Obituaries
Cody M. Frink
May 30, 2018
Cody M. Frink, 25, of Biloxi, MS passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in Biloxi. Cody was born in Gulfport, MS and participated in Cross Country and played soccer in High School. He was a Christian and a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served as a Corpsman. Cody’s survivors include his daughter, Hadley Mae Frink; his sons, Gandyn...
Lynda Carol Thomston Clark
May 30, 2018
Lynda Carol Thomaston Clark passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 peacefully at her home at the age of 77. She was born in Kinston, AL on March 10, 1941. She was a lifelong resident of Vancleave, MS. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Vancleave. Lynda received her Horticulture Degree from MGCCC Perkinston Campus. She loved working in...
Amber "BB" Kaufman
May 30, 2018
Amber “BB” Kaufman, age 38, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. She was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. Amber was a 1998 graduate of Ocean Springs High School where she was a cheerleader and played softball. Amber was preceded in death by her sister, Andrea Denise Kaufman; grandparents, Betty and Jack Strickler, and Otis Kaufman,...
Betty Mae "Mema" Vanhooser
May 29, 2018
Betty Mae “Mema” Vanhooser, 74, of Biloxi, MS passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in Biloxi. Mrs. Vanhooser was born November 1, 1943 in Gainesboro, TN to Ralph and Jo Helen Bowman. She was a 1962 graduate of Jackson County Central High School and retired from the U.S. Civil Service Keesler Air Force Base Child Care Center. Mrs. Vanhooser dedicated...
Betty Lou Coffey
May 28, 2018
Betty Lou Coffey, age 92 of Gulfport, MS passed away Monday, May 28, 2018. A graveside service will be at 1:30 pm Friday June 1, 2018 in Biloxi National Cemetery. BRADFORD-O’KEEFE Funeral Home, Howard Avenue is in charge of arrangements.
David Michael Archer
May 28, 2018
Mr. David Michael Archer Sr., age 76, passed away on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th, 2018. Mr. Archer was born on March 16, 1942 in Chicago, IL. As a child, he grew up in Rockwall, Texas, where he attended High School. Mr. Archer served in the US Army from 1959-1964. He was a long-time resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast....
Joseph Mickel "Joe" Powers, USAF Retired
May 27, 2018
Master Sergeant Joseph Mickel “Joe” Powers (USAF Retired), 86, died peacefully in his Biloxi, MS, home on May 27, 2018. Joe was born on April 17, 1932 in Grand Rapids, MI, to John and Edna Powers. In 1950 he joined the U.S. Air Force and served until his retirement in 1970. Following his retirement from the military, he owned several...
Nancy "Jackie" Hunt
May 26, 2018
Nancy “Jackie” Hunt, age 83, of Biloxi passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Merit Health in Biloxi. Jackie was born on September 12, 1934 in Biloxi. She was a Biloxi High School graduate and worked for Borden Co. for 32 years. During her spare time she enjoyed shopping, gardening, bird watching and spending time with her pet, Carlee....
Lennon Michael Irby
May 25, 2018
Lennon Michael Irby, Gulfport, passed away May 25, 2018. He was born on May 24, 2018. He is survived by his parents, Stephen and Genna Irby and his siblings, Hays and Harvey Irby. He is also survived by his grandparents, Renee and Michael Ward and Lynn Irby and Matthew Irby, great-grandparents, Gloria Pucheu, Elizabeth Lewis, and Ray Irby, Sr., and...
Frederick "Rickey" James Sonnier
May 25, 2018
Frederick "Rickey" James Sonnier, age 70, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018. Mr. Sonnier was a lifetime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He attended Biloxi High School and soon joined the US Navy. Then later in life he proudly became proficient on LCAC’s for the US Navy as a civilian. He was a senior member of INSURV, elite...
Amber Marie Holliman
May 25, 2018
It is with great sorrow that the family of Amber Marie Holliman announces her sudden and unexpected passing at the age of 39 in Sandy Springs, GA on Friday, May 25, 2018. Born on July 23, 1978 in Ocean Springs, MS to her loving parents Eulean “Junior” and Patti Holliman, Amber immediately established herself a person full of spirit, life,...
Lydia Grace Besse Temple
May 24, 2018
Lydia Grace Besse Temple, age 81, went home to be with her Lord in Heaven on Thursday, May 24, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents Raoul Besse Jr. and Avanelle Turan Besse; her brother, Robby Besse, III; and her husband, Curt Temple. Lydia was born at home in Gulfport on December 5, 1936. She graduated from Gulfport...
James Edward McClain
May 23, 2018
James Edward McClain, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mr. McClain moved to the Gulf Coast in 2004 after he retired from the Ahold International Inc., USA as Director of Human Resources. Survivors include his wife, Willa McClain; a daughter, Lieutenant Commander Adria R. McClain, USN; and a son,...
Carole Evon Soper
May 23, 2018
Carole Evon Richards Soper, age 75, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Soper was born March 3, 1943 in Hardesty, OK to Gene and Glois Richards. She acquired her Associate's Degree as an X-Ray Technician, and worked at VA hospitals in Biloxi, MS and Oklahoma City, OK. Her hobbies included playing the piano, computers, nature,...
Lois Eilene (Rayborn) Marks
May 20, 2018
Lois Eilene (Rayborn) Marks, age 80, passed away on May 20, 2018. Lois was born on February 10, 1938 in Arcadia, Kansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Olin and Mabel Rayborn; spouse, Raymond W. Marks, MSgt Retired; and siblings, Dewey Rayborn, Stanley Rayborn and Norma Cunningham. Survivors include her children, Merilee Mortenson (Jeffrey), Glenda Fleming (Patrick) and...
Stephanie Herring Fellows
May 20, 2018
Stephanie Herring Fellows, age 53, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospice in Gulfport, MS. She was preceded in death by her father, Cecil Herring; and her brother, Michael Herring. She is survived by her mother, Joyce Herring of Vancleave, MS; sons, Dustin Fellows and Seth Stewart, both of Vancleave; brother, Craig (Ginger) Herring of Ocean Springs,...
Patricia A. Zanetti
May 20, 2018
Patricia A. Zanetti, 69, of Biloxi passed away late Sunday, May 20, 2018. She was born in Louisville, KY on April 12, 1949. She married to Charles A. Zanetti on July 6, 1965, together they had two daughters, Christina Goodin (Zanetti) and Dianna Collier (Zanetti). She is survived by her husband, Charles Aldon Zanetti, of Biloxi; daughter, Christina, of Biloxi,...
Rebecca Marie Lorusso
May 20, 2018
Rebecca Marie Lorusso died on Sunday, May 20, 2018. She was the beloved daughter of Emma Ramsay Lorusso and the late, Rucky Lorusso. Rebecca attended St. Matthew the Apostle School in River Ridge, Riverdale High School and then Southeastern in Hammond for college. She then earned her masters degree in Music from Loyola University. Rebecca played the piano and organ...
Jerry Lynn Rutland
May 19, 2018
Jerry L. Rutland, age 67 of Gulfport passed away in a car accident on Saturday, May, 19, 2018. He was predeceased by his father, Leff Rutland and mother, Molly Speed Rutland; brothers, John and Lawrence Rutland; sister, Ann Helm; and nephew and best friend, Larry Rutland. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Sherry Moran Rutland; brothers, Howard...
Beverly Jeanette Goforth
May 19, 2018
Beverly Jeanette Goforth died the afternoon of Saturday, May 19th, 2018 at Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans, LA. She would have celebrated her 63rd birthday on June 21, 2018. Beverly was a Registered Nurse, registered in all 50 states, with an eclectic career, working in the fields of psychiatric nursing, Home Health, and weight management, as well as on the...
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