Obituaries

Morris Adams

Morris Adams

Jun 17, 2006

Mr. Morris Adams, Sr., age 86, of Biloxi, MS., died Saturday, June 17, 2006, in Brookhaven, MS. Mr. Adams was a resident of the community for 56 years. He formed the local Biloxi Chapter of the American Federation of Government Employees, Local #2670, and was the past president. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Katherine...

Mrs. Anne Judith Doolan

Mrs. Anne Judith Doolan

Jun 16, 2006

Mrs. Anne Judith Doolan, 49, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, June 16, 2006, in Meridian. Mrs. Doolan was a native of London, England and had been a resident of the coast since 1992. She was a member of the Biloxi soccer organization and PTA. She was also a member of the U. S. Humane Society and the MS Alliance For...

Mary Louise Lepoma

Mary Louise Lepoma

Jun 16, 2006

Miss. Mary Louise Lepoma, 64, of St. Martin, died Friday, June 16, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Miss. Lepoma was born in New Orleans, LA and was raised in D'Iberville. She was employed with Biloxi Industries 19 years. She was involved in helping her mother raise her brothers and sisters, loved people and art. She was a member of Sacred Heart...

Edith Newton

Edith Newton

Jun 15, 2006

Ms. Edith Clark Newton, age 90, of Biloxi, MS., died Thursday, June 15, 2006, in Biloxi. Ms. Newton was born in Marion, South Carolina. In 1982 she moved to D'Iberville, MS., to be close to her children and grandchildren. Our mother was a very loving and giving person. Her family always came first in her life. She was well known...

Anne Ward

Anne Ward

Jun 15, 2006

Anne W. Ward, age 87, of Ocean Springs, MS. passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Ward had been a resident of the community since 1969 and was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Joseph L. Ward, Colonel, U.S.A.F., Retired, of Ocean Springs, MS; three sons,...

Steven M. Montgomery

Steven M. Montgomery

Jun 15, 2006

Steven Marion Montgomery, 59, passed on from his Ocean Springs, Mississippi home June 15, 2006. A kind and gentle observer of life, Steven was born in Dayton, Ohio. He came to Ocean Springs in 1978 to find his beloved home. Steven's dry wit and acute political observations came from his passion for history, written, visual, or actual. He became an...

Donald Stabler

Donald Stabler

Jun 14, 2006

Donald Frederic "Fred" Stabler, 58, of Gautier passed away in a boating accident on June 14, 2006. Mr. Stabler was a resident of Gautier, MS. He received his Bachelors degree in Wildlife Management at Washington State University in Pullman, WA and his Masters degree of Fishery Resource from the University of Idaho in Moscow, ID. He retired in January 2005...

Mrs. Judy Phyllis Dearman

Mrs. Judy Phyllis Dearman

Jun 13, 2006

Mrs. Judy Phyllis Dearman, 57, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at her home in Biloxi, MS after a 15 year battle with cancer. Mrs. Dearman was born and raised in Saucier, MS and retired from Memorial Hospital in Gulfport after 30 years of service. Survivors include her husband, Earnest Ray Dearman, sister Joan Blackwell and family; three sons:...

"Big Wayne" Kriner

"Big Wayne" Kriner

Jun 12, 2006

"Big Wayne" Kriner, 50, of Gulfport, died Mon., 6/12/06 in Biloxi. Visitation 1-2 pm, Wed., 6/14/06 at Bradford-O'Keefe F.H., O'Neal Rd, Gulfport. Graveside service will be 3 pm at Biloxi National Cemetery.

Katherine Renner

Katherine Renner

Jun 12, 2006

Mrs. Kathryn Renner passed away at the age of 92 on Monday, June 12th at 6:30 am. She lived at the Villa Maria in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Renner was born June 3rd, 1914 in Pennsylvania and was married to her husband Milan Renner for 67 years. They raised their three children in Gary, Indiana. Mrs. Renner is preceded in death...

Carey Francis Quave

Carey Francis Quave

Jun 11, 2006

Mr. Carey Francis Quave, age 81, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, June 11, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Quave was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. He was the longtime owner and operator of Quaves 5 Points service station in D'Iberville. He was also a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was named after one...

Helene Ann Hiryak Lis

Helene Ann Hiryak Lis

Jun 11, 2006

Helene Hiryak Lis, 50, of Ocean Springs, passed away on June 11, 2006 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Lis was awarded Claims Officer of the Year in 1997 for the Paralyzed Veterans of America. She was preceded in death by her husband of 14 years, Walter Lis, and her father, John Hiryak. Survivors include a daughter, Erika Lis of Ocean Springs;...

Dolly Jean Worsham

Dolly Jean Worsham

Jun 11, 2006

Mrs. Dolly Jean Broussard Worsham, of D'Iberville, MS., departed this world on Sunday, June 11, 2006, to go to her new home. She had waited a very long time for her new home in Heaven. Dolly Jean, as we all called her, was born on December 26, 1958, to Frank P. Broussard and Mary Margaret Richard Broussard. She was a...

Gloria Gilkey Speed

Gloria Gilkey Speed

Jun 10, 2006

Mrs. Gloria Gilkey Speed, 71, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, June 10, 2006 in Ocean Springs. She was a resident of the coast for 34 years and was of the Protestant faith. Mrs. Speed is preceded in death by her father; T.H. Gilkey. She is survived by her husband; John C. Speed, Jr., two daughters; Vicki Schannhorst and Brenda...

Wilfred Clarence Wade

Wilfred Clarence Wade

Jun 9, 2006

Mr. Wilfred Clarence Wade, Sr., 84, of Ocean Springs, MS, went to join our Lord and Savior Friday, June 9, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Wade was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a retired plumber/pipefitter with local union 568. He had a lifetime membership with Elks Lodge #606 and he was a mason and member of...

Teresa Marie Kincaid

Teresa Marie Kincaid

Jun 9, 2006

Teresa Marie "Harris" Kincaid, 45, of Gulfport died Friday, June 9, 2006 in Gulfport. Mrs. Kincaid was a long time resident of Gulfport. She graduated from high school in Oklahoma City, OK. Mrs. Kincaid was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Bill Kincaid of Gulfport, her daughter, Patsy Wilson of Gulfport, her son, Louis Norton of Oklahoma City, OK, mother,...

Robert Allen Cowart

Robert Allen Cowart

Jun 8, 2006

Robert Allen Cowart, 69, died at the VA Hospice Center on Thursday, June 8, 2006 in Biloxi. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Eileen; one son, Robert A. Cowart, Jr. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, his daughter-in-law, Berit and grandson, Karl Robert. Since he was loved by most all who knew him he is also survived by a great many...

Prentiss Michael Reed

Prentiss Michael Reed

Jun 8, 2006

Mr. Prentiss "Mike" Reed, 54, born December 28, 1951, in Biloxi, MS, joined his mother, Ozella Reed and his former father-in-law, Earl Batia, Sr., in heaven Thursday, June 8, 2006. Mike was a lifelong resident of St. Martin and a 1971 graduate of St. Martin High School. He was an avid fisherman and when he wasn't fishing he was riding...

Jo Ann Jordan

Jo Ann Jordan

Jun 6, 2006

Jo Ann Jordan, 67, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed gently into the hands of the Lord with friends and family at her side on Tuesday, June 6, 2006, after battling a long illness. Jo Ann was born on October 7, 1938 in Braggadocio, MO to Euell Featherston and Lucy Holman Featherston and there enjoyed the childhood she later described in...

Florence "Rose" Senka Anderson

Florence "Rose" Senka Anderson

Jun 6, 2006

Florence "Rose" Senka Anderson, of D'Iberville, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Anderson was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church of Biloxi and Daughters of the Nile. She was a tambourine player with the Sandpipers. Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her husband, Gus L. Anderson and her...