Obituaries

George E Switzer, Jr.

George E Switzer, Jr.

Jan 18, 2010

George E Switzer, Jr., 87, of Biloxi, MS died Monday, January 18, 2010. Mr. Switzer was born in Handsboro, MS, May 25, 1922. He enlisted in the US Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor. He served in the Pacific ending up on Okinawa and was there when the war ended. He was discharged from the Navy by Christmas of 1945. After...

Charles Edward Scabery

Charles Edward Scabery

Jan 18, 2010

Charles Edward Scabery, born 1 August 1918, in West Chester, Iowa, died at home in Gulfport, 18 January 2010. Mr. Scabery was the youngest of three sons born to Charles Grover and Ina Mona Scott Scabery. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Jessie Anderson Scabery, and brothers Glenn Maxon and Earl Hansel Scabery. His survivors include his...

Samuel Dudley Nichols

Samuel Dudley Nichols

Jan 15, 2010

Mr. Samuel Dudley Nichols, age 67, died Friday, January 15, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Nichols was a native of Magee, MS and retired from the U.S. Air Force where he was highly decorated for inventing a safety product that was later used by all the U.S. military. He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard S. and Loree...

Elsie Virginia Benezue

Elsie Virginia Benezue

Jan 14, 2010

Mrs. Elsie Virginia Rivers Benezue, age 91, of Vancleave, MS., died Thursday, January 14, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Benezue was born on February 12, 1918 in Noble, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward J. Benezue, Sr., parents, Odis Dee Rivers and Edith Pearl Rivers, two sisters and a brother. Survivors include seven children, Dixie (Lee)...

Velma Irene Dunnaway Forehand

Velma Irene Dunnaway Forehand

Jan 14, 2010

Mrs. Velma Irene Dunaway-Forehand, 88, of D’Iberville went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 14, 2010, at Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Forehand was born July 14, 1921, in Columbia, MS to the parents of Blair and Fannie Terrell. She was a resident of the Gulf Coast for most of her life. She was the oldest member of...

Hazel G. Smith

Hazel G. Smith

Jan 14, 2010

Hazel Graham Smith, 96, a lifelong resident of Gulfport, passed away Thursday, January 14, at Manhattan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Jackson. Mrs. Smith was born in Gulfport on November 4, 1913. She graduated from Gulfport High School in 1932 and went on to graduate from the Port Arthur Business School in 1934. She served on the administrative staff for...

Mitchell Sevel, Jr.

Mitchell Sevel, Jr.

Jan 13, 2010

Mitchell Sevel, Jr., age 87, of D'Iberville passed away at his home in D'Iberville, Wednesday, January 13, 2010. He was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a retired fisherman and owner of Family Seafood in Gulfport and manager of Boat Fresh Seafood in Gulfport. He was a veteran of World War II...

Cathrin M. Cumberland

Cathrin M. Cumberland

Jan 13, 2010

Cathrin M. Cumberland, 84, of Saucier, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by a son, Ronny Cumberland; and her husband, Milford Cumberland; and her parents, Alvin Mordecai and Sarah Paxton. She is survived by a son, Milford "Sonny" Cumberland and his wife, Karen of Bay St. Louis; a sister, Ruby Lowry of Birmingham, AL...

Delores Lee Jones-Sartor

Delores Lee Jones-Sartor

Jan 13, 2010

Delores Lee Jones-Sartor, 85, of Gulfport, MS died Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Mrs. Sartor was born and raised in Biloxi. She owned and operated Allied Personnel of Gulfport for 22 years. She was a very dynamic person and a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Sartor was a true Southern Lady who was a very gracious person with an infectious...

Bruce Brannon Rogers

Bruce Brannon Rogers

Jan 13, 2010

Mr. Bruce Brannon Rogers, 89, of Long Beach, MS, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Mr. Rogers was born in Thomas County, Georgia and moved to Greenville, MS in 1956 after his retirement as a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force. After retiring from the Air Force, he joined the State of MS as manager of the...

Louis Paul Gillespie

Louis Paul Gillespie

Jan 12, 2010

Louis Paul Gillespie, 78, of Biloxi, MS died Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Mr. Gillespie served 27 years honorably in the US Army and US Air Force, which included the Korean Conflict and two tours of duty in the Vietnam War. After retiring from the service, he taught electronics in Saudi Arabia to their officers. Mr. Gillespie was a member of...

Rosie Agnes Broussard Prevost

Rosie Agnes Broussard Prevost

Jan 11, 2010

Mrs. Rosie Broussard Prevost, 91, of Vancleave, MS, died Monday, January 11, 2010, in Gautier. God called her name to be with her parents, Louis and Cecile Hollier Broussard; brothers, Bruce, P'Nut and T. Jean Broussard; and sisters, Lillie and Enolia Broussard, Paula Trebotich, Margaret Savoy, Inez West and Mazie Wescovich. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Adam C. O'Keefe

Adam C. O'Keefe

Jan 11, 2010

Adam C. O'Keefe, 29, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Monday, January 11, 2010. Adam was born on June 30, 1980 in Biloxi, MS. He graduated from St. Martin High School in 1998 and went on to receive his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2005. While in school, Adam developed an interest in (MMA)...

Samuel Phillips

Samuel Phillips

Jan 10, 2010

Mr. Samuel Joseph Phillips, age 47, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, January 10, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Phillips was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs and a graduate of St. Martin High School. He was preceded in death by his parents, James "Jimmy" Phillips and Joeanne Hannah O'Bryant Phillips, and a brother, Mark A. Phillips. Survivors include a...

Fannie M. Dunnam

Fannie M. Dunnam

Jan 10, 2010

Fannie M. Dunnam, 93, of Ocean Springs, MS died Sunday, January 10, 2010. Mrs. Dunnam was a very faithful member of D'Iberville Christian Assembly. She is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, William "Dewey" Dunnam; son, Frank Dunnam and parents, Arnet and Florence Bedwell Daughtry; two brothers, Edgar and Allen Daughtry; two sisters, Ida Lee Miller and...

Joeanne Phillips

Joeanne Phillips

Jan 10, 2010

Mrs. Joeanne Hannah O'Bryant Phillips, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, January 10, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Phillips was a devoted housewife and companion to her family and husband and was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, James "Jimmy" Phillips and two sons. Survivors include a...

Coy Casey Quesenberry, Sr.

Coy Casey Quesenberry, Sr.

Jan 10, 2010

Mr. Coy Casey Quesenberry, Sr., age 81, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, January 10, 2010. Coy was born on November 11, 1928, to Glen and Zella Quesenberry in Rossmore, West Virginia. He served his country in the United States Navy and then retired after 38 years working as a Nursing Assistant and...

Marjorie Donovan Lopez

Marjorie Donovan Lopez

Jan 10, 2010

Mrs. Marjorie Donovan Lopez, 99, of Ocean Springs, MS, died peacefully Sunday, January 10, 2010, In Gulfport. Mrs. Lopez was born November 4, 1910 in Shreveport, LA. She will be remembered by her extended family with love and laughter as an avid gardener and music lover as well as resident philosoper, advisor, family historian and mentor. Mrs. Lopez was preceded...

Lucille Ann Marie Foreman

Lucille Ann Marie Foreman

Jan 10, 2010

Mrs. Lucille B. Foreman, 95, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Sunday, January 10, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Foreman was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Foreman; son, Jimbo Foreman; an infant daughter; two sisters and six brothers. Survivors include four daughters, Sylvia Smith...

James Phillips

James Phillips

Jan 10, 2010

Mr. James Samuel "Jimmy" Phillips, age 76, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, January 10, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Phillips was a native of Laurel, MS., and owned and operated Maritime Endeavors. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ocean Springs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joeanne O'Bryant Phillips...

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