Obituaries

Brenda Cobb

Brenda Cobb

Mar 4, 2005

Mrs. Brenda Redmond Cobb, 59, of Biloxi, MS died Friday, March 4, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Cobb was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a longtime employee of E. M. Gollott and Gulf Pride Seafood Companies and she was an avid bingo player. Preceding Mrs. Cobb in death were her parents, Jesse and Myrtis Redmond; four...

James Edward Landry

James Edward Landry

Mar 4, 2005

Mr. James Edward Landry, 55, of Wiggins, Mississippi passed away, Friday March 4, 2005. Mr. Landry was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a graduate of Notre Dame High School, Class of 1967. He also graduated Perkinston Junior College and attended Southern Miss. He was a postmaster in Wiggins and was very involved with Camp Wilkes in Biloxi. Mr. Landry...

Amelia Ashley

Amelia Ashley

Mar 3, 2005

Amelia Smith Ashley, 77, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Thursday, March 3, 2005. Mrs. Ashley was a native of Springfield, Ill. and has resided on the coast for 30 years. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert R. Ashley, and is survived by six sisters, Wanda Ely, husband...

Harvey Martin Goff

Harvey Martin Goff

Mar 3, 2005

Mr. Harvey Martin Goff, age 85, of Ocean Springsg, MS., died Thursday, March 3, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Goff was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs and had retired from L & N Railroad after 41 years of service, in 1981. He was a former member of the Army at Camp Shelby. He was a member of the priesthood...

Thomas L. Cash

Thomas L. Cash

Mar 2, 2005

Mr. Thomas L. Cash, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Cash was a native of Alabama. He had been a coast resident for the past 31 years. He retired from the US Air Force as a M/Sgt. after 22 years of service. Mr. Cash also retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding after 20...

Stallworth Bang

Stallworth Bang

Mar 2, 2005

Mr. Stallworth Bang, age 79, of Vancleave, MS., died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, in Vancleave. Mr. Bang was a lifelong resident of the community and a retired fisherman. He was also a member of Vancleave Holiness Church. Mr. Bang was preceded in death by his parents, Babe and Lula Bang, one sister, Vally Bang, three brothers, Earl, Namon, Worthren Bang,...

Elinor "Nell" Sharman

Elinor "Nell" Sharman

Mar 2, 2005

Mrs. Elinor "Nell" Sharman, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, in Biloxi. Mrs. Sharman was a resident of the coast since 1982. She loved to travel and had traveled all over the world. She loved to play bridge and plant flowers in her yard. Mrs. Sharman was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and...

Alfred John Moberg

Alfred John Moberg

Mar 1, 2005

Mr. Alfred John Moberg, 64, of D'Iberville, MS passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2005. Mr. Moberg retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding in 2001 with the Quality Assurance Department after 36 years of employment. He gave four years of service with the U.S. Navy from 1959 until 1963 and 17 1/2 years with the Naval Reserve from 1982 until 2000. He retired...

Claire O. Moore

Claire O. Moore

Mar 1, 2005

Mrs. Claire O. Moore, 89, of Ocean Springs, MS. died Tuesday, Mar. 1,2005, in Ocean Springs. Private services will be held at a later date.The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe is in charge.

Aleta Bell Melvin

Aleta Bell Melvin

Mar 1, 2005

Mrs. Aleta Melvin, 86, a life long resident of Biloxi, MS, died March 1, 2005 in Gulfport. MS. Mrs. Melvin was of the Methodist Faith. She was the owner of Kitchen Center Incorporated and for several years in the 70's, she was a volunteer at the Biloxi Regional Hospital. She was preceded in death by her 1st husband, Willie Robbins...

Terrell Forshee

Terrell Forshee

Mar 1, 2005

Terrell Mitchell Forshee, 69, a native of Biloxi, MS, died March 1, 2005 in Ocean Springs at the Ocean Springs Nursing Center. Mr. Forshee was a loving, hard working man and a devoted father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents George and Thelma Forshee, two sisters, MaryAnn Forshee and Lurline Levins, and a brother Johnny Forshee....

Wortham Waltman

Wortham Waltman

Feb 28, 2005

Mr. Wortham Waltman, 82, of Biloxi, passed away Monday, February 28, 2005. Mr. Waltman was a native and lifelong resident of the coast and worked most of his life in the seafood industry. He was preceded in death by his son, Dickie Waltman, two daughters, Sally Fryery and Florence Check, parents, John and Cornelia Waltman. He is survived by his...

Tyrus "Ray" Bissett, Jr.

Tyrus "Ray" Bissett, Jr.

Feb 28, 2005

Tyrus "Ray" Bissett, Jr., 61 of Latimer died Monday, February 28, 2005 at his home in Latimer. Mr. Bissett was a native of Wilson, NC and has been a part time resident of the Gulf Coast for many years. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, a lifetime member of the Loyal Order of the Moose and a Shriner. He...

Dorothy Nell McDaniel Lancaster

Dorothy Nell McDaniel Lancaster

Feb 28, 2005

Mrs. Dorothy Nell McDaniel Lancaster, age 71, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, February 28, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Lancaster was born in Aberdeen, MS., and was a former resident of Montgomery, AL, where she operated a motel/lounge. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, William...

Emily Breal Johnson

Emily Breal Johnson

Feb 27, 2005

Mrs. Emily Breal Johnson, age 50, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, February 27, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Johnson was a resident of the community for three years. She was a 1972 graduate of Long Beach High School. She attended Mastin School of Nursing and graduated in 1975. She was employed at Howard Memorial Hospital in Biloxi and various...

Albert Joseph LePine, Jr.

Albert Joseph LePine, Jr.

Feb 27, 2005

Mr. Albert Joseph Lepine, Jr., age 38, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, February 27, 2005, in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Lepine was native of Gretna, LA., and a resident of Biloxi since 1992. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of the Gulf War. Mr. Lepine was an electrical foreman with Northrop Grumman in Gulfport, MS....

Alma McKenzie

Alma McKenzie

Feb 26, 2005

Alma Parker McKenzie, of Ocean Springs, died Saturday, February 26, 2005. Born August 25, 1908, Mrs. McKenzie was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast, having resided in Biloxi for 45 years and in Ocean Springs for 51 years. She was graduated from Biloxi High School with academic distinction. Following graduation, she worked for the Biloxi Ford Motor Company and...

Edward Louis Blomberg, Sr.

Edward Louis Blomberg, Sr.

Feb 26, 2005

Mr. Edward Louis Blomberg, Sr., was called home to eternal life with God on Saturday morning February 26, 2005. His life of 68 years on this earth was a living example of what it means to be a devoted husband, loving dad and grandfather. Edward was a native Biloxian born on November 2, 1936. He attended public schools in Biloxi...

Shelby Jean Alligood

Shelby Jean Alligood

Feb 25, 2005

Shelby Jean Alligood, 48, of Gulfport died Wednesday, February 23, 2005 in Gulfport. She was born in Mitchell County, Georgia and had been a resident of Gulfport for 12 years. She was a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Katrina Alligood of Warsaw, Ohio; four sisters, Nancy Monk of Gulfport, Betty Penton of Picayune, Pat...

Maudry L. Glazier

Maudry L. Glazier

Feb 25, 2005

Mrs. Maudry L. Glazier, age 80, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, February 25, 2005,in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Glazier was retired from Ferson Optics after 30 years of service. She was past matron of Adah chapter #49 O.E.S., charter and past mother advisor for Order of Rainbow for Girls #26, grand cross of color degree, member of Fleur de Lis...