Obituaries
Arthur W. "Buzzy" Lang, Jr.
Jul 22, 2006
Arthur W. "Buzzy" Lang, Jr., age 83 , a native and lifelong resident of Gulfport died Saturday, July 22, 2006 in Gulfport. He was the son of the late Mrs. Carrie Cowan Lang and Arthur W. Lang, Sr. He was a graduate of Gulfport High School and Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a veteran of...
Donald Ray Davis, Jr.
Jul 22, 2006
Donald Ray Davis, Jr., 41, of Biloxi, died Saturday, July 22, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Davis was born in Evansville, Indiana and had been resident of Biloxi since August, 2000. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked in maintenance at Mini Storage in Biloxi. He also served in the U.S. Coast Auxilliary. Survivors include his wife, Holly...
Mr. George Pitalo, Sr.
Jul 20, 2006
Mr. George Pitalo, Sr., age 82, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, July 20, 2006, at his home in Ocean Springs. Mr. Pitalo owned and operated Medical Arts Pharmacy for over 50 years and was a founding member of the Professional Drug Company of which he served as president of the board of directors. He was a member of St....
Mrs. Barbara A. Thibodeaux
Jul 20, 2006
Mrs. Barbara A. Thibodeaux, 68, of Biloxi, MS, passed away at her home with her family by her side, Thursday, July 20, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs.Thibodeaux was a native and lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She worked for Dr. Broussard, a local veteranarian, and went on to manage the Upstairs at the Par 3 Golf Coarse in Biloxi. She...
Douglas Pau Vermillion
Jul 20, 2006
Douglas Paul Vermillion, 49, of Vancleave passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2006 in Birmingham, AL after a 10 year battle with liver disease. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. He was born on August 29, 1956 in Okinawa, Japan. As a child his father was in the Air Force and their family lived in...
Onyx Wilson Thigpen
Jul 20, 2006
Mr. Onyx Wilson Thigpen "Paw Paw" lost his courageous battle with lung cancer on July 20, 2006 at the young age of 88. Mr. Thigpen was born in Bay Springs, MS on August 17, 1917, however he moved to Biloxi, MS in 1954. Mr. Thigpen retired from the Civil Service in 1980 where he worked as a Transit Alert Technician...
Mary Lawrence Foster
Jul 20, 2006
Mary Lawrence Foster, 85, of D'Iberville, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 in D'Iberville. Ms. Foster was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was the former owner operator of the Friendly Cab Company. She was also the former owner operator of the Flower Basket Florist from 1951 to 2000. She had many loyal customers from her Flower Basket days,...
Willie W. Jones
Jul 20, 2006
Mr. Willie W. Jones, Jr., 85, of Gulfport, MS, died Thursday, July 20, 2006, in Gulfport. Mr. Jones was a native of Jackson County and a lifelong resident of the coast. He worked at the Broadwater Hotel and Edgewater Hotel as a gardener. He was a Baptist. Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his parents, Willie W. Jones and...
Dorothy Diaz
Jul 19, 2006
Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Diaz, age 83, of Biloxi, MS., died Wednesday, July 19, 2006, in Benndale, MS. Mrs. Diaz was a lifelong resident of the coast, residing at the Santa Maria Del Mar Retirement Apartments for 31 years. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph L. Diaz, Sr., parents,...
Homer Gerald O'Neil
Jul 19, 2006
Mr. Homer Gerald O'Neil, age 71, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, July 19, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. O'Neil was a native of Quitman, MS., and had been a coast resident for the past 40 years. He was a band director in Mississippi schools for 18 years, nine years at Heidelberg High School and nine years at Long Beach...
Ethel Marie Landry Skrmetta
Jul 19, 2006
Mrs. Ethel Marie Landry Skrmetta, 83, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006, in Biloxi, MS. Mrs. Skrmetta was a native of Patterson, LA and a longtime resident of Biloxi. She was a member of Nativity BVM Catholic Church of Biloxi. Mrs. Skrmetta was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence "Ham" Skremetta; her parents, Sheldon Landry, Sr. and...
Thomas J. Spratley
Jul 16, 2006
Thomas, J. Spratley, 33, of Gulfport, died Sunday, July 16, 2006 in Gulfport. He was born October 2, 1972 in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was the beverage manager at the Voodoo Lounge at Grand Casino in Gulfport. He attended Cowan Road Baptist Church, Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gloria...
Dorothy Ann Holland (Cruse)
Jul 16, 2006
Vancleave - Dorothy Ann Holland (Cruse), 70, of Vancleave died Sunday, July 16, 2006 in Ocean Springs. Beloved mother and grandmother went to be with her Heavenly Father and husband on July 16, 2006. Dorothy was born on March 8, 1936 in Biloxi, where she resided until 1975, then moved to Vancleave where she resided until her death. She was...
Roy Eugene Yates
Jul 15, 2006
Roy Eugene Yates, 59, of Ocean Springs died Saturday, July 15, 2006 after a long illness. Mr. Yates was a resident of the coast since 1985. He served in the United States Army and was a Vietnam Veteran. Mr. Yates was a member of Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Ocean Springs, BPOE #2501, VFW Post 5699, The American Legion, DAV,...
Elise Myra Nicholls
Jul 15, 2006
Infant, Elise Myra Nicholls born July 10, 2006 departed this life to live with God and the Angels on July 15, 2006. Elise was preceded in death by her Grandfather, Paul Kittle. She is survived by her loving parents, Jennifer and Wesley Nicholls; Grandparents, Myra and Bill Yates and Janet and Robert Nicholls; Great-Grandparents, Virginia Nicholls and Bill and Ruth...
Donna Nelson
Jul 14, 2006
Donna Rose Nelson was born on February 1, 1948, to the late Rachael Catherine "Pete" and Louis Sibley Nelson. She departed this life on July 14, 2006, at Biloxi Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Louis Sibley Nelson, Jr. She leaves to cherish her memories, three sisters, Jana Nelson Fogg of Encinitas,...
Issac James Smith
Jul 14, 2006
Issac James Smith, infant , died July 14, 2006 in Mobile, AL. He is survived by his parents, Christopher and Brittany Smith of Gulfport; a brother, Garrett Smith and twin brother, Ian Louis Smith, both of Gulfport. From your family "You gently touched our lives with your presence, and left us forever changed. We shared only a moment, but we...
John David Gray
Jul 13, 2006
John David Gray, 57, of Gulfport, died Thursday, July 13, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. Gray was born in Mendenhall, MS and was a long time resident of Gulfport. He was self employed commercial refrigeration technician. Mr. Gray was preceded in death by his father, Hurschell W. Gray. Survivors include his five daughters, Kelli Perkins and her husband, Chris of Lizana,...
Frank Yashinsky
Jul 13, 2006
Mr. Frank Edward Yashtinsky, 67, of North Biloxi, formerly of D'Iberville, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, July 13, 2006, after four weeks at the Biloxi V A Medical Center. He was born March 3, 1939 in Boston, MA. Mr. Yashtinsky attended St. Joseph's Grammar School in Boston, MA and graduated from Technical High in 1956. After graduation he...
Bernard Allen Molbert
Jul 12, 2006
Bernard Allen Molbert, 80, of Ocean Springs passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2006. Mr. Molbert had been a resident of the community for 40 years. He was an avid golfer, an active member of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, and a published author of short stories and poems. Mr. Molbert was a World War II Veteran and retired from...
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