Obituaries
Shirley Ann Miller
Feb 8, 2017
Shirley Ann Miller of Ocean Springs, MS, died at 4:09 PM, on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at her home in St Andrews. She was born, as she always said "NOYB, I am over 21", in Wisconsin to Lawrence and Gertrude Gocker. She married Jerry Miller in October, 1957 and he survives. Also surviving are her children, Jim Miller and Julie...
Claire Tucei Breal
Feb 8, 2017
Mrs. Claire Tucei Breal, age 86, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017, in Biloxi. Born to Joseph and Nancy Parillo Tucei, she was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Mrs. Breal graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1948 and was a member of the all-girls Kiltie Band. She...
Janie Marie Bryant
Feb 7, 2017
Jennie Marie Bryant, age 49, of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Jennie was born in Canton, Ohio and a resident of Gulfport for 26 years. She was a former employee of Waffle House in Long Beach and Gulfport. She is survived by her husband, Elton L. Bryant, III; 5 daughters, including Jessica Breeding; 5 sons, including James...
Celeste Boudreaux Hewes
Feb 6, 2017
Celeste Boudreaux Hewes, 82, of Gulfport, MS passed away February 6, 2017 surrounded by family. She was born in Beaumont, TX, on August 19, 1934. Celeste was preceded in death by her parents, Maurice and Edith Boudreaux, and her brother, Ross Boudreaux. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Thomas Searle Hewes, Jr, 1 sister Ann (Ray) Mitchell, 3 daughters...
Albert Louis Breeland
Feb 5, 2017
Mr. Albert Louis Breeland, age 88, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Albert was born in Biloxi, MS on February 19, 1928. He is the son of Hubert Little Breeland and Mary Jane Goulas Grasso Breeland. He attended the Biloxi Public Schools and graduated from Biloxi High School in August of 1950 after completing a tour...
Alta "Fern" Brown Richard
Feb 5, 2017
Alta “Fern” Brown Richard, 79, of Saucier, MS passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Fern was a native of Maxie, MS and was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast over the past 60 years. She is preceded in death by her husband, Wallace J. Richard, Sr.; and parents, Charlie and Mary Brown. Survivors include her daughter, Sherry (Billy)...
Linda Carlene Williams
Feb 3, 2017
Linda Carlene Williams, 79, of Biloxi, MS passed away peacefully at Canon Hospice in Gulfport, MS on Friday, February 3, 2017. She was given her wings for her journey home. Linda was born in Union, MS, moving to Gulfport at the age of 10 and was a resident of Gulf Coast since. She traveled and lived worldwide for short periods...
Patty Skinner
Feb 3, 2017
Patrecia “Patty” Ann Skinner, 66, passed away on Friday, February, 3, 2017 in Ocean Springs, MS. Patty was born December 17, 1950 in Japan. She retired from the Gulf Coast Women’s Center for Non-Violence and was a member of the Woman of the Moose and Fraternal Order of Eagles. She is preceded in death by her parents, Edward Sidney Ward...
John Eugene White
Feb 2, 2017
In the peacefulness of his home, surrounded by loved ones, Mr. John Eugene White passed away, entering into the loving arms of his Savior on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Mr. White was born March 11, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Eugene L. and Ruth Y. White and was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. He was married in 1963...
SFC James Thomas Waller, USMC/MIANG, retired
Feb 2, 2017
SFC James Thomas Waller, USMC/MIANG retired, passed away Thursday, 2 Feb 17, in Biloxi MS at age 78. He lived most of his life in Linden, MI with a post-retirement position as "Greeter" at Fenton WalMart. Jim is greatly loved and will be sadly missed by many. He was born in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Woodrow and Jessie, and is...
Judy Welch
Feb 1, 2017
Judy Welch, 58, of Biloxi, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Judy was a resident of Biloxi since 1970 and was a 1976 graduate of D’Iberville High School. She was a singer and songwriter who performed with numerous bands in West Virginia and the Gulf Coast. She will be remembered as an extreme crafter, an avid angler, a lover...
Eugene Edward Robinson
Feb 1, 2017
Eugene Edward Robinson, age 80, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Eugene was a native of Iowa. He joined the United States Air Force at the age of seventeen, went to basic training in San Antonio, Texas and was stationed in Amarillo, Texas where he worked as a flight mechanic. Mr. Robinson met his wife while stationed in Kansas in...
Eugene Cavaco
Feb 1, 2017
Eugene Cavaco passed away February 1, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, 3 sons, 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. He shared his happiness everywhere he went and was loved by all who knew him. A Memorial Service will be held at Big Ridge Baptist Church on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 11:00 am. The Howard Avenue...
Bobby Clifford Taylor
Feb 1, 2017
Bobby Clifford Taylor, 74, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Taylor was born in Jackson, MS on May 13, 1942. He was a longtime Biloxi Insurance Executive and majority owner of Taylor-Carraway Insurance, Southern Marketing Services and American Benefit Administrators of Biloxi, MS, with offices in Baton Rouge, LA, Jackson, MS, Brentwood,...
Nella Mae Malone
Jan 31, 2017
Nella Mae Walker Malone, age 88, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Nella was born in Piggott, Arkansas and was a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was formerly employed with Doctors Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She and her husband, Ed, were faithful members of the First Assembly of God Church in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Nella is preceded...
Sarah Elizabeth Beatty
Jan 29, 2017
Sarah Elizabeth Beatty, age 80, of Saucier passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 in Gulfport. She was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of the Coast. She was Methodist. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wallace and Hilda Schultz Beatty; a daughter, Joyce Lawson; and two brothers, Max Beatty and James Beatty. She is survived by...
Allen G. Sheely
Jan 27, 2017
Allen G. Sheely, Sr., age, 72, of Biloxi died Friday, January 27, 2017 in Gulfport. He was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of the Coast. He was Methodist. He previously served in the U.S. Navy and was a retired automobile salesman. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Wallace P. Sheely and Juliet Stallings Sheely;...
Joseph William Lilly
Jan 27, 2017
Joseph William Lilly, age 89, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 in Vancleave, MS. Joseph is preceded in death by his loving wife, Minnie L. Lilly. Joseph's hometown was Cedar Falls, Iowa. Mr. Lilly was very involved with the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville, MS. He was an avid reader...
Thomas Lonzo Moree
Jan 27, 2017
Thomas Lonzo Moree, passed away on January 27, 2017 in Gulfport, MS at the age of 74. Tommy graduated from Bassfield High in 1960 then went on to attend Perkinston Junior College and The University of Mississippi. At the age of 14 he started working summers with his family at Bailey Lumber & Supply Co. After college he started full...
Debra Jean Lee
Jan 26, 2017
Debra Lee, age 59, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 in Ocean Springs, MS. Debra was a native of South Dakota, has been a resident of Mississippi since 1973, and graduated Class of 1975 from Ocean Springs High School. Debra enjoyed Indian embroidery and culture, photography, and was an Alabama Crimson Tide fan. She loved her Labrador retrievers and watching...
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