Obituaries
J. B. Dixon
Jan 9, 2011
Mr. J. B. Dixon,72, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, January 9, 2011, in Biloxi. He passed away peacefully at home after a very long illness. Mr. Dixon was born September 16, 1938 in Pitt County, NC and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 36 years. He was a retired U. S. Air Force MSgt. and also retired...
E. Berniece Pabst Mitchell Esche
Jan 8, 2011
Berniece Pabst Mitchell Esche, age 98, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2011, in Ocean Springs. She was born January 8, 1913, in Ocean Springs and graduated from the high school on Government Street. In the 1930's she went to work for what is now the Farmers Home Administration. She married her first husband, Preston A....
David Lafayette Mallett
Jan 7, 2011
Mr. David L. Mallett, 79, of Vancleave, died Friday, January 7, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Mallett was born August 18, 1931, in D'Iberville to Fred and Virda Mallett. He was a member of the Jackson County School Board, and Mississippi Cattlemen Association. He was the owner of the family business, "Mallett Custom Slaughter House" and retired from International Paper...
Judith R. Evans
Jan 7, 2011
Judith R. Evans, 68, of Biloxi, died Fri., Jan. 7, 2011. She was a native of D'Iberville. Preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Vernette Borries Raymond; niece, Teri Wilson. Survivors are, husband, Tom Evans; daughter, Julie (Jason) Jones; son, Brian Evans; brother, William Raymond; niece, Laurie Stubbs; grandchildren, David Stewart, Emilee Burke, Patricia and Brianna Evans. Services are...
Lena May Byrd
Jan 6, 2011
Mrs. Lena Husley Byrd, 94, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011, in Biloxi. Mrs. Byrd was born in Biloxi and a lifelong resident of the Cedar Lake Community. She was retired from Howard Memorial Hospital and a member of Cedar Lake United Methodist Church.???? Mrs. Byrd was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph "Buddy" Byrd; her...
Mabelle Wescovich Lamey
Jan 6, 2011
Mrs. Mabelle Wescovich Lamey, age 81, of the Latimer Community, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011, in Latimer. Mrs. Lamey was a lifelong resident of the community. She was born on May 21, 1929, in Jackson County, MS. She graduated from St. Martin High School in 1947 and was Valedictorian of her class. She worked a short time before...
Tanner Charles Fountain
Jan 5, 2011
Tanner Charles Fountain, age 18 of Ocean Springs died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in Ocean Springs. Tanner was a 2010 graduate of Ocean Springs High School and a former student of Pascagoula School District. He was a member of the Ocean Springs High School Wrestling Team. Tanner attended St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church and was a member of the CYO....
Evelyn Fryou
Jan 5, 2011
Mrs. Evelyn Fryou, age 85, of Ocean Springs, MS. died Wednesday, January 5, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Fryou was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs. The last year she had resided at the Sunplex Sub-acute Center in Ocean Springs where she will be dearly missed by the friends, Nurses and Aides that she made while living there. She attended...
William Harvey McNeese
Jan 5, 2011
Bill McNeese, age 92, went to meet his Lord and his beloved wife, Tommie on January 5, 2011. He was born April 4, 1918 in Franklinton, LA. He lived most of his life in Bogalusa, LA and White Sands, MS. He moved in recent years to Gautier, MS to live with his daughter, Beth Foil. He was a loving husband,...
Clara Belle Casey Walker Yates
Jan 5, 2011
Clara Belle Casey Walker Yates, 77, formerly of Mobile, AL and Biloxi, MS entered eternal rest Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in Gulfport, MS. Clara was born September 1, 1933 in Saraland, AL and moved to the Gulf Coast in the late 50's where she remained a lifelong resident. In her early years, she was active in the 4-H Club, cheerleading...
Joel Daniel Varnado
Jan 4, 2011
Joel Daniel Varnado, age 73, of Gulfport, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in Gulfport. He was born February 1, 1937 in Poplarville. Mr. Varnado is preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Jeannette Varnado on December 17, 2010. He is survived by their four children, Jeannette (Jimmy) Parks, Roy Varnado, Winona Varnado, and Deanna (Dean) Latimer; eight...
Ralph Lowell Fox, Jr.
Jan 4, 2011
Mr. Ralph L. Fox, 85, of Biloxi, MS, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, in Biloxi. Mr. Fox was born in Chicago, Illinois and had been a resident of the coast for the past 22 years. He was a U. S. Army veteran and owner of Fox Rollarena in Monroe, LA. He was the 1997 Mardi Gras King of Fantasia, he...
Fletcher "Keyes" Davis, Sr.
Jan 3, 2011
Fletcher "Keyes" Davis, Sr., 73, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2011 from Congestive Heart failure. He was born in Lumberton, MS on March 4, 1937. He spent most of his life on the MS Gulf Coast until 2000 when he moved to Wiggins, MS. Mr. Davis worked at Borden's Milk Co. for more then 20 years. He embarked on...
W. Dayton Robinson
Jan 2, 2011
W. Dayton Robinson, age 75, of Pass Christian, died Sunday, January 2, 2011 in Gulfport. Born on the 2nd of January 1936 to William V. "Bill" and Katherine S. Robinson, Dayton was a lifelong citizen of Pass Christian, Mississippi. His education includes twelve years in the Pass Christian Public Schools graduating from Pass High in 1953 and four years at...
Dolores Fountain Puzz
Jan 2, 2011
Dolores Fountain Puzz, 78, of D'Iberville, MS died on Sunday, January 2, 2011. Mrs. Puzz was a member of the Blue Army Prayer Group for many years and a lifetime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was a charter member of the Prayer Line of Sacred Heart and also served on the bereavement committee and the altar society. Mrs....
Vernon McInnis Leroy
Jan 2, 2011
Mrs. Vernon McInnis Leroy, age 87, of D'Iberville, MS died Sunday, January 2, 2011, in Perkinston. Mrs. Leroy was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Biloxi. She was preceded in death by her parents, Winfield Scott McInnis and Eva Elizabeth Daughdrill; husband, Lendore Irwin Leroy, and her son, Glenwood McInnis. Mrs. Leroy is survived by a daughter, Frances G....
Bruce Douglas Grantham
Jan 1, 2011
Mr. Douglas Grantham, 30, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, January 1, 2011, in Pascagoula. Douglas was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the coast. He attended Ocean Springs Schools and was a 1999 graduate of Resurrection High School in Pascagoula. He played the cello for over 27 years and was a former member of the Gulf...
Harold T. "Marty" Martin
Jan 1, 2011
Mr. Harold T. "Marty" Martin, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Marty had been a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 35 years. He retired from the U.S. Navy and served during the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts. He was formerly employed with Ingalls Shipbuilding and loved country music. He...
Joycell Thensted Wilson
Jan 1, 2011
Joycell Thensted Wilson, 87, formerly of Biloxi, MS passed away New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, 2011 of natural causes. Joycell, a longtime resident, graduated from Biloxi High School in 1941. She was the daughter of Henry C. and Ruth Walters Thensted. Joycell met and married Air Force officer Ronald C. Wilson in 1948 who preceded her in death in...
Beverly Jean Walkenstine Rioux
Dec 31, 2010
Beverly Jean Walkenstine Rioux, 75, originally of Antwerp, OH died on Dec. 31, 2010, in Ocean Springs, MS. She is preceded in death by her parents, August and Mildred Walkenstine; daughter, Sherry Simpson sister, Kay Brittsan; first husband, Lloyd Smith, and second husband, Glenn Rioux. She is survived by two sisters, Jo Ann Webb of OH and Marilyn Harris of...
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