Obituaries
Priscilla Lang
Mar 26, 2007
Priscilla Lang of Gulfport, MS was called home to be with the Lord on March 26, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. She was 68 years old. Born on August 3rd, 1938, Bert, as she was affectionately called, was the daughter of the late Willie and Ethel Mae Hutson from Gulfport, MS. Anyone who knew Bert, a devout fan of the Chicago...
Crawford Rushing
Mar 26, 2007
Mr. Crawford J. Rushing, 79, died Monday, March 26, 2007 after a brief illness. Mr. Rushing was born to Charles "Jeff" and Eva Basehore Rushing on April 19, 1927. He was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and was of the Lutheran faith. He resided in Ocean Springs after his retirement from Western Geophysical Oil Company. He was preceded...
Isabelle Hilton
Mar 26, 2007
Isabelle (Liz) Mary. Hilton, 67, died Monday, March 26, 2007, in Palmdale, CA. Mrs. Hilton was a longtime resident of Palmdale, CA. She was born in New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada. She was of Catholic Faith. She attended Sacred Heart Academy and Sault Ste. Marie Technical Institute in Sault Ste. Marie Canada. Mrs. Hilton was preceded in death by her parents,...
Willie Rolkosky, Sr.
Mar 25, 2007
Mr. Willie Rolkosky, Sr., 72, of Biloxi, died Sunday, March 25, 2007 in Biloxi. Mr. Rolkosky was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast Community, a member of the Fisherman's Union, a part time carpenter, an active boater and camper, a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents: Alexander and Frances Rolkosky two sisters:...
Marie Knobloch Hayes
Mar 25, 2007
Marie Knobloch Hayes, age 83, of Gulfport, died Sunday, March 25, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Hayes was born in Yonkers, New York and had been a resident of Gulfport for 48 years. She was a graduate of Packard Business School in New York City. She was retired from the office of Congressman Trent Lott and also from the U. S....
Mildred L. Savage
Mar 25, 2007
Mildred L. Savage, age 86, of Gulfport, died Sunday, March 25, 2007 in Gulfport. She was born in Pawhuska, OK and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1957. Mrs. Savage was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and an early member of Gulfport Civic League where she worked with the crippled childrens program. She was a founder of...
Martha W. McDonald
Mar 25, 2007
Martha W. McDonald, age 88, of Gulfport, died Sunday, March 25, 2007 in Gulfport. She was born in New York City. She was a member of St. Marks Episcopal Church in Gulfport. She was a real estate agent throughout Jackson, Ms. Mrs. McDonald was preceded in death by her first husband, Clarence J. Wallace, Jr. and second husband, Clarence H....
Mercedes Yallourakis
Mar 24, 2007
Mrs. Mercedes Grasso Yallourakis, 89, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, March 24, 2007, in Biloxi. Mrrs. Yallourakis was born in Burnswick, Georgia and had been a longtime resident of Biloxi. She was formerly employed with the Keesler AFB Exchange and Globe Newsstand. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Yallourakis. Survivors include four brothrs, Carroll J. Breeland of...
Ethel Glen Handler
Mar 24, 2007
Mrs. Ethel Glen Coleman Handler, 66, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007, after a short battle with cancer. Mrs. Handler was born in Harperville, MS and made Biloxi her permanent home in 1981 where she was married. She was a member of Cedar Lake United Methodist Church She was valedictorian of her 1958 graduation from high school...
George William "G W" Rhodes, Sr.
Mar 24, 2007
George William Rhodes, Sr., age 81, died Saturday March 24, 2007 in Biloxi. “G.W.” as he was affectionately known, was born in Biloxi to the late Christina Forehand Rhodes and George John Rhodes. G.W. was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in the Atlantic Fleet until 1945. He founded Rhodes Floor Covering in 1947. His company was awarded...
Misako Smith
Mar 23, 2007
Mrs. Misako Smith, 81, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Smith was a native of Japan and had been a resident of the Ocean Springs community for the past 20 years. She was a navy wife and homemaker. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Hubert E. Smith, of Ocean...
Lamar Liddell White
Mar 23, 2007
Lamar Liddell White, 80, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007 at his home in Gulfport after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A devoted husband of 58 years, a loving father and grandfather, Liddell will be remembered as someone with a very generous and compassionate heart who lived life to the fullest. Family and friends will remember him as...
Danny David Bledsoe
Mar 23, 2007
Mr. Danny David Bledsoe, 57, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007, at Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Danny was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of First Baptist Church of Biloxi. He was the original owner of Biloxi Rod and Tackle. Danny was preceded in death by his father, Dan Bledsoe of Biloxi. He leaves behind...
Lorraine May Duffel Ellzey
Mar 22, 2007
Mrs. Lorraine May Duffel Ellzey, 88, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, March 22, 2007, in Biloxi. Mrs. Ellzey was a native of New Orleans, LA and had been a longtime resident of Biloxi. She was the co-owner/operator of Ellzey's Hardware in Biloxi and a member of Nativity B.V. M. Catholic Cathedral. She was an avid gardner and a member of...
Dr. Judith Benvenutti
Mar 21, 2007
aduated from Concord High School and continued her education in nursing at Greenfield Community College, and the University of Massachusetts. She received her Masters in Public Health and Tropical Medicine from Tulane University in New Orleans. Dr. Benvenutti received her PHD from the University of Southern Mississippi and satisfied PHD degree requirements in Andragogy, Educational Administration and Research and Statistics....
Joseph "Joe" Brosh, Jr.
Mar 21, 2007
Mr. Joseph F. Brosh, Jr., 81, of Biloxi, MS., died Wednesday, March 21, 2007 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Brosh was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He worked in the seafood factories for Mr. Roy Rosalis prior to entering the Navy at 17 years old in 1942. He entered the Navy as the reigning Middle Weight Boxing Champ of the Coast...
Robert (Bobby) Butiro
Mar 20, 2007
Robert (Bobby) Maurice Webb Butiro, 63, of D'Iberville died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 in Biloxi. Mr. Butiro, Catholic in faith, was born in New Orleans but was a life long resident of the coast. He graduated from St. Martin High School where he excelled in basketball with the Yellow Jackets. He was an avid sports fan; his biggest love was...
William Wood Abbott, III
Mar 20, 2007
Mr. William Wood Abbott, III, 21, of Gulfport, MS, died March 20, 2007, in Ocean Springs, MS. Mr. Abbott was a native of Flowood, MS and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a Catholic and attended St. Stanislus Academy. He enjoyed helping his father rebuild his home and the outdoors, especially fishing, and working on his...
Viola Louise Mason
Mar 19, 2007
Viola L. Mason died Monday, March 19, 2007 in Gulfport. She was born August 17, 1922 in Mechlanburg County, VA - the fourth child of Henry Thomas and Mary Harding Mason. She grew up on the family cotton/tobacco farm which also had a popular lake for swimming where Ola frequently acted as a life-guard. After attending Strayer College in Washington,...
Charles Anderson
Mar 18, 2007
Mr. Charlie "Pus" Anderson, 92, of Biloxi died Sunday, March 18, 2007 . Mr. Anderson was a native of Arkansas and later moved to the coast in the early 1950's. He worked with his sister and brother-in-law Mary and Jim Myers at the Friendship House. Charlie owned the Ship-n-Shore, Charlie's Hideaway and The Tic Toc Club. He also ran the...
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