Obituaries
Joe W. Kaipo
Sep 25, 2017
Joe W. Kaipo, 86, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 in Biloxi. Mr. Joe’s survivors include his friends and caregivers, Ernie and Leshia Causey. A graveside service will be held at Biloxi National Cemetery on Friday, October 6, 2017 at 10:00 am. The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Elba Smolcich
Sep 25, 2017
Elba Smolcich, age 82, passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 in Ocean Springs, MS. She was born April 8, 1935 in Biloxi, MS. She graduated from St. Martin High School and attended to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. She was a member of several social groups, including the Business Professional Women's Association, Ingalls Management Association, the Slavonian Ladies Auxiliary, the...
Robert George Desnoyers
Sep 24, 2017
Robert G. Desnoyers, age 73, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at home in Gulfport, MS. A native of Chicopee, Massachusetts, he was a graduate of Springfield College, the University of Connecticut and a U. S. Army Veteran of Vietnam. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Biloxi. He retired from the University of Connecticut (UConn) and was...
Mark Charles Benny
Sep 24, 2017
Mark Charles Benny, age 58, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospice in Gulfport. He loved fishing, arrowhead hunting, bird watching, photography, and his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A lifelong resident of Gulfport, Mark was the son of the late George E. Benny Sr. and Lucy E. Benny. In addition to his parents, Mark was preceded...
David "Dave" Virgil Tallent
Sep 23, 2017
Mr. David "Dave" Virgil Tallent, age 80, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Biloxi VA. Mr. Tallent was born on July 30, 1937 in Charlotte, NC. He was a resident of Ocean Springs, MS for over 35 years. He graduated from Quitman High School in 1956. After 28.5 years of military service, 4 Army and 24.5 Air...
Deacon Gregory Eugene Miller
Sep 22, 2017
Deacon Gregory Eugene Miller, age 70, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017. Deacon Miller was born on January 26, 1947 in Indianapolis, IN. He served in the United States Air Force and served as deacon in the Catholic Church. He is survived by his spouse, Margaret Rose Miller; children, Lindsay, Gregory, Margaret, Joseph and Patrick; brother,...
James Albert McKee
Sep 21, 2017
James Albert McKee, 77, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Ocean Springs. Mr. McKee was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant and from civil service as an instructor. Mr. McKee was a woodworker, a model train enthusiast, a baker of all things good and...
Giovannina Garofalo
Sep 21, 2017
Giovannina Garofalo, 87, of Biloxi, MS passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Biloxi. Mrs. Garofalo, also known as GG or Nonna, was born March 26, 1930 in Casanova di Carinola, Italy to Vincenzo De Biasio and Anna Maria DiCresce. She came to the United States at the age of 42 with her husband and family. Mrs. Garofalo worked all...
Linda K. Calvanese
Sep 19, 2017
Linda K. Calvanese, age 66, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017 in Biloxi, Mississippi. She was born December 21, 1950 in West Virginia to Harvey and Lola Strickland. She was a member of the United States Air Force and Financial Aid Director for over 20 years. Linda is preceded in death by her parents; and her sister, Deborah Ann. Survivors...
Robert "Robby" Osborne
Sep 18, 2017
Robert “Robby” Osborne, age 51, a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast passed away Monday, September 18, 2017 in Gulfport. He and his wife owned Southern Surveyors Group (SSG) since 2006 and he was the sole owner of Cassady and Associates, LLC since April of 2017. His lifelong passions were cars, drag racing, fishing, Disney World, and the Raiders. His...
Dorian "Scott" Eleuterius
Sep 18, 2017
Dorian Scott Eleuterius, age 61, passed away in Troy, Alabama on Monday, September 18, 2017. Scott was born in Biloxi, Mississippi and was a member of the Biloxi High School Class of 1974. He was a member of the Biloxi High Marching Band and the Biloxi High School Alumni Band. He played in numerous local and touring bands, including Nicholas,...
Bobby Leroy Eubanks
Sep 18, 2017
Bobby Leroy Eubanks, Jr., age 47, of Long Beach died Monday, September 18, 2017 in Gulfport. He was born in Gulfport and was a resident of the Coast for most of his life. He was a painter and mechanic. He was Baptist. He was preceded in death by his father, Bobby L Eubanks, Sr. and a sister, Molly Michelle Meleady....
Glen James Jordan
Sep 18, 2017
Glen James Jordan, age 81, of Biloxi went to be with his Lord Monday, September 18, 2017, in D’Iberville. Mr. Jordan was a lifelong resident of Mississippi although his business ventures kept him in New Orleans for many years. He loved the Lord and served Him with all his might and heart and hand. He was a believer in helping...
Silvanus Neal Webb
Sep 18, 2017
Silvanus Neal Webb, Sr., age 81, passed away Monday, September 18, 2017 in Gulfport, Mississippi. He was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma and a longtime resident of Illinois. He has been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1996 and was a retired Union Steelworker. Silvanus is preceded in death by his wife, Martha Webb. Survivors include his daughter, Faith (Carl)...
Louise Urbanitch
Sep 17, 2017
Louise Urbanitch, age 89, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017 at her home in Saucier, MS. Louise was born in Millstadt, Illinois on September 23, 1927 and was a longtime Mississippi Gulf Coast resident. She was a widow, homemaker, and was devoted to her husband Frank for 65 years. She leaves behind her son, Michael (Alicia) Urbanitch; daughters, Becky (Richard)...
Shirley Mae Gagliano
Sep 17, 2017
Shirley Mae Gagliano, 83, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, joined the angels on Sunday, September 17, 2017. Shirley was born to the late George and Nancy Gingras in New Orleans on April 23, 1934. At age 14, she met Anthony J. Gagliano, Sr., whom she later married in 1952. Shirley was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. She was blessed...
Walter J. Blessey
Sep 17, 2017
Walter J. Blessey, IV, a native Biloxian, passed away on September 17, 2017 after a brave battle with cancer. Walter was educated in the Biloxi Public Schools and graduated with the BHS Class of 1957. He went to the University of Mississippi on a track scholarship, graduating with a B.S. in Accounting and a Juris Doctor. He served as first...
Father Patrick Manus McDermott
Sep 17, 2017
Fr. Patrick McDermott, age 77, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2017. He was a resident of Biloxi, Mississippi and late resident of Edeninfagh, Glenties, Donegal, Ireland. He was the son of the late Con and Frances McDermott and brother of the late Con, Jim and Gerard McDermott. Fr. McDermott attended the local primary school where his father Con was...
Dean Walter Spencer, Sr.
Sep 16, 2017
Dean Walter Spencer, Sr., 74, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Spencer was born in Staten Island, NY on December 5, 1942 to John Thomas and Florence Stern Spencer. He lived on the MS Gulf Coast for over 60 years and was a graduate of St. Martin High School. Mr. Spencer was...
Cozette Eunice Lee Starks
Sep 15, 2017
Cozette Eunice Lee Starks, age 83, of Biloxi, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017, at home. Ms. Starks passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was a long time resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Her survivors include her children Timothy E. Starks, David A. Starks, Diane Keltner, Linda Ingles, her husband Rodney...
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