Obituaries

Cheryl Sue Kostmayer Terry

Cheryl Sue Kostmayer Terry

Aug 7, 2019

Cheryl Sue Kostmayer Terry, 48, of Ocean Springs died Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Cheryl was a member of Nativity B.V.M Cathedral and very involved with the church and elementary school, where she worked. She also worked at Burger Burger and loved visiting with all the regulars where they became like family to her. She was a remarkable woman, daughter, mother,...

William Eldon "Pee Wee" Barrett

William Eldon "Pee Wee" Barrett

Aug 6, 2019

William Eldon “Pee Wee” Barrett, 72, of Biloxi, MS passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Barrett was born January 22, 1947 in Biloxi, MS. He was a graduate of St. Martin High School and a lifetime member of V.F.W. 6731 where he served as Quartermaster and Bingo chairman. Mr. Barrett worked with Specialty Contractors, 81st Civil...

Shelia West

Shelia West

Aug 5, 2019

Sheila West, age 62, of Biloxi passed away on Monday August 5, 2019 in Ocean Springs. Shelia was born on December 15, 1956 in Atlanta, GA and resided on the MS Gulf Coast for the past 13 years. She loved spending time with her family and friends. She was married to Buddy for the past 44 years and will be...

Jeanne Marie Moore

Jeanne Marie Moore

Aug 5, 2019

Jeanne Marie Moore, age 90, passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 in D'Iberville. Private service. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.

Delores Audrey Simmons

Delores Audrey Simmons

Aug 5, 2019

Delores Audrey Simmons, 79, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 in Ocean Springs. She was born August 27, 1939 in Biloxi, MS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Simmons, Sr.; her parents, Chester and Aletha Gehrmann; and her siblings, Larry Gehrmann, Donald Gehrmann, Annette Pates and Ruby Hegwood. Mrs. Simmons’ survivors include her...

June  Dupuis  Chaisson

June Dupuis Chaisson

Aug 4, 2019

On Monday, August 4, 2019, Marie June Ellen Dupuis (Duhon) Chaisson passed away at her home in Diamondhead, Mississippi at 11:45 pm surrounded by her beloved husband, Tony and family and loving companion, Bandit. June was born in Nina, Louisiana to Alcee Pierre Dupuis and Modeste Derousselle Dupuis on February 10, 1933. She graduated in 1951 from Cecilia High School....

Hugh Don Robinson

Hugh Don Robinson

Aug 4, 2019

Hugh Don Robinson, 85, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Robinson was born in Cullman, AL and was a resident of his beloved Mississippi for 60 years. He was employed at Ingalls Shipyard as an instructor. Mr. Robinson was an active member of the Pentecostals of the Gulf Coast Church in Biloxi. He...

Linda Dianne Baronich

Linda Dianne Baronich

Aug 2, 2019

Linda Dianne Baronich, age 67, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019 in Ocean Springs. Dianne was born on December 3, 1951 in Biloxi to Gene and Lexie Fancher. She graduated from Biloxi High. Dianne worked as an Insurance Department Supervisor for Stewart Sneed Hughes, a Letter Shop Supervisor for Treasure Bay and Grand Casinos, and in mail management for...

John Louis LaCaze

John Louis LaCaze

Aug 2, 2019

John Louis LaCaze, Jr. (Sonny) of Pass Christian, Mississippi passed away on August 2, 2019. Sonny was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and lived there until 1989 when he and his family moved to Jourdan River Shores in the Kiln (Mississippi) and lived there for 26 years. He thought living on the water was the next best thing to...

Marie Regel-Wolgast

Marie Regel-Wolgast

Aug 2, 2019

Marie Regel-Wolgast, 77, of Gulfport, went to her Eternal Home on Aug. 2, 2019, in Gulfport MS. Marie is survived by her sister, Janet Gerzer, brother-in-law, Joseph Gerzer, Brother-in-law, Raymond Gombar and brother, Franz Stahorski. Her children, daughter, April Stewart, Son-in-law, Todd Stewart and daughter, Jennifer Atkins. Her Grandchildren, Marcus Stewart, Rachael Schaadt, Victoria Green, Johnathan Stewart and Cody Atkins....

John Louis (Sonny) LaCaze

John Louis (Sonny) LaCaze

Aug 2, 2019

John Louis LaCaze, Jr. (Sonny) of Pass Christian, Mississippi passed away on August 2, 2019. Sonny was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and lived there until 1989 when he and his family moved to Jourdan River Shores in the Kiln (Mississippi) and lived there for 26 years. He thought living on the water was the next best thing to...

Michael Andrew McCaleb

Michael Andrew McCaleb

Aug 1, 2019

Michael Andrew McCaleb-Realtor, Top Platinum Producer passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, MS at the age of 42 years old. Michael Andrew McCaleb is preceded in death by his dad, Steven Andrew McCaleb. He is survived by his mother, Jenny Butner McCaleb of Long Beach and his loving wife Robin Michelle McCaleb of Long...

Jim "Coach" Cannon

Jim "Coach" Cannon

Aug 1, 2019

Jim “Coach” Cannon, 78, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019 in Ocean Springs, MS. Jim was born January 1, 1941. He went to Austin Catholic Preparatory School in Detroit, MI and graduated in 1959. He went on to receive a Bachelor's Degree in History from Western Michigan University. After college, he spent several years in the Detroit automotive industry...

Thomas Joseph Moran

Thomas Joseph Moran

Jul 31, 2019

Thomas Joseph Moran, age 85 of Lakeshore passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in Lakeshore. He was born and raised in Lakeshore, MS. He traveled the country playing music with various artists and received numerous fiddle awards from the Mississippi State Blue Grass Association of which he was a charter member. His most loved music playing was with his own...

Steven Conrad Fayard

Steven Conrad Fayard

Jul 30, 2019

Steven “Steve” Conrad Fayard, 72 years old, was born and raised in Woolmarket, Mississippi on January 9, 1947. He passed away July 30, 2019 at his residence in Success, Mississippi. Steve was a Vietnam Veteran assigned to the 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta (1966-1967). He retired from the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 568 in Gulfport, Mississippi. Steven was...

John Walker

John Walker

Jul 30, 2019

Mr. John Walker, a resident of Ocean Springs of 47 years, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, July 30th, 2019, surrounded by family, in Southaven, MS. Mr. Walker worked as a test engineer for Litton Data Systems for 37 years, served in the Coast Guard for eight years and was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Ocean Springs. John was a...

James D.  Sanders, Sr. (Jim)

James D. Sanders, Sr. (Jim)

Jul 30, 2019

James D. Sanders, Sr. (Jim), 66, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 in Bay St. Louis. Jim was born in Harriman, TN and raised in Juliet, IL. At a very young age he moved to the Gulf Coast of MS where he met the love of his life and raised his family. He retired from Catepillar Inc., where he...

Janice M. Henry

Janice M. Henry

Jul 29, 2019

Janice M. Henry, 75, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019, in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Henry was born in Quincy, IL on January 10, 1944 to Henry and Velma Burwinkel. She graduated from Payson High School in Payson, IL. Mrs. Henry was a devoted wife, mother, sister and friend to all who knew her. While she worked a variety of jobs...

Marjorie Moreland Ratcliff

Marjorie Moreland Ratcliff

Jul 29, 2019

Mrs. Marjorie Moreland Ratcliff, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Monday, July 29, 2019. She was born on April 15, 1931 in Wilson, North Carolina. She worked at the Broadwater Beach Trophy Lounge as a bartender for 19 years. She loved to cook, shop, entertain friends and family and go to the casinos. She will be sadly missed by family...

Iris Marie Toups Cooper

Iris Marie Toups Cooper

Jul 28, 2019

Iris Marie Toups Cooper, 89, of Woolmarket passed away peacefully at home on July 28 surrounded by her family. She was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on December 13, 1929. Iris was preceded in death by parents Avery and Dulcide Toups and her loving husband of 51 years, Leo H. Cooper. She is survived by her sister Joyce (Dwight) Robinson of...