Obituaries
Michael Preston Bledsoe
May 4, 2006
Mr. Michael Preston Bledsoe, age 50, of Biloxi, MS., died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Bledsoe was a longtime resident of the coast. He attended St. Martin High School and was the founding member of CoastCon. He was a former teacher and administrator for the United Christian Academy in Cleveland, TN. He attended and taught Sunday school at...
Larry Dean Hickman
May 4, 2006
Mr. Larry "Butch" Hickman, age 57, of Vancleave, MS., died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in Ocean Springs, MS. Mr. Hickman was a resident of the community for fifteen years. He was a self-taught guitarist who enjoyed his family and loved to travel. He was preceded in death by his parents, Winford and Clara Hickman and a sister, Sandra Hopper. Survivors...
Martha St. Amant
May 4, 2006
Mrs. Martha St. Amant, 61, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. St. Amant was a native of Cotton Plant, MS and had been a longtime resident of the coast. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Mrs. St. Amant was a nurse for over 35 years, working at Biloxi V A Medical Center, Biloxi...
George A. "Peaches" Harris
May 3, 2006
Mr. George "Peaches" Harris, 90, of D'Iberville, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Harris was a lifelong resident of the coast and a veteran of World War II. He also was member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville. Mr. Harris is survived by his wife, Jewel Harris of D'Iberville; four daughters, Cynthia Harris of Biloxi, MS, Deborah...
Truett Delos Stafford
May 3, 2006
Mr. Truett D. Stafford, age 71, of Vancleave, MS., died Tuesday, May 3, 2006, in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Stafford was a native of Franklinton, LA., and was a resident of Ocean Springs for 16 years. He was a retired T/Sgt. veteran in the U.S. Air Force. He was also a member of Windsor Park Baptist Church in Ocean Springs. Survivors...
Charles Dana King
May 3, 2006
Mr. Charles Dana King, age 53, of Gulfport, MS., went home to be with his Lord Jesus , on Wednesday May 3, 2006. Charlie was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He honorably served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He married Susan Ann Broussard, his wife of nearly 32 years, in 1974....
Herbert Lawrence Skinner
May 2, 2006
Herbert Lawrence Skinner, 56, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Skinner was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam. He was a shipfitter with Northrup Grumman in Pascagoula. Mr. Skinner was preceded in death by his step-son, Scott Seymour and his granddaughter, Taylor Cook. Survivors include his...
Earle Richard
May 2, 2006
Mr. Earle Richard, age 85, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Richard was born on February 18, 1921, in McCarley, MS., Carroll County, and was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1969. He served with the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific Arena and retired as a teacher from the Ocean Springs School...
Barry Wayne Cullins
May 2, 2006
Major Barry Wayne Cullins, USAF, Retired, age 54, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Major Cullins was a resident of the community for fifteen years. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Cullins. Survivors include his two daughters, Jennifer (Markus) Klingbeil of Doha, Qatar and Elizabeth Cullins of Clifton, VA., a son,...
Ralph Cribbs
May 1, 2006
Ralph Eugene Cribbs, 72, of Biloxi, died Monday, May 1, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Cribbs was born June 2, 1933 in Savannah, GA. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sargeant in 1972. He worked and retired from the U. S. Postal Service in Brunswick, GA. Mr. Cribbs was a Mason and Shriner with the Joppa Temple....
Michael C. Chamberlain
May 1, 2006
Mike C. Chamberlain, 45, of Saucier, died Monday, May 1, 2006 in Saucier. He was born in Salisbury, Md and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for a year. He was employed with Roy Anderson Corp. He was a a faithful husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kennlee Raye Chamberlain. Mr....
Randall Bosarge
May 1, 2006
Mr. Randell Bosarge, 76, of Biloxi, MS, died Monday, May 1, 2006, in Gulfport. Mr. Bosarge was a native of New Orleans, La and had been a longtime resident of Biloxi. He was a 1948 graduate of Biloxi High School and a U. S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War from 1948 until 1955. He was of the Presbyterian faith....
James Robert Buntyn, Sr.
Apr 30, 2006
James Robert "Bob" Buntyn, Sr, was born in Union, MS on December 21, 1929. Bob passed away in Gulfport, MS on Sunday, April 30, 2006, after a valiant battle with cancer. Mr. Buntyn's family moved many times during his formative school years, but, he graduated from high school in Union, MS. He then joined the U.S. Navy during the Korean...
Camille H. Ward
Apr 30, 2006
Mrs. Camille H. Ward, 86, of Gulfport, MS, died Sunday, April 30, 2006, in Gulfport. Mrs. Ward was born in Saline, LA and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1956. She was a very active member of the First Baptist Church in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her husband, T. F. Ward, Sr. Survivors include two sons,...
Lilian Lister Johnson
Apr 30, 2006
Lilian Lister Johnson, 65 of Wiggins, MS, died April 30, 2006 at Memorial Hospital of Gulfport after a determined struggle with cancer. She was born in Manchester, England, but as a career military wife was very proud of becoming a U.S. Citizen. She was a longtime resident of Gulfport before moving to Wiggins. She was a realtor on the Gulf...
Richard Sidney Umholtz
Apr 29, 2006
Richard Sidney Umholtz, 50, of Baton Rouge, died Saturday, April 29, 2006 in Baton Rouge, LA. Mr. Umholtz was a U.S. Navy veteran and a skilled auto mechanic. He enjoyed fishing and was a fan of football and baseball. He was a caring brother and will be sadly missed. Mr. Umholtz was preceded in death by his parents, Norman and...
Billy J. Griffin
Apr 29, 2006
Mr. Billy J. Griffin, 76, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, April 29, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Griffin was a native of Winston Salem, NC, and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1965. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran of Korea and Vietnam and retired Master Sergeant. He was also retired from civil service at Keesler Air Force...
Jasmine Whitney Townsend
Apr 29, 2006
Jasmine Whitney Townsend, age 16, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Saturday, April 29, 2006, in Gautier, MS. Jasmine was born in Gulfport, MS., and had been a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. She was currently a sophmore at Ocean Springs High School and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Ocean Springs. She was a member of the varsity...
Holly Haviland Graham
Apr 29, 2006
Mrs. Holly Haviland Graham, 44, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2006, in Ocean Springs, after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Holly was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs, a graduate of Ocean Springs High School and the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Holly and her parents were the owners and operators of Holly's ACE...
Richard Umholtz
Apr 29, 2006
Richard Sidney Umholtz, 50, of Baton Rouge, died Saturday, April 29, 2006 in Baton Rouge, LA. Mr. Umholtz was a U.S. Navy veteran and a skilled auto mechanic. He enjoyed fishing and was a fan of football and baseball. He was a caring brother and will be sadly missed. Mr. Umholtz was preceded in death by his parents, Norman and...
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