Obituaries
Raymond D. Washer
Apr 14, 2005
Mr. Raymond D. Washer, 60, of Birnamwood, Wisconsin, died Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Wausau Hospital. Mr. Washer was born June 6, 1944 in Bay St. Louis, MS and was a longtime resident of the coast before moving to Birnamwood, WI. He retired from the Biloxi Police Department after 32 years of service with the rank of Sargeant. He was...
James J. Fiala
Apr 13, 2005
James J. "Daddy Jim" Fiala, 86, of Ocean Springs, MS died Wednesday April 13, 2005. Mr. Fiala was a native of Schuyler, NE. He had been a coast resident for the past 63 years. He retired from Keesler Air Force Base in Civil Service as an Aircraft Mechanic after 30 years of service. He was a U.S. Army/ Air Corps...
Katherine Pearson
Apr 11, 2005
Katherine "Katie" Pearson, age 84, died Monday, April 11, 2005 in Biloxi. Katie was a loving, caring, thoughtful person who had a great love for her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Pearson. Katie is survived by her son Geoffrey Pearson of Milwaukee, WI., four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe is in...
Shirley J. Redam
Apr 11, 2005
Shirley J. Redam, 67, of Ocean Springs, MS. was living at The Dorchester Arms when the lord had come to take her home April 11, 2005. Mrs. Redam was born in Deepwater, MO. January 22, 1938. But had been a coast resident since 1969. She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett "Lightnin" Redam, her parents, Burley and Naomi...
Inez Ackridge Galle
Apr 10, 2005
Mrs. Inez Ackridge Galle, age 92, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Sunday, April 10, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Galle was a lifelong resident of the coast. She graduated from Biloxi High School and the State Teachers College, now known as the University of Southern Mississippi. She taught in Ocean Springs schools, Jackson County schools, and St. Alphonsus school for...
Jana C. Demoran
Apr 10, 2005
Jana C. Demoran, age 30, of Biloxi, died Sunday, April 10, in Biloxi. Ms. Demoran loved to give her undivided attention to the love of her life, her neice, Alyssa Demoran and her nephew, Tony Demoran. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Nell and Albert Demoran. Jana is survived by her mother, Christy A. Demoran; her father,...
Agnes May Holliman
Apr 9, 2005
Agnes May Holliman, 85, of Gulfport, died Saturday, April 9, 2005 in Gulfport. Mrs. Holliman was a lifelong resident of Gulfport. She was a member of Church of Jesus Christ & Latter Day Saints. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and will be greatly missed. Mrs. Holliman was preceded in death by her husband Clifton Holliman, Sr., 2...
Mrs. Ruth Caillavet
Apr 9, 2005
Mrs. Ruth Caillavet, 94, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, April 9, 2005, in Biloxi, MS. Born in Boston, MA, Mrs. Caillavet was a resident of Biloxi for over 50 years. She was educated in Needham, MA and graduated from Old Colony Secretarial School of Boston. She entered Government service in Boston and in 1933 accepted a position in the White...
Shirlee Smith Harrison Joffrion Hathaway
Apr 8, 2005
Shirlee Smith Harrison Joffrion Hathaway died April 8, 2005 in Auburn, AL. Born in Halsell, AL, Mrs. Hathaway was a graduate of Quitman High School in Quitman, MS. She was a long time resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast where she was involved in many civic and social organizations. Her long career included endeavors such as Administrative Assistant to a...
Dr. James H. Waddell
Apr 8, 2005
James H. “Doc” Waddell, M.D., 79, of 1112 LaFontaine Ave died on April 8, 2005. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 12 at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home with burial at Crestlawn Cemetery in Ocean Springs. Rev. Tim Brown will officiate. The family will be at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2005....
Alton Lester Cook, Jr.
Apr 8, 2005
Mr. Alton Lester Cook, Jr., of Shreveport, LA, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2005, after a courageious battle against cancer. He was born June 11, 1936, in Many, LA, to Maurice Litton Cook and the late Alton L. Cook, Sr. He was a graduate of Vivian High School. Al was emploiyed by the Louisiana Department of Transportation, Pennzoil Company,...
Carla M. Steptoe
Apr 7, 2005
Carla M. Steptoe, age 52, died of cancer, Thursday, April 7, 2005, at her home in Ocean Springs, MS. Carla was a longtime resident of the coast. She was a Neo-Natal nurse Practitioner (NNP), Registered Nurse (RN), Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI), and a certified Holistic Nurse with a loving passion for helping premature and sick babies. She was preceded...
James Carsten Emerson
Apr 6, 2005
James Carsten Emerson, 58, of Poplarville, MS passed away Wednesday April 6, 2005. He was formerly employed by Gulf Coast Community Hospital and Memorial Hospital of Gulfport in maintaince and was a United States Air Force veteran. Mr. Emerson was preceded in death by his parents, Merrill and Jane Emerson. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Patricia...
Mary Greer
Apr 4, 2005
Mrs. Mary Greer, age 86, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, April 4, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Greer loved to sew and create and was a faithful member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Greer, a daughter, Geneva Walker and her parents, Jesse and Roxie Hughes. She is survived by a...
Mrs. Allie M. Turnage
Apr 4, 2005
Mrs. Allie M. Turnage, age 77, of Biloxi, MS., died Monday, April 4, 2005, in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Turnage was a native of Collins, MS. She had been a coast resident for the past 33 years. She was an Army wife for over 21 years, following her late husband, John, to many different Army posts. Mrs. Turnage was an avid...
Infant Carmine Christopher Price
Apr 3, 2005
Infant Carmine Christopher Price of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, April 3, 2005 in Biloxi. He is survived by his parents, John C. Price, Jr. and Hollie Cagle and a brother, Jason Cagle all of Biloxi; grandparents, John C. Price, Sr. of Gulfport and Diane M. Poley of Vero Beach, FL; Vernon J. Copous, Jr. of Bay St. Louis and Effie...
Mr. William Jenkins
Apr 3, 2005
Mr. William Jenkins, 70, of Vancleave, MS died Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Jenkins was a native of Biloxi and a retired Chief Petty Officer with 24 years of service from the U. S. Navy and veteran of the Vietnam War. He was retired from the Biloxi V A and worked at Biloxi Freezer and was the former...
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
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
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...
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