Obituaries
Elwood J. Parrish
Jul 19, 2010
Elwood J. Parrish, 67, of Biloxi, MS died on Monday, July 19, 2010. Mr. Parrish had been a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a valued employee of the Palace Casino. Mr. Parrish was a loving and caring husband, father and grandfather. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Hazel Harris Parrish; four brothers, Emery,...
Jewel Brown Kamont
Jul 18, 2010
Jewel Brown Kamont, 90, of Biloxi, died Sun.,July 18, 2010. She was a good mother, wonderful wife and a Christian woman. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Mon, 7-26-10, at Biloxi National Cemetery Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Biloxi is in charge of services.
Jennifer Machelle Johnson
Jul 17, 2010
Jennifer Machelle Johnson, age 28, of Biloxi died Saturday, July 17, 2010 in Jackson. She was born in Placerville, CA and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for ten years. She was preceded in death by her mother, Machelle Renee Johnson. She is survived by a daughter, Hannah Chouinard of Gulfport; a son, Blake Tripp of D'Iberville; father,...
Joshua James Green
Jul 16, 2010
Joshua James Green, age 39, of Biloxi passed away July 16, 2010. Born March 6, 1971, in Lawton Oklahoma, Josh was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. A devoted husband and father, he graduated from Biloxi High School where he played baseball. Josh went on to receive a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Southern Mississippi and was employed...
John Mcelveney
Jul 16, 2010
John Kelton McElveney, better known to his friends and co-workers as "Johnny Mac", lost his battle with cancer Friday, July 16, 2010 at home in Long Beach, Ms. Johnny was born October 25, 1946 in San Francisco, CA. He worked in the casino industry for 40 years, first in Nevada then moving to the Gulf Coast in January, 1999 after...
Tonya Griffin Merlau
Jul 15, 2010
Ms. Tonya Griffin Merlau, age 49, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, July 15, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Ms. Merlau was a lifelong resident of Mississippi. She was a registered nurse and was employed with New Gulf Coast Surgical Center in Ocean Springs. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death...
Howard Eugene Saucier
Jul 15, 2010
Howard E. Saucier, 83, of Long Beach, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 in Gulfport. He was born in Lumberton and had been a resident of Long Beach for 57 years. He served in the U.S. Air Force and the Mississippi National Guard and was a World War II veteran. He worked for Ingalls Shipyard for seventeen years and Colonial Fast...
John C. Speed Jr.
Jul 13, 2010
Mr. John C. Speed, Jr., age 82, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, July 13, 2010, in Pascagoula, MS. Mr. Speed was a resident of Ocean Springs for over 37 years. He was a 32nd Degree Mason in Ocean Springs, a member of the Joppa Temple and was a Sgt. in the Marine Corp. Mr. Speed retired from the Crawford...
M/Sgt. Alan Ray Sonnier
Jul 12, 2010
M/Sgt. Alan Ray Sonnier, 62, of Ocean Springs, MS died Monday, July 12, 2010 in Pascagoula, MS. Mr. Sonnier had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1972. He was a retired M/Sgt. with the USAF and Air National Guard. He worked for Ingalls and B.A.E. Mr. Sonnier was also a volunteer fireman with Gulf Park Estates.He was a member...
Mary Zorich Thian
Jul 11, 2010
Mrs. Mary Zorich Thian, 88, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, July 11, 2010, in Biloxi. Mrs. Thian was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi and a lifelong member of St. Michael Catholic Church. Her first job was with Kuluz Brothers Sea Food as secretary. She later worked with the telephone company in Biloxi and Charleston, SC during WW II....
Lambert Junior Pickard
Jul 10, 2010
Lambert Junior Pickard, 87, of Vancleave, MS died peacefully in Pascagoula on Saturday, July10th, 2010. Mr. Pickard was born in Meridian, MS, June 28, 1923 and had been a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 1965. Mr. Pickard was a gentle man who was filled with love for his family and friends. One could honestly say he never met...
Patricia Wilson Crowder
Jul 10, 2010
Patricia Wilson Crowder, 56, of Ocean Springs, MS died Saturday, July 10, 2010. Patricia was born in Biloxi on Sept. 13, 1953. She graduated from St. Martin High School in 1972. She attended MS Gulf Coast Community Jr. College. Patricia was employed with Del's Seaway Shrimp factory and Quality Home Health Care, Private Duty. She was a former member of...
Emilie Marie Diddlemeyer
Jul 10, 2010
Mrs. Emilie M. "Toots" Diddlemeyer, 66, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, July 10, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Diddlemeyer was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Minus and Selema Goutreaux Bourgeois; her former husband, Billy R. Gray,...
Leslie Bosarge Seymour
Jul 8, 2010
Leslie Bosarge Seymour, age 67, of Ocean Springs, MS died Thursday, July 8, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Seymour was a housewife and a lifelong resident of the Coast. She was an avid Elvis and Saints fan. She is preceded in death by her parents, Leslie Bosarge and Marguerite Tyner; and brother, Larry Bosarge. Survivors include her husband, Gordon Seymour;...
Thomas L. Reynolds, Sr.
Jul 7, 2010
Thomas L. "Tom" Reynolds, Sr., age 77, went to meet his Lord on Wed., July 7, 2010 at his home in Gautier. He was born to John Hosey and Pearl Cooley Reynolds in Ovett, MS, where he lived until he enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 17. He served twenty dedicated years on assignments in Germany, Iceland,...
Eula Mae Seymour VanCourt
Jul 7, 2010
Eula Mae Seymour VanCourt, 89, of D'Iberville, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Mrs. VanCourt was a homemaker and military spouse. She was active in the Rosary Society, Altar Society and taught CCD for many years. She was a loving mother and enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She especially enjoyed playing cards with her friends at the...
Elmer "Andy" Andrews
Jul 7, 2010
Elmer "Andy" Andrews, 73, of Gulfport, MS died on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Mr. Andrews was retired from the US Navy and MS Power. He is survived by his fiancee, Ruby Koenig; children, Chris, Tina, Monty J., Allen and Lisa; brother, Verlen Andrews; four step-children; six grandchildren and numerous step-grandchildren. Visitation will be on Sunday, July 11, 2010 from 4:00...
Major Billy Martin, USAF Retired
Jul 7, 2010
Major Billy Martin, USAF Retired, age 80, of Long Beach, MS, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, in Diamondhead. He was born November 5, 1929, in Gadsden, AL and moved to Cedartown, GA in 1942. He served six years in the U. S. Army, five of those served in Germany as a Batallion Operations Sergeant in quartermaster corps and armored tank...
Menno Ronald Saunders
Jul 6, 2010
Major Menno Ronald Saunders, U.S. Air Force, Ret. age 90, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Saunders was born in Canton, South Dakota on February 21, 1920. He graduated from the University of South Dakota where he received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1949 and his Masters in Business and...
Christine Dolores Waldrop
Jul 6, 2010
Christine Dolores "Dodie" Waldrop, 75, of Biloxi, MS died on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Dodie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother that will be sadly missed. She put her family above herself and was good to everybody. Dodie is preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Christine Kittrell Diaz; son Timothy Waldrop. She is survived by her loving...
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