Obituaries

Jean Butler

Jean Butler

Feb 13, 2005

Jean Butler, 71, of D'Iberville, MS passed away unday, February 13, 2005 in D'Iberville. Ms. Butler was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Biloxi. She was an avid knitter and crocheter. Ms. Butler worked for the Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District. She is preceded in death by her sister, Harriet Ally. Ms. Butler is survived by one daughter,...

Phyllis Louise Kimmel Dack

Phyllis Louise Kimmel Dack

Feb 13, 2005

Mrs. Phyllis Louise Dack of Diamondhead, MS passed away Sunday, February 13, 2005, at Keesler AFB Medical Center. Mrs. Dack was born in Columbus, Ohio and had been a resident of the coast for the past twelve years. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Frederick N. Dack, of Diamondhead. A memorial service will be held Thursday, February...

Ivy Parker Thornton

Ivy Parker Thornton

Feb 13, 2005

Ivy Parker Thornton, 88, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, February 13, 2005 in Biloxi. Mrs. Thornton was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a graduate of Biloxi High School. She was a housewife and a mother.. She was also a member of North Bay Senior Citizens. Mrs. Thornton is preceded in death by her husband, Louis Thornton and son, Louis...

David Ryan Fitzsimmons

David Ryan Fitzsimmons

Feb 13, 2005

Mr. David Ryan Fitzsimmons, age 19, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, February 13, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Fitzsimmons was formerly of Pascagoula and a resident of Ocean Springs for the past three years. He was a junior at Ocean Springs High School where he was active in the Jr. ROTC Program as a Staff Sargeant. He was a...

Betty Sue Collier Singleton

Betty Sue Collier Singleton

Feb 12, 2005

Mrs. Betty Sue Collier Singleton, 73, of Ocean Springs, MS died Saturday, February 12, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Singleton was born in Wink, Texas and grew up in Lake Charles, LA. She had been a resident of the coast since 1973. She attended McNeese State College and was formerly employed at the Gulf Coast Research Lab. She had also...

Ivy Lee Daigle

Ivy Lee Daigle

Feb 12, 2005

Ivy Lee Daigle, 61, of Gulfport died Saturday, February 12, 2005 in Gulfport. Mr. Daigle served in the United States Army and was a veteran of Vietnam, where he received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was a member of Asbestos Union Local #53 and the VFW. Mr. Daigle was preceded in death by his daughter Sherri Lynn Daigle;...

Robert Charles Georges, Sr.

Robert Charles Georges, Sr.

Feb 11, 2005

Robert Charles Georges, Sr., age 59, of Kenner, LA., died Friday, February 11, 2005, in New Orleans. Bob was a native of Biloxi and grew up on Crawford Street. He attended elementary school and earned his GED in Biloxi. He served in the Army and received an honorable discharge. He later became an honor student while working toward his associate...

Ellen Cullen Gast

Ellen Cullen Gast

Feb 10, 2005

Mrs. Ellen Cullen Gast, age 92, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, February 10, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Gast was born on July 20, 1912, in Omaha, Nebraska. She and her husband, Steve, lived in New Orleans while raising their family and moved to Ocean Springs in the early 70's. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stewart...

Russell Velpo Bodie

Russell Velpo Bodie

Feb 10, 2005

Mr. Russell Velpo Bodie, 84, passed quietly in his Ocean Springs home to be with his heavenly Father on the evening of February 10, 2005. Russell was born on December 7, 1920 in Waynesboro, MS. He has been a longtime resident of the coast for the past fifty years. He joined the Army right out of school and then on...

Max Seymour

Max Seymour

Feb 10, 2005

Mr. Max Seymour, age 16, of D'Iberville, MS., died at home on Thursday, February 10, 2005, in D'Iberville, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Max was a native and lifelong resident of D'Iberville. He attended D'Iberville High School and was on the golf team. He was a member of Bibleway Baptist Church and was loved and respected by...

Mrs. Camela Stella

Mrs. Camela Stella

Feb 10, 2005

Mrs. Camela Stella, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, February 10, 2005, in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Stella was a native of Brooklyn, NY. She had been a coast resident for the past two years. She retired from civil service as a staff appraiser for H.U.D. after twenty years of service. Mrs. Stella also worked for the Department of...

Ernest Powell

Ernest Powell

Feb 9, 2005

Ernest E. "Gene" Powell, 74, of Latimer, MS died Wednesday, February 9, 2005 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Powell was a native of Lakeshore, MS, but has been a coast resident for all of his life. He retired from the U.S. Navy Reserve with over 20 years of service. He was employed with Morgan Construction Co. for over 30 years. He...

Hydee Thomas Holland

Hydee Thomas Holland

Feb 9, 2005

Mr. Hydee Thomas Holland, age 84, of Biloxi, MS., died Wednesday, February 9, 2005, in Ocean Springs, MS. Mr. Holland was a lifelong resident of the community. He served in the US Coast Guard during WWII. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Theresa Marie Clark Holland, his parents and...

Dorothy Elizabeth Powell Evans

Dorothy Elizabeth Powell Evans

Feb 9, 2005

Dorothy Elizabeth Powell Evans, 78, of Ocean Springs died Wed., Feb. 9, 2005. Private memorial services are planned for a later date. Bradford O'Keefe, Howard Ave., Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.

Ralph Sherman

Ralph Sherman

Feb 9, 2005

Ralph Allen Sherman, 74, passed away February 9, 2005 in Yuma, AZ. with his children by his side. Mr. Sherman was born in Loves Park, Ill. on December 12, 1930. He had been a long time resident of Ocean Springs before he moved to Yuma, AZ. Ralph was retired from the United States Air Force. He had served from 1951-1971,...

Dale Shepard

Dale Shepard

Feb 9, 2005

Mr. Dale Shepard, age 67, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, February 9, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Shepard was formerly of Bullhead City, Arizona for 29 years and a coast resident for one year. He was a member of the BPOE #2408 in Bullhead City, where he was the exalted ruler from 1982-1983 and from 1993-1994, a life member...

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...

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