Obituaries
Jessie Mae Courtney
Mar 23, 2006
Mrs. Jessie Mae Courtney, 96, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, March 23, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Courtney was a native of Ocean Springs and remained a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Courtney was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Monroe Courtney; a daughter, Dorothy Beatrice Courtney, and three sons,...
Brenda Joyce DeBell
Mar 23, 2006
Mrs. Brenda Joyce Tootle DeBell, age 48, of Ocean Springs, MS., went home to her heavenly Father on Wednesday, March 23, 2006, after losing a prolonged, valiant battle with lung cancer. Brenda was born on September 21, 1957, in Biloxi, MS. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Biloxi in 1975 and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast....
Edward Daniel Maranville
Mar 22, 2006
Edward Daniel Maranville, 74, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, March 22, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Maranville was a native of New York and a long time resident of Biloxi. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Air Force in the pararescue division. He retired from Keesler in 1993 with 34 years of civil service in civil...
Pansy Favors
Mar 22, 2006
Pansy Favors, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Wednesday, March 22, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Favors was a resident of the community for 47 years. She worked for E.R. Moore/Swingster Company in Ocean Springs for many years and was a member of T.O.P.S./MS. #19. She was also a longtime member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean...
Alfred John Stasulis
Mar 22, 2006
Alfred John Stasulis, 90, of Long Beach, MS, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2006. Mr. Stasulis was a native of Chicago Heights, IL and a former resident of Chicago. He relocated to Long Beach in 1993. Mr. Stasulis was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the South Pacific. He cleared mine fields, removed roadblocks, and prepared...
Wainette Dillingham
Mar 22, 2006
Mrs. Wainette Harrison Dillingham, age 56, of Biloxi, MS., died Wednesday, March 22, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Dillingham was a resident of the coast for twenty five years. She was previously employed at Gulfport Memorial Hospital in the emergency room and outpatient surgical ward. She will be sadly missed by her family and all that knew her. She was preceded...
Billy Bass
Mar 22, 2006
Mr. Billy Bass, age 74, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, March 22, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Bass was a resident of the community for 31 years. He was a faithful Southern Baptist sunday school teacher and deacon. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard and Doris Bass and a daughter, Susan Orr. Survivors include his wife...
Veronica Elaine Seymour
Mar 21, 2006
Mrs. Veronica Elaine Ward Seymour, age 43, of Vancleave, MS., died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, in Vancleave. Roni was a wonderful person who was very talented in photography and computer skills. She won several awards for her photography. She had her own computer business and taught computer classes. Her heart and doors were always open to welcome friends and family...
Lula Edith Whittle
Mar 21, 2006
Lula Edith Whittle, age 90, of Vancleave, MS., died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, in Vancleave. Mrs. Whittle was a lifelong resident of the community and had worked as a housekeeper at Howard Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the Community of Christ Church in Vancleave. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Alvin G. Carlander, Sr. and Melvin...
Betty Earp Cooper
Mar 21, 2006
BeBetty Earp Cooper, 79, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, March 21, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Cooper was a native of Pauls Valley, OK. She had been a Coast resident for the past three years. She retired from the Social Security Administration as a claims representive after twenty-eight years of service. Mrs. Cooper had been attending St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long...
Mary Agnes Simmons
Mar 20, 2006
Mrs. Mary Agnes Simmons, 85, of Biloxi, MS, died Monday, March 20, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Simmons was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church in Woolmarket and St. Marys Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary. She was also a member of the Golden Age Senior Citizens and the Fleur de Lis...
Hortense Felts "Tense" McKinney
Mar 19, 2006
Hortense Felts "Tense" McKinney, 87, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2006 in Ocean Springs, where she was a resident for 45 years. Mimi will long be remembered for her giving heart, sweet smile, and the twinkle in her eyes for all those she loved. She worked for Ingalls Shipbuilding for seven years before retiring in 1968,...
Woody R. Gamble, Jr.
Mar 19, 2006
Mr. Woody "Wooby" R. Gamble, Jr., 37 years old, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2006. Woody was a pharmacist for fourteen years and owned and operated Calvert-Gamble Pharmacy in Biloxi. He was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Woody is survived by his mother, Dolores Gamble, of Picayune; his father, Woodrow Gamble, Sr., of Senatobia, MS; sister,...
Sibyl Herrington Hebert
Mar 19, 2006
Sibyl Herrington Hebert, age 69, of Biloxi, MS, our beloved, returned to the creator on Sunday, March 19, 2006, after courageously battling a long illness. Sibyl guarded and guided her immediate and extended family with her strength and dedication. She showed unfaltering devotion to each of them and left a legacy of love. Sibyl was an avid traveler with the...
William Stanley “Bill” Thigpen
Mar 19, 2006
William Stanley “Bill” Thigpen was called to his Lord Sunday, March 19, 2006. Bill and his loving wife Cindy resided in Gautier, Ms. He was born in Bay Springs, Ms on September 11, 1943. Mr. Thigpen was retired from Fleur Daniels where he worked as a validation specialist at Pharmaceutical plants. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and...
Norman W. "Red" Truax
Mar 18, 2006
Cpt. Norman W. "Red" Truax, long-time Biloxi boat captain, died Saturday, March 18, aged 83. Born in Westville, Ill, "Red" as he was usually known, began working in the coal mines at the age of thirteen, after his mother's death. He joined the Marines in 1940, and was in the Guadalcanal campaign, where he was wounded and sent home to...
Doris Evans Catlett
Mar 17, 2006
Mrs. Doris Evans Catlett, 68, of Biloxi, died Friday, March 17, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Catlett had been a member of the community for the past 40 years. She was a member of the Lemoyne Blvd. Baptist Church. Mrs. Catlett was preceded in death by her husband, Garnett Robert Catlett. She is survived by her daughter, Doris Eileen Catlett; two...
Madeline Trebotich Keenan
Mar 17, 2006
Mrs. Madeline Trebotich Keenan, 80, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, March 17, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Keenan was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was formerly employed at the U. S. Post Office at the Edgewater Hotel and as a teller at Gulf National Bank. Mrs. Keenan was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Keenan. Survivors...
Bedola Seymour Askin Bond
Mar 17, 2006
Mrs. Bedola Seymour Askin Bond, 79, of Ocean Springs. Our beloved Granny Bea passed on to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday, March 17, 2006. She was a devoted Mother and Grandmother. She was a charter member of First Baptist Church of Windsor Park, where she was a former Bible Training Service teacher and a member of the...
Robert Eugene Parker
Mar 17, 2006
Mr. Robert Eugene "Bobby" Parker, 72, born July 29, 1933, in Pass Christian, passed away Friday, March 17, 2006, in New Orleans, LA. Bobby is survived by his wife of 46 years, Gayle Koolsbergen Parker, of Pass Christian; three daughters, Angela Parker Yonkin and her husband, Joe, of Wichita, KS, Denise E. Parker of Long Beach and Holly M. Aubin...
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