Obituaries

Gloria Verna Powell-Sisler

Gloria Verna Powell-Sisler

Apr 24, 2009

Gloria Powell Sisler, age 64, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2009. Mrs. Sisler was a native of Biloxi and a former resident of Orange, MA. She traveled with her husband during his United States Air Force career and returned to the Gulf Coast in 2008. She was a member of the Catholic faith and a former...

Tommy Ray Webster

Tommy Ray Webster

Apr 23, 2009

Tommy R. Webster, 69, of D'Iberville died Thursday, April 23, 2009 in Biloxi. Tommy was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and has been living the past 35 years in D'Iberville. He retired from Borden Milk and Ice Cream Company, was an avid fisherman and a member of D'Iberville Moose Lodge. Tommy will be greatly missed by his family...

Cynthia Marie Neal

Cynthia Marie Neal

Apr 23, 2009

Cynthia Marie Neal, 46, of Fair Grove, MO died Thursday, April 23, 2009 in Fair Grove, MO. Cynthia loved to travel and she was very accredited in her nursing career; she enjoyed riding and showing horses. Her family was foremost in her life. She was an angel that loved animals and greatly affected a lot of people. She will be...

William Thomas Angle, Sr.

William Thomas Angle, Sr.

Apr 22, 2009

William "Bill" T. Angle, Sr. departed this life on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 after a long illness. Bill was born to Bartow and Emma Angle on September 6, 1928 in Garland, Alabama. Bill retired from the United States Air Force after twenty years of service in 1966, and owned his own paint contracting business for twenty-five years following his retirement...

Ernest Lee Harvey, Sr.

Ernest Lee Harvey, Sr.

Apr 22, 2009

Ernest Lee Harvey, Sr., 78, of Biloxi died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 in Biloxi. Ernest was a native of New Orleans. He retired to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1989. He was a U.S.M.C. veteran of the Korean War and was a two time recipient of the Purple Heart. Ernest was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church,...

In Van Nguyen

In Van Nguyen

Apr 22, 2009

In Van Nguyen, 86, of Biloxi, MS died on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Mr. Nguyen was a native of Vietnam and resident of the USA since 1978. He was a retired fisherman and a member of the Vietnamese Martyr's Catholic Church. Mr. Nguyen is preceded in death by his wife, Gau Thi Nguyen. He is survived by his daughters, Ong...

Harry Kendall Heite, Jr.

Harry Kendall Heite, Jr.

Apr 21, 2009

Harry Kendall Heite, Jr., 78, of LaGrange, KY died Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Harry was born and raised in Dover, DE. He served his country during the Korean War in the USAF. He retired after a long career with Univac (Unisys) to Biloxi, MS in 1996. Following the death of his beloved wife, Frances, in 2007, he has lived in...

Martha Lee Cooper

Martha Lee Cooper

Apr 20, 2009

MARTHA LEE COOPER of D’Iberville passed away Monday morning in Ocean Springs Hospital following complications of a stroke. She was 76 years old. A lifelong resident of North Biloxi, “Margie,” as she was universally known, graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1951. She worked for a year at Ferson & Swan Insurance Agency before joining the American National Insurance Company,...

Robert Edward Meyer

Robert Edward Meyer

Apr 19, 2009

Robert E. Meyer, age 88, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2009. Mr. Meyer had been a resident of Ocean Springs for the past thirty two years. He was a United States Army Veteran who served during World War II. Following his military service, he resided in Onarga, IL; where he managed his family farms and Onarga...

Miyako Harbison

Miyako Harbison

Apr 19, 2009

Miyako Harbison, age 76, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2009. Miyako was born December 10, 1932 in Sapporo Hokkido Japan. She had been a coastal resident for thirty-two years. She will be remembered as a loving, wife, mother, and grandmother. Miyako leaves cherished memories for her husband, Max Harbison; her three children, Janice L. Carrell, James L. Harbison, and...

Freddie Louis Toncrey, Sr.

Freddie Louis Toncrey, Sr.

Apr 19, 2009

Freddie L. Toncrey, Sr., 55, of Biloxi died Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Biloxi. Freddie was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast, living most of his life in Biloxi. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, having being dubbed "Fresh Water Freddie." He enjoyed throwing darts. Freddie was the founder of Biloxi River Bass Club and he enjoyed Karoke...

Cecilia Williams

Cecilia Williams

Apr 18, 2009

Cecilia Dorothy Rogalinski Williams, age 80, of Gulfport, died Saturday, April 18, 2009 in Gulfport. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She was retired from the Ford Motor Company. She was preceded in death by her father, John Rogalinski and her mother, Catherine Pachoczyszyn Rogalinski; a sister, Anna Zelinski; a brother, John Rogalinski; a son, Michael Babcock; grandson,...

Evelyn Ann Springer

Evelyn Ann Springer

Apr 18, 2009

Evelyn Ann Hoffman Taylor Springer, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Evelyn Ann Hoffman Taylor Springer born in Pulaski County, Arkansas, on November 3, 1934, passed in Ocean Springs Hospital on April 18, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents Henry Hoffman and Nellie Mae Hoffman, former husband Rev. Robbie Joe Taylor, sisters Clara Lou Haney and Cathleen (Kitty) Ott. Evelyn...

John (Johnnie) Gerkens Osley

John (Johnnie) Gerkens Osley

Apr 17, 2009

John (Johnnie) Adele Osley, age 80, of Ocean Springs, since Hurricane Katrina, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2009. Johnnie was born in New Orleans and grew up in Biloxi. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister. She was a surrogate mother and dear friend to so many throughout the years. She traveled for...

George Gilbert Wright

George Gilbert Wright

Apr 17, 2009

Mr. George G. Wright, 49, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, April 17, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. Wright was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota and had been a longtime resident of Biloxi. He was 1978 graduate of Biloxi High School,. a member of Gulf Coast Rifle Club and the National Rifle Association. He was an ASC Certified Mechanic. Mr. Wright...

April Elaine Richards

April Elaine Richards

Apr 15, 2009

Ms. April Elaine Richards, 51, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Ms. Richards was born in Joplin, Missouri and had been a resident of the Coast since 1971. She was a member of St. John Episcopal Church in Ocean Springs. Ms. Richards was preceded in death by her parents, Dale and Ruth Craig Richards....

Dorothy Preston Bloom

Dorothy Preston Bloom

Apr 15, 2009

Dorothy Preston Bloom, age 85, of Saucier, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 in Saucier. Mrs. Bloom was born in Pawtucket, RI and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for about seventy years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene William Bloom. She is survived by four daughters, Dorothy Middleton of Kansas, Jenny Wavra of Gulfport, Angela...

Donald Ray Lincecum

Donald Ray Lincecum

Apr 15, 2009

Donald Ray Lincecum, 63, of Biloxi, MS died on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Don was born and raised in Ferriday, LA. He had been a resident of the Coast for the past 18 years. He attended Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA where he received a Masters of Business Adminstration. Don was employed with First Federal Savings and Loan in...

Louis Charles Bedard

Louis Charles Bedard

Apr 15, 2009

Louis Charles Bedard, age 93 of Ocean Springs, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Mr. Bedard was born on June 12, 1915 in Plattsburg, NY. He was a resident of Ocean Springs for thirty six years. He was preceded in death by his parents, nine siblings, his son, Thomas, grandson, Alan Auger and great-grandson, Zachary Cupit. Survivors include his...

Scott  A. Reynolds

Scott A. Reynolds

Apr 13, 2009

Scott Reynolds, 40 of Ocean Springs died Monday, April 13, 2009 at his home due to complications from diabetes. Scott was born in Kansas City, MO and had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1981. He graduated from Ocean Springs High School in 1987. Scott was a former employee as a casino dealer at the Grand Casino, Biloxi. He...

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