Obituaries
Harlen M. Terry, Jr.
Apr 18, 2010
Mr. Harlen Terry, age 74, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2010, in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Terry was born on June 14, 1935, in Tilden, IL., and worked for years as a prison guard at Menard State Prison in Chester, IL. He then moved to Port O'Connor, TX. in 1976, where he was an assistant manager...
S/MSgt Grady L. Roberts, USAF Retired
Apr 17, 2010
S/MSgt Grady L. Roberts, 81, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Mr. Roberts was a native of Ittawamba County, MS and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 35 years. He served his country in the USAF for 25 years and retired as a Sr. Master Sgt. He was a member of...
Gail "Maw Maw" Leger
Apr 16, 2010
Gail Leger "Maw Maw", age 63, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, April 16, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Gail was a resident of Biloxi since 1963 and was a member of LeMoyne Boulevard Baptist Church. She enjoyed arts and crafts and took care of family and friends. She fought a courageous four year battle with cancer with the love of her...
Aubrey Emile Daniel
Apr 16, 2010
Aubrey Emile Daniel, 60, of Saucier, MS died on Friday, April 16, 2010. Mr. Daniel had a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science. He received 2 awards from the USDA for superior service in the development of spray equipment for agricultural use. Mr. Daniel was a member of the US Army for 6 years with honorable discharge. He was...
Levi Robert Tootle
Apr 16, 2010
Levi Robert Tootle, 20, of D'Iberville, MS died on Friday, April 16, 2010. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE Funeral Home, Howard Ave., Biloxi is in charge of arrangements. 228-374-5650
John "J.R." Barton
Apr 16, 2010
John "J.R." Barton, 81, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Friday, April 16, 2010. J.R. was a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 11 years. He was retired from the US Air Force and he served during WW II, Korean Conflict and the Vietnam Conflict. He was a Gideon and a member of First Baptist Church of Ocean...
Benny Ray Johnston
Apr 15, 2010
Benny Ray Johnston, 25, of Biloxi, MS was taken from this life on Thursday, April 15, 2010. He was born to this earth on November 10, 1984. Benny was a free spirit with a big heart who never met a stranger. He had a passion for music and a dream to be famous. Benny's smile was contagious and his personality...
Dr. Brenda Kay Stiles
Apr 15, 2010
Dr. Brenda Kay Stiles, 59, of Gulfport, MS, was called to sing with the choir of angels on Thursday, April 15, 2010, after fighting a longtime battle with breast cancer. Brenda was preceded in death by her father, Guy Reed Porter and her mother, Hazel Marie Porter. She is survived by her daughters, Laura Kay Stiles-Underwood and her husband, Jessie...
Emma L. Williams
Apr 15, 2010
Emma L. Williams, age 82, of Ocean Springs, MS died Thursday, April 15, 2010 in Vancleave. Mrs. Williams was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs and was a member of Springhill Baptist Church in Ocean Springs. She retired from the Biloxi VA and volunteered at the Ocean Springs Nursing Center. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert R....
Jack Nicklas Seymour, Sr.
Apr 15, 2010
Jack N. Seymour, Sr., 83, of North Biloxi, MS died on Thursday, April 15, 2010. Mr. Seymour was a native and lifelong resident of N. Biloxi. He had the first shoe repair shop "Jack's Shoe Repair" located at 5 Point Service Station at his parent's house, 106 Race Track Rd., N. Biloxi. He was retired from the Biloxi VA as...
Josephine Tedesco Taranto Schneider
Apr 15, 2010
Mrs. D. Josephine Tedesco Taranto Schneider, 87, of Ocean Springs, MS passed from this life on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at home. Mrs. Schneider was a native of Biloxi, born September 5, 1922. She lived many years in New York until she moved back to the coast in 1976. Josephine was preceded in death by her parents, John Dominic Taranto...
Wayne Mason Williams
Apr 14, 2010
Mr. Wayne Mason Williams, 74, of Ocean Springs, MS died on April 14, 2010. He was born February 9, 1936 in Tampa, Florida. Wayne was a long time resident of Ocean Springs, MS. He owned and operated Western Auto and subsequently, Cycles Plus in Ocean Springs starting in 1979, he retired in 2006. Wayne is preceded in death by his...
Betty M. Parlin
Apr 13, 2010
Mrs. Betty M. Parlin, age 86, of Ocean Springs, MS., went to meet her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, with family members present. Betty had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1945. She was born to William Henry and Margaret Powell of Ebbw Vale, Gwent, South Wales, UK, on September 7, 1923. She came to the...
Ellen "Nellie" Sinclair Hillyer
Apr 12, 2010
Ellen "Nellie" Sinclair Hillyer, 96, of Pass Christian, died Monday, April 12, 2010, at her home. Nellie was born in New Orleans on March 25, 1914. In 1934 as Ellen Blair Sinclair, she reigned as the Queen of the Mystic Krewe of Mithras. Nellie attended Tulane University and graduated from the School of Journalism. She married her husband, H. H....
Elaine Doris Moran Letort
Apr 12, 2010
Elaine Doris Moran Letort, 79, of Biloxi, MS went to be an angel on Monday, April 12, 2010. Mrs. Letort was a lifelong resident of St. Martin community. She was retired as a warehouse clerk from Ingalls Shipbuilding and was also a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mrs. Letort is preceded in death by her husband, Lavern Anthony Letort;...
James Leslie Fox
Apr 12, 2010
Mr. James Fox, 51, of N. Biloxi, MS, died Monday, April 12, 2010, in N. Biloxi. Mr. Fox was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident. He was a member of Ramsay Hills Baptist Church and retired from Jackson County Road Department as inventory control manager. Mr. Fox was preceded in death by his mother, Violet Fox. He is...
Jacqueline Dyer Blount
Apr 11, 2010
Jacqueline Dyer Blount, 68, passed away quietly, at home on Sunday, April 11, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was looking forward to meeting the Lord Jesus Christ with a peace that was an inspiration to everyone around her. Ms. Jackie, a beloved piano teacher on the Coast, shared her musical talents at home and abroad for more...
Mary Traylor Alexander
Apr 11, 2010
Mary Traylor Alexander, 97, of Long Beach, MS died on Sunday, April 11, 2010. Mary was born on January 16, 1913 in Pinola, MS. She began work in Gulfport as a Title Abstractor in 1947 and continued her career in various positions until she retired from the Chancery Clerk's office in Gulfport in 2003 at the age of 90. Mary...
Nell Breyer Watts
Apr 11, 2010
Nell Breyer Watts, 85, of Ocean Springs, died April 11, 2010, at her daughter’s home. Nell was born in Meridian, MS. on May 23, 1924. She graduated from Meridian High School in 1941 where she was a member of the Dusty sorority and a Demolay Sweetheart. She went to MSCW, know as the “W’ in Columbus, Mississippi, and graduated in...
Katherine Lavern Smith
Apr 10, 2010
Mrs. Katherine Lavern Smith, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 10, 2010. Mrs. Smith was born on March 27, 1925 to Jesse and Effie Ann Rowell. She was a telephone operator and desk clerk for Edgewater Hotel. She was also the branch manager of the first bank branch of Citizens National Bank in Vancleave. She...
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