Obituaries

Laurence Viator

Laurence Viator

Oct 11, 2007

Mrs. Laurence Lachuassee Viator, 102, of D'Iberville, MS passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2007. Born in Erath, LA, she had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 75 years. Mrs. Viator was the former owner of Viator's grocery on Division St. in Biloxi. A former member of St. Louis Catholic Church and was currently a member...

John Mendon McMurrian

John Mendon McMurrian

Oct 9, 2007

John Mendon McMurrian, 69, of D'Iberville died October 9, 2007 in D'Iberville. John was a lifelong resident of D'Iberville. He was a graduate of D'Iberville High School where he played on the first football team. John was a graduate of Perkinston Jr. College. He was retired from Biloxi Police Department and The Department of Marine Resource Law Enforcement as a...

Jane Gaye Stallings

Jane Gaye Stallings

Oct 8, 2007

Jane Gaye Stallings, age 53, of Long Beach died Monday, October 8, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Stallings was born in Rolling Fork, and was a resident of Long Beach for 20 years. She was the co-owner of Coast Garage Door Company. She cherished her children and her granddaughter and was a wonderful wife to her husband. Gaye loved spending time...

Juliet Agnes Lamey Barnes

Juliet Agnes Lamey Barnes

Oct 7, 2007

Mrs. Juliet Agnes Lamey Barnes, 91, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, October 7, 2007, in D'Iberville. Mrs. Barnes was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of St. Louis and St. Johns Catholic Churches and the Senior Citizens Center for many years. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her former husbands,...

William Bradley Downs

William Bradley Downs

Oct 6, 2007

William Bradley Downs, age 21, of Saucier, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 in Saucier. He was preceded in death by a grandfather, Robert Camp; He is survived by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Downs, Jr. of Saucier; a sister, Cynthia Downs of Saucier; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Downs, Sr. of Bond, and Yvonne Andrews of...

Samantha Downs

Samantha Downs

Oct 6, 2007

Samantha "Sammy" Forehand Downs, age 19, of Saucier, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 in Saucier. She was preceded in death by a grandmother, Neil Richerson. She is survived by her mother, Michelle Kleiser and her husband, Jeffrey of Gulfport; her father, Bill Forehand of Gulfport; sisters, Tabetha Hartmann and husband Todd of Gulfport, Angel Young and husband, Donald of Pass...

Lucille F. Smith

Lucille F. Smith

Oct 6, 2007

Lucille F. Smith, age 85, of Diamondhead, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Smith was a native of New Orleans and was a long time resident of Diamondhead, She was a homemaker and a member of Annunciation Catholic Church where she sang in the choir. She was Queen of the Woodland Village Mardi Gras Krewe for two years...

Orion Frederick Alley

Orion Frederick Alley

Oct 5, 2007

Orion Frederick Alley, 80, went home to be with God on October 5, 2007. He was a loving son, husband, father, PawPaw and Great-PawPaw. His love of dancing and his laughter, smile and shine for life will be remembered not only by his family but by the many friends he made during his time on Earth. Orion was the father...

Mr. Carleton Ferguson

Mr. Carleton Ferguson

Oct 4, 2007

Mr. Carlton W. "Carl" Ferguson, age 69, of Vancleave, MS., died Thursday, October 4, 2007, in Vancleave. Mr. Ferguson was born in Jackson County and remained a lifelong resident of Jackson County. He was the Stable Manager of Gulf Hills Dude Ranch for 22 years and then worked with Venus Farm Supply for another 10 years. He was preceded in...

Raymond Arthur Nacol

Raymond Arthur Nacol

Oct 3, 2007

Raymond A. Nacol, 66, on October 3, 2007 went to be with the Lord to join his mother, Mary Nacol White and his father, George N. Nacol. He was born in Houston, TX and moved to Biloxi, MS in 1960 when he met his bride of 46 years, Barbara L. Page of Biloxi. Coming from the oldest independently owned family...

John Raymond Rodenkirch

John Raymond Rodenkirch

Oct 2, 2007

Mr. John R. Rodenkirch, Sr., age 67, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Rodenkirch was a resident of the community for 25 years. He loved bass fishing, NASCAR, and painting. He was of the Catholic faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Eva Rodenkirch, two sisters, and one brother....

Tullus R. Castor

Tullus R. Castor

Oct 2, 2007

Tullus R.Castor, age 88, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, October 2, 2007 in Biloxi. He was a native of Ohio and attended Ohio Northern University and entered Ohio 37th Division of National Guard in 1940. After World War II, he went to work with his father in the contracting business. During the Korean Conflict he joined the Army and retired in...

Bradley Karl Maxwell

Bradley Karl Maxwell

Oct 2, 2007

Mr. Bradley "Brad" Karl Maxwell, age 48, of Biloxi, MS., died Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in Biloxi. Mr. Maxwell was a lifelong resident of the community. He was the vault manager at Bancorp South (KAFB Branch) for 15 years. He worked with Cruisin the Coast, Smokin the Sound, and participated in and designed T-Shirt logos for the bank staff's annual...

Marion Ogden Wilson

Marion Ogden Wilson

Oct 1, 2007

Mrs. Marion Ogden Wilson, 86, of D'Iberville, MS, died Monday, October 1, 2007, in D'Iberville. Mrs. Wilson had been a resident of the coast for the past 64 years. She was an elementary and high school teacher and "Project Head Start" director in D'Iberville. She was an avid gardener and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Biloxi....

Blanche Virginia Carroll

Blanche Virginia Carroll

Oct 1, 2007

Blanche Virginia Carroll went home to be with her Lord and Savior; Jesus Christ, on October 1, 2007. She was born in Fornfelt, MO and lived a very full life. She was a resident of Ocean Springs, MS for the last four years. She loved to sing and play the guitar and piano for the Lord. She served most of...

Fay Nell Pannell

Fay Nell Pannell

Sep 30, 2007

Fay Nell Pannell, 76, of Ocean Springs, MS went to heaven surrounded by her loving family on September 30, 2007. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, friend and a long standing active member of Community of Christ Church in Vancleave. She is preceded in death by her parents, Johnnie and Tessola Carnley; sister, Aubrey Overstreet and...

Bernice Ola Greene

Bernice Ola Greene

Sep 30, 2007

Bernice Ola Gray Greene, 84, of Brownington, VT passed away Sunday, September 30th in Vancleave, MS. Bernice had been a resident of the MS Gulf Coast for the last 6 years. She was born in Born in Brownington, VT. She taught school for 32 years, 22 of which were in the same classroom in the Passumpsic School House of the...

Daniel John Primo

Daniel John Primo

Sep 29, 2007

Daniel John Primo, USAF Senior Master Sergeant (Ret), age 60, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2007, at Keesler AFB Hospital in Biloxi, MS. He was born in Festus, MO on May 28, 1947. He was a 1965 graduate of Long Branch High School in New Jersey. He served in the U. S. Air Force and...

Andrew Wilbur Swansine

Andrew Wilbur Swansine

Sep 29, 2007

Andrew "Wilbur" Swansine, 83, of Biloxi, died Saturday, September 29, 2007 at the Biloxi V.A. Hospital. Mr. Swansine was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He served in the U.S. Navy, was a WWII Veteran and was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Vivian T. Swansine and...

Paul Allen Johnson

Paul Allen Johnson

Sep 29, 2007

Paul Allen Johnson, 64, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2007. Born in Stonington, IL, he has been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 12 years. Mr. Johnson served in USAF during the Vietnam Era. He retired from Law Enforcement in 1995 after 22 years. Since his retirement he has worked as a...

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