Obituaries
Max Daniel Lightsey, Jr.
Jul 1, 2011
Mr. Max Daniel Lightsey, Jr., 61, of Vancleave, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 1, 2011 in Vancleave. Mr. Lightsey was a 1968 graduate of St. Martin High School and served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He was a Pastor of Leaksville United Methodist Church. Mr. Lightsey was preceded in death by his parents,...
Keith Allan Hunter
Jun 29, 2011
Keith Allan Hunter, 51, a native of Olmsted Falls, OH and resident of Biloxi for the last 11 years, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at the Biloxi VA. Keith was medically retired from the Army in 1983. Keith brought much joy, love and faith in God to everyone in his life. He leaves behind his loving mother, Peggy...
Marie "Shirley" Higginbotham Parker
Jun 29, 2011
Marie Shirley Higginbotham Parker, 76, of Biloxi, MS passed from the bonds of this earth into the arms of our Lord on Thursday, June 29, 2011. Shirley was born on November 29, 1934 in New Iberia, LA, moved to Biloxi as a young girl and spent the rest of her life here. She retired Civil Service from Keesler Air Force...
Dr. Malcolm Louis Latour
Jun 28, 2011
Dr. Malcolm Louis Latour, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Biloxi, MS. Dr. Latour was a graduate of Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette , LA. and attended LSU Medical School in New Orleans. He practiced medicine in New Orleans until 1977, moved to the coast and practiced medicine until the mid 1990's. Dr. Latour...
CMSgt. Herbert Henry Horst
Jun 27, 2011
Herb Horst of Pass Christian, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 at River Regions Hospice in New Orleans, after a very courageous battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife Doris, daughters, Linda Marra and Debbie Ballard; grandchildren, Jennifer Marra, Justin Ballard, and Jessica Delumyea; brothers, Kent Horst ( sister-in-law Velma), Gene Horst (sister-in-law Betty), Chet Horst (sister-in-law, Kathy); and...
Ralph Joseph Foecke
Jun 27, 2011
Ralph Joseph Foecke, 76, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed from this life on his 76th birthday, June 27, 2011. He was born in Crofton, NE, on June 27, 1935. After serving 20 years in the US Air Force, he and his wife Shirley retired to Gulfport, MS. He went to college at the University of Southern Mississippi and earned his...
Tammy Leigh Johnson
Jun 26, 2011
Mrs. Tammy Ferguson Johnson, 30, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, June 26, 2011, in Biloxi. Tammy was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a cheerleader and on the softball team at St. Martin High School and a graduate of the University of South Mississippi where she earned a degree in Language/Arts and Education....
Corey Gene Johnson
Jun 26, 2011
Corey Gene Johnson, 28, of Biloxi, MS died on Sunday, June 26, 2011. Corey was born in Dallas, TX and was a longtime resident of the Coast. He attended D'Iberville High School, Class of 2002. Corey was employed at Bay Ice Co. and Red Zone Restaurant. Corey was a loving father in which his daughter was the center of his...
Charles Joseph Ray
Jun 26, 2011
Charles Joseph Ray, 87, of Biloxi, MS died on Sunday, June 26, 2011. Mr. Ray was born in Blackstone, MA on March 20, 1924. He enlisted in the US Marines on July 20, 1941 and served 8 years. Mr. Ray worked at Voi Shan/Fairchild, Rhondo Beach, CA for 29 years. He was the son of the late, Lawrence and Mary...
Charles Blanton Folsom
Jun 25, 2011
Charles B. "Chuck" Folsom, 83, of Ocean Springs, MS, went home to his Heavenly Father, Saturday, June 25, 2011, in Biloxi. Mr. Folsom was born in Glennville, GA and was a graduate of Glennville High School. He had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1969 and an active member of First Baptist Church in Ocean Springs. He was...
Matthew Paul Hollinger
Jun 25, 2011
Matthew Paul Hollinger, 26, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, June 25, 2011 in Ocean Springs. Matthew was born in Pascagoula and remained a lifelong resident of the coast. He was a concrete finisher in the construction business. Matthew, while you were with us you touched so many of our lives with love and joy. These memories will be shared...
Ruth E. McCraney
Jun 24, 2011
Ruth E. McCraney, age 85 of Picayune, MS died June 24, 2011 in Biloxi, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Charles and Carrie Marie Moran McCraney; daughters Sandra Darling and Kelly Windom; three brothers and four sisters. She is survived by her daughter, Dora Manton of Slidell, LA; son, Jesse Necaise of MS; brothers, Paul Louis...
Catherine Cannon Schnell
Jun 24, 2011
Catherine Cannon Schnell, 92, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, June 24, 2011, in Biloxi. Mrs. Schnell was a native Biloxian and a lifelong communicant of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer where she was active in St. Mary's and St. Agnes Guilds. She retired from Keesler Air Force Base after twenty three and a half years of federal service. She...
Blair Deal
Jun 23, 2011
Valerie Blair Deal of Gautier, MS went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ Thursday June 23, 2011 at her home after a four year battle with cancer. She was born June 24, 1985 in Pascagoula, MS to John Blair Deal and Beverly Ann Deal of Gautier, MS. Blair was a strong fighter, a devoted mother, and loving daughter, and...
Lynne Atkinson
Jun 23, 2011
Mrs. Lynne Atkinson, age 68, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, June 23, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Atkinson was a member of NAME (National Association of Minature Enthusiasts) for forty years. and collected minature dolls and doll houses. She loved wildlife, enjoyed feeding wild animals in her back yard, in particular feeding racoons on the porch at night. She...
Darryl Todd Woodsmall
Jun 22, 2011
Darryl T. Woodsmall, 47, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, in Pascagoula. Mr. Woodsmall was born in Burlington, Iowa and had been a resident of the coast for the past 20 years. He was employed with casino industry as a dealer. Mr. Woodsmall was preceded in death by his parents, Willis "Deke" and Frances Myers Woodsmall. Survivors include...
Jackson Douglas Boone
Jun 22, 2011
Jackson Douglas Boone of Gulfport, Mississippi died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, in Bozeman, Montana. Jackson was born November 16, 1986. He was the son of Raymond and Lisa Boone of Gulfport, Mississippi. Jackson graduated from Saint Stanislaus College in 2005 and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College at both the Perkinston and Jefferson Davis campuses. He then enrolled in Montana...
Kenneth Floyd Smith
Jun 22, 2011
Kenneth Floyd Smith, 71, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on June 22, 2011. Ken was born on July 18, 1939 to K. B. and Helen Pyles Smith in Sullivan, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents. Before moving to Ocean Springs he worked in Sullivan with his family business and spent time on Anna Marie Island, FL...
Robert L. (Bob) "Paw Paw" Grimes
Jun 21, 2011
Robert L. (Bob) "Paw Paw" Grimes, 73, of Biloxi, MS died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. He was a loving husband and father and will be dearly missed by many. Mr. Grimes was a native of Sioux City, IA and longtime resident of D'Iberville, MS. He was retired from the United States Air Force and the...
Edward Odom
Jun 21, 2011
Mr. Edward N. Odom, 54, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Mr. Odom was born in Alabama and was a resident of the coast since 1973. He was a graduate of Ocean Springs High School in 1975, was a former welder and was employed as a carpenter/roofer. He was of the Lutheran faith. He was preceded in...
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