Obituaries

Maxine Foster

Maxine Foster

Jan 9, 2009

Mrs. Maxine S. Foster, born in Franklinton, LA, October 10, 1909, passed away, Friday, January 9, 2009, in Biloxi. She had been a resident of Biloxi for 70 years. Mrs. Foster came to Biloxi in 1940 with her husband and young children to work for Singer Sewing Machine Company. She had a seamstress shop on Howard Avenue sewing on stripes...

Tony Carroll

Tony Carroll

Jan 9, 2009

Mr. Tony Carroll, Jr., age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, January 9, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Carroll served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a supervisor pipefitter at Ingalls Shipbuilding for many years. He had many loving friends that checked on him daily and was a great friend to many, but most of all, he...

Tina Maria McKee

Tina Maria McKee

Jan 9, 2009

Tina Maria McKee, 44, of Ocean Springs, died Friday, January 9, 2009 in Ocean Springs. Tina was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was employed as a ship fitter at Northrup-Grumman where she was named the first female apprentice of the year. She is preceded in death by her mother, Deanna McKee. Survivors include her longtime companion, Donnie Dubaz;...

Sandra Ann Olson

Sandra Ann Olson

Jan 9, 2009

Mrs. Sandra Ann Olson, 63, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, January 9, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Olson was born in Brooklynville, PA and had been a resident of the Coast for the past 30 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and retired from K-Mart. She was a former employee of Beau Rivage Casino...

Reverend Robert Rawsthorne Wilson

Reverend Robert Rawsthorne Wilson

Jan 8, 2009

Reverend Dr. Robert R. Wilson, age 87, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Reverend Wilson was a resident of Ocean Springs for the past forty years and was a US Army Veteran serving during WWII He later served as a Chaplain in the US Air Force, retiring after twenty two years of...

Donald Paul Carter

Donald Paul Carter

Jan 8, 2009

Infant Donald Paul Carter of Ocean Springs, MS died Thursday, January 8, 2009, in Gulfport. Donald is survived by his parents, Michael and Gwen Carter of Ocean Springs, MS maternal grandparents, Carolyn Cunningham and William and Millie Green, all of Mayfield, KY, his paternal grandparents, Janice Elaine Carter of Ocean Springs, MS and Raymond and Julia Carter of Biloxi, MS...

Beatrice Lorie Nobles

Beatrice Lorie Nobles

Jan 7, 2009

Beatrice Nobles, 75 of Vancleave died Wednesday, January 7, 2009 in Vancleave. Beatrice was a native and lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a member of Fort Bayou Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her father, Rudolph Nobles, mother, Violet Quave Higginbotham, step-father, Martin Higginbotham, sister, Gertrude Nobles, brother, Rudolph "Rudy" Higginbotham. Survivors include brother, Russell Higginbotham, foster...

Kate Richardson

Kate Richardson

Jan 7, 2009

Kate Richardson, age 86, of Gulfport, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. She was affectionately known as "Memaw" by both her grandchildren and the many children she cared for in her home as a childcare provider. She was a member of Trinity Bible Church at River Oaks. She will be missed...

Harriet Wimberly

Harriet Wimberly

Jan 6, 2009

Harriet G. Wimberly, age 89, of Biloxi, MS was called by our Heavenly Father to rest on January 6, 2009. Harriet was born in North Carolina. She traveled extensively through Europe and the United States with her husband and family. She served her country as the loving wife of a military husband. Settling first in Denver, CO, where she lived...

Jacqueline Kluender

Jacqueline Kluender

Jan 6, 2009

Jacqueline Kluender, 59 of Ocean Springs died Tuesday, January 6, 2009 in Ocean Springs. Jacqueline was a native of Indiana and a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1975. She was a registered nurse and employed at Rite Aid Drug Store. Preceded in death by her husband, William Kluender and her father, Audley Curtis. Survivors include her daughter, Beth Kluender...

Caroline Rosson Hewes

Caroline Rosson Hewes

Jan 6, 2009

Caroline Rosson Hewes, 89, died Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at her home in Gulfport, following a brief illness. Mrs. Hewes was a member of one of the Coast’s oldest and most prominent families and was the widow of the late Judge Gaston Henderson Hewes, Sr., to whom she was married for 48 years until his death in 1988. She was...

Bonnie Katherine Blue

Bonnie Katherine Blue

Jan 5, 2009

Bonnie K. Blue, 61, of Biloxi, died on Monday, January 5, 2009. Ms. Blue is preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Mildred Kittrell Blue. She is survived by her sisters, Virginia Gibbs of McHenry, MS, Robin Blue of PA; niece, Amanda Chapman; nephews, Robert and Richard Gibbs. Visitation will be on Friday, January 16, 2009 from 12:00 pm...

Frederick Wayne Carpenter

Frederick Wayne Carpenter

Jan 5, 2009

Frederick W. Carpenter, 64, of Biloxi, MS died Monday, January 5, 2009. Mr. Carpenter served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and was a disabled Veteran. He also work as a welder for Ingalls Shipyard. He was of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Durward Clinton and Dorothy Smith Carpenter; sister, Mary Havard....

Douglas O'Neill Jones

Douglas O'Neill Jones

Jan 5, 2009

Douglas O. Jones, 70 of Biloxi died Monday, January 5, 2009 in Biloxi. Douglas was a resident of the Gulf Coast for 14 years. He was a retired Army Veteran after 20 years of service. He had a great love for computers and worked for various computer companies. He was a very generous man and volunteered his time to assist...

Barbara Landry Nalley

Barbara Landry Nalley

Jan 4, 2009

Barbara Landry Nalley, age 55, passed away at Oktibbeha County Hospital on January 4, 2009. General Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday evening, January 7, 2009 at the Howard Ave. Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Biloxi with a Mass of Christian Burial at Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Church on Thursday, January 8, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. There will...

Faith Doreen Parsons

Faith Doreen Parsons

Jan 3, 2009

Mrs. Faith Herring Parsons, 62, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, January 3, 2009, in Biloxi. Mrs. Parsons was born in St. Johns Newfoundland, Canada and had been a resident of Biloxi most of her life. She was an animal activist being that she loved all animals. She is survived by her husband, Joel R. Porter of Biloxi; daughter, Rev. Belinda...

Janie D. Phelps

Janie D. Phelps

Jan 3, 2009

Janie D. Phelps, age 63, of Gulfport, died Saturday, January 3, 2009 in Gulfport. Mrs. Phelps was born in Harrison County and was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a member of Gulfport Elks Lodge #978, American Legion Auxiliary #119, VFW Auxiliary Post 2539, MOCAPT2, DAV Auxiliary #5, and Red Hat Society. She was loved dearly and...

Gordon L. Moudy

Gordon L. Moudy

Jan 3, 2009

Gordon L. Moudy, 73, of Gulfport, died Saturday, January 3, 2009 in Gulfport. He was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He previously served in the U.S,. Air Force in the Korean War. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and he will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Mr. Moudy was preceded in death by...

Stephen Louis Guice

Stephen Louis Guice

Jan 2, 2009

Mr. Stephen Louis Guice, 88, of Diamondhead, MS, died Friday, January 2, 2009, peacefully at home. Mr. Guice was born in Biloxi, MS and remained a lifelong resident of the Coast. He attended Lopez Elementary School and was a graduate of Biloxi High School. He attended Mississippi State University before completing undergraduate education at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina,...

Lois Charlene Krohn

Lois Charlene Krohn

Jan 2, 2009

Mrs. Lois C. Krohn, 82, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, January 2, 2009, in Natchez. Mrs. Krohn was born in Picayune, MS and had been a lifelong resident of Biloxi before moving to Natchez two years ago. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Krohn was preceded in death by her son, Henry Dalton Krohn, and parents, Lonnie and Hazel...

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