Obituaries
Polie "Danny" Daniel Ainsworth
Oct 5, 2022
Polie Daniel Ainsworth was born on December 01, 1950 in Laurel, Mississippi. Better known as “Danny,” Polie grew up in Biloxi and attended public school, where he learned to play the trumpet while in elementary school. Throughout his years at Biloxi High School, Danny was a member of Prof Carpenter’s superb marching band. Danny was band Captain and named most...
Curtis Joseph Bourgeois
Oct 5, 2022
Curtis Joseph Bourgeois passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at the age of 87.
Mr. Bourgeois was born in Biloxi, MS. He retired from the Biloxi Fire Department as a firefighter after 26 years of service.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lelia and Oswald Bourgeois; and his daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and...
Hattie Jean Reagan
Oct 5, 2022
Hattie Jean Reagan, 85, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 in Biloxi.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan C. Reagan; her parents, George Lewis and Bell Brown Robertson; her brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Margaret Robertson; and her daughter-in-law, Carolyn Reagan.
Mrs. Reagan’s survivors include her children, Linda (Paul) Rieder, Thomas Reagan...
Sharon T. Doudna Jones
Oct 4, 2022
Sharon T. Doudna Jones, age 62, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 4th, 2022, in Gulfport. Sharon was born on Nov. 20th, 1959, in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.
Ms. Jones was a longtime resident of Gulfport, both before and following her twenty-year military career. Sharon was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend and a compassionate caretaker...
James Franklin Dooley
Oct 4, 2022
James "Jimmy" Franklin Dooley, age 70, of Gulfport, MS passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at his home in Gulfport.
James was born in Gulfport to James and Fannie Dooley. After attending high school, he served in the US Army as a paratrooper. He was later employed as a brick mason and welder. James loved fishing, river life, family and...
Mary Kathryn Houston
Oct 3, 2022
Mary Kathryn Houston passed away October 3, 2022 at her home in Biloxi. She was transferred from Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home to W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors in Tupelo.
A native and longtime resident of Lee County, she was born April 4, 1928 to Johnny Newton Witcher and Myrtle Gilliland Witcher. Kathryn was primarily a homemaker, and cherished taking care of her...
Judith Ann Rodden Littleton
Oct 3, 2022
Judith Ann Rodden Littleton, age 75, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2022 due to congestive heart failure. She was born October 4, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri to Russell and Ruth Rodden. She married her best friend and love, Dolen Wade Littleton, on November 26, 1966, who preceded her in death on October 11, 2009.
After traveling the...
Preston Louis Blaine
Oct 3, 2022
Preston Louis Blaine, 73, of Biloxi, MS, died peacefully on Monday, October 3,2022, at the Mississippi State Home for Veterans, Collins, MS.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Preston and Mildred Thompson; and his father, Louis I. Blaine.
Survivors include his mother, Helen Thompson Blaine; three sisters, Beverly (Roger) Berry, Donna Dickson, Karen (Michael) Farry; and two...
Donald Wayne Mieger, Sr.
Oct 2, 2022
Donald Wayne Mieger, Sr. age 84, of Biloxi, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at One Magnolia Place in Gulfport.
Donald was born on August 12, 1938, in Orange County, CA, to Harold and Alberta Curl Mieger. He graduated from Fullerton High School and California State University in Long Beach, CA. He spent two years active duty in the...
Eldridge E.A. Helwick Jr.
Oct 1, 2022
Eldridge (E.A.) Helwick Jr., 70, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away suddenly on October 1st from an apparent heart attack in Gulfport. Eldridge was born on Nov. 28, 1951 to Eldridge Anthony Helwick Sr. and Quincy Louise Winston in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Eldridge was a native and lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, business owner of Sound Advice, The Video...
Robert Drue Higdon
Oct 1, 2022
Robert Drue Higdon, known as Drue, or “the Dude”, “Hootie”, and “the General”, age 69, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022. He was born in Gulfport, MS and was a lifelong resident. His parents were Robert Gordon Higdon and Jean Higdon Taylor. We all cherished this precious addition to our family.
During his years at Gulfport High School...
Pamela Sanford Carlisle
Oct 1, 2022
Pamela Sanford Carlisle, 65, of Canton, MS passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 in Canton.
Mrs. Carlisle was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a retired Director for the Child Development Center at the U.S. Navy Base. Mrs. Carlisle was a member of the Cornerstone Community Church in Gulfport.
She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Colleen Marie Palmer
Sep 30, 2022
Colleen Marie Palmer, 67, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022 in Gulfport.
Colleen was born on February 12, 1955 in Newnan, GA to Thomas and Suzanne Gill. She was retired from FEMA and enjoyed sewing, cooking and traveling.
She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Wayne Palmer; her...
Anne Sox Alwine
Sep 29, 2022
Patricia Anne Sox Alewine of Franklin, NC joined her husband in heaven on September 29, 2022.She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, & sister. Anne was born in Lexington, SC on September 14, 1939 to William Henry Sox and Annie Lou Harmon Sox. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Roger Wayne Alewine Sr., and brothers,...
Jack Vader Hamilton
Sep 29, 2022
Jack Vader Hamilton, age 79, of Gautier, Mississippi passed away in Gulfport, Mississippi on September 29, 2022.
He was born in Oak Grove, Wisconsin on August 16, 1943.
Jack was a proud Marine and dreamed of making the military his career, until he was later medically discharged. He was the proud co-owner of Molin Concrete for thirty-five years until retirement....
Lan Thi Nguyen
Sep 29, 2022
Lan Thi Nguyen, age 85, of North Biloxi, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away in the early hours on Thursday, September 29, 2022.
Lan projected humility, intelligence, and kindness in her everyday life. And when faced with adversity, she was bold, brave, and tackled tough situations head on. She dedicated her life to God and her...
Gerald James Creel
Sep 29, 2022
Funeral services for Gerald J. “Sunshine” Creel, a native and lifelong resident of Back Bay Biloxi, will be Thursday, Oct. 6: An 11 a.m. visitation and noon Mass of Christian Burial at Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Catholic Church. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.
He died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, at the age of 91.
Gerald...
Jennie Vee Overstreet Carnley
Sep 29, 2022
Jennie Vee Overstreet Carnley, age 91 of Vancleave, MS passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022.
She was born in Vancleave where she was a life-long resident. She was a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother. She was a homemaker and loved spending time with her family and friends. She was a long-time member of Magnolia Baptist...
Steve Floran Haynie
Sep 28, 2022
Steve Floran Haynie, age 81, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday September 28, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Mr. Haynie was born in Jackson, Mississippi and was a resident of Port Neches, Texas and Gulfport, Mississippi. He graduated from Gulfport High School in 1959 and Mississippi State University in 1965. Mr. Haynie was employed at American Petrofina in...
Christopher Scott Hebert
Sep 27, 2022
Christopher Scott Hebert was born on October 19, 1967 to Douglas and Mary “Nat” Hebert and peacefully departed this earth on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
Chris was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast where he attended D’Iberville High School and quickly discovered his entrepreneurial skills. He owned and operated several successful businesses in his short lifetime. Chris was a...
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