Obituaries
Willie King Martin
Sep 14, 2008
Willie King Martin born in Lyman, MS September 14, 1913 to Payton C. and Rosa Damphman King. She was married to Calvin Martin, Sr. of Fernwood, MS for fifty eight years. She was a Cafeteria Manager for Harrison County School System for 30 years and was a pioneer in her field, starting with cooking on a wood stove at Lyman...
Joe Louis Harris
Sep 13, 2008
Ret. MSgt. Joe Louis Harris, 70, of Biloxi, MS departed this life on Saturday, September 13, 2008. He was born in Coffeeville, Alabama on January 12, 1938. A 1957 graduate of Central High School, Mobile, AL. He entered the United States Air Force in April of 1961. Throughout his 26 years of service he travled the world and made many...
Eugene Talmadge Oswalt, Jr.
Sep 13, 2008
Eugene Talmadge Oswalt, Jr., 52, passed away on September 13, 2008. Gene was the only child of the late Dr. and Mrs. Talmadge Oswalt, Sr. Gene graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, Alabama and is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Auburn University, where he served as Administrative Vice-President of the Student Government Association and was member of...
Lois Davis
Sep 13, 2008
Mrs. Lois Davis, 80, of Ocean Springs, MS, Passed this life Saturday, September 13, 2008, to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, after a long exhaustive battle with cancer. She will be with those who have gone before her: parents, Willie J. and Olive Moe Miller, husband, Earl Davis and Great-granddaughter, Blayne Makinlee Davis. She has left a...
Milton Garfield "Gary" Travis, Jr.
Sep 12, 2008
Mr. Milton G. "Gary" Travis, Jr., 62, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, September 12, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Travis was born in Bradford, PA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Milton G. Travis, Sr. and Jane Monroe Travis. He is survived by his brother, Peter Travis of Ocean Springs. Private services will be held at a...
Alice Marie Nielsen-Carroll
Sep 12, 2008
Alice M. Carroll, age 72, of Gautier, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Alice was a resident of the coast for 45 years and a native of West Carroll, LA. She was the owner of Carrolls Welding in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse J. Carroll and her son, James M....
Forrest O'Neal Cobb
Sep 12, 2008
Mr. Forrest O'Neal Cobb, 58, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, September 12, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Cobb was a native of Bolivar, TN and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1969. He resided in Ocean Springs the last 14 years. He was an electrician and an avid Harley rider. Mr. Cobb was preceded in death...
Mrs. Eula (C.T., Sr.) Switzer
Sep 12, 2008
Mrs.Eula W. Switzer, age 87, of Biloxi, MS, went to be with her Lord on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. A life long resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Eula Webb Switzer was born April 6, 1921, in Ocean Springs to Walter “Red” Webb and Josephine Myers Webb. One of thirteen children, Eula attended Ocean Springs High School and graduated in...
Nadine McNamara-Clark
Sep 12, 2008
Nadine McNamara-Clark entered heaven September 12, 2008, at age 60, after losing her battle with cancer. Nadine was born May 4, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY. Nadine moved to the Gulf Coast in 1980. She spent most of her years on the Coast working for non-profit organizations such as The Gulf Coast Women's Center, The Back Bay Mission and the Biloxi...
Henry C. Thensted, Jr.
Sep 11, 2008
Mr. Henry C. Thensted, Jr. (Buddy) age 80, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2008. Mr. Thensted was born in Biloxi, MS. on February 7, 1928, and spent most of his life there. Henry served in the United States Coast Guard and the United States Navy from 1946-1951. He captained a service tender for oil rigs...
James Erwin Sargent
Sep 10, 2008
James E. Sargent, age 47, of Ocean Springs, died suddenly while resting at home in his wife’s loving and caring arms on Wednesday, September 10, 2008. James was a native of Orlando, Florida, born on the Thirteenth of August 1961 to Richard and Mary Sargent. He was their third child of six siblings. Jimmy graduated from Ocean Springs High School...
Billy George Pitalo
Sep 9, 2008
Billy George Pitalo, age 57, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, September 9, 2008 in Gulfport. He was born in Union, MS and had been a resident of the Coast for most of his life. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church, Gulfport and was a retired boat captain. He is survived by his parents, Nick and Zell Pitalo of...
Richard Patrick Murphy
Sep 9, 2008
Richard Patrick Murphy, age 67, of Ocean Springs passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Murphy was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his his wife of seven years, Linda Murphy of Ocean Springs. His daughters, Ashley Lynn Rau and her husband, Richard of Michigan, Candy Deshields and Sherri Irwin and her husband Patrick...
Shirley Boudreaux
Sep 9, 2008
Shirley Boudreaux, 81, of Meridian, MS died on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 in Meridian. She had been a lifelong resident of Biloxi and Meridian. She was a housewife. Mrs. Boudreaux is preceded in death by her husband, Leo Boudreaux. She is survived by her daughter, Joyce Walls; sons, Lloyd Vallery, Jerry Wayne Boudreaux and Paul Boudreaux; five grandchildren and one...
William Allen Bryant
Sep 9, 2008
William Allen "Bill" Bryant, 83, was born January 9, 1925, in Charlottesville, VA., to Dr. Kirby Knapp Bryant, and Esther Davis Bryant. On September 9, 2008, Bill joined his beloved wife of 55 years, Lilly Exum Bryant, who preceded him in death on December 31, 2006; and their daughter Ellen Melissa Bryant who preceded them both on January 14, 2000....
Richard Edwin Barnum
Sep 8, 2008
Dick Barnum,81,of Biloxi, MS passed away Monday, September 8, 2008 in Ocean Springs. A professional military man, he took pride in being included in the terminology "The Greatest Generation", having served in WW II when he was 18 years old and continued through the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. He retired from the U. S. Air Force in 1967. He was...
Thomas H. Gordon
Sep 8, 2008
Thomas H. Gordon, 11-16-1917 ~ 9-08-2008, was born in New York to the late, Rose and William Gordon. Tom was married to the late, Ann Sullivan Gordon. He served from July 10, 1939 until July 31, 1966 in the United States Air Force. After retirement from the Air Force, he worked for the Civil Service as a photographer-still at Keesler...
Judy Fay Rainey
Sep 7, 2008
Judy Fay Rainey, age 61, of Ocean Springs passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Ms. Rainey had been a resident of the coast for 51 years. She was a loving and caring person who provided round-the-clock care for her mother. She will be sorely missed by her family and friends alike. She was preceded in death...
Rosemary Moran
Sep 7, 2008
Rosemary J. Moran, 79, of Biloxi, MS went to her heavenly home on September 7, 2008. She was a wonderful, loving mother, grandma, great- grandma and friend to many. She had touched many hearts in her lifetime and she'll never be forgotten. She has had plenty of loss and been put through many trails. Her faith in God never wavered....
Shirley Holland Gulbrand
Sep 5, 2008
Mrs. Shirley Holland Gulbrand, 78, of D'Iberville, passed away quietly on Friday, September 5, 2008, in Biloxi. She was born in Manchester, England and had been a resident of the Coast since 1972. She was a former British Army Nurse. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eric Gulbrand, and a son, David Gulbrand. Survivors include her children, Lynne...
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