Obituaries

Rev. Msgr. Martin Francis Farrell

Rev. Msgr. Martin Francis Farrell

Aug 12, 2017

Rev. Msgr. Martin Francis Farrell, Biloxi, MS, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2017. Martin Francis Farrell was born in Co. Mayo, Ireland on September 23, 1930 and studied for the Priesthood in St. Patrick College, Carlow. He was ordained to the Priesthood on June 5, 1955 for the Diocese of Natchez, in the Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow, Ireland....

Delores Ione  Walston

Delores Ione Walston

Aug 11, 2017

Delores Ione Walston, age 72, of D’Iberville passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017. Delores was born on July 29, 1945 in Biloxi, MS to Miral and Mary Nelson. She loved being a mother and grandmother and enjoyed spending time with her family. She is preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Charles Walston; son, Walter A. Walston; brothers,...

Mary  Janet Champagne Yakovic

Mary Janet Champagne Yakovic

Aug 10, 2017

Mary Janet Champagne Yakovic, age 84, died Thursday, August 10, 2017. Mary was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was of Catholic faith. She is preceded in death by her husband, Peter Yakovic; and her parents, Clifford and Victorine Savoy Champagne. She is survived by her daughters, Victoria (Gary Corners) Cornett and Angela (Wayne) Meaut; sister, Lizabell Chinn;...

Anita Crane Cooke

Anita Crane Cooke

Aug 10, 2017

Anita Crane Cooke, 64, of Las Vegas, NV went to heaven the 10th day of August, 2017 at Mountain View Hospital, Las Vegas, NV. Her funeral service will be held this Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Temple Baptist Church, 14190 Dedeaux Road, Gulfport, MS. Visitation services will be 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm followed by the memorial service at 2:00...

Bernie Shaw Couevas

Bernie Shaw Couevas

Aug 10, 2017

Bernie Shaw Couevas, Sr., age 80, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 in Ocean Springs, MS. He was born September 3, 1936 in New Orleans, LA to Elton Shaw Couevas, Sr. and Olivia Couevas. He enjoyed riding horses and going swimming. Bernie graduated from Marrero High School in Marrero, LA and attended college at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. He...

Beatrice Thibodeaux Williams Primeaux

Beatrice Thibodeaux Williams Primeaux

Aug 9, 2017

Beatrice Thibodeaux Williams Primeaux, 82, of D’Iberville, MS passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 in D’Iberville. Mrs. Primeaux was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi and a school bus driver for Harrison County and Biloxi Public Schools. She enjoyed sports. Mrs. Primeaux was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Primeaux; her parents,...

Linda Hopkins Mecomber

Linda Hopkins Mecomber

Aug 6, 2017

Mrs. Linda Mecomber, age 55, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 in Gulfport. Linda was born in Colorado Springs, Co and moved with her family to Long Beach, MS in 1965. She was a 1979 graduate of Long Beach High School and received a Master of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from USM. She was passionate about “BEAMS” (Bible Education...

Flora Marie Lowther

Flora Marie Lowther

Aug 6, 2017

Flora Marie Lowther, age 83, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 in Gulfport, MS. She was born August 15, 1933 in Trindad, Colorado to Louis and Grace Gallegos. She was a member of the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, or Carmelites, and also a member of St. James Parish. She worked as a...

Bree Ryana Edwards

Bree Ryana Edwards

Aug 5, 2017

Bree Ryana Edwards, 34, of Biloxi, MS passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017 in Baton Rouge, LA. Bree was a native and lifelong resident of the Coast. She attended Gulf Coast Family Church of the Nazarene. Bree was a 2000 graduate of St. Martin High School. Bree is survived by her mother, Trudy Parker Edwards; her father, Charles Edwards; her...

Billie Joe Starks

Billie Joe Starks

Aug 5, 2017

Billie Joe Starks, 79 of Gulfport, passed away Friday, August 5, 2017 in Gulfport. Mr. Starks was born in Murray Kentucky on March 14, 1938. He served 7 years in the Air Force. Fishing and his pets were his passion. He was a member of the Seven Hills Baptist Church of Mobile, Al. He was preceded in death by his...

William G. Reasor

William G. Reasor

Aug 3, 2017

William G. Reasor III, 60 of Gulfport, was called home to God, Thursday, August 3, 2017. William was born on October 27, 1956 in Fulton, Alabama. He attended Clarke County High School. Upon graduation from high school he attended the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) and the University of South Alabama, where he graduated with a B. S. degree in...

Burlin Junior Haggerty

Burlin Junior Haggerty

Aug 2, 2017

Burlin Junior Haggerty, 76, of Gulfport passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, August 2, 2017 in Gulfport. He was born in Milford, Indiana on June 14, 1941. He left Indiana to join the Navy and served 20 years. After the service he worked as an electrician offshore and at Fort A.P. Hill. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Kay...

Marvin  "Buddy"  Vaughn Jr.

Marvin "Buddy" Vaughn Jr.

Aug 2, 2017

Mr. Marvin "Buddy" Vaughn, Jr, age 79, of Vancleave, MS, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Mr. Vaughn was born on January 9, 1938, and was a lifelong resident of the coast. He retired from Litton Shipyard as a project planner and was a member of First Baptist Church of Vancleave. Buddy was a...

Victor J. Treloar, Sr.

Victor J. Treloar, Sr.

Aug 2, 2017

Victor J. Treloar, Sr., 71, of D’Iberville, MS passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Treloar was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a retired commercial fisherman. Mr. Treloar was a member of the Moose Lodge and of the Catholic Faith. He is preceded in death by his daughter,...

Threase  Libby Garbo Shows

Threase Libby Garbo Shows

Aug 1, 2017

Threase Libby Garbo Shows, 90, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. She passed away in her bed at home with her daughter Linda and her head aid Hannah Carson by her side to the words of the spiritual songs she peacefully let go on the same day as her first husband passed away ten years ago almost to the...

Dominick S. Medley

Dominick S. Medley

Aug 1, 2017

Dominick S. Medley, age 31, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017 in Gulfport, MS. He was born January 14, 1986 in New Orleans, LA to Herbert Branch, Jr. and Marceille Dagrossa. He attended high school at Dominion Christian Academy, and college at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and the University of South Alabama. He received his Bachelor's in Computer Science....

Lillian Barras Pitts

Lillian Barras Pitts

Jul 30, 2017

Lillian Barras Pitts, age 89, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017 in Biloxi, MS. She was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Lillian is preceded in death by her husband, George Pitts, Jr.; her daughters, Esther Frazza and Deborah Blouin; her sister, Agnes Wiltz; and her brother, Mabry Barras....

Evelyn  L. Gorte

Evelyn L. Gorte

Jul 30, 2017

Evelyn L. Gorte, 84, of Biloxi, MS passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017 in Biloxi. Evelyn was a native of Michigan and a resident of the Coast since 2012. She enjoyed fishing, sewing, going to the casinos and traveling with her husband. Evelyn was a loving mother, wife, grandmother and sister. She is preceded in death by her first husband;...

Malcolm "Bud" Hodges

Malcolm "Bud" Hodges

Jul 30, 2017

Malcolm "Bud" Francis Hodges, 89, passed away at his home in Vancleave, MS, on Sunday, July 30, 2017, with his family at his side. He was a native of Ocean Springs, MS, son of Calvin Dickson Hodges and Sadie Catchot Hodges. Bud attended St. Alphonsus Catholic School and graduated from Ocean Springs High School. He was a veteran of the...

Ellen  Joyce Hughes Berry

Ellen Joyce Hughes Berry

Jul 29, 2017

Ellen Joyce Hughes Berry passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the age of 84. Ellen was born and raised in Stillwater, OK. The MS Gulf Coast has been her home since 1972. She lived a full and happy life. She loved helping others through her career with social security and through the many social and church organizations she was...