Obituaries

Betty Sue Windham Bird

Betty Sue Windham Bird

Mar 21, 2011

Betty Sue O'Donnell Windham Bird, age 90, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2011. Betty Sue was born to Patrick C. and Willie Madison O'Donnell in Ovett, MS. on January 12, 1921. She grew up in Ellisville, MS. and after marrying Hilton Windham, moved to the Gulf Coast, living in Biloxi and Ocean Springs for the past 60 years. Betty...

Amelda Aletha Jones Cruthirds

Amelda Aletha Jones Cruthirds

Mar 20, 2011

Mrs. Amelda A. Cruthirds, age 83, of the Latimer Community, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2011. She now happily resides with her Lord whom she served faithfully while here on earth. Mrs. Cruthirds was a lifelong resident of the Latimer Community and longtime member of Big Ridge Baptist Church in D'Iberville. She and her late husband, Buford (Buck) Cruthirds,...

Michael Joseph Sekul

Michael Joseph Sekul

Mar 19, 2011

Michael Joseph Sekul, 55, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, March 19, 2011, at his home in Biloxi. Mr. Sekul was a native and longtime resident of Biloxi, the son of the late Mike and Frances Mihojevich Sekul. He was of the Catholic faith and was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church. Michael graduated from Biloxi High School in 1974,...

Edna Stegall Etzold

Edna Stegall Etzold

Mar 19, 2011

Edna Stegall Etzold, 82 of Black Mountain, NC passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011. A native of Gulfport, she was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Clyde Stegall, Sr. and Beatrice Cox Stegall. She was a 1946 graduate of Gulfport High School and attended Gulf Park College and Mississippi University for Women. She was a past member of Pineville...

Liliana Campanile

Liliana Campanile

Mar 18, 2011

Liliana Campanile died Friday, March 18, 2011 peacefully at home at the age of 68. She was born in Naples, Italy on August 10, 1942. She is preceded in death by her parents, Antonio and Matilde D'Aquino; and sister, Theresa Thurman; and her husband, Americk Campanile. She is survived by her daughters, Yvonne McMichael, Linda Gerrish, Antonella Turner; and her...

Robert D. James

Robert D. James

Mar 18, 2011

Robert D. James, 75, of Mobile, AL died on Friday, March 18, 2011. Mr. James was born in Tuscaloosa, AL. He had been a resident of Mobile since 1975. Mr. James was retired from the US Air Force and was a Vietnam Veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Anna Caddell James; sister, Josephine James. Mr....

Carol Baronich Kuhn

Carol Baronich Kuhn

Mar 17, 2011

Mrs. Carol Baronich Kuhn, age 65, of Vancleave, MS., died Thursday, March 17, 2011, in Vancleave. Mrs. Kuhn retired from the Jackson County Sheriffs office as a dispatcher after twenty years of service. She served in the Air Force reserves. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold Sr. and Cecelia Manno Baronich, and sisters, Cecelia Drouant and Josephine...

Robert Plomb

Robert Plomb

Mar 17, 2011

Major Robert F. Plomb, (U.S.A.F. Retired) age 90, of Woolmarket, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 in Gulfport. He was born in Chicago, IL. A member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Woolmarket. He was a veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by his wife Dessie Mae Taylor Plomb. Survived by one daughter Susan F....

Vonetta Mary Dorrell

Vonetta Mary Dorrell

Mar 16, 2011

Mrs. Vonetta Mary Dorrell, age 93, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Vonetta was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt who was born on July 11, 1917, in Bufford, AR. and was a resident of Ocean Springs for the past eleven years. She previously resided in Klamath Falls, Oregon from 1944...

Mike Dickson

Mike Dickson

Mar 16, 2011

Samuel Michael Dickson of Ocean Springs died peacefully at home on March 16, 2011, at age 63 after a life full of love, service and Christian witness. The child of the late Reverend N.A. and Mary Dickson of Columbia, Mike is survived by his wife, Mildred, his two sons, Kris and Nathan, and their respective families – Alison, Leighton, and...

Donald C. Stewart

Donald C. Stewart

Mar 16, 2011

Donald C. Stewart, 53, of Biloxi, MS died on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Mr. Stewart was a native and lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1977. He was a lifelong parishioner of Nativity BVM Cathedral. Mr. Stewart is preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Marie Lyons Stewart; sister, Mary Dell...

John Leo McCurdy, III

John Leo McCurdy, III

Mar 15, 2011

Mr. John Leo McCurdy, III died at his home in Gulfport, MS on March 15, 2011. He was a kind and generous man with a keen sense of humor. John was born on August 29, 1926 and grew up in Memphis, TN and was a member of MENSA. During World War II he served in the Army Air Force and...

Glenn Michael Raley

Glenn Michael Raley

Mar 15, 2011

Glenn Michael Raley, 44, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Mr. Raley was an avid golfer and fisherman. He enjoyed watching his son play ball for the OS High School baseball team. He also loved taking his daughter and son to Disney World. He is preceded in death by his father, Melvin Joseph Raley; grandparents, Calvin...

Charlie P. Bond, Sr.

Charlie P. Bond, Sr.

Mar 14, 2011

Charlie P. Bond Sr. departed this life March 14, 2011 in Gulfport, MS. He is preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Lynn Bond, and his parents , Charlie and Ophelia Bond . . He is survived by his sisters Myrtle (Charles) Saucier of Gulfport, MS, Mary Eaves of Biloxi, MS. And Melba Barrett of Gulfport, MS, his...

Shirley May Windham Duane

Shirley May Windham Duane

Mar 13, 2011

Shirley May Windham Duane, 78, of Pass Christian, MS passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2011. Shirley was born on August 19, 1932 in Blue Springs, MO and graduated from Blue Springs High School in 1950. She had been a resident of the MS Gulf Coast since 1984. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and a longtime volunteer...

Dereck Eichelberger

Dereck Eichelberger

Mar 13, 2011

Dereck Eichelberger, 28, of Vancleave, MS died on Sunday, March 13, 2011. Dereck attended Vancleave High School and worked for Parnells Construction Co. building piers and docks. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Eichelberger. Dereck is survived by his two daughters, Haley and Kelsey Eichelberger; fiancee, Destini Rice; sister, Chelsey Land; brothers, Michael Land and Jeremy Sharp;...

Paul Byron Wenger, Jr.

Paul Byron Wenger, Jr.

Mar 13, 2011

Paul Byron Wenger, Jr., age 81, of Searcy, Ark., died March 13, 2011. Mr. Wenger was born June 2, 1929 in Gulfport to the late Paul and Bessie Mae King Wenger, Sr. Mr. Wenger served in the U.S. Navy and was a 35 year retiree from the Naval Reserve. He was also a Machinist, Patrolman for Harrison County and worked...

Mary Rosalie Humphrey

Mary Rosalie Humphrey

Mar 10, 2011

Mrs. Mary Rosalie Brown Humphrey, 88, of Biloxi, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 2:23 a.m. at Keesler Medical Center in Biloxi. Mrs. Humphrey was born October 17, 1922, in Lorman, MS, to her parents, Walter George and Mary Alma "Mamie" Kellogg Lindsey Brown. She was a very devoted and patriotic Air Force wife who enjoyed traveling the world with...

Robert F. Bandoly

Robert F. Bandoly

Mar 10, 2011

Mr. Robert F. Bandoly, 84, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011, after a short illness. Mr. Bandoly, formerly of Chicago, was a Biloxi resident for the past 45 years. He retired after honorably serving 21 years in the U. S. Air Force and continued his instructing career with the U. S. Civil Service at Keesler Air Force Base for the...

Peggy Ann Pons

Peggy Ann Pons

Mar 9, 2011

Peggy A. Pons, 68, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Mrs. Pons was born in Louisville, MS and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 53 years. She was employed with the Grand Casinos for the past 18 years. Mrs. Pons was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and friend who will be deeply...