Obituaries
Dewey Drexel "DD" King
Oct 29, 2006
Mr. Dewey Drexel "DD" King, age 81, died Sunday, October 29, 2006 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. King was born May 8, 1925 in Collins, MS to Dewey and Fannie King. He served four years in the US Navy and worked in the Hotel-Motel business from 1952 until his retirement in 1984. He was a member of Popps Ferry Baptist Church....
David Allen Brannon
Oct 29, 2006
David Allen Brannon, 52, of Gainesville, Fl, died Sunday, October 29, 2006 in Lake City, FL. Mr. Brannon was born in Covington County, Alabama and was a former resident of Long Beach, MS for about 15 years, moving to Florida following Hurricane Katrinia. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1996 after 24 years of service and following retirement worked...
Robert W. "Bob" Ferguson, Jr.
Oct 29, 2006
Mr. Robert W. “Bob” Ferguson, 83, of Gulfport died in Hattiesburg on Sunday, October 29, 2006. Mr. Ferguson was born February 16, 1923 in Brandon, MS to the late Gabrella Hemphill Ferguson and Robert W. Ferguson, Sr. He was a 1940 graduate of Brandon High School and went on to earn a B.S. degree in marketing from Mississippi State University....
Jerry Kent Dossett
Oct 28, 2006
Mr. Jerry Kent Dossett, 70, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Dossett was born October 26, 1936 in New Orleans and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 60 years. He was a 1957 graduate of Pascagoula High School and retired from the Pascagoula Fire Department in 1980...
Gisela Parker
Oct 28, 2006
Gisela Maria Parker, age 59, was delivered unto the Lord on Saturday, October 28, 2006. Mrs. Parker was born in Nurnberg, Germany on May 26, 1947. She served in the US Army as a Finance Specialist from 1976 to 1981. She last worked at Keesler AFB as a Finance Instructor. On November 10, 1967, she was married to James Parker...
Jimmy Allen Rawls, Sr.
Oct 27, 2006
Mr. Jimmy Allen Rawls, Sr., 47, of Vancleave, MS, died Friday, October 27, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Rawls was a native of Biloxi and lifelong resident of the coast. He was a graduate of D'Iberville High School and had two years of college. He was employed as a repossession man. Mr. Rawls was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse...
Raymond E. DeCelle, Jr
Oct 26, 2006
Raymond E. DeCelle, Jr., 75, of Gulfport, died Thursday, October 26, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. DeCelle was born August 15, 1931 in Quincy, MA to Raymond E. DeCelle, Sr. and Gertrude DJerf DeCelle. He was a resident of Gulfport for 58 years, moving here when he was assigned to Keesler AFB while serving in the U.S. Air Force. Following his...
Frank E. Kopszywa, Jr.
Oct 26, 2006
Mr. Frank E. Kopszywa, Jr., age 72, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, October 26, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Kopszywa was born and raised in Biloxi and had been a resident of Ocean Springs for over 25 years. He was a 1952 graduate of Biloxi High School where he excelled in basketball and baseball and entered into the United...
Gary R. Breland, Sr.
Oct 26, 2006
Mr. Gary R. Breland, Sr., 52, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, October 26, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Breland was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a graduate of Biloxi High School and employed as a salesperson for an auto parts company many years. Mr. Breland was preceded in death by his fathers, Cleo Richard Breland and Glenn...
Richard McCampbell
Oct 25, 2006
Mr. Richard M. McCampbell, 54, died Wednesday, October 25, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. McCampbell lived in the community for the past 14 years. He was an avid boater and fisherman who loved to cook his catch. He was a loving husband and son. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter McCampbell. Survivors include his wife of 17 years,...
Anita Schaffer
Oct 24, 2006
Anita Schaffer, age 69, of Gulfport, MS passed from us on October 24, 2006 at her home. She was born in Hollywood, FL on October 8, 1937 and had been a Gulf Coast resident for the past 36 years. A veteran of the armed services, Ms. Schaffer honorably discharged from the United States Air Force on May 11, 1993. She...
Mellie Virginia Buford-Ellzey
Oct 23, 2006
Mrs. Mellie Virginia Buford- Ellzey, 64, of Biloxi, MS, died Monday, October 23, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Buford-Ellzey was born April 23, 1942 in Alcorn, MS and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 35 years. She was a licensed beautician for the past 36 years. Mrs. Buford-Ellzey was preceded in death by her husband, J. Buford and...
Nancy Richards Watkins
Oct 22, 2006
Nancy Anne Watkins, was a resident of Gulfport, MS and Baton Rouge, LA, where she died October 22, 2006. She was a native of Ridgeland and Jackson, MS, where she was born April 14, 1922. Proud of her MS heritage, all the families she descends from were early settlers and founders of the state. Her ancestral great-grandfathers were brave soldiers...
James Evariste Champagne
Oct 22, 2006
Mr. James Evariste Champagne of N. Biloxi, died Sunday, October 22, 2006, in N. Biloxi. He would have been 84 on November 7, 2006. Mr. Champagne was born in Edgard, La. and a longtime resident of Biloxi. He was a member of Scared Heart Catholic Church and a former member of St. Monica Catholic Church in Mobile, AL. Mr. Champagne...
Lilly Beatrice Thibodeaux
Oct 21, 2006
Mrs. Lilly "Bea" Thibodeaux, 83, of D'Iberville, MS, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Thibodeaux was born in Bayou LeBatre, AL, May 1, 1923, to Henry and Ella Roach Dockens. She was a member of VFW Post #6731, Ladies Auxiliary, where she voluntered birthday parties at nursing homes and hospitals many years. She was a member...
Don "Donnie" R. Carpenter
Oct 20, 2006
Mr. Don "Donnie" R. Carpenter, 54, of Gulfport, MS, died Friday, October 20, 2006, in Gulfport. Mr. Carpenter was a native and lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a graduate of Long Beach High School and an "over-the-road" truck driver. He was a Baptist. Mr. Carpenter was an avid Saints fan and antique car collector. He was preceded...
Dr. Richard Theron Furr, Sr.
Oct 19, 2006
Dr. Richard Theron Furr, Sr., seventy seven, beloved doctor, died Thursday afternoon, October 19, 2006, from congestive heart failure. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary, and six children. Dr. Richard Theron Furr, Sr. was born October 12, 1929 to Esta S. and Lottie Winnafred Hansell Furr in Aberdeen, MS, the last of four sons. It was here in Aberdeen...
Douglas M. Nelson
Oct 18, 2006
Douglas M. Nelson, Sr., 46, of Ocean Springs passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2006. Mr. Nelson had been a resident of the coastal community for 12 years. He was a very devoted father, husband, son and was a caring person always willing to help others. He loved his computer and the Dallas Cowboys. He is survived by his wife...
Ivy Louise McCurdy Baker
Oct 18, 2006
Mrs. Ivy Louise McCurdy Baker, 87, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, October 18, 2006 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Baker was a lifelong resident of the community. She was a house wife and will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by her husband, George Baker; a son Ronald James Rhodes; a daughter, Donnita Rhodes...
Harry C. Barber
Oct 17, 2006
Mr. Harry C. Barber, 69 died October 17,2006 in Biloxi ,MS. Mr. Barber was born in Hartford, CT. and was a resident of the Gulf coast for a number of years. He was a retiered Vice President of Sercurity at D.H. Holmes in New Orleans, La. Later he enjoyed working at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi. He served 17...
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