Obituaries
Lizabell Champagne Chinn
Feb 26, 2020
On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Lizabell Champagne Chinn, age 90, of Biloxi went to be with Our Lord and was reunited with her beloved husband, who she affectionately called my Leslie. She was a native and lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was most loving and thoughtful, giving selflessly...
Marie L. Gaudin
Feb 25, 2020
Marie L. Gaudin, 92, of Biloxi, MS passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Joseph Gaudin, Sr.; her son, Roger J. Gaudin, Jr.; and her daughter, Mary Gaudin. Mrs. Gaudin’s survivors include her daughter, Diane Gaudin Enke; her sons, John Gaudin and David Gaudin; eight grandchildren, Donald D. Enke, Deanna...
Margaret Ann Cox Graben
Feb 25, 2020
Margaret Ann Cox Graben, age 85, passed away peacefully February 25, 2020 due to diabetes and congestive heart failure. She was born March 21, 1934 in Pulaski, Virginia to Blake and Bessie Cox. She married her best friend and love of her life in November of 1952, Leon Ross Graben, who preceded her in death in 2014. At the age...
Gladys Margaret Romero Touchet
Feb 25, 2020
Mrs. Gladys Margaret Romero Touchet, age 84, of Biloxi, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Mrs. Touchet was born on March 16, 1935 in Biloxi and graduated from Biloxi High School. She was a member of the Fleur de Lis Society, Golden Age Club and the Elk’s Lodge in Biloxi. She worked in retail sales. During her spare time, she...
Dwight Earl Wilkinson
Feb 23, 2020
Dwight Earl Wilkinson, 82 of Gulfport died Sunday, February 23, 2020. He was born in Thomson, Illinois. Dwight was a resident of Gulfport since 2017. He retired from the United States Air Force in 1980 after over 20 years of service as MSgt. Dwight was preceded in death by his wife, Estella Wilkinson; his parents, Harry and Ellen Wilkinson; his...
Donald R. Wambolt
Feb 23, 2020
Donald R. Wambolt, almost 90, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was born in East Dedham, MA, but considered Franklin, MA his hometown. Don retired from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida and in 1971, he settled in Long Beach, MS with his wife and three children. Don considered the MS Gulf Coast, specifically Long Beach, to...
Elgin Lee
Feb 23, 2020
Elgin Lee, Jr., age 73 of Vancleave, MS passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020 in New Orleans, LA. He was born on November 20, 1946 in Sumrall, MS. Elgin was a Veteran of the Vietnam War and served as a crew chief aboard B-52 bombers. He is retired from the U.S. Air Force after twenty-eight years of service with...
Alma Campbell
Feb 23, 2020
Mrs. Alma Campbell, age 92, of Biloxi, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020. Mrs. Campbell was at various times in her life an aviator (pilot), florist, successful business woman, and an ICU nurse for the VA. Mrs. Campbell is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, William C. Campbell, Jr. Survivors include sons, William C. Campbell III (Argo)...
Sherrill Roberts
Feb 23, 2020
Sherrill Roberts, 83 passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020 in Gulfport, MS at St. Joseph’s Hospice. Sherrill was born in Logansport, Indiana on September 5, 1936 to Edgar and Elmar Roberts, along with his twin sister Sandra Roberts. He was of the 7th Day Adventist faith. Sherrill joined the US Air Force and moved to Biloxi (Keesler Field) in...
Betty Jo Fountain
Feb 22, 2020
Betty Jo Fountain of D’Iberville was born on November 14th, 1935 in Bogue Chitto, MS. In 1951, she married Arlen T, Fountain Sr. She loved her family more than anything and enjoyed spending time with them. She enjoyed playing Bingo and Pokeno. Betty Jo spent 15 years as the manager of Raini’s Tropical Sno and was known as “Snowball Grandma”....
Karen A. Lagreco
Feb 22, 2020
Karen A. Lagreco, age 69, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020. Karen was a native of Chalmette, LA, and resided in Gulfport, MS for the past 15 years. She was the beloved wife of Philip A. Lagreco for more than 48 years. She is described by her loved ones as a true angel, one who has now gained her wings....
Alex Joseph North
Feb 22, 2020
Alex North, age 57, a child of Christ Jesus, and resident of Gulfport Mississippi, passed away Saturday February 22, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport Mississippi due to a virus that attacked his heart. Alex was born in Sault St. Marie Michigan and lived in Gulfport, the son of Benjamin(deceased) and Bertha (Corne) North. Alex graduated Harrison Central High School,...
James Glenn Montiforte
Feb 22, 2020
James Glenn Montiforte, age 77, of Saucier, MS passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 peacefully at his home with his family. Glenn worked over 50 years in the seafood industry running multiple shrimp boats including three boats built by his own hands. He also made his own shrimp trawls and trawl boards as well as for others. With help of...
Pauline Peden Coston
Feb 22, 2020
Pauline (Peden) Coston of Gulfport, MS died Saturday, February 22, 2020 in Gulfport. She was born in Calhoun County on August 15, 1937. She was a member of Lyman Baptist Church in Gulfport. She was a mother housewife and worked as a hostess-cashier at Biloxi Holiday Inn for thirty-three years. She made lots of friends over the years which she...
Carolyn Hardsaw Lero
Feb 22, 2020
Carolyn Mae Hardsaw Lero, age 91, passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior February 22, 2020. She was born May 28, 1928, in Kansas City Kansas, to Jerry Pittman Hardsaw and Maureen Winchell Hardsaw. She married her sailor, Henry (Hank) Rufus Lero, 10 days after meeting on a blind double date. They were married until Hank’s death, May...
Lillian Holdsworth Brennan
Feb 22, 2020
Lillian Brennan was born in Alton, Louisiana on February 15, 1919 to Lillian and Walter Holdsworth, and died one hundred one years and one week later on February 22, 2020 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her husband James Martina Brennan; her parents, Lillian and Walter Holdsworth; her brothers, Melvin Holdsworth and Walter Holdsworth; and her sister, Ida...
James Odies Tillman
Feb 22, 2020
James Odies (JO) Tillman, 79 of Bay St. Louis, MS, passed away on Saturday February 22, 2020 at Gulfport Memorial Medical Center. JO was born January 20, 1941. JO was a native of Carriere, MS and a longtime resident of Slidell, LA. JO worked for Braniff Airlines as a maintenance worker and a fuel man from 1967 until they closed...
Angela 'Angie" Kay Busby
Feb 21, 2020
Angela “Angie” Kay Busby, age 52, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 in her home surrounded by her loved ones. Angie was born on November 23, 1967 in Gulfport, MS. She attended school at Harrison Central High School. She was employed with Quality Home Health for 8 years and with the Sun Herald for 18...
June Kahler Rutland
Feb 20, 2020
June Kahler Rutland, age 76, of Gulfport passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at home in Gulfport. She was a native and lifetime resident of Gulfport. She was retired from the Harrison County Tax Collector’s office. June loved spending time with her family, children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and Sammie Kahler; and her...
Johnny Mack Fleming
Feb 20, 2020
Johnny Mack Fleming, age 67, of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020. He was born in Ruleville, MS on June 14, 1952 to M.M. “Bo Jo” and Cuple Fleming. Johnny Mack worked in petroleum and construction for over 30 years. He loved life and never met a stranger. Rugby and football were two of his passions. He became...
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