Obituaries

Patricia Norris Dillman

Patricia Norris Dillman

Apr 3, 2005

Mrs. Patricia Norris Dillman, 57, of Ocean Springs, MS died Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Dillman was a native of Brunswick, GA and had been a coast resident for the past 27 years. She was a graduate of Winthrop College in Rock Hill, SC and received her Master's Degree in Education from the University of Southern Mississippi....

Beverly Penton Ferrill

Beverly Penton Ferrill

Apr 3, 2005

Mrs. Beverly Penton Ferrill, 53, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Gulfport. Mrs. Ferrell was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Edward J. Ferrill, Sr. of Biloxi; three sons, Edward J. Ferrill, Jr. and Perry Ferrill both of Biloxi and Richard Ferrill of Maine; one sister,...

John Alvin Myrick

John Alvin Myrick

Apr 2, 2005

Mr. John Alvin Myrick, 61, of Biloxi, MS died Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Myrick ws a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was the owner of John Myrick Construction Company for twenty five years and a member of the Carpenter's Local #303. He was a Baptist and a loving father and grandfather. He was preceded in...

Mrs. Patricia Streiff Joachim

Mrs. Patricia Streiff Joachim

Apr 2, 2005

Mrs. Patricia Streiff Joachim of Biloxi, died Saturday, April 2, 2005, She was 83 years old. Mrs. Joachim, the great great granddaughter of Fridolin Streiff, founder of the Swiss Colony of New Glarus, Wisconsin was born in Freeport, Illinois on June 6, 1921. The Streiff family relocated to Gulfport when Patricia was only six. She graduated from Gulfport High School...

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Apr 2, 2005

You May Sign The Guest Book For Pope John Paul II at WWW.LEGACY.COM VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope John Paul II, who helped topple communism in Europe and left a deeply conservative stamp on the church that he led for 26 years, died Saturday night in his Vatican apartment, ending a long public struggle against debilitating illness. He was 84....

Duane Robert De La Hunt

Duane Robert De La Hunt

Apr 2, 2005

Duane Robert De La Hunt (Msgt. USAF Retired), 72, of Gulfport died Monday, April 11, 2005 in Long Beach. Mr. De La Hunt was born in Stockbridge, WI and had been a resident of the Coast since 1966. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Msgt. in 1971 after over 20 years of service. He was a member...

Sid Cruthirds

Sid Cruthirds

Apr 2, 2005

Mr. Sid Cruthirds, 84, of Biloxi, MS died Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Cruthirds was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. He was a 30 year veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard and a member of the First Baptist Church of Biloxi. Survivors include his wife, Oma Cruthirds of Biloxi; three daughters, Fay Clay and...

Valence Horner

Valence Horner

Apr 2, 2005

Mrs. Valence Theresa Horner of Ocean Springs, MS died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at the age of 77. "Sis", as she was better known, was born and raised in Pascagoula. She was a 1946 graduate of Moss Point High School and a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert...

Arnold Quave

Arnold Quave

Apr 1, 2005

Arnold Lloyd Quave Sr., 78, lifetime resident of D'Iberville, MS died Friday, April 1, 2005. He was a proud member of the Merchant Marines and served in the Army in WWII. Mr. Quave loved the D'Iberville Warriors and rarely missed a game. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emma and Jacob Quave. He is survived by his wife...

Julius "Conch" Cannette

Julius "Conch" Cannette

Apr 1, 2005

Mr. Julius J. "Conch" Cannette, 74, of N. Biloxi, MS died Friday, April 1, 2005, in Gulfport. Mr. Cannette was a native of N. Biloxi and a lifelong resident of the coast. He was a decorated U. S. Army Veteran of WW II and a commercial fisherman. Mr. Cannette was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church He was preceded...

Elvin L. Propps

Elvin L. Propps

Mar 31, 2005

Elvin L. Propps, 72, of Gulfport passed away Thursday, March 31, 2005 at Memorial Hospital, Gulfport, of heart failure. Elvin was born Feb. 9, 1933 in Newton, MO to Donald Dean Propps and Cora Elizabeth (Bailey) Propps. He served his country during the Korean War as a boiler tender in the U. S. Navy. After his discharge, he went to...

James Malvon Camplbell

James Malvon Camplbell

Mar 30, 2005

James Malvon Campbell, 33, of Ocean Springs, died March 30 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Campbell was born on August 31, 1971 in Indianapolis, IN, and was a resident of the community for 15 years. He was a Baptist. Mr. Campbell was preceded in death by his parents, James M. Campbell Sr. and Virginia Pyle Campbell. He was survived in death...

Melanie Necaise

Melanie Necaise

Mar 30, 2005

Melanie D. Necaise, 84, of Biloxi, MS passed away Wednesday March 30, 2005. Services will be held Friday April 1, 2005, 10am at Biloxi City Cemetery. Bradford-O'Keefe in charge of arrngment.

Cynthia Ann Walstrum

Cynthia Ann Walstrum

Mar 30, 2005

Cynthia Ann Walstrum, 50, of Biloxi, MS, died on Wednesday, March 30 in Biloxi. Bradford O'Keefe, Howard Ave. is in charge of arrangements

William James Trest

William James Trest

Mar 30, 2005

William James Trest, Sr. 86, of Pass Christian died Wednesday,March 30, 2005 in Gulfport. He was born in Sandersville, MS and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast over 60 years. He was a member and deacon of Pineville Presbyterian Church. Mr. Trest was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the 307th Fighter Squadron...

Joseph A. DeLage

Joseph A. DeLage

Mar 29, 2005

Joseph C. DeLage arrived on December 8, 1975, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL., and was called on March 29, 2005, in Gulfport, MS. Joseph was a resident of the community for three years and was a former student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Gautier. He retired from the U.S. Army as an E-4 Specialist. This beautiful child, brother, uncle,...

Mrs. Myrtle Keys

Mrs. Myrtle Keys

Mar 29, 2005

Mrs. Myrtle E. Keys, age 82, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, March 29, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Keys was a native of Moss Point, MS. She and her husband operated Keys Cleaners in Ocean Springs for many years. She attended St. Peters Catholic School in Pascagoula and was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Mrs. Keys was...

Barbara Walker

Barbara Walker

Mar 29, 2005

Mrs. Barbara Walker, age 65, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, March 29, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Walker was a resident of the community for 33 years and was a Presbyterian. She was preceded in death by her parents Robert Schimmel and Christine VanBuren Schimmel. Mrs. Walker is survived by her husband, John Walker of Ocean Springs, three daughters,...

Elizabeth Morgan Godchaux

Elizabeth Morgan Godchaux

Mar 29, 2005

Elizabeth Morgan Godchaux, 88, of Bella Vista, AR, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at Highlands Health Care in Bella Vista. She was born November 28, 1916 in Biloxi, MS to William M. and Annie Parker Morgan. She was preceded in death by her husband, David in 1962. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Biloxi and worked...

Mrs. Carolyn Reddoch Kerr

Mrs. Carolyn Reddoch Kerr

Mar 29, 2005

Mrs. Carolyn Reddoch Kerr, age 91, a longtime resident of Gulfport, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 in Gulfport. A native of Luverne, Alabama, she was graduated cum laude from Alabama College at Montevallo (now Montevallo University). Mr. Kerr had been a resident of Gulfport since her marriage in 1940 to Lawton Allen Kerr, Jr., who preceded her in death. Also...

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