Obituaries

Linda Gay Tooley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...