Obituaries
Linda Gay Tooley
Jun 7, 2019
Ms. Linda Gay Tooley (Guccione), 77, passed from this life on Friday, June 7, 2019, in Gulfport, Mississippi. Left to cherish their memories and mourn her passing are her devoted husband of 56 years, Dr. Samuel Anthony Guccione, Ed.D., of Biloxi, Mississippi; her daughter, Diane Michelle (Steve) VanMinsel, one of her two favorite grandsons, Josh, of Shalimar, Florida; her great-granddaughter,...
Junius Roland Creel
Jun 7, 2019
Junius Roland Creel went to his heavenly home on Friday, June 7, 2019, peacefully at home. Junius was born, June 6, 1937 in Biloxi to Francis R.C. “Junius” Creel and Euna Fountain Creel. He lived in Biloxi until he married the love of his life, Sylvia Landry, and moved north of the bay to St. Martin and there raised his...
Jami Lorraine Chambliss
Jun 6, 2019
Mrs. Jami Lorraine Chambliss, age 57, of Lucedale, MS, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Jami was born on December 26, 1962, in Pensacola, Florida. She was preceded in death by her mother, Betty Pylare Blankenship and sister, Penny Turner. Survivors include her husband, William R. Chambliss, stepson, William Brandon Chambliss, stepddaughter, Haley Elizabeth Chambliss, sibling, Kenneth Wayne Pylare...
Dorothy Mae Hemphill
Jun 5, 2019
Dorothy Mae Hemphill, age 65, of Gulfport passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Gulfport. “Dottie” was a nurse for many years. She loved her profession and mentoring her co-workers and friends. She was preceded in death by her father Levi Livingston; a child Tracy Beauchamp; and a brother, Clyde Livingston. She is survived by her children, Teri Beauchamp and...
Gary "Tee" Michael Schaub
Jun 3, 2019
Mr. Gary “Tee” Michael Schaub, age 37, of Pascagoula died on Monday, June 3, 2019 in Moss Point. Mr. Schaub was born on May 25, 1980 in Pascagoula. He was a long-haul truck driver and enjoyed driving cross-country, fixing cars and hanging out with family and friends. He is preceded in death by his father, Gary W. Schaub and nephew,...
Sheldon Charles Galle
Jun 2, 2019
Sheldon Charles Galle, age 26, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019. Visitation will be held at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 10:00 am with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 am.
General (Retired) Ernest Randolph “Randy” Webster
Jun 2, 2019
Brigadier General (Retired) Ernest Randolph “Randy” Webster, 76, of Ocean Springs died Sunday, June 2, 2019. He was born July 29, 1942 in Midnight, Mississippi to Leo and Elma Webster. A graduate of Valley View High School, Randy entered the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Arkansas State University earning a bachelors degree. His time in the Army ROTC unit brought...
Allan Maurice Marsland
Jun 2, 2019
Allan Maurice Marsland left us on Sunday, June 2, 2019. We that love him know that he planned the time and waited for all of us to leave his hospital room so he would be left in peace. Aka Big Al, Pops, Simple Man, Coach Allan, Old Man, Grumpy Old Man retired from the NCBC Fire Department in 1998 and...
Leo Norbert Richard
Jun 2, 2019
Leo Norbert Richard, 88, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019 in Biloxi. Mr. Richard was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and D’Iberville. He was a salesman for Home Auto Supply Company and a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Biloxi. He was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore E. and Josephine Sonnier Richard. Mr. Richard’s...
Hunter Shane Wilson
Jun 1, 2019
Hunter Shane Wilson, 12, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 in Port Gibson, MS. Hunter was born in Vicksburg, MS into a large family. He was a resident of Ocean Springs for five years. Hunter was a recent graduate of Ocean Springs Upper Elementary School 6th grade, where he was an honor student. He loved fishing,...
Irma Grace Williams
Jun 1, 2019
Irma Grace Williams, age 97, of Biloxi passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at home in Biloxi. Irma was born on July 25, 1921 in Cobb, Wisconsin. She obtained a degree in Lower Grade Education at the State Teachers College at Platteville, Wisconsin on June 8, 1942. She worked as a substitute teacher while raising her son. She was...
Charlotte A. Dossett
Jun 1, 2019
Mrs. Charlotte A. Dossett, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019, surrounded by her family. She leaves behind to cherish her memories, three sons, Chris (Marian) Dossett, Danny (Debbie) Dossett and Brian Dossett, four grandchildren, Jennifer (Sean) Thompson, Jordan (Chris), Alan (Stephanie) and Steven (Taylor) Dossett and five great-grandchildren, Kaylee, Tyler, Matthew, Emma and...
David R Baker (USAF Retired)
Jun 1, 2019
David Ray Baker, age 86, of Gulfport passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019. He was born in Arkansas and was a resident of Gulfport for most of his life. He retired from the US Air Force as a SMSgt in 1975, and then also retired from Dupont. He was an avid golfer, a lover of “Happy Hour”, a loving husband...
Carl Henry “Mike” Swickerath
Jun 1, 2019
Carl Henry “Mike” Swickerath III, 70, passed away on June 1, 2019. Mike was a native of Oakridge, Tennessee, but long-time resident of Conyers and Valdosta, Georgia, Washington D.C., and Gulfport, Mississippi. Mike graduated high school in Maryland and served in the Vietnam War with the United States Army. He obtained his law degree from the John Marshall Law School...
Oscar Z Culler
May 31, 2019
Oscar Z. Culler, Jr., age 77, of Gulfport died Friday, May 31, 2019 in Gulfport. He was born March 17, 1942 in Orangeburg, SC to Oscar Zeigler and Marion Culler. He spent his childhood years in South Carolina and graduated from Woffard College. After college he lived in Gulfport and was a banker, then later began a career in residential...
Alfred A. Tharpe
May 31, 2019
Alfred A. Tharpe Jr., a longtime resident of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on May 30, 2019 at the age of 93. A WWII veteran, “Al” Tharpe began serving in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17. Due to his commendable wartime service he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He later enlisted in the Air Force,...
Mary Frances (Bellais) Pack
May 31, 2019
Mary Frances (Bellais) Pack went to be with our Lord on May 31, 2019 at 2:40 p.m. at the age of 77. Mary Frances was born on December 9, 1941 in Biloxi, MS. She was a lifelong resident of Biloxi /Vancleave. Mary Frances was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, James Pack, Sr.; her parents, Frank...
Betty Lou Holder
May 31, 2019
Betty Lou Holder, 78, of D’Iberville, MS passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 in D’Iberville. Mrs. Holder was a native of Arab, AL, a resident of the coast since 1988 and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. She was a devoted wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Gertrude Downey Kelley. Mrs. Holder’s survivors include...
Cheryl Grissom Ashley
May 31, 2019
Cheryl Grissom Ashley, age 55, of Gulfport, MS died Friday, May 31, 2019, in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert (Owen) Grissom and Barbara Grissom; grandparents Arthur and Eunice Tharnish, Phillip Grissom, and Martha (Granny) Grissom; nephew Clyde Kenneth Study, III, and great nephew Braydon Study. Survivors include her loving son, Corey Ashley; sisters Debra Study,...
Doris Jane Huls Ward
May 30, 2019
Doris Jane Huls Ward, age 69 of Gulfport, MS passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Jane was born on July 11, 1949 in New Orleans, LA. She attended Mississippi University for Woman where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Pathology. She was a speech pathologist in the Gulfport school district for 25 years. Jane is preceded in death...
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