Obituaries
JoAnn Carol Blum
Jun 21, 2010
Mrs. JoAnn Carol Blum, 73, of Saucier, died June 21, 2010. Mrs. Blum was born in Santa Rosa, California and resided on the Gulf Coast since 1975. Mrs. Blum was a member of Michael Memorial Baptist Church of Gulfport. Mrs. Blum was an Avon representative for 7 years and a District Sales Manager for 10 years. She was on the...
Teddy E. Harris
Jun 21, 2010
Teddy E. Harris was born December 5, 1943 to Carl W. and Luecresha Freightman Harris, Sr. Mr. Harris passed away Monday, June 21, 2010 at the age of 66. Mr. Harris was a life long resident of Gulfport, MS and attended 33rd Avenue High School and was a steel welder for many years. Mr. Harris leaves to mourn, his wife,...
Lottie Brodnax Lynd
Jun 21, 2010
Mrs. Lottie Brodnax Lynd, age 100, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, June 21, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Lynd was born in Bastrop, LA., lived on the coast most of her life, and had lived in Ocean Springs since 1941. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend and a compassionate person whose family was the joy...
William John Lyddon
Jun 19, 2010
Dr. William "Bill" Lyddon of Ocean Springs, died on Thursday, June 10, 2010. Bill was a distinguished professor of psychology at The University of Southern Mississippi from 1989-2008. During his career at USM he published over 95 journal articles and book chapters and also participated in several international conferences in such locations as Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, and British Columbia. The...
Deborah Phelps
Jun 19, 2010
Deborah Dorothy Phelps, Ocean Springs, MS, age 59, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2010, at her home after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Deborah was born August 26, 1950, in Putnam, CT to Dorothy and Robert Tefft. She was a homemaker dedicated to her family. She is survived by her loving husband, Theodore Perry Phelps, and her children Kristen...
Betty La Jeune Swartz
Jun 18, 2010
Betty La Jeune Swartz died Friday, June 18, 2010, in Ocean Springs, MS. Born August 3, 1929, she was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, John, her parents, John E. Wylie and Doris Johnson, and aunt and uncle, Ina and Floyd Engstrom. She was a loving wife and mother; proud grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by...
Charles F. "Charlie O." Osterman
Jun 18, 2010
Mr. Charles F. "Charlie O." Osterman, 79, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, June 18, 2010, in Pascagoula. Mr. Osterman was born in Haugen, Minnesota, and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a retired U. S. Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. He was also retired from Ingall's Shipbuilding and a member of Elks...
Wilbert Anthony Holland
Jun 18, 2010
Mr. Wilbert A. Holland, 69, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, June 18, 2010, in Biloxi. Mr. Holland was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. He was a retired machinist from Ingall's Shipbuilding and an avid boat builder. He built and operated his own shrimp boat, the "Captain Tom". Mr. Holland was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas...
Gilda Meaut Barber
Jun 17, 2010
Gilda Meaut Barber of Gulfport, MS passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2010. Gilda was born and raised in Biloxi. She is survived by her husband, Col. William E. Barber (ret); three sons, Chuck Ruckel of Lucas, TX, Jim Ruckel of Niceville, FL, and Greg Ruckel of Santa Teresa, NM; her sister, Beverly Booker of Biloxi and her sister-in-law, Cleo...
Mercedes Mary Buchanan
Jun 17, 2010
Mrs. Mercedes Foley Buchanan, 76, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed peacefully away in her home on Thursday, June 17, 2010. "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." Mercedes was gentle and humble in heart. Mrs. Buchanan was born in Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada, on November 7, 1933. She has lived in the United States since 1955. She enjoyed family,...
George L. Simon, Jr.
Jun 17, 2010
Mr. George L. Simon, Jr., 63, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, June 17, 2010, in Biloxi. Mr. Simon was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a member of the Catholic faith and a Vietnam Veteran of the U. S. Army. He worked along with his father at Simon's Service Station for 46 years. Survivors include his wife,...
Patricia Bridget Yashtinsky
Jun 16, 2010
Patricia Bridget Yashtinsky, 73, of Biloxi MS died on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Patricia worked in the hotel industry all her life and enjoyed her job. She loved meeting people and never met a stranger. Patricia is preceded in death by her parents, John and Rosanna Walsh; her loving husband, Frank E. Yashtinsky. She is survived by her daughter, Caroline;...
Donald Foster
Jun 15, 2010
Donald Foster, age 87, of Ocean Springs, MS went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Don was a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1947. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama. He was an electronics instructor at Keesler AFB for forty...
Eleanor Irline Sapp Smith
Jun 15, 2010
Mrs. Eleanor Irline Sapp Smith, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at her home in Pass Christian after a short illness. She was born June 21, 1925 in Perkinston, MS and had been a resident of the Coast off and on since 1945. She graduated from Perkinston High School in 1943 and worked in civil service at Keesler AFB,...
Gregory E. Holmes
Jun 14, 2010
Mr. Gregory E. Holmes, age 49, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, June 14, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Holmes was preceded in death by his father, Buddy Holmes. Survivors include his wife, Leslie Holmes, mother, Carol Holmes, and sister, Leanne Reimer. Visitation will be on Thursday, June 17, 2010, from 10 am until 11 am, with an 11 am...
Jimmie Ann Puffinbarger
Jun 13, 2010
Mrs. Jimmie "Ann" Puffinbarger, age 67, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, June 13, 2010, in Biloxi. Mrs. Puffinbarger was born in Thomas, OK and had been a resident of the coast for over 30 years. She will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her father, James Roby; brother, Ronald Roby; sister, Brenda Roby; and stepfather, Owen Goodson....
Franklin Naputi Salas
Jun 13, 2010
Franklin Naputi Salas, 52, of Vicksburg, Mississippi, died in an accident on June 13, 2010 in Jackson, Mississippi. He was born on February 1, 1958, in Spokane, Washington, the son of Juan and Rosalia Salas. He has lived in various places around the world but considered the Gulf Coast his home. Frank graduated from Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Missouri, in...
Martin "Marty" Fitzgerald
Jun 13, 2010
Martin (Marty) Francis Fitzgerald, Sr., or “God’s gift to shipbuilding” as he was fond of saying to anyone who had the pleasure of listening to one of his unique voice messages, left this world on June 13, 2010 to begin his next phase of existence. He was 76 years young. If Heaven has ships, Marty is now editing God’s technical...
Elvia Ixl Amacker
Jun 12, 2010
Mrs. Elvia Ixl Amacker, 81, of Gulfport, MS, died Saturday, June 12, 2010, in Gulfport. Mrs. Amacker was born in Spring Creek, MS, and had been a longtime resident of Bogalusa, LA. She was a nurse and worked with Dr. Glynn Hebert many years before retiring. After being widowed in 1993, she moved to the coast to live closer to...
Gladys Cowart Misko
Jun 11, 2010
Mrs. Gladys Cowart Misko, 81, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, June 11, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Misko was born in George County and had been a longtime resident of the coast. She was retired from AAFES as a food handler at Keesler Field.. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Peter D. Misko, Jr.; three daughters, Elizabeth (Pat) Cox,...
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