Obituaries

Darlene Curtis

Darlene Curtis

Dec 8, 2010

Darlene Curtis, age 82, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Curtis was a native of Indiana and was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1975. She was a retired Surgical Tech for Doctors Wooten, Cotton and Metts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Curt Curtis and daughter, Jaqueline Klunder. Survivors include...

Arlene Loraine Warner

Arlene Loraine Warner

Dec 8, 2010

Arlene Warner, 74, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2010. She was a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 8 years. Mrs. Warner was a loving wife and mother who will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Robert Warner; daughters, Mari Powell, Becky Collier, Debbie Adylott; sons, Jeremy, Richard...

Diane Lusk Miller

Diane Lusk Miller

Dec 8, 2010

Diane Lusk Miller, 65, beloved daughter of Ernest and Margaret Braun Hartmann, departed this life on Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Diane was a graduate of Biloxi High School and Mobile Infirmary School of Nursing. Following graduation, she worked as a nurse in serveral hospitals until focusing her career on the well-being of children. She lovingly cared for the pediatric patients...

Richard Fayard, Jr.

Richard Fayard, Jr.

Dec 8, 2010

Richard "Ricky" Glenn Fayard, Jr., age 23, of Vancleave, MS., died December 8, 2010. A laugh, a smile, bright blue eyes are only a few of the memories and precious thoughts that attempt, but not completely comfort us, in these times. We, his family and friends lost a beautiful gift. He is survived by his mother, Lisa Ann Bobinger; his...

Lonnie Paul Owen

Lonnie Paul Owen

Dec 8, 2010

Lonnie Paul "L.P." Owen, of Biloxi, the most well known guitar picker on the Coast, has entered heaven as a new joyful noise with the sounds of strings on Wednesday, December 8, 2010. He will be deeply missed by the love of his life, Joann; his three daughters, Debbie Parnell, Brenda Dean, Linda Lloyd; his son, Paul Owen; nine grandchildren;...

Charles Edward Loughlin

Charles Edward Loughlin

Dec 6, 2010

Charles Edward Loughlin, 73, of Gulfport, MS died on Monday, December 6, 2010 in Lumberton, MS. Mr. Loughlin was born in Jamestown, New York, May 10, 1937. He joined the Navy in 1956 and retired from the US Navy Security Group in 1976. He moved his family to the Gulf Coast after retirement and has been a resident of Gulfport...

Douglas Marshall Moore

Douglas Marshall Moore

Dec 3, 2010

Mr. Douglas Marshall Moore, 75, of Ocean Springs, died Friday, December 3, 2010. Mr. Moore was born on February 22, 1935 in Bell Spring, VA. He served in the United States Air Force and retired as a Master Sergeant. He also worked and retired from Litton Inidstires. He was an avid golfer and a wonderful husband who cared deeply for...

Mary Mercer Carpenter

Mary Mercer Carpenter

Dec 3, 2010

Mrs. Mary Mercer Carpenter, 90, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, December 3, 2010, in Biloxi. A resident of Biloxi since 1954, Mrs. Carpenter served two terms on the Biloxi City Council from 1981 to 1988. She was a Methodist and served on the Board of Trustees of the First United Methodist Church on Hopkins Blvd. in Biloxi. She was a...

Winona Ruth Hansen Haslanger

Winona Ruth Hansen Haslanger

Dec 3, 2010

Mrs. Winona Haslanger, 89, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, December 3, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Haslanger was born in Greenville, Michigan and had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1998. She was a homemaker, a devoted wife and mother. Among her outstanding achievements was receiving her license as an airline pilot at the age of 16. She...

Anthonius "Tony" Kindts

Anthonius "Tony" Kindts

Dec 3, 2010

Anthonius “Tony” Franciscus Maria Kindts, 74, of Gulfport, died Friday, December 3, 2010 in Gulfport. Mr. Kindts was originally from the Netherlands but immigrated to the United States in 1967. He passed away thirty years to the day after proudly becoming a United States Citizen on December 3, 1980. Mr. Kindts was a master gardener and a stain glass artist....

Vernon Murphy

Vernon Murphy

Dec 2, 2010

Vernon J. Murphy, 91, of Gulfport, died Thursday, December 2, 2010 in Pass Christian. Mr. Murphy was born in Gulfport and had been a life long resident of the coast. He was a Baptist. Mr. Murphy was a veteran of WWII having served in the US Army in England, France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria and was in the Battle...

Virginia Kathryn Heinrich Harwell

Virginia Kathryn Heinrich Harwell

Dec 2, 2010

Mrs. Virginia Kathryn "Ginger" Harwell of St. Martin/Latimer passed away Thursday, December 2, 2010, at the age of 81 in St. Martin. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Rosie Heinrich; her husband, Hurshel Harwell, Sr.; son, Robert Harwell; and brother, Robert "Sonny" Heinrich. Ginger is survived by her children, Ronnie (Gail) Harwell, Sr., Debbie Caillavet (her...

Margaret Pethel Menius

Margaret Pethel Menius

Dec 2, 2010

Margaret Pethel Menius, 75, of Biloxi, MS went to her heavenly home on Thursday, December 2, 2010. She was born January 11, 1935 in China Grove, North Carolina and married her childhood sweetheart and the love of her life in February of 1951 and was looking forward to celebrating her 60th anniversary in February. She has been a resident of...

Malese Brunson Smith

Malese Brunson Smith

Dec 1, 2010

Malese Brunson Smith, 72, of Biloxi, MS died on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Mrs. Smith was a native of Meridian, MS. She sold real estate along the coast for many years. As a member of Edgewater Rotary, she delighted in volunteering for Cruising the Coast. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church Biloxi and currently is member...

Virginia Lynn Dewberry Wallace

Virginia Lynn Dewberry Wallace

Dec 1, 2010

Virginia Lynn Dewberry Wallace, age 55, of Kaufman, TX., died Wednesday, December 1, 2010, in Kaufman, TX. Visitation will be on Monday, December 6, 2010, from 10 am until 12 noon, with a 12 noon chapel service, all at the Vancleave Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Vancleave Holiness Cemetery.

Dorothy Maxine Wiltcher Angeron

Dorothy Maxine Wiltcher Angeron

Dec 1, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy Wiltcher Angeron, 68, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010, in Biloxi. Mrs. Angeron was born in Bentonia, MS and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 20 years. She was retired from civil service and formerly worked at Millington Navy Base in Tennessee and at Atlanta Army Depot. She was a member...

Concetta Theresa Vizzini

Concetta Theresa Vizzini

Nov 30, 2010

Concetta Theresa Vizzini, age 62, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010 in Gulfport. She was born in Rochester, New York and had been a resident of the Coast for most of her life. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long Beach where she was a member of the choir. She received her Masters Degree from...

Timothy Darrell Desporte

Timothy Darrell Desporte

Nov 30, 2010

Timothy Darrell Desporte, 50, of Biloxi, MS died on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Timothy was a lifelong resident of Biloxi, a graduate of Biloxi High School, Class of 1978. In his younger years he was employed with Desporte's Bakery on Crawford St. Timothy is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Edith Cates Desporte. He is survived by his...

Justin Scott Jumonville

Justin Scott Jumonville

Nov 30, 2010

Justin Scott Jumonville, 26, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Justin was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong residence of the Gulf Coast. He attended Mercy Cross High School and graduated from St. Martin High School in 2003. He was a master floorman for Jumonville's Classic Wood Floors, his family's business since 1951. He was...

Sadye Scarborough Caraway

Sadye Scarborough Caraway

Nov 29, 2010

Sadye Scarborough Caraway, age 102, of Gulfport, died Monday, November 29, 2010 in Gulfport. She was born in Harrison County, Ms and was a longtime resident of Gulfport. She was a retired city clerk for the City of Gulfport. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Gulfport and a member of Gulfport Yatch Club, Fine...