Obituaries

Suzanne Strangi

Suzanne Strangi

Apr 16, 2007

Miss. Suzanne Strangi, 46, of Biloxi, MS, and formerly of Jacksonville, FL, died Monday, April 16, 2007, at her family home in Biloxi. She was born September 29, 1960 and graduated from Biloxi High School. Miss. Strangi is survived by her mother, Suzanne "Sue" Strangi; her sisters, Lee Ann Dubaz and her husband, Gary, Mary Beth Broussard and her husband,...

Henry Chester Fortner, Jr.

Henry Chester Fortner, Jr.

Apr 16, 2007

Mr. Henry Charles Fortner, Jr. passed away on Monday, April 16, 2007 after a long illness. Mr. Fortner was born on September 5, 1957. Rusty as he was known by all, was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a commercial fisherman. He was preceeded in death by his father, Henry Charles Fortner and Ella Tauzin Fortner. He was also...

Charles George Rumsey

Charles George Rumsey

Apr 15, 2007

Mr. Charles George Rumsey of Ocean Springs, MS, died Sunday, April 15, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Rumsey was a native of Cicero, Illinois and had been a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 47 years. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps as a B-29 pilot during WW II. He was a member of St. Alphonsus...

Wilbur Trahan

Wilbur Trahan

Apr 14, 2007

Wilbur “Willie” Trahan, 64, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Memorial Hospital , Gulfport, MS. He was born in Welsh, Louisiana and was a long time resident of Gulfport. He will be deeply remembered as a devoted American citizen and protector of democracy, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and good friend to many of "his" Veterans. As a...

Lartha Anglin Marroy

Lartha Anglin Marroy

Apr 14, 2007

Mrs. Lartha Anglin Marroy, 61, of Long Beach, MS, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2007. She will be remembered by all that love and miss her as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother (“Granny”), sister, aunt, “Nanny”, and a wonderful friend to many. Mrs. Marroy was born on September 16, 1945 in Panama City, FL. She is a longtime resident of...

JOAN  KATHLEEN WILSON

JOAN KATHLEEN WILSON

Apr 13, 2007

Mrs. Joan Kathleen Valerie Wilson, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, April 13, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Wilson was a native of London, England. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, the Scottish Society, and the VFW Auxiliary. She was also a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and the Christus...

Charlotte "Dean" Young McCarty

Charlotte "Dean" Young McCarty

Apr 13, 2007

Charlotte "Dean" Young McCarty, 48, of Gulfport died Friday, April 13, 2007 in Biloxi. Mrs. McCarty was born in Gulfport and has been a resident of Evansville, Indiana until four months ago when she moved back home to Gulfport. Mrs. McCarty is preceded in death by her father, Henry D. Young, her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rube Salters, and...

Raymond L. Hamel

Raymond L. Hamel

Apr 12, 2007

Mr. Raymond L. Hamel, Sr., 69, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2007, in Biloxi. Mr. Hamel was born October 19, 1937, in Bangor, Maine. He retired from the United States Air Force in 1975, The Biloxi Police Department in 1984, and the Air National Guard in 1998. During his career, Ray was stationed at Keesler AFB, MS,...

Marie Higginbotham

Marie Higginbotham

Apr 11, 2007

Mrs. Marie Higginbotham, 84, of Ocean Springs died Wednesday April 11, 2007 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Higginbotham was a native of Kaplin, LA. and has been a resident of Biloxi since 1941. She was a member of Blessed Seelos Catholic Church ( St. John Catholic Church 910 Lemeuse St. Biloxi ). She was a member of the Fleur de lis...

Alton Sidney Wescovich, Sr.

Alton Sidney Wescovich, Sr.

Apr 11, 2007

Mr. Alton Sidney "Son" Wescovich, Sr., age 79, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Pascagoula, MS. Mr. Wescovich was a lifelong resident of the coast and was a member of the Elks Lodge #606 in Biloxi, MS., He formerly owned Coastwide Security, served in the Coast Guard Reserve and worked for the Biloxi Police Department for...

Charles Raymond "Bill" Cunningham

Charles Raymond "Bill" Cunningham

Apr 11, 2007

Charles Raymond "Bill" Cunningham, age 88, of Gulfport died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 in Gulfport. He was born in Scircleville, Indiana and was a resident of Gulfport for 23 years. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church, where he served as an usher for 20 years. Mr. Cunningham served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and...

Janice Gates

Janice Gates

Apr 11, 2007

Janice Gates, age 69, of Gulfport died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Gates was born in Lamar County, MS and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for over 45 years. She was Baptist and a member of Gulfport Flowers and Garden Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey E. and Jessie Mae Hayden...

Charles E. Melton

Charles E. Melton

Apr 11, 2007

Mr. Charles "Chuck" E. Melton, age 53, of Biloxi, MS., died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Hattiesburg, MS. Mr. Melton was a lifelong resident of the coast and was formerly employed with Frito Lay. He loved to fish and watch the "Saints". Mr. Melton loved Jesus and was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He will be sadly missed by...

Arvin  Bernard Hamrick

Arvin Bernard Hamrick

Apr 10, 2007

Mr. A.B. Hamrick, 61, of D'Iberville died Tuesday, April 10, 2007 in Gulfport. A.B. had been a resident of the coast since 1988 and he was a former co-owner of American Hero Sandwich Shoppe . He was in the construction business. A.B. loved to fish, golf, and his family. Mr. Hamrick is survived by his wife Mae Hamrick, three daughters,...

Luther Otis Bilbo

Luther Otis Bilbo

Apr 10, 2007

Mr. Luther Otis Bilbo, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Tuesday, April 10, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Bilbo was born in Kiln, MS and was a resident of Saucier, MS since 1976. He was a retired shrimper and carpenter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otis and Addie Carroll Bilbo, and four brothers, Lolis Bilbo, Lustin...

Betty Louise Thomas Towles

Betty Louise Thomas Towles

Apr 9, 2007

Betty Louise Thomas Towles, age 64, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, peacefully joined her Heavenly Father on April 9, 2007, after a lengthy illness. Betty was born in Biloxi, Mississippi and was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She was a graduate of D'Iberville High School and alumnus of Perkinston Junior College. Betty retired in...

Doris May Wink Peresich

Doris May Wink Peresich

Apr 9, 2007

Mrs. Doris May Wink Peresich, age 87, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, April 9, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Peresich was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a resident of Ocean Springs since 1991. She was Miss BHS for the class of 1937 at Biloxi High School. She was the mother of nine children and was also a member...

Robert Sidaway

Robert Sidaway

Apr 9, 2007

Robert Ernest Sidaway, 80, of Ocean Springs, died Thursday, April 9, 2009 in Biloxi. Mr. Sidaway was born on August 23, 1928 , in Long Eddy, New York to Ernest and Lillian Sidaway. He attended and graduated from Columbia College in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He served his country in the U.S. Army. While in service...

Claudine Page Galvin

Claudine Page Galvin

Apr 8, 2007

Claudine Page Galvin, age 80, of Ocean Springs, MS., and formerly of Pearl, MS., died Sunday, April 8, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Ms. Galvin was a resident of Ocean Springs and the Ocean Springs Nursing Center for one year. She enjoyed music, sightseeing, and visiting family and friends. She was a dedicated worker on her job. She was preceded in...

Kimberley Tedder

Kimberley Tedder

Apr 8, 2007

Mrs. Kimberley Dawn Woods Tedder, 48, died Sunday, April 8, 2007 in Biloxi, MS. Mrs. Tedder was a native of Virginia, a longtime resident of Ventura, CA and a resident of Canton, MS for 7 years. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was the glue that kept her family together. Survivors include her husband, Roger Tedder of Canton,...

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