Obituaries

MSgt. James Richad Hartsell, U. S. Air Force Retired

MSgt. James Richad Hartsell, U. S. Air Force Retired

Jan 8, 2010

MSgt James Richard Hartsell, Retired U. S. Air Force, a resident of Pass Christian went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Friday, January 8, 2010. Born September 4, 1933 in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late George and Emma Hartsell. In addition to his parents, James was preceded in death by his wife...

Doris H. Ochsner

Doris H. Ochsner

Jan 7, 2010

Gulfport native, Doris H. Ochsner, 88, died Thursday, January 7, 2010, at Stonebridge of Montgomery in Skillman, NJ, where she had lived since 2004. As the wife of Commander Robert Ochsner, Doris had lived in California, Virginia and Maryland, before returning to Gulfport in 1966 when Robert retired from Naval service. She greatly enjoyed friends and family during the next...

Gracie Jean Hebert

Gracie Jean Hebert

Jan 7, 2010

Gracie Jean Waldrop Hebert, 63, of Ocean Springs died Thursday, January 7, 2010. Survivors include her husband, Moza G. Hebert; daughters, Lisa Waldrop (Kevin Bell), Tammy Orr Schmierer, Kimberly (Bobby) Deluca and Tammy Champagne (Harvey Loupe); sons, Huron “Ronnie” Orr, Jeremy (Anne) Hebert and C. Lloyd (Stephanie) Hebert; her grandchildren include, Courtney Orr, Jenna Orr, Christopher Williams, Sarah Champagne, Aydden...

William Thomas Turner

William Thomas Turner

Jan 6, 2010

Mr. William Thomas Turner, age 63, of Magnolia Place Apartments, Gautier, MS died Wednesday, January 6, 2010, at Ocean Springs Hospital as a result of an extended respiratory illness. A native of Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Albert W. Turner of Polk Co., and Ruth Greene Rose of Baltimore, MD. He was also predeceased in...

Maria R. Sablich

Maria R. Sablich

Jan 6, 2010

Maria R. Sablich, 82, died Wednesday, January 6th at her son’s home in St. Augustine, Florida. Maria had been battling illness since August 2009. Maria was a native and life-long resident of Biloxi. She worked in the Old Biloxi Hospital and with the D’Iberville public school system until her retirement in 1995. She was a founding member of the Biloxi...

Frances Darlene Patterson

Frances Darlene Patterson

Jan 5, 2010

Frances Darlene Patterson, 56, of St. Martin Community passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010. She was a beloved mother of Rita Marie Patterson, and loving grandmother of Kaitlyn Aaliyah Patterson and Landon James May. She is preceded in death by her mother, Marie Seymour. She leaves behind her father, Allen Seymour, Jr.; nine brothers and sisters, John Seymour, Sandra Joiner,...

Cora Marie Buenz

Cora Marie Buenz

Jan 3, 2010

Mrs. Cora M. Buenz, 87, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, in Biloxi. Mrs. Buenz was born in Pella, Iowa and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 28 years. She and her husband raised their children in Ankeny, Iowa then traveled and moved overseas after the children were grown. She was a homemaker and a...

Cora Marie Buenz

Cora Marie Buenz

Jan 3, 2010

Mrs. Cora M. Buenz, 87, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, in Biloxi. Mrs. Buenz was born in Pella, Iowa and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 28 years. She and her husband raised their children in Ankeny, Iowa then traveled and moved overseas after the children were grown. She was a homemaker and a...

Rachel Lynn Sherwood Nance

Rachel Lynn Sherwood Nance

Jan 3, 2010

Rachel Sherwood Nance, 53, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, January 3, 2010. Mrs. Nance was a resident of South MS for the past 12 1/2 years. She was a member of Bay Vista Baptist Church. Mrs. Nance is preceded in death by her sister, Susan Starkey. She is survived by her husband, Rev. Danny Nance; parents, Golda and Herbert Sherwood;...

Verna Mae Creel Klein

Verna Mae Creel Klein

Jan 3, 2010

Verna Mae Creel Klein, beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother passed suddenly of natural causes on Saturday, January 2, 2010, at the age of 90. For the past ten years she enjoyed a full life - residing with her devoted grand-daughter's family - Julie and Thomas Ross of Vancleave, Mississippi. Born October 5, 1919 in Biloxi, Mississippi, Verna was the last...

Susan Elizabeth Pope McCrary

Susan Elizabeth Pope McCrary

Jan 2, 2010

Susan Elizabeth Pope McCrary, born April 27, 1929 in Collins, MS to parents Elma and Oliver Clifton Pope, died Saturday, January 2, 2010 after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. McCrary lived in Baton Rouge, LA for 30 years where she was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, and worked several years in retail management. Mrs. McCrary moved to Gulfport in...

Charles Earl  "Skinny" Crawford

Charles Earl "Skinny" Crawford

Jan 2, 2010

Charles Earl "Skinny" Crawford, 91, Biloxi, MS died on Sunday, January 2, 2011. Mr. Crawford was a WW II Veteran. He is preceded in death by his wife, Hazel; sons, Eugene and Thomas O'Grady. Mr. Crawford is survived by his grandchildren, Shelly Lynn Wainwright, Robin O'Grady, Bayne (Celey) O'Grady, Baron (Stacey) O'Grady, Kevin (Wendy) O'Grady, Sean (Katie) O'Grady and numerous...

Lt. Com. Albert Carlos Storey, U. S. Navy, Retired

Lt. Com. Albert Carlos Storey, U. S. Navy, Retired

Jan 1, 2010

LCDR Albert C. Storey, USN, Retired, 80 yrs old, of Gautier, MS, passed away at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Storey was born October 11, 1929, in Wesson, Mississippi to Mr & Mrs Walter Wren Storey. He served 27 years in the United States Navy and received numerous prestigeous awards throughout his military career. He commanded troops...

Maynard Carl Olson, Jr.

Maynard Carl Olson, Jr.

Jan 1, 2010

Maynard Carl Olson, Jr., 70, of Biloxi, MS died Friday, January 1, 2010. Mr. Olson was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He was retired from the US Air Force and from the VA Medical Center in Biloxi. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Olson is preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Ann Lee Olson....

George Stephen Battise

George Stephen Battise

Jan 1, 2010

Mr. George S. Battise, 67, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, January 1, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Battise was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a hard working shrimper who loved his family and working on the water. Mr. Battise was preceded in death by his parents, Rufus J. and Sophie LeBatard Battise; sister, Doreen Fobes; and...

Gerard O'Connell Joachim

Gerard O'Connell Joachim

Dec 31, 2009

Gerard (Jerry) O'Connell Joachim passed away suddenly on December 31, 2009 at the age of 54. He was born in Biloxi, the 17th of 20 children to Jack and Rose Joachim. Jerry graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in marketing and was, most recently, General Manager of the Navy Exchange in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is...

Charles W. Blackwell, Jr.

Charles W. Blackwell, Jr.

Dec 29, 2009

Charles W. Blackwell, Jr., age 84, of Saucier, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 in Gulfport. He was born in Pearl River County and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He attended Poplar Head United Methodist Church and was retired from the Veterans Administration Center where he was a...

Nancy Ann Powe "Red" Lebo

Nancy Ann Powe "Red" Lebo

Dec 29, 2009

Nancy Ann Powe "Red' Lebo, age 39, of Kiln died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 in Kiln. She was born in Poplarville and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was Baptist and was a loving mother, sister, aunt, and Mawmaw. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Wiley Powe and Jannie Marine Rester Powe. She is...

Jeane Marie Mathieu Joseph Hovis

Jeane Marie Mathieu Joseph Hovis

Dec 28, 2009

Mrs. Jeane Marie Mathieu Joseph Hovis, age 65, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, December 28, 2009, in Pascagoula. Jeane was born on July 17, 1944 in Greensburg, Indiana, and was a published poet and a short story writer. She was of the Catholic faith and attended St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Ocean Springs. She also attended two United...

Dennis Lanora Heuser

Dennis Lanora Heuser

Dec 28, 2009

Dennis Lanora Heuser, 61, of Biloxi, MS died Monday, December 28, 2009. Mrs. Heuser was a longtime resident of Biloxi. She was retired from Civil Service as a secretary with the US Navy. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Heuser is preceded in death by her husband, Peter J. Heuser; parents, Willard and Mary Moretz; son, Sgt. Mark Conrad...