Obituaries

Elsie  L Wixon

Elsie L Wixon

Aug 31, 2016

Mrs. Elsie Elizabeth Wixon, age 98, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at her home in Gulfport, MS. She was born to the late Alvin Landry and Lorena Elizabeth Ourso Landry on July 23, 1918, in Plaquemine, LA. Elsie was the wife of the deceased Kelly E. Wixon. She and her husband lived the majority...

Wilfred  R.T.  Firth "Pretty Paw Paw"

Wilfred R.T. Firth "Pretty Paw Paw"

Aug 31, 2016

Wilfred R.T. Firth “Pretty Paw Paw”, was called home to the Lord on August 31, 2016. Wilfred was known as “Fred” or “Freddy” among his friends. He served his country in the United States Navy for two years and a veteran of the Korean War before being called from the sea by the love of his life and wife of...

Jeffery "Joey" Balius

Jeffery "Joey" Balius

Aug 30, 2016

Jeffery "Joey" Balius was called home on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Joey was a lifelong resident of Biloxi MS, where he enjoyed being a fisherman and a hunter. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is preceded in death by his brothers, Ken Balius and Conrad Paul Balius Jr.; his mother-in-law, Gussie Wilson; his niece, Erica Mullins; and...

Daniel Gary Mitchell

Daniel Gary Mitchell

Aug 30, 2016

Daniel Gary Mitchell, 65, of D’Iberville, MS passed away unexpectedly on August 30, 2016 in D’Iberville. He is preceded in death by his parents, Troy Mitchell and Leon and Joyce Richie. He is survived by son, Troy (Claudia) Mitchell; sisters, Sherrie (Lee) Richmond, Chressie Sylvester, Bonnie (Jay) Odum, Wendie (Kenny) Cook, Troie Roy and Elsie Richie Dauphin; brother, Leon “Jack”...

Lamar  Edward  Seals

Lamar Edward Seals

Aug 30, 2016

Mr. Lamar Edward Seals, age 67, of Gulfport died Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Mr. Seals was born to Leroy Edward Seals and Bethal Marie Greers. He was a graduate of Gulfport High School and married Martha Elaine Seals on May 1, 1972. He was Sharp Shooter in U.S. Army, Auxiliary Division. In his early years he was employed as a...

Jesse Lee Parker

Jesse Lee Parker

Aug 29, 2016

Mr. Jesse Lee Parker, age 86, died Monday, August 29, 2016 at home peacefully after a long and joyful life. He was surrounded in his last days by family and two wonderful caregivers who he loved very much. Mr. Parker was an Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 who proudly served his country for 32 years with a great love for...

David Henry Thielker

David Henry Thielker

Aug 29, 2016

David Thielker, age 83, was born in the Bronx, New York, March 21, 1933 and passed away in Ocean Springs on Monday, August 29, 2016. He served in the US Air Force for 25 years including one year in Thailand during the Vietnam War and was an instructor for training in the military on airplanes. He was an organist, playing...

Vada Irene Osborn

Vada Irene Osborn

Aug 29, 2016

Vada Irene Osborn, age 94, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 in Tavares, FL. She met and married Don Osborn, another Oakie in Henryetta, OK. They started their lives together in Aberdeen, MD living there until 1976 when they moved to Long Beach, MS. She lived in Mississippi until moving to Mount Dora, FL in 2012. She was preceded in...

Genevie Rose Pickich Alley

Genevie Rose Pickich Alley

Aug 26, 2016

Genevie Rose Pickich Alley, age 86, of Biloxi, passed away Friday, August 26th, 2016. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and loved spending time with all of her family. Genevie was a lifetime resident of Biloxi. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and former member of St. John Catholic Church. Genevie...

Winnie O. Louviere

Winnie O. Louviere

Aug 26, 2016

Winnie O. Louviere, 87, died Friday, August 26, 2016 in Ocean Springs. She was a native and lifelong resident of the Coast. Winnie retired from Mavar Seafood Company in Biloxi. She was Pentecostal. She enjoyed playing the piano, singing gospel music and loved church and her family. She was preceded in death by her husband Cyrus H. Louviere; her parents,...

Charles Larry Bosarge

Charles Larry Bosarge

Aug 26, 2016

Charles Larry Bosarge, age 76, was called by his Lord and Savior on August 26, 2016. Larry was a loving husband to his wife, the late Phyllis Foreman Bosarge, and devoted father to his four children, Charles E. “Chuck” (Colleen) Bosarge, Lisa (Read) Hendon, Stacey (Clement) Landry and Kevin (Rachel) Bosarge. His eight grandchildren, Amanda, Nicholas, Brittany, Morgan, Garret, Brooke,...

Eleanor Bradford Lemon

Eleanor Bradford Lemon

Aug 25, 2016

Eleanor Bradford Lemon, 101, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Mrs. Lemon was born in Ocean Springs in 1915 to Frederick Semmes Bradford and Letecia Carver Bradford, also lifelong residents of the Ocean Springs. Mrs. Lemon graduated from Ocean Springs High School, now known as the Mary C. O’Keefe, in 1932, and...

Jacqueline "Jacky" Ruth Musial

Jacqueline "Jacky" Ruth Musial

Aug 25, 2016

Jacqueline Ruth Musial, 78, died August 25, 2016. She was born in Punxsutawney, PA to Esther Ruth Morse and Charles “Pap” Joseph Snyder. Jacky married the love of her life, Teddy “Tadju”. Along with her husband, Ted, she raised her family in Lakewood, Ohio. They moved to Gulfport, MS in 2004 following retirement to spend time with her younger grandchildren....

Susie Jones

Susie Jones

Aug 25, 2016

Susie Jones, 82, died Thursday,August 25, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 29, 2016 at Crestlawn Memorial Park.

Donald Gene Duncan

Donald Gene Duncan

Aug 24, 2016

Donald Gene Duncan, Jr., age 41, of Saucier passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2016 in Gulfport. He was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a member of Holiness faith and did masonry work. He was preceded in death by his mother, Bonnie Sue Rayner Duncan. He is survived by his lifelong companion,...

April Joy Sharp

April Joy Sharp

Aug 24, 2016

April Joy Sharp, 37, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Born at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, she was a resident of Ocean Springs for over 35 years. April attended MGCCC Jackson County for 2 years. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth Sharp; and...

William "Murray" Killebrew

William "Murray" Killebrew

Aug 24, 2016

William “Murray” Killebrew, 63, of Biloxi, MS went to his heavenly home on August 24, 2016 after a long struggle with kidney disease. Murray was born on February 27, 1953 to William O. and Loree Simpson Killebrew in Sioux City, IA. He was a loving and spirited man who embraced life to the fullest. He graduated from Biloxi High in...

Jeremiah Joseph "Jerry" O'Keefe

Jeremiah Joseph "Jerry" O'Keefe

Aug 23, 2016

Jeremiah Joseph “Jerry” O’Keefe, III, 93, of Biloxi, MS died August 23, 2016. Mr. O’Keefe was born in Ocean Springs, MS in 1923 and was schooled at St. Alphonsus Elementary School and later Sacred Heart Academy in Biloxi. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Jerry enlisted, hoping to become a pilot. He received his wings from the U.S. Marines in May,...

Theresia Hüber Brown

Theresia Hüber Brown

Aug 22, 2016

Mrs. Theresia Hüber Brown, 96, of Biloxi, MS passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 in Biloxi. Mrs. Brown was a past member of the Eastern Stars and a Red Cross volunteer for the KAFB Pharmacy for 30 years. She was also the department manager for Gayfers at Edgewater Mall when it opened in 1962. Mrs. Brown was of the Catholic...

Toby Warren Boatright

Toby Warren Boatright

Aug 22, 2016

Toby Warren Boatright, age 37, passed away suddenly August 22, 2016 at his home in Gulfport, MS. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University and received a Master’s degree in special education at the University of Mississippi. He taught special education for the last seven years on the Mississipi Gulf Coast. He is survived by his wife, Gina Garcia...