Obituaries

Linda Kay Davis Armes

Linda Kay Davis Armes

Mar 13, 2006

Linda Kay Davis Armes, 62, of Saucier, MS, passed away Monday, March 13, 2006 in Saucier. Kay will be remembered for her great personality, loving smile, and the twinkle in her eyes. Her nickname was Sunshine. She was a member of Saucier Church of Christ. She worked for many years as a legal secretary with several local attorneys including Jess...

Madison "Matt" Cox

Madison "Matt" Cox

Mar 12, 2006

Mr. Madison George "Matt" Cox, age 82, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2006, at Herman Memorial Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas. Mr. Cox was born on December 14, 1923, on Point Cadet, in Biloxi, MS. He graduated from Biloxi High School and married his wife of 63 years, Annette, in 1943, and they made their...

Herman L. McKinney

Herman L. McKinney

Mar 11, 2006

Herman L. McKinney, 85, of Washington, D.C., died Saturday, march 11, 2006 in Baltimore, MD. Born in Faulkner, Arkansas, he was a former longtime resident of Pascagoula and was a resident of Gulfport before moving to Washington before Hurricane Katrina. He retired from the U. S. Navy in 1962 after 20 years of service, serving in World War II and...

Peter F. Haughawout

Peter F. Haughawout

Mar 11, 2006

Mr. Peter F. Haughawout, 58, of Vancleave, MS, died Saturday, March 11, 2006, in Mobile, AL. Mr. Haughawout was a native of Ohio and had been a resident of the coast for the past 26 years. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of Vietnam with fifteen years of service. Mr. Haughawout was a priesthood member, holding the office of...

Dorothy L. Guy

Dorothy L. Guy

Mar 11, 2006

Mrs. Dorothy L. Guy, 71, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, March 11, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Guy was a native of Perry County, Alabama and had been a resident of Ocean Springs for the past forty years. She was a homemaker and a member of LeMoyne Boulevard Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, four...

Ansel Bush, Jr.

Ansel Bush, Jr.

Mar 10, 2006

Mr. Ansel Bush, Jr., age 51, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, March 10, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Bush was a resident of the community for 30 years. He was previously employed with the Casino Magic, the Biloxi Grand Casino, and the Highway 57 Shell service station. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ansel Bush, Sr., and...

Michael Kirby L'Ecuyer

Michael Kirby L'Ecuyer

Mar 10, 2006

Michael Kirby L'Ecuyer, age 44, passed away March 10, 2006 in Gulfport, MS. Michael was in Gulfport aiding in the cleanup of Katrina. Born and raised in Fort Worth, he attended Leonard Middle School and Western Hills High School. His life encompassed many careers as a painter, roofer and sheet rocker. He is preceded in death by his mother, Joan...

Lawrence Edward Callahan

Lawrence Edward Callahan

Mar 9, 2006

Lawrence Edward Callahan, 59, of Gulfport, died Thursday, March 9, 2006 in Gulfport. He was born in Hattiesburg, MS and was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He was self-employed as a painter and was Baptist. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Lillian Callahan; and a brother, Michael David Callahan. Mr. Callahan is survived by...

Berdette Hancock

Berdette Hancock

Mar 9, 2006

Berdette Hancock, 82, of Gulfport, died Thursday, March 9, 2006 in Mountain Home, Arkansas with his son, Michael, at his bedside. Mr. Hancock was born in Iberia, Missouri and had been a resident of Gulfport for 40 years. He retired in 1963 as a MSgt. in the U. S. Air Force with over 20 years of service. He was a...

Martha W. Bates

Martha W. Bates

Mar 8, 2006

Mrs. Martha W. Bates, 55, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, March 8, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Bates was a native of Mobile, Alabama and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 12 years. She was employed with the Grand Casino in Gulfport as a baker/ line cook. Mrs. Bates was preceded in death by her parents, Florian "Crawford"...

Pamela Sue Todd

Pamela Sue Todd

Mar 7, 2006

Pamela Sue Todd, 42, of Gulfport died Tuesday, March 7, 2006 in Gulfport. Ms. Todd was a native and lifelong resident of Gulfport. She attended school in Gulfport and was Baptist. She is survived by her mother, Mary Sison Todd of Gulfport; her father, Charles Curtis Todd, of Gulfport; three sisters, Onah Marie Meyers-Illich of Long Beach, Trina Darlene Saucier...

Chad Dell Thomas

Chad Dell Thomas

Mar 6, 2006

Chad Dell Thomas, 31, of Gulfport died Monday, March 6, 2006. He was born April 28, 1974 and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a graduate of Gulfport High School and was a self-employed heavy equipment operator. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Gulfport. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert...

Toni Farmer

Toni Farmer

Mar 6, 2006

Toni Alphonso Farmer, 49, of Biloxi and a native of New Orleans, died Monday, March 6, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Farmer was a wonderful, loving mother with an outgoing personality willing to help others and would do anything for her grandchildren. Mrs. Farmer was preceded in death by her father, Simon Alphonso; her husband of 17 years, Glenn David Farmer;...

Charles Brian Rosonet, Sr.

Charles Brian Rosonet, Sr.

Mar 6, 2006

Mr. Charles Brian Rosonet, Sr., 77, of Gulfport, MS, died Monday, March 6, 2006, in Gulfport following a brief illness. A native of Biloxi, he retired from the U. S. Navy after over 23 years of service spanning WW II, Korea and Vietnam. He later retired with 20 years of service from Bell South where he worked as an installer/...

Leslie Grubb

Leslie Grubb

Mar 5, 2006

Mr. Les Grubb, age 52, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, March 5, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Grubb was a resident of the community for eleven years. He was the assistant manager at Lowes Lawn and Garden and a member of The Refuge Church in Gautier. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Norma Grubb. Survivors...

Henrietta David Szetela

Henrietta David Szetela

Mar 5, 2006

Mrs. Henrietta David Szetela, 88, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Sunday, March 5, 2006, in Gulfport. Mrs. Szetela was a longtime resident of the coast. She was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Biloxi. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Pizzi, her parents, Henry and Rosa Daivid, four sisters, Lauless Fountain, Annie Webber, Gertrude Elliott...

Lucretia Misko Skrmetta

Lucretia Misko Skrmetta

Mar 5, 2006

Mrs. Lucretia Misko Skrmetta, 86, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, March 5, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Skrmetta was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She grew up on the "Point" and was a member of a seafood industry family. She was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church. Mrs. Skrmetta was preceded in death by her husband, Peter...

Antonia Cornelia Bond

Antonia Cornelia Bond

Mar 4, 2006

Mrs. Antonia Cornelia Bond, 86, of D'Iberville, MS, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2006, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 9, 1919 in Kiln, MS. Mrs. Bond was preceded in death by her parents, Anthony Hill and Oliva Hill Carroll; her husband, Richard L. Bond; one son, David Bond; three brothers, Sam Hill, A....

Edna Bolen

Edna Bolen

Mar 4, 2006

Mrs. Edna E. Bolen, beloved wife and mother, died Saturday, March 4, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Bolen was born September 16, 1934 in Andulsia, Alabama and was a resident of Ocean Springs. Mrs. Bolen was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bolen. She is survived by two brothers, James Wilkerson of Georgia and Millard Wilkerson of Opp, AL;...

John Carnley

John Carnley

Mar 3, 2006

Mr. John Jiles Carnley, age 74, of Corinth, Texas, died Friday, March 3, 2006, in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Carnley was born on April 30, 1931, the son of Louis Abbey Carnley and Minnie Ophelia Hall. He was a longtime resident of Vancleave and Biloxi, MS. He had a love for people. His greatest loves were his wife of 43 years,...