Obituaries
Veronica Elaine Seymour
Mar 21, 2006
Mrs. Veronica Elaine Ward Seymour, age 43, of Vancleave, MS., died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, in Vancleave. Roni was a wonderful person who was very talented in photography and computer skills. She won several awards for her photography. She had her own computer business and taught computer classes. Her heart and doors were always open to welcome friends and family...
Lula Edith Whittle
Mar 21, 2006
Lula Edith Whittle, age 90, of Vancleave, MS., died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, in Vancleave. Mrs. Whittle was a lifelong resident of the community and had worked as a housekeeper at Howard Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the Community of Christ Church in Vancleave. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Alvin G. Carlander, Sr. and Melvin...
Betty Earp Cooper
Mar 21, 2006
BeBetty Earp Cooper, 79, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, March 21, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Cooper was a native of Pauls Valley, OK. She had been a Coast resident for the past three years. She retired from the Social Security Administration as a claims representive after twenty-eight years of service. Mrs. Cooper had been attending St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long...
Mary Agnes Simmons
Mar 20, 2006
Mrs. Mary Agnes Simmons, 85, of Biloxi, MS, died Monday, March 20, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Simmons was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church in Woolmarket and St. Marys Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary. She was also a member of the Golden Age Senior Citizens and the Fleur de Lis...
Hortense Felts "Tense" McKinney
Mar 19, 2006
Hortense Felts "Tense" McKinney, 87, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2006 in Ocean Springs, where she was a resident for 45 years. Mimi will long be remembered for her giving heart, sweet smile, and the twinkle in her eyes for all those she loved. She worked for Ingalls Shipbuilding for seven years before retiring in 1968,...
Woody R. Gamble, Jr.
Mar 19, 2006
Mr. Woody "Wooby" R. Gamble, Jr., 37 years old, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2006. Woody was a pharmacist for fourteen years and owned and operated Calvert-Gamble Pharmacy in Biloxi. He was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Woody is survived by his mother, Dolores Gamble, of Picayune; his father, Woodrow Gamble, Sr., of Senatobia, MS; sister,...
Sibyl Herrington Hebert
Mar 19, 2006
Sibyl Herrington Hebert, age 69, of Biloxi, MS, our beloved, returned to the creator on Sunday, March 19, 2006, after courageously battling a long illness. Sibyl guarded and guided her immediate and extended family with her strength and dedication. She showed unfaltering devotion to each of them and left a legacy of love. Sibyl was an avid traveler with the...
William Stanley “Bill” Thigpen
Mar 19, 2006
William Stanley “Bill” Thigpen was called to his Lord Sunday, March 19, 2006. Bill and his loving wife Cindy resided in Gautier, Ms. He was born in Bay Springs, Ms on September 11, 1943. Mr. Thigpen was retired from Fleur Daniels where he worked as a validation specialist at Pharmaceutical plants. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and...
Norman W. "Red" Truax
Mar 18, 2006
Cpt. Norman W. "Red" Truax, long-time Biloxi boat captain, died Saturday, March 18, aged 83. Born in Westville, Ill, "Red" as he was usually known, began working in the coal mines at the age of thirteen, after his mother's death. He joined the Marines in 1940, and was in the Guadalcanal campaign, where he was wounded and sent home to...
Doris Evans Catlett
Mar 17, 2006
Mrs. Doris Evans Catlett, 68, of Biloxi, died Friday, March 17, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Catlett had been a member of the community for the past 40 years. She was a member of the Lemoyne Blvd. Baptist Church. Mrs. Catlett was preceded in death by her husband, Garnett Robert Catlett. She is survived by her daughter, Doris Eileen Catlett; two...
Madeline Trebotich Keenan
Mar 17, 2006
Mrs. Madeline Trebotich Keenan, 80, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, March 17, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Keenan was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was formerly employed at the U. S. Post Office at the Edgewater Hotel and as a teller at Gulf National Bank. Mrs. Keenan was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Keenan. Survivors...
Bedola Seymour Askin Bond
Mar 17, 2006
Mrs. Bedola Seymour Askin Bond, 79, of Ocean Springs. Our beloved Granny Bea passed on to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday, March 17, 2006. She was a devoted Mother and Grandmother. She was a charter member of First Baptist Church of Windsor Park, where she was a former Bible Training Service teacher and a member of the...
Robert Eugene Parker
Mar 17, 2006
Mr. Robert Eugene "Bobby" Parker, 72, born July 29, 1933, in Pass Christian, passed away Friday, March 17, 2006, in New Orleans, LA. Bobby is survived by his wife of 46 years, Gayle Koolsbergen Parker, of Pass Christian; three daughters, Angela Parker Yonkin and her husband, Joe, of Wichita, KS, Denise E. Parker of Long Beach and Holly M. Aubin...
Anita Marie Ward Hendon
Mar 16, 2006
Anita Marie Ward Hendon, age 79, of Gulfport died Thursday, March 16, 2006 in Gulfport. She was born April 13, 1926 in McComb, MS. She was an instructor at Hot Springs Vocational Rehabilitation Center in Hot Springs, AR, where she was named Instructor of the Year in 1991 for the state of Arkansas. She retired in 1997 and moved back...
Dorothy Fink
Mar 15, 2006
Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Toche Fink, age 67, of Biloxi, MS., died Wednesday, March 15, 2006, in Biloxi, MS. Mrs. Fink was born on July 11, 1938, in Biloxi, MS., where she was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Biloxi High School in 1957. She was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church all of her life, and a past member...
Stephen Michael Osborn
Mar 15, 2006
Mr. Stephen Michael Osborn, 52, of Biloxi died Wednesday, March 15, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Osborn was a native of Greenville and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1960. Mr. Osborn was preceded in death by his father, James P. Osborn and stepfather, Neil Raeford Dobbs. Mr. Osborn is survived by his wife, Kay Ruffin Osborn; his mother, Sara...
Jack Henry Keller
Mar 14, 2006
Mr. Jack Henry Keller, 56, of Biloxi, MS, died Tuesday, March 14, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Keller was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a U. S. Army veteran of Vietnam. Mr. Keller was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Pearl Miller Keller and a brother, Gayle Keller. Survivors include two brothers, Paul Keller and...
Wallace J. Richard, Sr.
Mar 14, 2006
Mr. Wallace J. Richard, Sr., 70, of North Biloxi, died Tuesday, March 14, 2006 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Richard was a lifelong resident of the coast where he coached little league sports. He served in the National Guard Reserves for 10 years. Mr. Richard was also an accomplished steel guitarist who played in a local band. He was a loving...
Brenda Lee Anderson Walker
Mar 14, 2006
Brenda Lee Anderson Walker, 51, of Long Beach died Tuesday, March 14, 2006 in Gulfport. Mrs. Walker was born in Hattiesburg, MS and had been a resident of Long Beach since 1977. She was a graduate of Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Jones County Junior College, and the University of Southern Mississippi. Upon graduation, Brenda taught children with learning...
Henry Plunk
Mar 13, 2006
Retired USAF Major Henry Porter Plunk, age 83, of Vancleave, MS, died Monday, March 13, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Plunk was a resident of the coast since 1967. He served during WWII as a fighter pilot in the European Theater. He later retired from civil service at the Naval base in Gulfport. He was a member of the Great...
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