Obituaries

Carlene Allen Davis

Carlene Allen Davis

Apr 20, 2024

Carlene Allen Davis, 86, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024 with her family by her side.

Carlene was born and raised in Biloxi and graduated from Sacred Heart High School. She was a member of the Sacred Heart All-Girl Band for four years. Carlene was band captain in her senior year. She was a devoted member of...

Steven Richard Tolodxi

Steven Richard Tolodxi

Apr 18, 2024

Mr. Steven R. Tolodxi, age 78, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Mr. Tolodxi was born on April 4, 1946 in Rockford, IL to the late William and Adeline Tolodxi. He was a 1964 high school graduate of East High. He served in U.S. Navy from 1964 until 1966 on the U.S.S. San Pablo. He began a...

Carlton Thomas Hendrickson

Carlton Thomas Hendrickson

Apr 18, 2024

Mr. Carlton Thomas Hendrickson, age 71, of Biloxi, passed away on Thursday, April 18th, 2024.Mr. Hendrickson was born in New York, but he was a longtime resident of Sarasota, Florida. He and his wife semi-retired to Biloxi, MS in 2022 which was his favorite vacation spot. Carl was a member of the Widow Sons. His greatest achievement was coaching girls...

Helen Hancock

Helen Hancock

Apr 18, 2024

The beloved Mom, Grammie, sister, aunt, friend and community servant, Helen Hancock of Ocean Springs, MS unexpectedly passed away on April 18, 2024 at the age of 72. 

Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Bob" C. Hancock; her father and mother, Andrew and Anne Adamchik; and her faithful dog, Radar. She is survived by her sons, Zeke (Shannon)...

John Cecil Burch

John Cecil Burch

Apr 17, 2024

It is with much sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved father, John Cecil Burch, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. 

Dad was born on August 19, 1932 in Muskegon, Michigan to Cecil Jarmin and Eleanor Tischler Burch. Life with Cecil and Eleanor was not always easy, but it did have its adventures. Like the time the family spent the...

Charity "Mae Mae" Heathcoe

Charity "Mae Mae" Heathcoe

Apr 17, 2024

Charity “Mae Mae” Heathcoe, 48, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. 

Charity was born in Angola, IN on December 20, 1975. She attended Stone High School. Charity enjoyed painting, wood working, arts and crafts, interior decorating and most of all, spending time with her fiancé and grandbabies.

She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Cleo Demorest; and her...

Greta Renee Self

Greta Renee Self

Apr 17, 2024

Mrs. Greta Renee Self, age 55, of Vancleave, MS, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Vancleave.

Greta was a native of Marks, MS and a resident of Vancleave for 31 years.  She was also a  member of Magnolia Baptist Church in Vancleave.  Greta was a former office manager and enjoyed boating, arts and crafts and animals.

She was preceded in...

Richard Clyde Conant

Richard Clyde Conant

Apr 17, 2024

Dick Conant, age 84, of Ocean Springs, died Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

Dick spent a remarkable career in the Air Force, had a hobby job being a lawyer, but claimed his real job was playing golf. Dick was born on Halloween to Clyde and Clara (Aichele) Conant on October 31, 1939, in East Peoria, IL. After graduating from East Peoria Community...

Evelyn Elizabeth Schaefer

Evelyn Elizabeth Schaefer

Apr 16, 2024

Evelyn Elizabeth Schaefer, born February 6,1931 in Belleville, Illinois passed away on April 16, 2024 after a long illness. She died peacefully at The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek in Alabaster, Alabama.  Although born in Belleville, Illinois, home became Ocean Springs, Mississippi in 1959 when her husband Don was transferred to Keesler Air Force Base.  Evelyn was a mother and housewife...

Francis Joseph Joachim

Francis Joseph Joachim

Apr 16, 2024

Francis Joseph Joachim, 82, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 in Gulfport.

Mr. Joachim was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. He retired from Bell South in 1991. Mr. Joachim enjoyed classic cars and Cruisin’ the Coast. During his retirement, he worked at Barry’s You Pull It.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John...

Ernest "Moochie" Cox

Ernest "Moochie" Cox

Apr 15, 2024

Ernest Bernard “Moochie” Cox, 89, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024 surrounded by family. 

Moochie was born on October 26, 1934 to Harold & Elise Ryan Cox in Ocean Springs. Moochie attended St. Alphonsus Catholic School and graduated from Ocean Springs High School in 1954. Moochie went on to enlist in the military in which he played on the...

Jack McGrew

Jack McGrew

Apr 14, 2024

Jack McGrew was called to a higher plane on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at the age of 78. He was a devoted husband, daddy, granddaddy and great grandfather. He served this country proudly for thirty-six years and loved every minute of it. His greatest pleasure while in the military was when he became a Loadmaster on the C130 at Keebler...

Marilee Turner Madison

Marilee Turner Madison

Apr 14, 2024

Marilee Turner Madison, age 94, of Biloxi, MS, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024.

Born outside of McEwen, TN, in 1930, Marilee moved to Mississippi in 1951.  She was a graduate of Delta State University, in Cleveland, MS, where she earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in history education.  In 1971 she moved to Biloxi with her family...

Susan Elaine Grantham

Susan Elaine Grantham

Apr 14, 2024

Susan Grantham, age 68, of Gulfport passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024. 

 Susan was born in Chincoteague, VA. She was a 1974 graduate of Long Beach High School and attended Jeff Davis Junior College. Susan was a member of St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Gulfport, where she served on the altar guild for many years. She worked for Interchecks...

Doris Lee Thurman

Doris Lee Thurman

Apr 14, 2024

Doris Lee Thurman, 78, of Biloxi, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024, at her home in Biloxi, MS.

She was born October 7, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri to Harry Sharp and Catherine Jean Snap Sharp. Doris retired from the Coca Cola plant in Gulfport. She enjoyed gardening, spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. 

Doris was preceded in...

Johnny Thomas Richardson

Johnny Thomas Richardson

Apr 13, 2024

Johnny T. Richardson, age 74, of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at his home.

Johnny was born on November 2, 1949 in Mobile, AL. He earned 2 bachelor’s degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi. Johnny was employed as a computer programmer at Stennis Space Center. He served in the US Air Force and was a Vietnam War...

David Wayne Beach

David Wayne Beach

Apr 13, 2024

David Wayne Beach, 64, of Panama City, FL passed on Saturday, April 13, 2024. David was born December 22, 1959 in Monroe, LA to John Edward and Shirley Beach.David Beach was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend who touched the lives of all who knew him. His passing has left a void in the hearts of those...

Hugh Winfield Saucier

Hugh Winfield Saucier

Apr 13, 2024

Hugh Winfield Saucier, age 90, passed away at home in Lyman, MS, attended by family on Saturday, April 13, 2024. 

Mr. Saucier was born on March 25, 1934 in Lyman, MS. His parents were the late Homer Jackson Saucier and Hazel Blanche Landrum Saucier. He was a graduate of Lyman High School in Lyman, MS. Afterwards, Mr. Saucier was in the...

Annette Lee Thibodeau

Annette Lee Thibodeau

Apr 12, 2024

Annette L. Thibodeau, a native and resident of Biloxi, Mississippi, passed away on April 12, 2024, at the age of 70, as a result of complications from a subdural hematoma due to a recent fall.  While Annette lived in Massachusetts for over a decade, she remained a coastal girl at heart and passed away in her hometown.   

 Annette was born...

Clarence "Gerald" Bosarge

Clarence "Gerald" Bosarge

Apr 12, 2024

Clarence “Gerald” Bosarge, 90, of Vancleave, MS passed away at home Friday, April 12, 2024. 

Mr. Bosarge was a lifelong resident of Vancleave, MS where he was an active member of Bonnie Chapel United Methodist Church. He served on the board of directors for George County Co-Op, and was a member of MS Farm Bureau, MS Cattlemen’s Association, and Jackson County...

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