Obituaries

Phyllis Lou Cole

Phyllis Lou Cole

Dec 15, 2018

Phyllis L. “Momma” Cole, age 80, of Gulfport, died Saturday, December 15, 2018, in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Cole was born in Memphis, TN, on February 14, 1938. She was a homemaker who enjoyed crossword puzzles and her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Laveral and Maggie Pryor Beaty, her husband, Thomas L. Cole, children Michael Cole and...

Sarah "Louise" Chism

Sarah "Louise" Chism

Dec 13, 2018

Sarah “Louise” Chism, age 91, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018. She was a native of Tupelo, MS and a resident of the coast for over 35 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Ocean Springs. Louise was preceded in death by her husband, James V. Chism. Survivors include her daughters, Donna (Charles) Mercier and Sherry...

Edward D Clolinger

Edward D Clolinger

Dec 13, 2018

Mr. Edward Clolinger, age 82, passed away Thursday December 13, 2018 at his residence in Oakland, MS Mr. Clolinger was retired from the Navy with 31 years of service, loving husband of twenty-seven years to Patricia Slate Clolinger and also her best friend. Those left to cherish his memory other than his wife include one daughter Jennifer Boyd of Houston,...

Louis Whitson Smith

Louis Whitson Smith

Dec 11, 2018

Louis W. Smith, Man of Steel with a Heart of Gold, age 75, of Gulfport passed away peacefully at his home on December 11, 2018 after a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of Harrison County. He was born in Gulfport to Allen Smith Sr. and Annie Pearl Mercer Smith on March 20, 1943. He attended school in Orange...

Margareta T. Carter

Margareta T. Carter

Dec 10, 2018

Margareta T. Carter, 82, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on December 10, 2018, while at her winter home in Biloxi, MS. She moved on to a beautiful and heavenly new home that is now ready as it was being prepared this past year by her husband, Joseph Carter, aged 80 when he passed away last year on May 1, 2017....

Barbara Catherine Barich McCarthy

Barbara Catherine Barich McCarthy

Dec 9, 2018

Barbara Catherine Barich McCarthy, age 75, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 in Ocean Springs. She was born September 9, 1943 in Biloxi to Mary R. and Julius Barich. She graduated from Ocean Springs High School and Perkinston Junior College. She participatedin her high school's varsity basketball, lettering her Junior and Senior year, and was also the Queen of Billikins...

Luevinnia "Deater" Massey Fortenberry

Luevinnia "Deater" Massey Fortenberry

Dec 8, 2018

Luevinnia "Deater" Massey Fortenberry, age 81, of Biloxi, MS passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 in Moss Point. Mrs. Fortenberry was born in Lowndes County, AL on September 2, 1937 to Flora Robinson Massey and Isreal Massey. She attended Calhoun High School. Mrs. Fortenberry enjoyed cooking and loved animals. She was a member of First Baptist Missionary Church in Biloxi....

Judy Ann Catchot

Judy Ann Catchot

Dec 8, 2018

Judy Ann Catchot, age 70, of Ocean Springs, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018. Mrs. Catchot, a long-time resident of Ocean Springs, was an active member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. She was a loving mother of three and grandmother of six and will be missed by all that knew her. She was preceded in death by her...

Carl Elizabeth "Betty" Neville  Gibson

Carl Elizabeth "Betty" Neville Gibson

Dec 8, 2018

Carl Elizabeth “Betty” Neville was born on July 6, 1936 in Anniston, Alabama and was received into glory on December 8, 2018. Betty‘s father was an Army officer so she grew up on military bases in the southeast. Betty attended the all girls Tubman high school in Augusta, Georgia and graduated in May, 1953. Following graduation, she moved to Washington...

Ted  Louis Hebert

Ted Louis Hebert

Dec 7, 2018

Ted Louis Hebert, age 75 passed away peacefully on Friday, December 7, 2018. Ted was born in Biloxi on May 20, 1943 to the late Louis and Bertha Hebert. He is survived by wife, Sharon Schultz Hebert; sister, Charlotte Clarke (Freeman) of Laguna Hills, CA; brothers, Harry Hebert (Peggy) and Mark Anthony Hebert; nephews, Eric Clark and Jim Clark (Pam);...

Ted Alan Stringfellow, Jr.

Ted Alan Stringfellow, Jr.

Dec 7, 2018

Ted Alan Stringfellow, Jr., age 37, passed away December 7, 2018 in Gautier. He was born in Sumter, SC on December 30, 1980 and was a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1992. He loved to cook, entertain, and play his guitar. He especially loved spending time with his boys. He was Assistant Manager at Subway in Ocean Springs and...

William Alfred "Bill" Darnell

William Alfred "Bill" Darnell

Dec 6, 2018

William Alfred “Bill” Darnell, 74, of Ocean Springs passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018. Bill was born August 31, 1944 at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia. He was a longtime resident of Batesville, Mississippi and after retirement moved to Ocean Springs to be closer to family. Bill graduated from Lowndes County High School in Valdosta, Georgia and went...

June  Ford

June Ford

Dec 6, 2018

June Bonck Ford, age 83, of Biloxi, MS, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Ocean Springs, MS. June was born on May 23, 1935 in New Orleans, LA. She was a loving wife, mother, and a devoted parishioner of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Biloxi, MS. June received a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics from Southeastern...

Lillian  Dai  Lozano

Lillian Dai Lozano

Dec 4, 2018

Lillian Dai Lozano, daughter of Corando and Heather Lozano, took her place at God’s side on December 4, 2018. She was born on December 4, 2018. She is being greeted in heaven by numerous Great Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles. She is survived by her Paternal Great Grandmother Melba Lozano; Maternal Grandparents Charles and Dorothy Hungerford; and Paternal Grandparents Corando...

Augustus  L. "Stan" Stanton

Augustus L. "Stan" Stanton

Dec 3, 2018

Augustus Lamont “Stan” Stanton, Sr. was called to Heaven on December 3, 2018 after losing his battle with dementia and Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 87. His birth was celebrated by his mother, Velma Taranto Stanton, on October 25, 1931 without his father who was taken from this world prior to his birth by a tragic automobile accident. During...

James Andrew "Andy"  King Jr.

James Andrew "Andy" King Jr.

Dec 3, 2018

Mr. James Andrew "Andy" King, Jr, age 61, of Vancleave, MS, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018. Andy was the owner of B and K Recovery Towing Company in Vancleave. Survivors include a sister, Cindy Fritz, brother, Randy King and a nephew, Mitchie McMillan III. Visitation will be on Saturday, December 8, from 10am until 11am, with an 11am...

Ronald Matthew Fournier

Ronald Matthew Fournier

Dec 3, 2018

Ronald Matthew Fournier, devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed from this life on December 3, 2018, in private nursing care in Ocean Springs, MS. He was 90 years old. Ron and his beloved wife, Barbara Gutierrez Fournier, lived in Ocean Springs for 14 years. Born in Biloxi, MS on July 13, 1928, Ronald grew up in D’Iberville. He attended the...

Rowan Carter Cannette

Rowan Carter Cannette

Dec 3, 2018

Rowan Carter Cannette received his angel wings on Monday, December 3, 2018. Rowan was born on March 17, 2017 in Ocean Springs. He is survived by his parents, Thomas Cannette II and Betina Cox; brother, Jordan Cannette; grandmother, Michelle Cannette; grandfather, Terry Cox; grandparents, Brad and Libby Sullivan; and great grandmothers, Lucy Zirkelback and Alice Tanner. Services will be held...

Gladys Krohn Duggan

Gladys Krohn Duggan

Dec 2, 2018

Gladys Krohn Duggan, age 87, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 in Kentucky. Mrs. Duggan was born on January 16, 1931 in Algiers, LA to Julis “Jimmy” Krohn of Biloxi, MS and Ida Lauland of Algiers. She was a 1947 graduate of Berhman High School in Algiers. In 1949 she married Charles J. Duggan, Jr. of Biloxi. They were married...

Deborah Marie "Debbie" Ford

Deborah Marie "Debbie" Ford

Dec 2, 2018

Deborah Marie “Debbie” Ford, 62, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 in Ocean Springs. Debbie was born October 27, 1956 in Ocean Springs, MS. She graduated from Ocean Springs High School and was employed as a banker. Debbie’s biggest enjoyment was taking care of others. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sylvia and Bobby...