Obituaries
Emile A. Rousseau, Jr.
Feb 13, 2022
Emile A Rousseau, Jr, was born on April 24, 1947 and entered into the presence of our Lord on Sunday, February 13, 2022 in his hometown of Biloxi, MS.
Emile was born and raised in Biloxi, MS where he, felt at a young age, God calling him into ministry. He graduated from Biloxi High School in 1965 and began college...
Crawford Hines Cronin
Feb 13, 2022
Crawford Hines Cronin, Jr., age 85, went to be with the Lord during the morning hours on Sunday, February 13, 2022. He was born October 8, 1936, in El Dorado, Arkansas, to Crawford and Lillie Mae Cronin.
Dr. Cronin was a lifelong educator and friend who touched, and inspired
countless lives across Mississippi. During his fifty-plus-year career, he served...
Ida Nell Ross
Feb 11, 2022
Ida Nell Ross, age 84 of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Friday February 11, 2022. Ida was born on July 12, 1937 in Jones County, to Walton and Delphia Odom Smith. She graduated high school in Jones County and soon after moved to MS Gulf Coast and started her family. Ida always enjoyed being outside caring for her yard...
Joanne "Georgia" Hayes Reynolds
Feb 11, 2022
Joanne “Georgia” Hayes Reynolds, 79, of St. Martin, passed away February 11, 2022. She leaves behind the love of her life, her husband, Paul Frank Reynolds. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Dudley, GA and has resided in Biloxi for the past 51 years. She retired from the Biloxi Regional Medical Center with 25 years of service. Upon graduation from high...
Ronnie Neil King, Jr.
Feb 11, 2022
On Friday, February 11, 2022, Ronnie Neil King, Jr., a loving son, dear brother, and beloved grandson, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 28. The family is deeply saddened by his sudden death.
Neil was born in Gulfport, MS on November 8, 1993. He was a lifelong resident of Gulfport and graduated from Gulfport High School in 2012. He...
Richard "John" Olier, II
Feb 11, 2022
Richard “John” Olier, II, 50, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022 in Pascagoula.
Mr. Olier was born in Biloxi on April 20, 1971 to Richard and Cora Olier.
His survivors include his daughters, Jessica (Randall) Harvey and Julia (Doug) McGhee; his sons, Kalep Olier and Kamdon Olier; three grandchildren; his parents, Richard and Cora Olier; his...
Alice Marie Chunn Trouchesset
Feb 10, 2022
Alice Marie Chunn Trochesset, age 95, of Biloxi, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022 in Pass Christian.
Marie was born on April 4, 1926 in Philadelphia, MS to James Fletcher Chunn and Myrtle Dewease Chunn. She was the second of 13 children. After high school graduation, Marie moved to the MS Gulf Coast where she got a job as...
Edward R. Perkins
Feb 10, 2022
Edward “Buddy” Eugene Perkins, age 75, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 10, 2022. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend, always having a warm smile on his face. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Buddy was born in Philadelphia, MS on August 3, 1946, to Edward Eugene and Blanche...
John Everett Cannon
Feb 10, 2022
John Everett Cannon, age 60, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022.
John was a native of Arkansas and a resident of the coast since 1969. He owned and operated Ballard Pewter in Ocean Springs.
John is survived by his daughter, Ann-Marie Walker (Harry); son, John D. Cannon; grandchildren, Jaiden and Lyla Walker; and former spouse, Lorna McDonald-Cannon.
A private...
Alfred "The Traveler" Eugene Harrelson
Feb 10, 2022
Alfred “The Traveler” Eugene Harrelson, age 77, passed away on February 10, 2022, in Ocean Springs, MS. He was born on September 23, 1944 in East Liverpool, OH, where he earned his GED. Alfred served in the United States Army and was a 33-year Vietnam veteran. He loved cars, sharing life stories and food.
Left to cherish his memories are...
Alice Marie Trochesset
Feb 10, 2022
Alice Marie Trochesset, 95, of D’Iberville, MS passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022 in Pass Christian.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D’Iberville on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 11:45 am. Friends may visit from 10:00 am until Mass time. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.
Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is...
Susan Marie Newman
Feb 10, 2022
Susan Marie Newman, age 84, passed away at her home on Thursday, February 10, 2022. Susan was born and raised on Back Bay in Biloxi. She was married to the Love of Her Life, Wiley William Newman Sr., for 64 years.
Susan was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence “Dee” and Eleanora Previto; her daughter, Brenda Newman Sargent; and...
Arthur Francis "Pat" Sutherland, Sr.
Feb 9, 2022
Arthur Francis “Pat” Sutherland, Sr., age 78, of Gautier, MS passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 in his sleep at his home.
Mr. Sutherland was born March 17, 1943 at Hotel Dieu Hospital in New Orleans, LA. Mr. Sutherland graduated from Belle Chasse High School in Belle Chasse, LA in 1960. He then attended college at Northwestern State University, Natchitoches,...
Bob Bailey "Bobby" Goodwin
Feb 9, 2022
Bob Bailey "Bobby" Goodwin, age 92, of Vancleave, MS, passed away peacefully at his home on February 9, 2022.
Bobby was a longtime resident of Marks, MS, and he retired in Vancleave, MS.
Bobby is preceded in death by his parents, Willie B. And Lila K. Goodwin; and daughter, Judith G. Blackburn. He is survived by his wife,...
Ruth Elva Wilson
Feb 8, 2022
Ruth E. Wilson, age 92, of Biloxi passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Ruth was born on January 4, 1930 in Villisca, Iowa to Ernest and Mae Lewis. She attended Villisca High School and Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. She was a teacher who loved teaching young minds, a gift shop manager (and volunteer), gift shop bookkeeper,...
Xe Le Wellmaker
Feb 8, 2022
Xe Le Wellmaker, age 72, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
Ms. Wellmaker’s survivors include her children, Elizabeth Vinson, Lisa (Gerald) Holmes and Lien (Robert) Bui; her grandchildren, Tynetta (Titus) Jenkins, Malcolm Wellmaker, Toriano Vinson, Jr., Ishmail Wellmaker, Li Yahl Washington, Laila Holmes, Hannah Bui, Isaiah Bui and Brandon Dykemon; her great-grandchildren, Titus Jenkins, Jr., Tripp...
Joan "Patricia" Harry
Feb 7, 2022
Joan “Patricia” Harry, 91, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Patricia was born in Biloxi, MS on December 11, 1930. She was a caregiver for her mom, husband and her sister, Julia May. Patricia was very sweet to everyone that she met and talked to in passing. She...
Lt. Col. (Ret) Franklin Richard Smilek
Feb 7, 2022
Frank, better known as Papa to his many loved ones, was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, to Frank James Smilek and Anna Dorothy Gonda Smilek. He grew up with his three siblings and, after completing college at the age of 22, joined the United States Air Force, where he served as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. He went on to...
Jo Alice Ashley Shambarger
Feb 6, 2022
Jo Alice Ashley Shambarger passed away peacefully on 6 February 2022 at the age of 73.
Jo was born Sept 18th, 1948, in Hazlehurst, MS. to parents Clyde and Irene Ashley. She grew up in Hazlehurst, MS., where she graduated from Hazlehurst High School the 24th of May 1966. For over 30 years, Jo worked as an insurance...
Lt. Col. (Ret) Dick E. Wilson
Feb 6, 2022
On Sunday, February 6, 2022, Dick E. Wilson, took his final flight to be with our Lord Jesus. He spent his 91 years living life on his terms, pushing the edge of the envelope, and loving “BIG!” There will never be another for us, he was the man, the myth, and the legend! Dance in the streets of Gold and Fly...
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