Obituaries

Ralph Wilson

Ralph Wilson

Feb 9, 2005

Ralph L. Wilson, 84, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, February 9, 2005 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mr. Wilson was born in Woodville, AL. and resided on the coast since 1949. He was in the US Army Air Corps and also a veteran of WWII. He retired from Keesler Air Force Base as a Civil Service Electronic Instructor. He received a...

Frank Pavlov, Sr.

Frank Pavlov, Sr.

Feb 8, 2005

Frank "Buffalo" Pavlov, Sr. died Tuesday, February 8, 2005 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Pavlov was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was in the United States Coast Guard and a veteran of WW II. He was owner of Franks Barber Shop on Howard Ave. for over 60 years. He was also a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church....

Lt. Col. Lloyd Caillavet

Lt. Col. Lloyd Caillavet

Feb 8, 2005

Lt. Col. (USAF, Ret.) Lloyd "Blue" Caillavet, 93, died February 8, 2005 in Biloxi, MS. Blue was born in Biloxi on December 23, 1911. He graduated from Biloxi High in 1931 and attended Millsaps College, Jackson, Southeastern University, Washington, D.C., University of Maryland and Florida State University. Commissioned 2nd Lt., Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. on May 25, 1942. He then...

Olive N. Bryan

Olive N. Bryan

Feb 8, 2005

Mrs. Olive N. "Ollie" Bryan, age 85, of Ocean Springs, MS., died on Tuesday, February 8, 2005, in her home in Ocean Springs with her husband and daughters at her side. Mrs. Bryan was born in Hamden, Connecticut, and was raised in Sarasota, FL. Bill Bryan, a retired Air Force Fighter Pilot, and husband of 58 years, speaks of her...

Monnette Manuel

Monnette Manuel

Feb 8, 2005

Monnette M. Manuel, 64, of D'Iberville, MS died Tuesday, February 8, 2005 in D'Iberville. Mrs. Manuel was born in Ardmore, OK and was a longtime coast resident. She was a former member of numerous community organizations in the D'Iberville area. Preceded in death by husband, Sherwood K. Manuel, parents, Fred and Edith Moates, brother, Larry Dale Moates. Survivors included daughter,...

Johnie Ray Duncan

Johnie Ray Duncan

Feb 6, 2005

Mr. Johnie Ray Duncan, age 62, of Pascagoula, MS., died Sunday, February 6, 2005, in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Duncan was a native of Tylertown, MS., and a longtime resident of Jackson County. He served in the US Army and US Navy during the Vietnam WarHe was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Joyce Faye Williams Duncan and...

J.Basil Semanchick

J.Basil Semanchick

Feb 6, 2005

J. Basil Semanchick, 89, of Long Beach, died Sunday, February 6, 2005 in Gulfport. Mr. Semanchick was born in Mount Pleasant, PA and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1980 Mr. Semanchick attended Penn State University, served as a Captain in the Merchant Marines, and worked as a coalminer and was a Union Organizer in Kentucky and...

Alphonse Albert Anseman, Jr.

Alphonse Albert Anseman, Jr.

Feb 6, 2005

Mr. Alphonse Albert Anseman, Jr., 74, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, February 6, 2005, In Ocean Springs Mr. Anseman was born in New Orleans and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville and a U. S. Air Force Veteran of Vietnam. Mr. Anseman was a member of North...

Virginia Quave Bellais

Virginia Quave Bellais

Feb 6, 2005

Mrs. Virginia Quave Bellais, 69, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, February 6, 2005 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Bellais was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She worked many years at Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant where she served President Gerald Ford upon his visit to the coast. She was of the Methodist faith. Mrs. Bellais was preceded in death by her...

Margaret Hick

Margaret Hick

Feb 5, 2005

Mrs. Margaret Hick, age 86, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Saturday, February 5, 2005, in Biloxi, MS. Mrs. Hick was a resident of the community since 1983. She was a member of Gulf Hills Garden Club where she served as treasurer. She was also the first woman manager to work at W.T. Grant Company during WWII. Mrs. Hick was a...

Anthony C. Dronet

Anthony C. Dronet

Feb 5, 2005

Anthony C. Dronet, 47, of Biloxi, MS died Sat., Feb. 5. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday Feb. 13, 2005, 1PM, at 15396 Grandmother's Lane, Biloxi MS. Bradford-O'Keefe in charge of arrangements.

Grace Walker Pfister

Grace Walker Pfister

Feb 5, 2005

Grace Walker Pfister, 97, of Pass Christian died Saturday, February 5, 2005 in Pass Christian. Mrs. Pfister was born in Bowie, LA and had been a resident of Pass Christian since 1960. She attended Louisiana State Normal Teacher's College and was a school teacher and later a bookkeeper. Mrs. Pfister was a founding member of the Church of the Good...

Scottie Riemann Howard, Sr.

Scottie Riemann Howard, Sr.

Feb 5, 2005

Mr. Scottie Riemann Howard, Sr., 65, of Saucier, MS died Saturday, February 5, 2005, in Saucier. Mr. Howard was born in Gulfport and remained a lifelong resident of the coast. He was of the Baptist faith and a retired automobile mechanic. Preceding Mr. Howard in death were his wife, Nellie Elizabeth Howard; a son, James Spiers; three brothers and three...

Joann Rachel Krohn Bissett

Joann Rachel Krohn Bissett

Feb 4, 2005

Joann Rachel Krohn Bissett, 44, of Ocean Springs, MS died Friday, February 4, 2005, in Ocean Springs Hospital of cancer. Mrs. Bissett was a lifelong resident of the Latimer Community and graduated from St. Martin High School in 1979. She was a dedicated sports mom and loved the Mardi Gras season. Joann was a maid of the Southernettes Carnival Association...

Ethel Rouse Craig

Ethel Rouse Craig

Feb 4, 2005

Mrs. Ethel Rouse Craig, 77, of Gulfport, MS was called home to be with our Father in Heaven on Friday, February 4, 2005. Born October 1, 1927, to the late Mr. Walter David Rouse and Mrs. Eugenia Murray Rouse of Warsaw, NC and cared for by her step-mother, Sallie Wilkins Rouse. Mrs. Craig was a member of Mississippi City United...

Harold J. Spradley

Harold J. Spradley

Feb 3, 2005

Harold J. Spradley, 83, of Biloxi, MS died Thurs February 3, 2005 in Biloxi. Graveside services Tue February 8, 2005 at Biloxi National Cemetery. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Ocean Springs, in charge of arrangements.

Jane Carns

Jane Carns

Feb 3, 2005

Jane Carns died at peace and surrounded by love February 3, 2005, in Diamondhead. She will be missed by all who knew her, but her spirit lives on in her family and those whose lives she touched. She would have been 89 on February 26, and would have liked to see 90; but she understood better than most that things...

Sean Michael Cooley

Sean Michael Cooley

Feb 3, 2005

Sean Michael Cooley, born April 18, 1969, was killed in action on February 3, 2005, while serving in Iraq. A member of the Army National Guard's 150th Combat Engineer Battalion from Lucedale, he was a proud member of the military. He served his country for 14 years. When not on active duty, he worked as a registered nurse at Singing...

Gayle Keller

Gayle Keller

Feb 3, 2005

Mr. Gayle "Sugar Bear" Keller, 53, of St. Martin died Thursday, February 3, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Keller was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was currently employed with Singing River Rehabilitation Center in Moss Point as the Director of Maintenance and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville. He was a U. S. Marine Veteran...

Dean R. McHatton

Dean R. McHatton

Feb 3, 2005

Mr. Dean R. McHatton died peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, February 3, 2005, in Biloxi, MS. He was born May 23, 1924, in Colfax, Illinois, to Raymond and Meryl McHatton. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. Mr. McHatton was married to Verna Jean Mowery on March 25, 1944. After the war he...

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