Obituaries

Elsie Tisdale

Elsie Tisdale

Jul 31, 2006

Mrs. Elsie C. Tisdale, age 92, of D'Iberville, MS., died Monday, July 31, 2006, in George County, MS. Mrs. Tisdale was a resident of the community for 80 years. She was a native of Franklinton, LA., loved cooking Gulf Coast seafood, and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bura Tisdale, parents, Joe and...

Tony Hoda

Tony Hoda

Jul 31, 2006

Tony Hoda, 70, of Gulfport, died Monday, July 31, 2006 in Gulfport. He was born in Rocky Hills, Ms and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a lifetime musician and radio announcer around the Coast. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and four sisters. Mr. Hoda is survived by a daughter, Gwendolyn...

Larry Hardman

Larry Hardman

Jul 31, 2006

Mr. Larry Gene Hardman, 71, of Biloxi, died July 31, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Hardman was a native of Glenville, West Virginia and had been a resident of the coast for the past 33 years. He was a retired U. S. Air Force Master Sergeant and also retired from the Biloxi V A Medical Center as a heavy equipment...

Arvel Cooley

Arvel Cooley

Jul 31, 2006

Arvel "Pinky" Glenn Cooley, 69, of D'Iberville, died Monday, July 31, 2006 in Biloxi. He was born April 15, 1937 in Saucier and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was Baptist. Mr. Cooley worked for Southern Shell Shrimp Factory. He was a loving grandfather and great-grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hilman and Mattie...

Kathy Ann Ross Green

Kathy Ann Ross Green

Jul 30, 2006

Mrs. Kathy Ross Green, age 47, a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi, died tragically on Sunday, July 30, 2006, in Gulfport, MS. Kathy was employed with AIG-American General Life and Accident Insurance Company. Her compassion and contagious smile will be missed by her co-workers and many associates and clients. Kathy endured a life of trials and tribulations, but was...

Bobbye Sue Leonard

Bobbye Sue Leonard

Jul 29, 2006

Bobbye Sue Leonard, 58, of Long Beach died , Saturday, July 29, 2006 in Long Beach. She was born October 25, 1947 in Memphis, TN and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1966. She worked at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport and various nursing homes. She was Baptist. Miss Leonard was preceded in death by her mother, Nell...

Douglas C. Budine

Douglas C. Budine

Jul 29, 2006

Mr. Douglas C. Budine, 89, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, July 29, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Budine was a native of Walton, New York and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of D'Iberville and an Army Air Corps Veteran of WW II. He was retired from Civil Service as...

Queenie R. Herring

Queenie R. Herring

Jul 28, 2006

Queenie R. Herring, 86, of Long Beach, died Friday, July 28, 2006 in Gulfport. Mrs. Herring was a long time resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a homemaker and she was a Methodist. Mrs. Herring was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Jessie Robertson. Survivors include her husband, Roy Herring, two sons, Randy Herring and Danny Herring...

Sara Elizabeth Duncan

Sara Elizabeth Duncan

Jul 28, 2006

Mrs. Sara E. "Beth" Duncan, 72, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, July 28, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Duncan was a native of Lafayette, AL and had been a longtime resident of Biloxi. She was of the Baptist faith a retired sales clerk with Gayfer's Department Store. Mrs. Duncan was preceded in death by a son, Johnny F. Duncan; her parents,...

Thomas Joseph McGill

Thomas Joseph McGill

Jul 28, 2006

Mr. Thomas Joseph McGill, 69, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Friday, July 28, 2006, in New Orleans, LA. Mr. McGill was raised in Lakewood, Ohio and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1959. He was a graduate of St. Edward's High School in Ohio and retired from the U. S. Air Force as an Air Traffic Controller Instructor. He...

Arthur Ray Pratt, Jr.

Arthur Ray Pratt, Jr.

Jul 28, 2006

Mr. Arthur Ray Pratt, Jr., born in Biloxi August 7, 1959, passed away, Friday, July 28, 2006, at the University Medical Center Hospital in Jackson, MS. He was 46 years old. Mr. Pratt was preceded in death by his father, Ray Pratt; paternal grandparents, Fernand and Yola Pratt, and his maternal grandfather, Theran Hudson. Survivors include his mother, Sally Hudson...

Wilda Justina Malpass

Wilda Justina Malpass

Jul 27, 2006

Mrs. Wilda Justina Malpass, age 90, a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi, passed away July 27, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Malpass was of the Catholic faith and a homemaker. She was devoted to her family and was an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves. Her parents, Edward and Juanita Dunn, and a brother, Noel Dunn, preceded Mrs. Malpass in...

Destiny Faith Cunningham

Destiny Faith Cunningham

Jul 27, 2006

Destiny Faith Cunningham, Infant daughter of William and Casandra Cunningham of Biloxi, MS passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2006. Destiny Faith is survived by her loving parents, William and Casandra Cunningham of Biloxi, MS; maternal grandparents, Charles and Diane Deel of Woolmarket, MS; paternal grandparents, William and Anita Cunningham of Lucedale, MS and her great-grandparents, Marshall and Patty Gibson...

Warren Stanley Pannell

Warren Stanley Pannell

Jul 26, 2006

.Warren Stanley Pannell, age 69, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006 in Jackson. He was a native of Ponotoc, MS and a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a graduate of Alcoma High School, where he was the valedictorian of his class. Mr. Pannell served in the U. S. Air Force as a missile guidance radar specialist...

Ms. Sandra (Morgan) Smith

Ms. Sandra (Morgan) Smith

Jul 26, 2006

Ms. Sandra (Morgan) Smith, 49, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006 in Biloxi. Ms. Smith was a lifelong resident of the coast where she worked in the seafood industry and managed the Gulf Station in D'Iberville. She was of the Baptist faith. Ms. Smith was preceded in death by her parents, Franklin D. Morgan and Carmelita Carroll Morgan; two...

Ewell "Laurine" Tims

Ewell "Laurine" Tims

Jul 25, 2006

Ewell "Laurine" Tims, 71, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi took the hand of the Lord and went to her eternal home on July 25, 2006. Mrs. Laurine was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Donald Ray "Bud" Tims Sr.; her mother Lillie Evans VanSlyke; her father, Harvey VanSlyke; her sisters, Francis Jewel Walters and Beatrice Reeves. She leaves...

Barbara Taylor

Barbara Taylor

Jul 25, 2006

Barbara Jean Taylor, 66, of Ocean Springs passed away on July 25, 2006. Mrs. Taylor had been a resident of the community for 34 years. She retired from Schwegman Constructors in Gautier and was an active member of Belle Fountain Baptist Church in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard J. Taylor. Survivors include her daughter,...

Marie Wilkerson Hamilton

Marie Wilkerson Hamilton

Jul 23, 2006

Mrs. Marie Wilkerson Hamilton, 71, of Wilmington, NC, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2006, in Wilmington. Mrs. Hamilton was a native and longtime resident of Biloxi before moving to Wilmington over 20 years ago. She was of the Methodist faith and retired from Krispy Kreme. She was preceded in death by her mother and step-father, August and Espa Parker Fryou;...

Walter N. Farris

Walter N. Farris

Jul 23, 2006

Walter N. Farris, 66, of Pass Christian, died Sunday, July 23, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. Farris was a native of New Orleans and was a long time resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a graduate of Riverside Military College and attended Louisiana State University. Mr. Farris worked as a supervisor for Gulf Coast Mental Health and he was also...

Barbara Ann Spinks Geiss

Barbara Ann Spinks Geiss

Jul 23, 2006

Mrs. Barbara Ann Spinks Geiss, 79, of Diamondhead, MS, died Sunday, July 23, 2006, in Gulfport. Mrs. Geiss was a native of Youngstown, Ohio and had been a resident of the coast since 1964. She was a retired registered nurse with Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, LA and Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Mrs. Geiss was preceded in death by her...