Obituaries
Karina Kleberovna Sornoza Deitering
Apr 26, 2020
Karina Kleberovna Sornoza Deitering, age 37 of San Antonio, TX, passed away on or about April 26, 2020 in San Antonio, TX. She is survived by her husband, Jason A Deitering of Gautier, MS. A visitation will be held at 10 am, with services to begin at 11 am, on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 10446...
Claire Florette Morrison Homes
Apr 25, 2020
Claire Florette Morrison Homes died on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 10:44 a.m. after a long illness. When she passed away, her spirit entered the freedom, peace, and joy of another realm. She was the cherished daughter of the late Claire Boggs Morrison and the late Robert Stanley Morrison, Sr. Her beloved survivors include her brothers, Robert Stanley Morrison, Jr....
Donna Marie Methven
Apr 25, 2020
Donna Marie Methven, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at her residence. Donna was born on October 23, 1944 in Sacramento, CA to Denver and Bette Yeast. She attended American River Jr. College from 1963-1965 and majored in business education. Donna worked at Against Abuse, Inc. from 1992 until 2016 where she retired...
Terry Eugene Foskey
Apr 25, 2020
Terry Eugene Foskey, age 61, of Biloxi, MS left his earthly body to receive his heavenly wings on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in his beloved home with his family that loved him dearly by his side. He had a very fulfilled life that he left too early. Terry was born in Swainsboro, GA on April 16, 1959. He received a...
Alexander "Alex" Agpalo Ignacio
Apr 24, 2020
Alexander Agpalo Ignacio “Alex” 76 of Gulfport, MS passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020 while at Memorial Hospital. Alex was born in San Marcelino, Zambales, Philippines on May 9, 1943. After he finished school at St. Joseph’s School in Olongapo City, PI, he joined the US Navy. After serving in Vietnam, he came stateside to San Diego, California. He...
Wes DeRouen
Apr 24, 2020
Wes DeRouen, of Biloxi, Mississippi, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 24, 2020 at the age of 21. Wes is survived by his parents, Len and Trish DeRouen; his siblings, Ethan, Haley and Myles; his grandparents, Wendell and Wanda Cothern, Leroy and Betty Lynn DeRouen, and Dean Larche; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Wes was born in Hattiesburg, MS on...
Carleen Edith Hilchey Hall
Apr 24, 2020
Carleen Edith Hilchey Hall was born August 1st, 1945 in Batavia, New York to the late Ralph and Edith Starkweather Hilchey. She married her best friend, Stanley Robert Hall, on November 13th, 1965. They were blessed with two sons: Jason Todd (Autumn) and Joel Scott (Sherrie). She delighted in her grandchildren: Kristen Noel, Brittney Nicole (Jared), Joshua Robert, and Samuel...
Deborah Caroline Geada Hail
Apr 24, 2020
Deborah Caroline Geada Hail, age 88, died Friday, April 24, 2020 at Biloxi Merit Health due to aspiration pneumonia. She was a resident of the Biloxi - Gulfport area. She was born April 2, 1932 in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. She is survived by two daughters, Denise A. Boyd (Joe) and Darlene A. Jackson (Jody); her grandchildren Christopher...
Catherine Wilson McIntyre
Apr 23, 2020
Catherine Wilson McIntyre passed away peacefully from cancer at her home surrounded by family on April 23, 2020. A long-term resident of Long Beach, MS, she was born on January 1, 1942 to John and Margaret Wilson in St. Louis, MO. Catherine was married to Frederick L. McIntyre and the mother of Roberta Varvel, James (Paula), John (April), Joseph (Terry),...
Judy Busby Johnson
Apr 23, 2020
Judy Busby Johnson, age 78, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Gulfport at Memorial Hospital. She was born on August 2, 1941 in Denver, Colorado. She enjoyed quilting and sewing. Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Lorene and Charles Gardner; and her husbands, Tommy Busby and James Johnson; and her beloved dog, Rusty, or as she called...
Rickey Lynn Schultz
Apr 23, 2020
Rickey Lynn Schultz, Sr., age 68, of Ocean Springs passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Rickey was born on August 22, 1951 in Clinton, OK to Martin and Eva Schultz Sr. He has been a resident of the coast for 63 years. Rickey worked in the grocery business for Jitney Jungle in Gulfport for many years....
Ann Smitherman Reed
Apr 23, 2020
Ann Smitherman Reed, 71, of Vancleave, MS passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Reed was born in Arkansas and was a longtime resident of Vancleave. She was a member of Magnolia Baptist Church in Vancleave. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles And Julie Hall Smitherman; her sister, Ona Mae Williams; and her brothers,...
Ernest Reid Phillips
Apr 21, 2020
It is with sadness we announce the death of Ernest Phillips at the age of 71, after a brief hospitalization in Ocean Springs, MS. Ernie, as he was known, was born in Laurel, MS to Joe and Jean Black Phillips. He was educated in Laurel schools, then went on to graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi. Years later, he...
Robert Franklin "Frank" Baskett
Apr 20, 2020
Robert Franklin “Frank” Baskett, III, age 67, of Biloxi died Monday, April 20, 2020 in Biloxi. Frank was born in Enterprise, AL and grew up in Collins, MS, where he graduated from Collins High School. He also attended Jones Junior College and The University of Southern Mississippi. He was a Methodist. Frank was a longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf...
Claire Boggs Morrison
Apr 19, 2020
Claire Boggs Morrison of Long Beach, MS, went to her heavenly home peacefully in her sleep April 19, 2020. She was 105 years old. Known to her family as Tootie, she was born April 12, 1915, in her grandparents’ home in Long Beach, Breezydale. Breezydale, built in 1865, was destroyed by a hurricane five months later. After the 1947 hurricane...
Elaine Marie McMillan
Apr 19, 2020
Elaine Marie McMillan, age 63, of Vancleave, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Elaine was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. She was employed at the Imperial Palace Casino as a cashier. Elaine was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She is survived by her son, Mitchell (Christy) McMillan III; former husband, Mitch McMillan II; 5...
Ruth Pigue
Apr 19, 2020
Ruth “Wookie” Loftis Pigue, 97, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020, at Windsor Nursing Home in Columbus, MS. The Mississippi Gulf Coast city of Biloxi was home for Ruth for most of her adult life, and she loved her years there. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Biloxi. Ruth earned her Life Master in...
Mary Lou Fore
Apr 18, 2020
Mary Lou Fore, 79, formerly of Gulfport MS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2020 in a loving, private personal care home in Vancleave, MS. She was born on December 17, 1940 and is a native of Hattiesburg. She was a 1964 graduate of Draughon’s Business College, earning a degree in Secretarial Science. She was best known as the...
Wayne Edward Wilson
Apr 18, 2020
Mr. Wayne Edward Wilson, age 59, of Gautier, MS passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020. He was born on June 11, 1960 in Flint, Michigan and attended Hamady High School. He was a manager at Gulf Coast Silk Screening and was a very skilled painter and sheet-rocker. Wayne enjoyed motorcycles, going to events with Gulf Coast Silk Screening, fishing...
MSGT Charles Edward Williams
Apr 17, 2020
Charles Edward “Sweet Will from Phil” Williams, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on April 17th, 2020 at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, MS. He was a native of Philadelphia, PA and a longtime resident of Ocean Springs, MS. Charles was born to Charlie and Milvian Williams on August 14, 1942 in Albany, GA. Charles earned an Associate's...
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