Obituaries
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...
Annie Margaret Nicks Metz
May 19, 2018
Annie Margaret Nicks Metz, age 78, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at her home in Ocean Springs, MS. She was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast and a member of Ocean Springs Church of Christ. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and will be missed by all that knew her. She was a homemaker...
SGT Charles "Chase" Douglas Hagler
May 18, 2018
SGT Charles Douglas “Chase” Hagler passed away peacefully in his home in Anchorage, Alaska on May 18, 2018. He was 31 years old. Chase was born in Temple, Texas on November 7, 1986. He moved to Mississippi in 1991 and graduated with honors from Biloxi High School in 2005. He was incredibly intelligent, and loved to debate various facts, politics,...
Dorothea J. Parol
May 18, 2018
Dorothea J. Parol, age 94, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 in Biloxi. She was born June 24, 1923 in Klausberg, Germany to Alois and Gertrud Parczyk. She was a longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and longtime volunteer at the Keesler Air Force Base Medical Center. Dorothea is preceded in death by her husband, Ronald K. Parol, and...
Ly Doan
May 17, 2018
Mr. Ly Doan, age 62, of D’Iberville, passed away on May 17, 2018 in Gulfport, MS. He was born on May 2, 1956 in Phan Thiet, Vietnam. He loved to fish during his spare time. Mr. Doan is preceded in death by his parents, Bui Doan and Tam Thi Nguyen. Survivors include his wife, Le T. Nguyen; children, Trong (Lisa)...
Kenyia Jade Lepine
May 17, 2018
Kenyia Jade Lepine, age 22, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Mobile, AL. She was a native of Biloxi and graduate of Robertsdale High School in Robertsdale, AL. She recently received her R.N. degree from Coastal Alabama Community College. Kenyia is preceded in death by her father, Albert Joseph Lepine, Jr., and her grandfather, Levon Brown. Survivors include her...
Andrew Howard Silverman
May 16, 2018
Mr. Andrew Howard "Butch" Silverman Jr., age 65, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away peacefully in his home in Ocean Springs on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Butch was born on April 1, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Hattie and Andrew Silverman Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Sharon Silverman and a son, Michael...
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