Obituaries

Louis Victor Stajdel

Louis Victor Stajdel

Apr 25, 2008

Louis Victor Stajdel, age 90, of Gulfport, died Friday, April 25, 2008 in Gulfport. He was born in Madison, IL and was a long time resident of the Coast. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 until 1945. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church , Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and...

Carole Dantzler

Carole Dantzler

Apr 25, 2008

Mrs. Carole B. Dantzler, age 70, of Ocean Springs passed away on Friday, April 25, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Dantzler had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for twelve years and was an active working member of First Pentecostal Church of Biloxi. She was preceded in death by her parents, J. Carl and Susie Brown. Survivors include her...

Lucille "Lou" Coleman

Lucille "Lou" Coleman

Apr 25, 2008

Lucille "Lou" Coleman, 71, of Vancleave "went safely home" from her residence in Vancleave on April 25, 2008. Lucille was born and raised in Herington Kansas and has been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1963. She was a rural mail carrier and retired from the Ocean Springs Post Office. She was an active member at First Baptist Church...

Lillian Ann Hartzell

Lillian Ann Hartzell

Apr 25, 2008

Mrs. Lillian Ann Hackbert Hartzell, 73, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, April 25, 2008, in Biloxi. Mrs. Hartzell was born in DeKalb, Illinois and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 35 years. She was of the Protestant faith. Survivors include her husband, Charles F. Hartzell, Jr.; daughter, Diana L. English, Son, Dale A. Hartzell; and two grandchildren,...

Jewel W. Featherstone

Jewel W. Featherstone

Apr 24, 2008

Jewel W. Featherstone, 85, of Biloxi, died Thursday, April 24, 2008 in Biloxi. She was born in Alabama and was a former resident of Coral Springs, FL. She was Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Featherstone; her parents, Newman and Alma McKenzie Williams; two sisters, Nora Lee Williams and Mae Dell Williams; and four brothers, George...

Billy E. "Butch" Lundy

Billy E. "Butch" Lundy

Apr 24, 2008

Billy E. "Butch" Lundy, 53, of D'Iberville, died Thursday, April 24, 2008 in Biloxi. Billy was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a tug boat captain for 23 years with Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel. He was preceded in death by his father, Bonnie Leo Martin. Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Cynthia Lundy, daughters, Holly...

Gary L. Colburn, Sr.

Gary L. Colburn, Sr.

Apr 23, 2008

Gary L. Colburn, Sr. age 58, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008 in Biloxi. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War and was a member of VFW Post 1526. He worked for Harrison County Sheriff's Department and Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. He was preceded in death by a...

 Mr. Leslie Byrd, Jr.

Mr. Leslie Byrd, Jr.

Apr 23, 2008

Leslie Byrd, Jr., 80, of the Latimer Community, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Leslie was born in the Larue Community and remained a lifelong resident of Jackson County. He retired from Blossman Gas Company after 37 years. Leslie was a member of White Plains United Methodist Church. He was a devoted...

Jon O'Blythe Allen

Jon O'Blythe Allen

Apr 23, 2008

Jon O'Blythe Allen passed away on April 23, 2008 in Biloxi. Blythe was born March 5, 1952, in Biloxi and was a resident of Ocean Springs at the time of her death. She graduated from Sullivan Central High School, Blountville, Tennessee and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, (Perkinston Campus), the University of Mississippi and received a degree in recreational...

Martha Ellen Nicholson

Martha Ellen Nicholson

Apr 23, 2008

Mrs. Martha Ellen Nicholson, 60, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Cape Coral, Florida. Mrs. Nicholson was born April 15, 1948 in Scottsburg, Indiana to Elmer Eugene and Martha McDaniel Hall. She had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1979. She married William Earl Nicholson July 1, 1967 and was a devoted and...

Pablito Raider Campos-Racz

Pablito Raider Campos-Racz

Apr 23, 2008

Infant Pablito Raider Campos-Racz, 23 days old, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Birmingham, Alabama. He is survived by his parents, Amanda Racz, and Paul Campos; maternal grandparents, Timothy Racz and Maria Alvarado; paternal grandparents, Don and Linda Thomas, Theodore and Nanette Racz, and Angela Allen; two aunts, Tammy Lasseinge and Lindsey Bailey; two uncles, James...

Dorothy Elizabeth "Dot" Ross

Dorothy Elizabeth "Dot" Ross

Apr 22, 2008

Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Ross, age 85, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Ross was a resident of the community for sixty five years. She was the Past District President of the VFW Auxiliary, Past President of the Biloxi VFW Auxiliary and Past PTA President of the Biloxi School System. She loved to make...

Ken Kimball

Ken Kimball

Apr 22, 2008

Ken Kimball, age 78, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 in Gulfport. He was born in Phoenix, AZ, was a former longtime resident of Greenwood and had been a resident of the Coast for over 40 years. He served in the U.S. Air Force for over four years in the early 1950's and was a proud graduate and fan...

Howard E. Ackerman

Howard E. Ackerman

Apr 22, 2008

Howard E. Ackerman, age 86, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 in Gulfport. He was a native of Whitaker, PA and had been a resident of Gulfport since February 2006. He attended St. Matthews Luthern Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a corporal. He was a pattern maker for U.S. Steel for 20...

A. L. Barner, Jr.

A. L. Barner, Jr.

Apr 22, 2008

Lt. Col. A.L. "Buddy" Barner, Jr., age 78, of Gulfport died Tuesday, April 22, 2008. He was a native and resident of Ruleville, MS. He attended Ole Miss where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He began his military career in the U. S. Air Force and served in Korea and Viet Nam. He participated in over 101...

Bernice Posey Brent

Bernice Posey Brent

Apr 21, 2008

Bernice Posey Brent, 90, Biloxi, passed away on Mon., 4/21/08. She was born in Lincoln County, MS. She had been a resident of Biloxi since 1959. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church Biloxi. Survivors: husband, Robert Lewis Brent, Sr., Biloxi; son, Robert Lewis Brent, Jr., Biloxi; grandson, Robert Lewis Brent III, Biloxi. Services: Thurs., 4/24/08, 11:00am, Pass...

Alice Grubbs

Alice Grubbs

Apr 21, 2008

ALICE FAYE GRUBBS Alice "Faye" Grubbs, 74, of Moss Point, went home with her Savior on Monday April 21st, after battling heart failure and cancer. She spent the last 4 years of her life enjoying the company of friends and family at Carlow Manor in Gulfport, Mississippi. Faye was born to Eunice and Oscar Burge in Picayune, Mississippi on April...

Emilee J. Landry

Emilee J. Landry

Apr 21, 2008

Emilee J. Landry, 14, of D'Iberville, died April 21, 2008 in D'Iberville. Emilee was a lifelong member of the Gulf Coast. She fought a courageous battle with Ewing Sarcoma Bone Cancer. She earned her angel wings on April 21, 2008. She was an eighth grader at D'Iberville Middle School. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville....

Flossie Webb

Flossie Webb

Apr 20, 2008

Mrs. Flossie Webb, age 92, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Flossie was a native and lifelong resident of Jackson County. She was a member of Christus Victor Lutheran Church and volunteered with The Lord is My Help in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Webb was preceded in death by her husband, Donald E. Webb...

Henry Leaton Wiginton

Henry Leaton Wiginton

Apr 20, 2008

Henry Leaton Wiginton, age 82, of Gulfport, died Sunday, April 20, 2008 in Gulfport. He was born August 9, 1925 to Leat and Beatrice Harris Wiginton at a sawmill camp in western Tippah County, MS. Rev. Wiginton was an Elder of the Mississippi United Methodist Conference. He attended Corinth High School, Southeast Community College, University of North Alabama and received...

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