Obituaries

Annette "Ann" Hager

Annette "Ann" Hager

Jan 14, 2020

Annette “Ann” Hager, age 84, of Biloxi passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Greenbriar Nursing Center. She was born September 3, 1935 in Galveston, Texas. She was a longtime member of Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Ann is preceded in death by her parents, James and Vivian Cope; Donald “Shotsie” Hager; and siblings, James Cope, Ronald Cope and...

Amy Diane  McQueen

Amy Diane McQueen

Jan 13, 2020

Amy Diane McQueen, age 47, of Woolmarket, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 in her home surrounded by family and friends. Amy was born on May 6, 1972 in Gulfport, MS. She was a graduate of D’Iberville High School and MGCCC, Jefferson Davis Campus. She was a longtime participant in the American Cancer Society, Celebration of Life and worked...

Phillip Lomax Sealy

Phillip Lomax Sealy

Jan 13, 2020

Phillip Lomax Sealy, age 56, passed from this life to eternal life on January 13, 2020. For two years he fought a valiant battle against metastatic melanoma. During that time, he fought an even more valiant battle to not waste the trial that God had providentially placed upon his path. He viewed his severe season of suffering as a unique...

Roselene Battise Haley

Roselene Battise Haley

Jan 11, 2020

Roselene Battise Haley, 70, of Biloxi passed from this life on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at home after a short battle with liver cancer. Rose was born August 22, 1949 in Biloxi, MS to the late Rufus and Sophie Battise. She was educated at Sacred Heart Girls Academy. Rose was employed at Kennedy Engine Co. for 25 years as a...

Catherine Caranna Carrubba

Catherine Caranna Carrubba

Jan 11, 2020

Catherine Caranna Carrubba, age 94, of Long Beach passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Long Beach. She was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long Beach and a member of the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paulino...

William "Bill"  E.  Howard

William "Bill" E. Howard

Jan 10, 2020

William “Bill” E. Howard, 68, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away January 10, 2020. Bill was born at Fort Bragg, NC but moved to Mississippi at age 19. After his 2005 retirement from Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality he moved to Ocean Springs in 2007. Bill was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Kathleen Holden Howard of Fayetteville, NC...

Sally  Laura Snyder Parker

Sally Laura Snyder Parker

Jan 10, 2020

Sally Laura Snyder Parker, age 94, passed away on January 10, 2020. Mrs. Parker, a native of the Mississippi Delta, was born on August 21, 1925, and lived in Ocean Springs most of her adult life. She is well-known for her stories about her rich life picking cotton and the days she spent tending Parker’s Grocery and Service Station. Her...

Margaret Maureen Reid McLeod

Margaret Maureen Reid McLeod

Jan 10, 2020

Margaret Maureen Reid McLeod, 72, of D’Iberville, MS passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 in Biloxi. Mrs. McLeod was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi and retired from Biloxi Walmart. She was of the Methodist faith and a member of the Fleur de Lis Auxiliary, the VFW Auxiliary and BPOE 606. Mrs. McLeod enjoyed quilting and sewing. She was...

Fredrick Warren "Freddy" Jones

Fredrick Warren "Freddy" Jones

Jan 9, 2020

Fredrick Warren “Freddy” Jones, age 71, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 in Mobile, AL. Freddy was born October 27, 1948 in Fayetteville, NC. He was a donations coordinator for Mission of Hope in Mobile. He enjoyed reading, watching sports, and listening to classic rock. Freddy was predeceased by his mother, Mary Evelyn Cain Diaz and brother, Victor Jerome...

Catherine  McDermott Laws

Catherine McDermott Laws

Jan 9, 2020

Catherine McDermott Laws, age 91, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 in Gulfport. She was born in Summerdale, Al and was a resident of the coast for seventy years. She was a local artist and a lover of the outdoors. She loved all animals especially her dogs and cats. She was a sweet, loving soul and would help anybody. She...

Cono  Anthony Caranna II

Cono Anthony Caranna II

Jan 9, 2020

Cono Anthony Caranna II departed this life on January 9, 2020, at the Biloxi Veterans Administration Hospital in the arms of his wife Margaret. He was a graduate of Biloxi High School 1960, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the University of Mississippi School of Law. He served in the United States Army as a rifle company commander in Vietnam...

Michael Steven Vickery

Michael Steven Vickery

Jan 8, 2020

Michael Steven Vickery, 57, of Vancleave, MS passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in Vancleave. Mr. Vickery was born September 4, 1962 in Winfield, AL. He graduated in Winfield, AL. Mr. Vickery was an EMS Provider, an inspector for Compton Engineering and a gas truck driver for Neil Gas. He enjoyed camping, grilling, Alabama football, but mostly spending time with...

Mary Shannon  Moran

Mary Shannon Moran

Jan 8, 2020

Mary Shannon Moran, 91, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, went to her reward in heaven on January 8, 2020. Moran was a native of Biloxi, Mississippi, and a longtime resident of Ocean Springs. She was born on April 10, 1928. She was a graduate of Biloxi High School, and attended the Mississippi University for Women, but continued her education later at...

John H. Ruffin

John H. Ruffin

Jan 7, 2020

Mr. John H. Ruffin, age 79, of Vancleave, MS, passed away on January 7, 2020. John was born in Greenville, MS on May 7, 1940. He grew up in Biloxi and was a resident of Vancleave for 36 years. He graduated from Mississippi College in Clinton, MS and retired from Morton International in Moss Point, MS. John was a member...

Jerelyn Kizzer

Jerelyn Kizzer

Jan 7, 2020

Jerelyn Kizzer, 74, of Biloxi, MS passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 in Biloxi. Mrs. Kizzer was born in Cordele, GA and moved to the coast after Hurricane Camille in 1969. She was employed for many years at McElroy’s in Biloxi. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Mark Schmidt. Mrs. Kizzer’s survivors include her husband,...

Patricia Floyd "Patti"  Hodges

Patricia Floyd "Patti" Hodges

Jan 7, 2020

Patricia Floyd “Patti” Hodges, age 68, of Ocean Springs passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Patti was born on April 1, 1951 at Charleston Naval Hospital in Charleston, SC. She attended Winthrop College where she received her Bachelor’s degree in 1974 and her Master’s degree in 1977 in early childhood development. Patti was a kindergarten teacher at Magnolia Park...

Shigeko Cannaday

Shigeko Cannaday

Jan 6, 2020

Shigeko Cannaday, age 88, died Monday, January 6, 2020, in Gulfport. She was born in Japan and came to the US in 1955 and became an American citizen in 1985. She was a member of the Baptist faith. Shigeko was preceded in death by her son Barney Joe Cannaday. She is survived by her daughter Connie Tisdale, sons Ron Cannaday,...

Kindeth O. Anderson

Kindeth O. Anderson

Jan 6, 2020

Kindeth O. Anderson, II age 63, of Gulfport died Monday, January 6, 2020. Arrangements are incomplete at Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road, Gulfport, (228-831-2322).

Sharon  Smolcich  McDonnell

Sharon Smolcich McDonnell

Jan 5, 2020

Sharon Smolcich McDonnell passed peacefully at home and into Heaven’s arms on January 5, 2020. Sherrie, as most people knew her, was born and raised on the Point in Biloxi, MS. She was proud of her Croatian heritage and a longtime member of the Slavonian Lodge Ladies Auxiliary. She was a devoted Saints fan. She loved Mardi Gras and was...

Marcella Nanda Marconi Pelfrey

Marcella Nanda Marconi Pelfrey

Jan 4, 2020

Marcella Nanda Marconi Pelfrey, age 87, of Vancleave, MS, passed away, peacefully at home, on Saturday, January 4, 2020, surrounded by her family and pets. Marcella was born in Calcutta, India and a member of Christ The King Catholic Church in Vancleave. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Pelfrey and parents, Thomas and Phyllis Marconi. Survivors...