Obituaries
David E. Ressel
Jan 3, 2019
David E. Ressel, age 74, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at his home in Ocean Springs. Mr. Ressel was born on May 28, 1944 in St. Louis, MO. He attended the University of Central Florida, The University of Texas at Austin, and The University of Southern Mississippi. He was an Electronics Instructor at Keesler Air Force Base since...
James Vardaman Cater
Jan 2, 2019
James Cater, 79, of Saucier, died January 2, 2019 at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. He was born in Newton County Mississippi and graduated from Conehatta High School in Conehatta, Mississippi. He attended East Central Community College in Decatur and earned a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from the University of Southern Mississippi. He also earned a masters in mathematics...
Joseph M. Pabst, Jr.
Jan 2, 2019
Joseph M. Pabst, Jr. passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019. A Memorial Mass will be held at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Vancleave on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 10:00 am. Interment will follow at Vancleave #1 Cemetery.
Joseph Edward Bates
Jan 2, 2019
Joseph Edward Bates, 69, of Gulfport died Wed. January 2, 2019. Private services will be held. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, O’Neal Road, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Sister Mary Joan Mike
Jan 2, 2019
Sister Mary Joan (aka Sister Mary Jo) Mike, the long-time principal of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Elementary School, passed away on January 2, 2019 at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, LA after a second battle with cancer. Sister Mary Jo was born in St. Paul, MN on November 30, 1951. She was preceded in death by her...
Thomas K Lindsley
Jan 1, 2019
Thomas K. Lindsley, Sr. of Diamondhead died peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Private memorial services will be held . Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road is in charge of arrangements.
Dennis Woodrow Funderburk
Jan 1, 2019
Dennis Woodrow Funderburk, age 66, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 in Biloxi. He was born in San Diego, CA to Curtis Lamar Funderburk and Bertha Mae Ruth Powell. He served in the U.S. Army. He was a great husband, father, and grandfather. He was a great writer of Sci-Fi books. He was a hard worker and provided for his...
Bettye R. Tangney
Dec 30, 2018
Bettye R. Tangney, age 95, of Vancleave passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018. Mrs. Tangney was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. After 20 years of being a stay at home mom and wife of an Air Force officer, she entered the LPN program at MS Gulf Coast Community College and graduated in 1966. She worked at...
George Robert Thatcher
Dec 28, 2018
George Robert Thatcher, longtime Gulfport resident, age 96, died Friday, December 28, 2018 in Gulfport. Son of the late Roberta Bernard Thatcher and the late Walter Robert Thatcher of Gulfport, he is survived by three children, Mrs. Georgia Anne (Cy) Faneca of Gulfport, Mrs. Janie Estelle (Ronald) Holmes of Madison, and Walter Wimberly (Marcia) Thatcher of Columbus, six grandchildren, Robert...
Jessie Owen Gore
Dec 28, 2018
Jessie Owen Gore, age 74, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 28, 2018. Jessie was in the Marine Corps and served in the Vietnam War. After his service, Jessie was a jack of all trades who never met a stranger. He worked as a truck driver, mechanic, and electrician. He enjoyed working on cars, fishing, and spending time...
Dolly Dean Thompson-Ledlow
Dec 28, 2018
Dolly Dean Thompson-Ledlow, age 69, of Vancleave passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018. Dolly was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She worked as a Contract Mail Carrier for Gautier Post Office for 34 years. She was an active member of Springhill Baptist Church of Ocean Springs. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and will...
Ruth Marie Ford Levandowski
Dec 26, 2018
Ruth Marie Levandowski, age 87, caught her ride home on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Ruth was born January 7, 1931 in Illinois. She has been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 40 years. Ruth was an active member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Biloxi. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be...
Calvin Woodrow Entrekin
Dec 25, 2018
Calvin Woodrow Entrekin, 91, passed away on December 25, 2018, in Collins MS. Calvin was born on December 28, 1926, in Vancleave, MS to William Lonnie and Viola Entrekin. He grew up in Vancleave and Ocean Springs and attended the schools there. He joined the Navy at the age of 16 and was in 13 invasions in the Pacific on...
Charles Edward Boswell
Dec 23, 2018
Charles Edward Boswell, age 85, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018 surrounded by loved ones in the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Ms. He was born July 27, 1933 in Bergaw, North Carolina to Homer and Laura Boswell. He served in the United States Air Force for twenty-two years, and married the love of his life Rita F....
Tracey West White
Dec 23, 2018
Tracey West White lived with grace, died with dignity and is now healed as she has joined her Savior on December 23, 2018. A loving daughter, sister, mother, and “Grammy” and a joyful friend to many. With a love of family, work and travel she will be remembered for all the wonderful, funny, crazy, exciting, sad, and happy everything that...
Gregory Scott Coale
Dec 23, 2018
Gregory Scott Coale passed away peacefully on December 23, 2018 at the age of 66 in Biloxi, MS. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, Greg went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree in International Hotel, Restaurant, and Travel Management from Florida International University and his M.B.A. from Amhurst University. A talented and accomplished businessman, Greg enjoyed a successful and varied career...
Marshall Joseph Fayard Jr.
Dec 23, 2018
Marshall Joseph Fayard, Jr., LTC (Ret.), age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and family on Sunday, December 23, 2018 in Ocean Springs, MS from a yearlong battle with cancer. Marshall was born in Biloxi, MS on March 14, 1940. He was an alumnus of Biloxi High School, The University of Southern Mississippi (B.S.)...
Ernest "Ernie" Earl Applewhite, Jr.
Dec 22, 2018
Ernest “Ernie” Earl Applewhite, Jr., age 65, lost his battle with FTD and ALS on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at his home in Gautier, MS surrounded by his loving family. Ernie was born on July 15, 1953 in Pascagoula and was a proud lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Ernie enjoyed living on the water, sailing to the islands...
Daniel Mark Teasley
Dec 22, 2018
Daniel Mark Teasley, 54, of Biloxi, MS passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Biloxi. Mr. Teasley was born May 21, 1964 in Jackson, MS. He attended Clinton High School and served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Teasley enjoyed fishing and doing crafts. He was preceded in death by his parents, Delores Jean Puckett and Otis Teasley; and his brother,...
Robert Duayne Nielsen
Dec 22, 2018
Robert “Bob” Duayne Nielsen, age 87, died on Saturday, December 22, 2018. He was born on January 30, 1931 and was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He served in the U.S. Navy for 22 years. He received battle ribbons and commendations for both the Korea and Vietnam Wars. He retired as Master Chief Petty Officer and was also an Engineer...
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