glen Ealy; three sisters, Dorothy Bigot, Freddie Enroth, and Elaine Phelps;...
Wanda Shoemaker Capobianco
Jan 31, 2011
Wanda Shoemaker Capobianco, 56, of D'Iberville, MS took her final walk to heaven on Monday, January 31, 2011. She was born on May 17, 1954 in Gulfport, MS. The loving mother and grandmother is preceded in death by her husband, Matthew Capobianco; sister, Zelloween "Zelda" Shoemaker Phelps; parents, Effie Jane Carol and Kevel Shoemaker; nephew, Edward Earl Phelps, Jr.; great-nephew,...
Doris Shaw
Jan 31, 2011
Doris Shaw, age 54, of Gulfport, MS, died Monday, January 31, 2011 in Ocean Springs. Doris was a longtime resident of the coast. She was employed with Walmart since 2000 and became an assistant manager in 2009. Doris is survived by her son, Daniel (Jessica) Shaw and their son, Keith. Memorial Service will be Friday, February 4, 2011 at 7:00...
David Wayne Lucas
Jan 31, 2011
David "Dave" Wayne Lucas, age 44, of Saucier, died Monday, January 31, 2011 at the University of South Alabama Medical Center. David was born in Lawrence, Kansas and was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. Dave had battled squamous cell carcinoma since 2004-2005. He was a loyal state employee working for MRHA in Lucedale as a maintenance mechanic. He...
Kenneth Sommer
Jan 30, 2011
Kenneth Sommer, 77, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, January 30, 2011 in Biloxi. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1972. He was retired from the USAF and US Civil Service. He served in Vietnam where he was awarded a Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Stars. During the 1990's he coached many...
Nancy Webber Lepre Fournier
Jan 30, 2011
Nancy Webber Lepre Fournier, 70, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, January 30, 2011 in Biloxi. Nancy had many occupations from Grand Drug Store to retirement from Delchamps grocery. She volunteered for Fatima bingo and served as a Eucharistic minister. Nancy had a love for and a zest for life and touched many lives with her warmth and generosity. Her macaroni...
Aline "Sister" Theresa Rita Ryan Toche
Jan 30, 2011
Aline "Sister" Theresa Rita Ryan Toche, 82, of Biloxi, MS died on Sunday, January 30, 2011. Mrs. Toche previously worked as a waitress for the White House Hotel, at the soda counter at Kimbough & Quint, as an operator for Southern Bell Telephone Co., a salesperson for Austin Style Center and a co-manager at Toche Hardware. She was a member...
Paul Anthony Butner
Jan 28, 2011
Paul A. Butner, age 53, of Long Beach left us on Friday, January 28, 2011 in Gulfport. He was born in New Orleans and was a longtime resident of Long Beach. He was a loving father, a great friend, and an avid fisherman. Paul was preceded in death by his mother and father, Delores and Charles Butner; a sister, Charlotte...
Mildred Evelyn Flurry
Jan 28, 2011
Mildred Evelyn Flurry, age 78, a lifelong resident of Vancleave, MS., passed away on Friday, January 28, 2011, at her home. Evelyn was born on February 11, 1932, in Jackson County. She was a homemaker and an active member of Vancleave Community of Christ Church. She loved doing bake sales, traveling and spent most of her life caring for others....
Helen Elizabeth Wilkins
Jan 28, 2011
Helen Elizabeth Pearl "Betty" Summerlin Wilkins, 85, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday January 28, 2011, in her home, surrounded by her children, of pancreatic cancer. Mrs. Wilkins was born in Memphis, TN, and was adopted and brought to live in Biloxi. She was a 1940 graduate of Biloxi High School, where she had been a cheerleader and graduated at the...
Edna Earle Malpass Scarborough
Jan 27, 2011
Edna Earle Malpass Scarborough, 95, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at her residence in Casson, MN. Mrs. Scarborough was a longtime resident of Biloxi. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Murdock Scarborough. Mrs. Scarborough is survived by her children, Charles Ray (Andrea) Scarborough of Acworth, GA, Roma Gay (William) Stromme of Bryon, MN; grandchildren, William...
Peter "L. J." Menard
Jan 27, 2011
Peter "L.J." Menard, 90, of Biloxi, MS passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 27, 2011. God has opened his gates for a most holy man. L.J., as he was called by those who knew and loved him, was born in Erath, LA on August 16, 1920. He moved to the Biloxi coast in 1932 and attended...
Alma Louise Rockafellor
Jan 26, 2011
Alma Louise Rockafellor, age 85, of Gautier, MS., passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in Mobile, AL. Mrs. Rockafellor was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse E. Rockafellor, II. Survivors include five sons and their spouses, Jesse E. and Karen Rockafellor, III, Victor B. and Olivia Rockfellor, Don L. and...
Melvin Joseph Raley
Jan 26, 2011
Mr. Melvin Joseph Raley, age 68, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, January 25, 2011, in Orlando, FL. Mr. Raley was born in New Orleans, LA. and was a longtime native of Biloxi. He graduated from Biloxi High School in 1960 where he lettered in all sports and also graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. He retired with thirty...
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