Obituaries
William Wallace Ray
Feb 13, 2008
Mr. William W. "Bill" Ray, age 86, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, February 13, 2008, in Pascagoula. Mr. Ray was a resident of the community for 59 years. He was a Master Salesman for the Pontiac Division of the General Motors Corporation for 30 consecutive years, was active with the Ocean Springs High School Booster Club, sang gospel songs...
Louise Martinez
Feb 11, 2008
Mrs. Louise Martinez, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, February 11, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Martinez was a native of Greenville, MS., and a resident of the coast since 1953. She was a former member of Eastlawn Baptist Church in Pascagoula. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Parr and Josephine McGraw Parr, three sisters,...
Donald Allen Smith
Feb 10, 2008
Donald A. Smith, age 60, of Ocean Springs passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Don was a native of Mississippi and a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 26 years. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, University of Mississippi Law School and joined the Mississippi State Bar Association in 1972. He...
Frances Marion Ramsay Shoemaker
Feb 9, 2008
Mrs. Frances Ramsay Shoemaker, 89, of the Ramsay Community, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, in Gautier. Mrs. Shoemaker was born in Lucedale and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast, residing in both the Edgewater Gulf Hotel and Edgewater Park. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Gulfport and was serving on the Board...
Nell Louise Akins Holland
Feb 8, 2008
Mrs. Nell Louise Akins Holland, 85, passed away Friday, February 8, 2008, in Biloxi, MS. Mrs. Holland was born in Howison, MS, and resided in Biloxi for over eighty years. From 1943 - 1960 she worked for the Army Air Corps Engineers while the Corps was overseeing construction of Keesler Air Force Base. From 1961 - 1974 she worked in...
Wallace Long Johnson, Jr.
Feb 8, 2008
Wallace Long "Ironshirt" Johnson, Jr., age 57, of Gulfport, died Friday, February 8, 2008 in Gulfport. He was born in Haleyville, AL and had been a resident of the Coast since moving here from Houston, TX in 1999. He was the former owner of Trade Winds Motor Company in Biloxi and Houston. "Ironshirt" enjoyed life, especially deep-sea fishing and casinos....
Evelyn Rosalie Brosh Ledet
Feb 8, 2008
Mrs. Evelyn Rosalie Brosh Ledet, 75, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, February 8, 2008, in Biloxi. Mrs. Ledet was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the French Club, V.F.W. Auxiliary and LaPetite Club. Mrs. Ledet was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Wilber "Cocoa" Ledet, Sr.; parents, Joseph and...
Melissa Kaye Lambert
Feb 7, 2008
Mrs. Melissa Kaye Lambert, age 37, of Ocean Springs, MS., went to be with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ on Thursday, February 7, 2008, after a hard fought battle with cancer. Melissa was a very special woman who loved and was greatly loved by her family. She would do anything necessary to take care of them, no...
Walter Anderson
Feb 7, 2008
Walter Anderson a resident of D'Iberville, MS passed away in Mobile, AL on February 7, 2008, after a long illness. Walter was born in Idaho Falls, ID on May 10, 1926. Walter served in the United States Navy during WW II from Nov. 1943 to Aug. 1946. He served in the Pacific Theater on the Cape Esperance Escort Carrier CVE88....
Mary Lou Adcock
Feb 7, 2008
Mary Lou Steele Adcock, age 84, of Gulfport, died Thursday, February 7, 2008 in Gulfport. She was born in Alabama and was a life long resident of Gulfport. She was a member of Gulf Gardens Baptist Church, Gulfport. She was former member of the VFW Auxiliary and a former secretary for Gulf Gardens Baptist Church. Mrs. Adcock was preceded in...
Ennis Jere' Blau
Feb 7, 2008
Mrs. Jere' Blau, age 92, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, February 7, 2008, in Pascagoula. Mrs. Blau was a native of Alabama and had retired from Keesler AFB Civil Service. She was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church where she served on the Church Vestry committee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pete J. Blau, daughter,...
Sally Marie Pratt
Feb 7, 2008
Mrs. Sally Marie Pratt, 67, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2008, in Biloxi. Sally was born October 8, 1940 in Biloxi. She was retired and loved spending time with her mother, children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Theran Hudson; husband, Ray Pratt; son, Arthur Pratt, and her grandson, Christopher Pratt. She is...
Helen Louise Deuel
Feb 6, 2008
Helen Louise Robertson Deuel, 85, long time resident of Ocean Springs died February 6, 2008. She had resided in Ocean Springs Nursing Center for the past year. Ms. Deuel was born on March 3, 1922 to Glenn John Robertson and Dorothy Elizabeth Barwick in Poughkeepsie, New York. She grew up on Long Island, married in 1950 to Ralph Deuel, also...
Barbara Cassady Lawson
Feb 6, 2008
Barbara Cassady Lawson, 56, a resident of Gulfport, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 in Gulfport. She was born in Gulfport and was a resident for most of her life. She graduated from Gulfport East High School and earned a masters degree in English from the University of Southern Mississippi. She was an English instructor at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College,...
Ouida Jarrell
Feb 6, 2008
Mrs. Ouida (Bonnie) Jarrell, age 67, a resident of Vancleave, MS., passed away after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer, on February 6, 2008. She was a dedicated civil servant retiring from the federal government after 25 years and was involved in numerous charities throughout her lifetime. She was an active member of Fort Bayou Baptist Church of Vancleave, MS....
Betty Jean Mallette
Feb 6, 2008
Mrs. Betty Mallette, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, February 6, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Mallette was a resident of the Gulf Coast for 52 years. She retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry B. Mallette. Survivors include her companion, Ernest Lancette of Ocean Springs, four daughters, Donna Holcomb of Missouri...
Jack A. Telford
Feb 6, 2008
Jack A. Telford, age 57, of Long Beach, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 in Gulfport. He was born in Springfield, MO and had been a resident of Long Beach since 2000 after retiring from Caterpillar in Morton, IL. He is survived by his wife, Elissa Telford of Long Beach; a son, Grant Telford (Lisa) and two granddaughters, Lexie and Katie,...
Marie Theresa Ruspoli
Feb 5, 2008
Marie Theresa Ruspoli, age 91, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in Pass Christian. She was a native of Hammond, LA and a life long resident of Pass Christian. She was a member of St. Stephens Catholic Church in Delisle and the Legion of Mary. Mrs. Ruspoli was the former owner of V & M Food Store. She was preceded...
James E. Smith
Feb 5, 2008
1st Sgt. James E. "Smitty" Smith (US Army,Ret.), 65, of Gulfport died Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in Gulfport. Mr. Smith was born in Wheeling, WV and has been a resident of the Coast since 1985. He was retired from the U.S. Army and served during the Vietnam Conflict and was a member of the VFW Post #6731 in D'Iberville. Mr....
Nell Lang Davis
Feb 4, 2008
Nell Lang Davis, age 92, of Gulfport died Monday, February 4, 2008 in Wiggins. She was born in Pass Christian and was a life long resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Gulfport. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband, William Murphy Davis, Sr.; her parents, Arthur Wallace Lang,...
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