Obituaries
Lillian Geno
Jan 2, 2009
Lillian Geno was born June 12, 1926 in Biloxi, MS to Clafail and Nanette Comeaux. She went to join her Heavenly Father on January 2, 2009. Lillian was employed at Keesler Air Force Base for over 25 years. She then went to work for the Buena Vista, then Biloxi Belle for over 20 years before retiring. Lillian was the life...
Lyle Sidney Gillis
Jan 2, 2009
Minister Lyle Sidney Gillis, age 55, of Biloxi, Mississippi passed away January 2, 2009. He was born November 5, 1953 in DeFuniak Springs, Florida to Columbus and Bobbie Murphy Gillis. Mr. Gillis was Church of Christ by faith. He was a minister of the gospel for 30 years. He was a graduate with honors from Walton High School and received...
Frank Laverne Myrick
Jan 2, 2009
Frank Laverne Myrick, age 94, of Long Beach died Friday, January 2, 2009 in Long Beach. He was born August 10, 1914 and reared in Daphne, AL. He was a graduate of Fairhope High School, Fairhope, AL and attended Univerity of Alabama for three years and graduated with BS degree from Arkansas State University. He served in the U.S. Coast...
Marion "Yogi" Bihm
Jan 1, 2009
Marion "Yogi" Bihm, 61, of Biloxi, passed away January 1, 2009. Yogi was born April 15, 1947 in New Orleans, LA and had returned to the Gulf Coast where she had many fond memories. Most importantly, she wanted to be near her daughter and grandson, Seth Mason. Yogi held a Ph.D. in Sociology and taught for 27 years. She was...
Wesley Francis Balius
Dec 31, 2008
Wesley F. Balius, 91, of Biloxi passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008 in D'Iberville. Mr. Balius was born in Biloxi where he remained a lifelong resident. He was a US Army Veteran who served during WW II. He was a member of the VFW Post #2434 and a life member of the Biloxi Elks Lodge #606. He was the owner...
Warren Gee Edwards, Sr.
Dec 30, 2008
Warren G. Edwards, Sr., age 86, died on Dec. 30, 2008 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC. Warren was born in Nash County, NC in 1922. He served in the Navy from 1941 to 1961. From 1966-1982 he was employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi as a Professional Relations Representative and Manager of Medical Assistant...
Lucille Mildred Boudreaux
Dec 30, 2008
Lucille Boudreaux, 82, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Lucille was a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1945. She was a native of Bethesda, South Carolina, a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and a member of Legion of Mary. Preceded in death by her husband, Harry Boudreaux, parents, Davis H. and Amanda...
Dudley Joseph Delahousey
Dec 29, 2008
Dudley J. Delahousey, 74, of Biloxi died Monday, December 29, 2008 in Biloxi. Dudley was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, an employee with the seafood industry all his life and a member of Blessed Seelos Catholic Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Agnes (Gautreaux) Delahousey, brothers, Theodore "Tibby" Delahousey,...
Leroy F. Blanchard, Jr.
Dec 26, 2008
Leroy F. Blanchard, Jr., 57, of Perkinston, MS died Friday, December 26, 2008 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Blanchard was a former resident of Biloxi and a former member of Fleur-de-Lis. Mr. Blanchard is preceded in death by his parents, Leroy F. and Lee Jeanette Bellande Blanchard; brother, David L. Blanchard, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Faircloth Blanchard...
Ralph Lechner
Dec 26, 2008
Ralph Lechner, 92, of Biloxi died Friday, December 26, 2008 in Biloxi. Ralph graduated from Sacred Heart in 1935. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp, worked as an independent wholesale wine businessman and retired from Harrison County. He was one of the original members of Mullet Brigade and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Preceded in death by...
Ronald Andrew Courchen
Dec 26, 2008
M/Sgt Ronald A. Courchen, U.S.A.F. Retired, 65, of Biloxi passed away Friday, December 26, 2008 in Biloxi after fighting a long illness. Mr. Courchen was a resident of Biloxi since 1981 and a retired Air Force Veteran who served during the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Courchen was a member and a former Games Chief of Highlands and Islands Association of Celtic...
Patrick John "P.J." Kitson
Dec 25, 2008
Mr. P. J. Kitson, age 46, of D'Iberville, MS., died Thursday, December 25, 2008, in D'Iberville. Mr. Kitson was a resident of the community for ten years. He was an avid sports fan, especially NASCAR and the Dallas Cowboys, and was a graduate of Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX. He was a loving son, brother and friend to...
Maurice D. Pierce, Jr.
Dec 25, 2008
Maurice D. Pierce, Jr., 80 of D'Iberville, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 in D'Iberville. Maurice was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He retired from the Biloxi V.A. Hospital after 32 years and was of the Baptist faith. Maurice is preceded in death by his parents, Maurice Dewey and Ruby Lee Pierce, sister, Hilda Maureen Goff, brother Paul Wade...
Archie Hamlett, Jr.
Dec 25, 2008
Mr. Archie Hamlett, Jr., age 84, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, December 25, 2008, in Gautier, MS. Mr. Hamlett was a native of Citronelle, AL., a former resident of Dothan, AL. and a resident of the coast for one year. He was a Retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel and a veteran of WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam...
Kenneth Frederick Walker
Dec 24, 2008
Mr. Kenneth Frederick Walker, Sr., age 74, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2008, in Biloxi, MS. Known affectionately by family and friends as "KW" he never met a stranger. Many occasions were brightened with his smile and humorous story telling. His love for God, his mother, family and friends and Fort Bayou, Mississippi, were well-known as were his...
Edwin Joseph Schneider
Dec 24, 2008
Mr. Edwin J. Schneider, age 88, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, December 24, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Schneider was a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 32 years. Survivors include his wife, Josephine Taranto Schneider, daughter, Janet Jansky, both of Ocean Springs, MS., two sons, Edwin J. Schneider of Gastonia, NC and Joseph E. (Marie) Schneider, of...
Aimee Syble Martin
Dec 24, 2008
Aimee S. Martin, age 80, of Long Beach died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 in Long Beach. She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther Stewart and Dessie Alexander Stewart; and a brother, John Stewart. Mrs. Martin is survived by a daughter, Mary Fayard of Biloxi; three sons, Stanley McCaffrey (Debbie) of Gulfport, Patrick McCaffrey (Sarah) of Orange Grove, and...
Pamela Jean Frazer
Dec 23, 2008
Mrs. Pam Frazer, age 50, of Vancleave, MS., died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Frazer was a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast for 28 years. She was an accomplished cook and gardener. She was a loving wife, mother and friend. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Ann Middleton and a sister, Sandra...
Thomas Frank Saucier
Dec 23, 2008
Thomas F. Saucier, 78, of Biloxi died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in Biloxi. Thomas was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. He was the former owner of Friendly Lounge in Gulfport, a former employee as beverage manager of Buena Vista and Friendship House and former manager of the Elks...
Irene Marie Reid
Dec 23, 2008
Irene M. Reid, 82, of D'Iberville died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in Biloxi. Irene was a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 70 years. She attended Lighthouse Baptist Church and was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of D'Iberville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee L. Reid, three sisters, five brothers and a grandson,...
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