Obituaries

Emelie Hebert Meyers

Emelie Hebert Meyers

Dec 22, 2006

Mrs. Emelie H. Meyers, 80, of Biloxi, died Friday, December 22, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Meyers was born in Maurice, LA and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 32 years. She was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church and loved gardening and cooking and caring for her dog, Lucy. Mrs. Meyers was preceded in death by...

Mary J. Rumph Boone

Mary J. Rumph Boone

Dec 22, 2006

Mrs. Mary J. Boone died December 22, 2006, at her daughter's home. She was 77. She was medically retired from Keesler Air Force Base civil service. Mrs. Boone was born in Hattiesburg and had been a resident of Biloxi for 55 years. She was a member of East Howard Avenue Baptist Church. Mary is survived by a brother, Donald Rumph,...

John Pietrangleo Sr.

John Pietrangleo Sr.

Dec 22, 2006

Mr John J. Pietrangleo, Sr. "Paw-Paw", 86 of Biloxi, MS. passed away Friday, December 22, 2006 Mr. Pietrangleo was born in Mirabello Sannitica, Itlay on Janurary 8, 1920. His family moved to Waukesha, Wisconson and later settled in Milwaukee. He joined the Army Air Corp in 1941. After the war he was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base where in...

Ruth Christine Bauer Cox

Ruth Christine Bauer Cox

Dec 20, 2006

Mrs. Ruth B. Cox, born in 1911, in Elizabeth, NJ, died Wednesday, December 20, 2006 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Cox lived in Ocean Springs for fifteen years and the last seven years in Vancleave. She was a member of St. Johns' Episcopal Church in both Elizabeth, NJ and in Ocean Springs, MS., and was the first woman ever elected to...

John Baptist Ross, Sr.

John Baptist Ross, Sr.

Dec 19, 2006

Mr. John B. Ross, Sr., 79, of Biloxi passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He was a native of Biloxi and lived most of his life in Ocean Springs, where he was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church as well as a respected member of the fishing community. Mr. Ross served in the United...

Rev. Hubert L. Barlow

Rev. Hubert L. Barlow

Dec 19, 2006

Rev. Hubert L. Barlow, 82, of Long Beach, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 in Gulfport. A memorial service will be held for Rev. Barlow on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Long Beach, MS. A family service was held December 22, at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes, Gulfport and he was buried at Gulf Pines...

Mr. James Joseph O'Connor, Jr.

Mr. James Joseph O'Connor, Jr.

Dec 19, 2006

Mr. James Joseph O'Connor, Jr., 72, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. O'Connor was a life member of the VFW #3676 and the Elks #552; he also was a member of the Lions Club, the Moose Lodge #332, and the American Legion # 202. Mr. O'Connor is survived by his wife, Dalene Esther Merlau O'Connor; four...

Rosanne Necaise

Rosanne Necaise

Dec 18, 2006

Mrs. Rosanne Ellen Necaise, 60, of D'Iberville, MS, died Monday, December 18, 2006, in Gulfport. Mrs. Necaise was born in West Chicago, Illinois and had been a longtime resident of the coast. She was a Catholic and worked as a secretary with Good Will Industries. Mrs. Necaise was preceded in death by her parents, John and Viola Oberhart Streit. Survivors...

Mrs. Margaret Ann Musico

Mrs. Margaret Ann Musico

Dec 17, 2006

Mrs. Margaret Ann Musico, 51, of Kiln, died Sunday, December 17, 2006 in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Musico served in the U. S. Army. She was of the Catholic faith. Mrs. Musico was preceded in death by her parents, M. M. "Curley" and Gladys Lindsey; and her brother, Travis Lindsey. Mrs. Musico is survived by her husband, Sammy James Musico of...

Vera Mae Carnley Wilson

Vera Mae Carnley Wilson

Dec 13, 2006

Mrs. Vera Mae Wilson, 84, of Ocean Springs, died December 13, 2006, in Roseville, CA. Mrs. Wilson was born in Ovett, MS and resided on the Mississippi Gulf Coast from 1965 until 2004. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and volunteered at Keesler Air Force Base Medical Center and with the American...

James N. Dillard

James N. Dillard

Dec 11, 2006

Mr. James N. Dillard, 67, of Gulfport, died Monday, December 11, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Dillard was a U S Army veteran and retired from the Caterpillar Company. He also volunteered with the Red Cross and the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, he also was a Mason. Mr. Dillard was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Dillard was preceded in...

Constance Marie Minnon Gale

Constance Marie Minnon Gale

Dec 11, 2006

Constance Marie Minnon Gale, age 85, of Gulfport, died Monday, December 11, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Gale was born in Laconia, New Hampshire and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1983. She was a member of St. John Catholic Church and Catholic Daughters of America. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Gale; two brothers, Albert Minnon...

Lt. Col. Wendall Conner

Lt. Col. Wendall Conner

Dec 11, 2006

Lt. Col. Wendall Conner, 86, USAF Retired, of Biloxi, died Monday, December 11, 2006 at the Biloxi VA. Wendall was born in DeLand, Illinois March 7, 1920. He had been a resident of Biloxi for 42 years and was of the Methodist faith. Wendall was a graduate of Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. He served in WWII from December 1941...

Mrs. Peggy McLemore Bilski

Mrs. Peggy McLemore Bilski

Dec 11, 2006

Mrs. Peggy McLemore Bilski, 76, of Montgomery, Alabama died Monday, December 11, 2006 in Montgomery, Alabama. Mrs. Bilski was a native of Gulfport, Mississippi. She attended Charity Hospital School of Nursing in New Orleans, Louisiana, Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas and the University of Mississippi. She retired from the Biloxi VA as a registered nurse, medical/surgical. Mrs. Bilski was...

Bertha Davis

Bertha Davis

Dec 11, 2006

Mrs. Bertha V. Davis, 94 died Monday, December 11, 2006 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Davis was born in Lumberton, MS and was a longtime resident of the coast she was a member of the United Pentecostal Church of Latimer. She was preceded in death by her parents Issiah and Latisha Slade Davis, sisters; Myrtie Lane, Bertie Mae Johnson, Vergie...

Jackie L. "Yonk" Richards, Sr.

Jackie L. "Yonk" Richards, Sr.

Dec 9, 2006

Jackie L. "Yonk" Richards, Sr., 78, of Biloxi died Saturday, December 9, 2006 in the Biloxi VA Hospital. Mr. Richards was a lifelong resident of North Biloxi and was the owner of Richards & Sons Hauling. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. Mr. Richards is preceded in death by his wife Juanita Ladner Richards; parents...

Ryan Lee Williams

Ryan Lee Williams

Dec 9, 2006

Ryan Lee Williams, age 21, of Saucier, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 in Saucier. He was born in Houston, TX and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a plumber and was employed with LJ Underground Construction. He was Baptist. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, William Irwin and Hazel Irwin; and a uncle, Guy...

James E. "Jim" Cantrell

James E. "Jim" Cantrell

Dec 8, 2006

Mr. James E. "Jim" Cantrell, Sr., 77, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, December 8, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Cantrell was born August 11, 1929, in Cromona, Kentucky and had been a longtime resident of Ocean Springs. He was a retired U. S. Air Force Veteran with 26 years of service where he played tennis on many air force...

Lettie Illich

Lettie Illich

Dec 7, 2006

Mrs. Lettie Illich,79, was carried home by her Angels to be with our Heavenly Father on December 7, 2006 in Biloxi, MS. Mrs. Illich was a wonderful wife, beloved mother, devoted grandmother and great-grandmother. She was born March 7, 1927 in Franklinton, Louisiana and had been a resident of Biloxi for approximately 60 years. Lettie was preceded in death by...

Marianne Iona Williams

Marianne Iona Williams

Dec 7, 2006

Mrs. Marianne Iona Oliver Williams, age 62, of Freeport, FL., died Thursday, December 7, 2006, in Niceville, Florida. Mrs. Williams was a native of Biloxi, MS., lived in Ocean Springs and resided in Choctaw Beach, FL., until her death. She was a sales representative for Avon, member of the Red Hat Society and a member of Choctaw Beach U.M.C. in...

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