Obituaries

Ana Maria Varga

Ana Maria Varga

Sep 16, 2006

Ana Maria Varga of Ocean Springs died in her home with her family Saturday, September 16, 2006. She courageously battled breast cancer for the last 6 years, and taught all of us how to live life to the fullest one day at a time. She left us a lesson of love. Ana Maria was born in Mendoza, Argentina in 1956....

Paul Edward Osley

Paul Edward Osley

Sep 14, 2006

Paul Edward Osley was born March 25, 1927 in Bronx, New York to John and Christine Osley. He joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 17 and then continued his military career with 20 years in the United States Air Force. He retired as a Chief Master Seargent in 1968 and settled in Biloxi, MS where he and his...

Paul Edward Osley

Paul Edward Osley

Sep 14, 2006

Paul Edward Osley was born March 25, 1927 in Bronx, New York to John and Christine Osley. He joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 17 and then continued his military career with 20 years in the United States Air Force. He retired as a Chief Master Seargent in 1968 and settled in Biloxi, MS where he and his...

Wilma Annetta Bosco

Wilma Annetta Bosco

Sep 13, 2006

Wilma was born in Haines City, Florida on May 14th, 1926. She grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida moving to the Gulf Coast in 1947. A fifty year resident of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, yet she resided in Orlando, Florida since Hurricane Katrina. She passed into eternity on Wednesday, September 13th, 2006. The wife of Frank A. Bosco, whom preceded her...

Owen Grady Williams

Owen Grady Williams

Sep 12, 2006

Mr. Owen Grady Williams, 70, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, September 12, 2006 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Williams was born in Wake County, NC and had been a resident of the coast for about fifty years. He served in the United States Air Force for ten years, and retired as an automobile mechanic. Mr. Williams was a member of Brodie Road...

Raymond Willard Sanborn

Raymond Willard Sanborn

Sep 11, 2006

Mr. Raymond W. Sanborn, 83, of Kiln, MS, died Monday, September 11, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Sanborn was a native of East Port, Maine and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a retired U. S. Army Master Sergeant of WW II. Mr. Sanborn was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Charlotte Murphy Sanborn. Survivors...

Mrs. Mae Rayburn

Mrs. Mae Rayburn

Sep 10, 2006

Mrs. Mae Holder Rayburn, 89, of Westminister Village, Spanish Fort, Alabama, died Sunday, September 10, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Rayburn a native of Forrest County, Mississippi, lived in Brooklyn and Hattiesburg until her marriage in December 1942, after which time she resided with her military husband wherever he had state-side assignments during his 26 year military career. She resided...

James E. Favors

James E. Favors

Sep 10, 2006

Mr. James E. Favors, 76, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Sunday, August 10, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Favors was a native of Winnsboro, LA and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a retired U. S. Air Force Staff Sergeant with 21 years of service. He was also retired from Ingall's Shipbuilding with over 20 years...

Orin Husley, Jr.

Orin Husley, Jr.

Sep 9, 2006

Mr. Orin W. "Mack" Husley, Jr., born February 2, 1938, passed away on September 9, 2006 at the age of 68. After Mr. Husley graduated as Valedictorian of Woolmarket Consolidated High School, class of 1956, he began his career in the United States Air Force continuing on to Irby Steel Inc, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Goldin Industries, and retired from Louis Smith...

Mary Nan Spear

Mary Nan Spear

Sep 7, 2006

Mrs. Mary Nan Spear, 85, of Gulfport passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday evening, September 7, 2006. She courageously fought cancer for four years. Mary Nan Spear, formerly Mary Ann Roberts, was a well-known athlete in track at Gulfport High in her day. She held several state records that were unbroken for several years. She had a love...

Donald E. Talley

Donald E. Talley

Sep 7, 2006

Mr. Donald Talley, 71, of Biloxi died Thursday, September 7, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. Talley had been a resident of the coast since 1972 and was a member of Beauvior United Methodist Church. He retired from the United States Air Force after 21 years of service and he also retired from Raytheon in Pascagoula. Mr. Talley was a longtime member...

Barbara Walker

Barbara Walker

Sep 7, 2006

Mrs. Barbara May (Nuttbrock) Walker, 66, of Biloxi, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2006 after her brave fight against cancer. She was born in Brainerd, Minnesota to Jessie (Hoskins) Magnan and Joseph Nuttbrock. She is survived by her children, Kevin Lewis Peterson, Kip William Peterson, Kim Jolene Olmsted, Kyle Jason Peterson and Kara Lynne Magana; 15 grandchildren; also survived by...

Laura Hendon

Laura Hendon

Sep 6, 2006

Laura Hendon, age 59, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, September 6, 2006 in Gulfport. She was born in McComb and was a long time resident of the Gulf Coast and also spent many years in Hot Springs, AR. Laura worked in real estate for the past 35 years and was the office manager for South 2 Real Estate at the time...

Robert J. Burr

Robert J. Burr

Sep 6, 2006

Mr. Robert J. "Bob" Burr, age 81, of Biloxi, MS., passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 6, 2006. Mr. Burr was born on November 30, 1924, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1989. He was a Navy veteran during WWII, served on the U.S.S. Colorado, and was awarded three purple...

David Williams Hall

David Williams Hall

Sep 5, 2006

David Williams Hall was only 44 years old when he died peacefully at home in Ocean Springs on Tuesday, September 5th, 2006. He departed this life well before his time, after a long illness, surrounded by his loving family. David was born January 9, 1962 in Biloxi, Mississippi to Leon Hall and Mercedes Williams Hall. He graduated from Notre Dame...

Phillip Barrett

Phillip Barrett

Sep 4, 2006

Phillip Barrett, 55, of Saucier died Monday, September 4, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. Barrett has been a resident of the coast for over 30 years. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Wiggins. He was employed with the Public Works Department on the Gulfport Seabee base. His hobby was building remote controlled planes and rebuilding classic...

Lois Keaffer

Lois Keaffer

Sep 4, 2006

Mrs. Lois Keaffer, age 85, of Vancleave, MS., died Monday, September 4, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Keaffer was a resident of the community since 1993. She was a volunteer in the PTO for Vancleave Upper Elementary School and a member of Pine Lake Baptist Church of Vancleave. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Keaffer and a...

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Boone

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Boone

Sep 4, 2006

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Boone, age 54, died Monday, September 4, 2006 in Biloxi. Jackie had been a lifetime resident of the Gulf Coast. Jackie was preceded in death by her father, Robert E. Boone; and her mother, Frieda Boone Deprey; and her step-father, Fred Deprey. Jackie leaves behind her aunts, Mary Jo Kelley and Emily Boone; cousins, Warner, Bruce and Robert...

Richard Lee King

Richard Lee King

Sep 3, 2006

Richard Lee King, 71, of Gulfport, died Sunday, September 3, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. King was a long time member of Handsboro United Methodist Church and attended the University of Virginia. He is retired from the United States Air Force after 21 years. Mr. King was preceded in death by his parents, Ollie St. Clair and Percy Lee King. Mr....

Ted James Allen, Jr

Ted James Allen, Jr

Sep 3, 2006

Mr. Ted J. Allen, Jr., age 47, of North Biloxi, MS., died Sunday, September 3, 2006, in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Allen was a longtime resident of the community and was a security officer for Swetman Security for a number of years. He was preceded in death by his father, Ted J. Allen, Sr., and grandmother, Olivia Carroll. Survivors include his...