Obituaries
Homer Jackson Humphrey
Nov 24, 2006
Mr. H. J. Humphrey, 90, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, November 24, 2006, in Gulfport. Mr. Humphrey was a native of Aberdeen and a resident of the coast for more than 40 years. Originally trained in 1941 as an Army Air Corps radio operator, by 1944, Mr. Humphrey completed more than a score of combat missions as bombardier in the...
Mary "Big Nana" Pietrangelo
Nov 24, 2006
Mrs. Mary "Big Nana" Pietrangelo, 87, of Biloxi, MS, succombed Friday, November 24, 2006, after a long illness Big Nana, as she was affectionately called by her 94 living descendants, was born Maria Sardina in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and later moved to Biloxi in 1946, where she resided for the past 60 years. She worked for the Biloxi Police Department as...
Col. Paul Sheldon Dodge, Jr.
Nov 24, 2006
Col. Paul Sheldon "Jack" Dodge, Jr. (U.S. Army Retired), 85, of Gulfport died Friday, November 24, in Gulfport. He was born September 1, 1921 in Gulfport , Harrison County, MS, the son of the late Rev. Paul Sheldon Dodge and Mae Elaine Edwards Dodge. He graduated from Gulfport High School in 1939, and from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary...
James" Jimmy " Gilson
Nov 23, 2006
Mr. James " Jimmy" Gilson Jr, 43 , died Thursday, November 23, 2006 in Ocean Springs. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi and has been a resident of the coast for the past 35 years. He attended D'Iberville High School and was co-owner of Gilson's Imports. Mr Gilson loved to hunt & fish. He was preceded in death by a...
Fred Herman Letort
Nov 23, 2006
On November 23, 2006, surrounded by his family, F. H., age 83, was taken home by God's angels. He was welcomed by his parents, Henry Fredrick Letort and Ellen Bullock Letort of St. Martin. He now joins his sisters, Priscilla Letort Brown, Audrey Letort Pownall, and brothers, Edwin Letort, Otis Letort, Lavern Letort, and Kenneth Letort, in a grand family...
Mr. Israel Shemper
Nov 22, 2006
Mr. Israel "Buddy" Shemper, 76, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, November 22, 2006, in Biloxi. Buddy was born in Gulfport and later moved to Pascagoula where his family opened and operated an army surplus store. He graduated from Pascagoula High School where he was a member of the Panther Big Eight Championship Football Team. In 1954 Buddy started Shemper Seafood...
Marcia A. Brewer
Nov 22, 2006
Marcia A. Brewer, 58, 0f Gulfport, died Wednesday, November 22, 2006 in New Orleans, LA. She was a native and lifelong resident of Gulfport and attended Gulfport High School and Phillips College. Mrs. Brewer served in the U.S. Air Force for six years and retired from the V.A. Medical Center after ten years of service. She loved to crochet and...
Tommy Rhodes
Nov 22, 2006
Mr Tommy "Kootsy" Tommy Rhodes Jr. , 40, of Ocean Springs died Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and proud of his professional work as a painter. He was an avid NASCAR fan who cheered Jimmie Johnson on to his 2006 Nextel Cup Championship. Mr Rhodes was preceded in...
Mamie "Ma" Margaret McDonnell
Nov 22, 2006
Mrs. Mamie Margaret "Ma" McDonnell passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2006, surrounded by her family. Mrs. McDonnell was a lifelong resident of Biloxi, the daughter of the late Pasquale and Mary Gravis Lutzzi. She was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church and worked most of her life in the food service industry. She devoted her life to caring for...
Delphia "Dell" Fitts
Nov 21, 2006
Mrs. Delphia "Dell" Fitts, 61, of Gulfport, MS, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006, in Gulfport. Mrs. Fitts was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Gulfport. Mrs. Fitts was preceded in death by her husband, Gary McCoy Fitts; her father, Adrian Bond, and a brother, Floyd Bond. Survivors...
Elijah Lee Pigue
Nov 20, 2006
Elijah Lee Pigue, Biloxi, MS resident since 1951, died on Wednesday, November 20, 2006. Elijah was born in Monroe, LA on January 31, 1920 and grew up in Monroe, LA graduating from Norton's Business College there. He joined the Air Force on October 26, 1940 and served for 23 years retiring in 1964. He served as special projects NCO for...
John F. Nicholson
Nov 20, 2006
Mr. John F. Nicholson, 72, of Long Beach, MS, died Monday, November 20, 2006, in Gulfport. Mr. Nicholson was born in Detroit, Michigan and had been a resident of Long Beach for 28 years. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Pass Christian, and also a member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Nicholson was a veteran of the United...
Joseph Edward Worsley
Nov 19, 2006
Joseph Edward "Popsi" Worsley, age 85, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2006 at home in Ocean Springs surrounded by family. Popsi was the beloved husband of Elaine Worsley "Mamie" for 64 wonderful years. Popsi was born in Rosa, AR on 8/10/21 and graduated from Arkansas State with a degree in Agricultural Business. After graduating, he served in the US military...
Matthew Loll
Nov 18, 2006
Matt "With the Hat" Loll, 36, of Biloxi, died Saturday, November 18, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Loll was born in Keene, NH, and resided on the Coast for the past nine years. He was an accomplished musician who loved the Blues. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. Survivors include his wife of nine years, Brenda...
Roy Joseph Ainsworth, Sr.
Nov 18, 2006
Mr. Roy Joseph Ainsworth, Sr, 58 years old, died Saturday, November 18, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. Ainsworth was a native and lifelong resident of the Mississippi Coast. Roy served in the 1st Battalion 9th Marines in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. He received the National Defense service Medal, the Vietnam National Service Medal, three Purple Heart Medals, and the Vietnam...
Vincent Paul Polovich
Nov 18, 2006
Mr. Vincent Paul Polovich, 42, of Biloxi, died Saturday, November 18, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Polovich was a native and lifeling resident of Biloxi where he graduated from Notre Dame in 1981. He also attended Perkinston Community College, Springhill College and the University of Southern Mississippi where he played baseball. Mr. Polovich also played semi-pro baseball. He was employed in...
Carl Joseph Unger
Nov 18, 2006
Carl Joseph Unger, age 16, born June 6, 1990, left this world November 18, 2006 to be with our Lord and Savior. He was a sophomore at D'Iberville High School where he was a proud member of the DHS Band. He loved spending time with his family and friends, playing video games, fishing and hunting. On his last day he...
Louie Wade Rash
Nov 18, 2006
Captain Louie Wade Rash, U.S.N., Retired, age 96, died on Saturday, November 18, 2006, at his home in Gulfport, Mississippi. Born in Robinson, Texas, near Waco, on June 15, 1910, Mr. Rash retired to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1960 following a distinguished naval career. He had lived in Gautier, Pass Christian, Biloxi, and for the past twenty years, in...
Mr. Charles "Chuck" Lizana, Jr
Nov 17, 2006
Mr. Charles "Chuck" Lizana, Jr., age 48, of Hurley, MS., died Thursday, November 17, 2006, in Hurley. Mr. Lizana was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and a graduate of Harrison Central High School. He was a self-employed welder and a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Lizana. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Krystal...
Debbie Elliott
Nov 17, 2006
Mrs. Debbie Jarrell Elliott, 49 of Biloxi, died Friday November 17, 2006 in Mobile, AL. Mrs. Elliott was a lifetime resident of Community . She was a Member of the First Baptist Church Of D'Iberville. Mrs. Elliott was preceded in death by her parents; William and Ruby Jarrell and a niece Crystal Tiffany Lassare. Mrs. Elliott is survived by her...
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