Obituaries

Harold Reynolds, Jr.

Harold Reynolds, Jr.

Apr 9, 2006

Mr. Harold Lee "Hal" Reynolds, Jr., age 69, went to be with the Lord on Palm Sunday, April 9th, 2006. Mr. Reynolds was born on October 7, 1936 in Charleston S.C. where he lived until his teen years. At that time he relocated with his father to Syracuse N.Y. where he graduated from Liverpool High School. Upon graduation he proudly...

Ginger Chichester

Ginger Chichester

Apr 9, 2006

Ginger Chichester, 37, on April 9, 2006 Jesus called Ginger Hope Freeman Chichester home to be with him. She waits for her loving husband, Dennis Chichester; her three sons, Jacob, Joshua, and Jimmy Chichester; her parents, Jon and Sandra Freeman; her brother, Jon M. Freeman II, and wife and friend, Amber; niece, Casandra; nephew, Jon; her sister, Kerry Cameron, and...

Charles Lewallen

Charles Lewallen

Apr 8, 2006

Charles "Mr. Charles" Lewallen, 79, of Pass Christian, died Saturday, April 8, 2006 in Gulfport. He was born in Atlanta, GA and had been a resident of Pass Christian for the past sixteen years. He previously served in the U.S. Army and was self-employed as an electrician. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Lewallen was preceded in death by...

Mary C. Gardner

Mary C. Gardner

Apr 8, 2006

Mary C. Gardner passed away April 8, 2006, after a prolonged illness at her temporary residence in Jackson, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents, J. B. and Callie Frances Cleveland and her siblings, Pat Cleveland, Irene Loper, and Isom Cleveland of Union, MS, Ruby Allen of Ellisville, MS, Irvin and Lester Cleveland and Ola Mae Newton all...

Roger Joseph Gaudin, Sr.

Roger Joseph Gaudin, Sr.

Apr 7, 2006

Mr. Roger Joseph Gaudin, Sr., 82, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, April 7, 2006, in Gulfport after a long fight with diabetes and heart disease. Mr. Gaudin was a native of Donaldsonville, Louisiana and had been a longtime resident of Biloxi. He was a decorated veteran of the U. S. Army and the U. S. Air Force with 24 years...

Robert V. Holden

Robert V. Holden

Apr 7, 2006

Robert V. Holden, 83, of Vancleave, died Friday, April 7, 2006 in Vancleave. Mr. Holden was born November 19, 1922 and was a lifelong resident of Vancleave. He was a U. S. Navy Veteran of WWII. He was employed with Ingalls Shipbuilding as a Fab Shop Supervisor for 22 years. Mr. Holden was the founder of Robert Holden General Store...

Florence Gertrude Cates Hudson

Florence Gertrude Cates Hudson

Apr 7, 2006

Mrs. Florence Gertrude Hudson, 91, of North Biloxi, passed away Friday, April 7, 2006. She was born in the Larue Community of Jackson County, Mississippi, April 14, 1914. Florence was predeceased by her husband, Otis Lee Hudson, who passed away in 1982. Her parents were Ed and Ella Cates, and she was the last surviving member of a family of...

Barbara Ann (Milanak) Blahut

Barbara Ann (Milanak) Blahut

Apr 6, 2006

Barbara Ann (Milanak) Blahut, 65, of Biloxi, MS, and formerly of South Side, Pittsburgh and Eighty-Four, Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2006. Family, Friends and the community mourn the loss of a vibrant spirit, beautiful woman and dedicated person. Barbara was owner and operator of Discount Linens and The Giftrim Shop, Washington, Pennsylvania, before retiring. She worked in her...

Gordon A. Switzer

Gordon A. Switzer

Apr 6, 2006

Mr. Gordon A. Switzer, 70, of Gulfport, MS, died Thursday, April 6, 2006, in Gulfport. Mr. Switzer was a native and lifelong resident of Gulfport. He was a U. S. Army Veteran and retired from Ingall's Shipbuilding as a sheet metal supervisor. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Switzer was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Artie...

Clinton Marcus Plummer, Jr.

Clinton Marcus Plummer, Jr.

Apr 5, 2006

Clinton Marcus Plummer, Jr., 83, of Biloxi died Wednesday, April 5, 2006 in Biloxi. He was born in Gulfport and was a life long resident of the Gulf Coast. He was in real estate and a home builder for 57 years and a member of Coalville United Methodist Church. C. M. Plummer, Jr.’s drive to success was brought about by...

Nellye Haines

Nellye Haines

Apr 4, 2006

Nellye Cannon Haines, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006 in Gulfport at home in the arms of her loving family. She was born in Francis, Putnam County, Florida, December 21, 1911. She moved to Sarasota, Florida from Palatka, Florida in 1950. She worked for Florida Power and Light Company in Palatka and Sarasota. She was a Christian and active member of...

William H, Gibson

William H, Gibson

Apr 4, 2006

William H. "Hoot" Gibson, 78, of Gulfport died Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at home after an extended illness. He was born September 1, 1927 in Eureka, Kansas. Mr. Gibson was a retired Railroad Engineer of forty years and he served in the Merchant Marines and the National Guard. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mary T. Gibson...

Eva Ruth Wild

Eva Ruth Wild

Apr 4, 2006

Eva Ruth Wild, 90, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Wild was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a former employee of Electrik Maid Bake Shop. She was of the Luthern Faith. Mrs. Wild was preceded in death by her husband, James L. Wild, Jr. and a daughter, Barbara Maxine Champagne. Mrs. Wild is...

Mary K. (Sevcik) (Skaret) Pierson

Mary K. (Sevcik) (Skaret) Pierson

Apr 4, 2006

"Mary K." (Sevcik) (Skaret) Pierson, 83, resident of Methodist Retirement Community, Seashore Manor, Biloxi, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006 in Biloxi. She was born January 25, 1923 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Mary K. began her civil service career in November 1944, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. She worked for the Army and Air Attache's, American Embassy, Oslo, Norway,Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey as a...

Philip Said Harfoush

Philip Said Harfoush

Apr 3, 2006

Philip Said Harfoush, 67, of Diamondhead, MS died Monday, April 3, 2006 in Gulfport, MS Mr. Harfoush grew up in San Antonio, Texas, was a former resident of New Orleans and had been residing in Diamondhead. He served in the U.S. Navy as a medic and was retired from Coors Brewing Company. He was a poet, artisit, and an avid...

Steven Cruthirds, Sr.

Steven Cruthirds, Sr.

Apr 3, 2006

STEVEN ANDREW CRUTHIRDS died at his home on April 3, 2006, surrounded by his immediate and extended family. He was 57 years old. Born in Biloxi on October 18, 1948, Steve graduated from Biloxi High School in 1966 where he played baseball. Steve served in the Coast Guard during the Vietnam War when he met and married his wife Alice...

Norma Jean Lebo

Norma Jean Lebo

Apr 2, 2006

Norma Jean Lebo, 74, of Gulfport, died Sunday, April 2, 2006 in Gulfport. Ms.Lebo was a native of South Bend, Indiana had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1994. She attended Baptist Theological Seminary in Springfield, MO and graduated from John Quincy Adams High School in 1949 in South Bend, IN. Ms. Lebo was a retired bookkeeper. Ms....

Frank J. Hightower

Frank J. Hightower

Apr 1, 2006

Mr. Frank J. "Tater" Hightower, III, 58, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, April 1, 2006, in Ocean Springs. "Tater" was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a 1965 graduate of Biloxi High School and entered the U. S. Navy. He served eighteen months in Vietnam during his tenure with the navy. He attended Jeff Davis Jr. College...

George Park

George Park

Apr 1, 2006

Major George A. Park, U.S. Army Retired, age 76, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Saturday, April 1, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Major Park was a resident of the community for 40 years. He served in the US Army for 21 years, retiring as a Major in 1967. He was a helicopter pilot and served in Korea and Vietnam. After his...

Ernestine Elaine Smith

Ernestine Elaine Smith

Apr 1, 2006

Ernestine Elaine Smith, 62, of Biloxi, died Saturday, April 1, 2006 in Biloxi. Ms. Smith was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a daycare worker.She was a member of New Life Family Church. Ms. Smith was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Queenie Helveston, one sister Yvonne Burke and two brothers Virgil and Willard Helveston....