Obituaries

Mathilda "Tillie" A. Boney

Mathilda "Tillie" A. Boney

Oct 16, 2006

Mrs. Mathilda "Tillie" A. Boney, of Ocean Springs, MS, went to heaven October 16, 2006. Tillie was born December 29, 1922 in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was retired from Keesler AFB Hospital as a PBX operator supervisor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Boney; parents, Josephine and Frank Marie, and...

Lydia W. James

Lydia W. James

Oct 16, 2006

Mrs. Lydia W. James, age 69, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, October 16, 2006, after a long illness. She was a retired Federal Civil Service employee, having worked for over twenty years at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington D.C. as an Entitlement Examiner, and at the Veterans Administration Hospital in San Antonio, TX. Mrs. James was...

Norman Frank Offenberg

Norman Frank Offenberg

Oct 14, 2006

Mr. Norman Frank Offenberg, age 81, of Stockbridge, GA., died Saturday, October 14, 2006, in Georgia. Mr. Offenberg was a former longtime resident of Ocean Springs. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and a former Scout Master. He was also a member of the V.F.W., was an avid general aviation pilot, and and...

Hailey Nicole Standridge-Tufo

Hailey Nicole Standridge-Tufo

Oct 12, 2006

Hailey Nicole Standridge-Tufo, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2006, in Mobile, AL. She is survived by her parents, Vincent Tufo and Bonnie Standridge, paternal grandparents, Vince and Judy Tufo, maternal grandparents, Milton and Linda Standridge, paternal great-grandmother, Mable C. Miller, all of Ocean Springs; maternal great-grandmother, Valerie Tizon of the Philippines; brothers, Brendan Standridge and Nathan...

Lucius Marrion Dees

Lucius Marrion Dees

Oct 12, 2006

Lucius Marrion Dees, "L.M." as known to his family and friends, was called home Thursday, October 12, 2006 to be with Our Lord, Our Savior. L.M. suffered from emphysema, a heart condition and kidney cancer. He survived lung cancer and many bouts with cancerous bladder and colon polyps. L.M. had endured a lot over his lifetime, to be here with...

Agnes Barras Wiltz

Agnes Barras Wiltz

Oct 12, 2006

Mrs. Agnes Wiltz, 83, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, October 12, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Wiltz was a native of Youngsville, LA and had been a longtime resident of Biloxi. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. Mrs. Wiltz was preceded in death by her husband, Alphonse Wiltz; parents, John and Telside Pratt Barras, and a brother, Mabry...

Maxine Pearce

Maxine Pearce

Oct 8, 2006

Mrs. Maxine Pearce, 79, of Franklin, TN, former longtime resident of Biloxi relocating to Franklin, TN for Hurricane Katrina, died Sunday, October 8, 2006, in Franklin. Mrs. Pearce was born in Waynesboro, MS. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Winnie Davis Sanderson, and a sister, Frances Barich. Survivors include...

Homer Ray Busbea

Homer Ray Busbea

Oct 8, 2006

Homer Ray Busbea, age 61, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 in Houston, Texas. He was born November 29, 1944 in Evansville, IN and was a longtime resident of Gulfport. Mr. Busbea was a U. S. Navy veteran from the Vietnam era. He was a retired truck driver with Rocking C Truck Lines. He was preceded in death by his father,...

Tosha Walmsley

Tosha Walmsley

Oct 8, 2006

Tosha Davidson Walmsley, age 26, of Gulfport, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 in New Orleans, LA. She was born July 20, 1980 in Talledega, AL, was raised in Wartburg, TN, and was a resident of the Ms Gulf Coast for the last six years. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her twin sister, Tonya Davidson; and...

Samuel Wayne Triplett

Samuel Wayne Triplett

Oct 8, 2006

Samuel Wayne Triplett, age 30, of Saucier, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 in Saucier. He was born in Montgomery, West Virginia, June 7, 1976. Samuel was a climber and operator with the Tree Service and loved his work and he will be greatly missed by his friends at the Tree Service. He was preceded in death by his father, Daniel...

Vivian Krohn Callender

Vivian Krohn Callender

Oct 7, 2006

Mrs. Vivian Krohn Callender, 82, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, October 7, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Callender was born in Jackson County and remained a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of Christ The King Catholic Church. Mrs. Callender was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, George Edward Callender, Sr.; son, Michael A....

Gustav Altman

Gustav Altman

Oct 7, 2006

Gustav Altman, age 73, of Saucier, died Saturday, October 7, 2006 in Saucier. He was a native of Michigan and had been a resident of Saucier for the last eleven years. Mr. Altman retired from General Motors after 30 years and was then the owner-operator of Trees'Rus. He was Lutheran. Mr. Altman was preceded in death by his parents, Edward...

Eddie Raymond Ray

Eddie Raymond Ray

Oct 7, 2006

Eddie Raymond Ray , 74, of Gulfport died Saturday, October 9, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. Ray was born in Thorsby, AL and was a 1952 graduate of Thorsby Institute. He had been a resident of the coast since 1976. He was a member of Pass Road Baptist Church and the Independent Order of Foresters. Mr. Ray was a retired Master...

George McGrevey

George McGrevey

Oct 6, 2006

George McGrevey, 74, of Ocean Springs passed away on Friday, October 6, 2006. Mr. McGrevey was born in Derry, New Hampshire on April 27, 1932. He was a graduate of Pinkerton Academy of New Hampshire and of the University of Southern Mississippi. He joined the United States Air Force on April 23, 1952 and retired as a Chief Master Sargent...

Maxie Story Royer

Maxie Story Royer

Oct 6, 2006

Mrs. Maxie Story Royer, 86, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, October 6, 2006, in Gulfport. Mrs. Royer was a native of Shilo, Tennessee and had been a longtime resident of the coast. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Royer is survived by her husband, Charles Royer of Biloxi; three daughters, Peggy Leaptrott, Carolyn Richards and Dana Pohli; six grandchildren, Jason Olson,...

Katherine "Kate" Bellande

Katherine "Kate" Bellande

Oct 6, 2006

Mrs. Katherine "Kate" Bellande, 94, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, October 6, 2006, in Biloxi. Kate was preceded in death by her husband, Marcel "Mickey" Bellande, her parents, Roscoe and Emma Fickes, and a sister, Dorothy Dacey Wentzell. She is survived by a daughter, Kay Bellande Foster and her husband, Jim Foster, of Biloxi; two grandsons, Brad Foster of Pasadena,...

Howard Ted Noe

Howard Ted Noe

Oct 6, 2006

Mr. Howard T. Noe, born October 2,1925, passed away October 6, 2006 at the age of 81. Howard was born in Houston, MO., the son of the late Grover and Fay Noe. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after also serving time in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Merchant Marines. He was a veteran of WW II, the...

Betty J. McNeil

Betty J. McNeil

Oct 4, 2006

Mrs. Betty J. McNeil passed away in Houston Wednesday afternoon, October 4, 2006 at the age of 76. She will be deeply missed by those who were touched by her warmth, humor, wisdom, grace, which never failed. Her faith in God was an inspiration to all who knew her. She was a beloved wife and devoted mother. Betty was born...

Louis Walter Saucier, Jr.

Louis Walter Saucier, Jr.

Oct 4, 2006

Mr. Louis W. Saucier, Jr., 67 of Biloxi, died October 4, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Saucier was a lifelong resident of the coast and co-owner of Kimbrough and Quint Drug Store, He also served on the Coast Transit Authority board and was a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Saucier was preceded in death by his father, Louis W....

Dina Mary Mladinich Kuljis

Dina Mary Mladinich Kuljis

Oct 4, 2006

Mrs. Dina Mary Mladinich Labetich Kuljis died October 4, 2006, at her Biloxi residence. Dina was born March 1, 1914. She was preceded in death by her husbands, John Joseph Labetich and Peter "South America" Kuljis; mother, Catherine Bonacich Mladinich; father, Ernest Mladinich, Sr.; brother, Ernest Mladinich, Jr.; sister-in-law, Amanda Tremontana Mladinich, and son-in-law, Gus Cavalier, Jr. She is survived...