Obituaries
Ronald "Ronnie" Clifton Kimmerly, Sr.
Jun 3, 2015
Ronald “Ronnie” Clifton Kimmerly, Sr., 65, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Pascagoula. Mr. Kimmerly was born at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi on September 28, 1949. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Kimmerly was also an oil field consultant. He was of the Methodist faith. He is preceded...
Estelle Gay Williams Reese
Jun 3, 2015
Estelle Gay Williams Reese, 84, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Reese was a former longtime resident of Ocean Springs and a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. She was also a member of The United Daughters of the Confederacy and a high school English teacher. Mrs. Reese taught for many...
Ruth McGilbery Foley
Jun 3, 2015
Ruth McGilbery Foley, aged 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 3, 2015. Ruth was a resident of Ocean Springs for over forty years, where she dedicated her life to raising her children and grandchildren with her husband, WWII veteran Albert L. Foley until his passing in 1994. She was a former member of the Ocean Springs...
Geertruida "Gerda" Helena Kindts
Jun 1, 2015
Geertruida "Gerda" Helena Kindts, 76, of Gulfport died Monday, June 1, 2015 in Gulfport. Mrs. Kindts was originally from the Netherlands but immigrated to the United States in 1967. Her interests included family, gardening, sewing and music. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthonius Kindts, parents, Anthonius and Nelli van Haaren, sister Beppie van Haaren, and brother Janus...
Keenan D Hall
May 30, 2015
Keenan D. Hall, 57, passed away Sat. May 30, 2015 in Biloxi. Service is Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 12:15 pm at BRADFORD-O’KEEFE, 15th Street Gulfport with visitation at 11 am. Burial follows at Biloxi National Cemetery.
Sharon Lynn Starks
May 30, 2015
Ms. Sharon Lynn Starks, age 47, passed away on May 30, 2015, in Jacksonville, Florida, after fighting a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Sharon was born on June 30, 1968, in Biloxi, MS. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and attended Ocean Springs schools until she graduated in 1986. Sharon had many friends and enjoyed sailing, spending...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyce Samuels
May 30, 2015
Jacqueline “Jackie” Samuels, 68, of Lucedale, MS, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 in Lucedale. Jackie was a longtime resident of Lucedale. She was also a longtime member of A.A. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Gina Bell Brenson; her parents, Peter Consonery and Barbara Bush Bates; and her sisters, Patricia Picardo and Barbara Henderson. Jackie’s survivors...
Sharon Denice Silverman
May 29, 2015
Sharon Denice Silverman, age 59, of Ocean Springs, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015. Sharon was born in Greenville, MS on April 12, 1956. She was formerly employed with Ocean Springs Hospital as a Surgical Tech. She was an avid reader and loved shopping. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. She is preceded in death by...
Florence "Marie" Vereker
May 28, 2015
Florence “Marie” Monk Vereker, 90, of Biloxi, MS passed away May 28, 2015. Marie was born and raised in Biloxi, MS. She is preceded in death by her husband Norbert “Mike” Vereker; parents, Ronald and Maybelle Monk; her brothers Jimmy Monk, Howard Monk and Wayne Monk; sister, Betty Monk Teague and two infant brothers. And grandson Brian Keith of Easley,...
Ellen Maxine Impey
May 28, 2015
Mrs. Ellen Maxine Impey, age 93, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015. Mrs. Impey was born on February 25, 1922, in Garrison, Kansas. She had been a coast resident since 1961 and was a member of Belle Fountain Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and dedicated herself to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was...
Wayne Morris Rupard
May 27, 2015
Wayne Morris Rupard, age 76, of Ocean Springs passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Thelma Rupard; and sister, Jackie. Survivors include his loving wife, Keisha Smith Rupard; step-children, Marcus Buckley, Jr. and Zion Marshall; mother-in-law, Minnie Stanton; close friend, Dawson Love; and best furry companions, GiGi and Lulu. Services will...
James "Jamie" Nolan Hough
May 26, 2015
Mr. James “Jamie” Nolan Hough, of Nederland, Texas, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, the morning of his 46th birthday. Jamie was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. He lived in Gretna, Louisiana until his family moved to Nederland, Texas as a young boy. He was a 1987 graduate of Nederland High School where he played football for the Nederland...
Sandra Saunders Sibley
May 25, 2015
Diamondhead, MS—Sandra Sibley, 79, died Monday, May 25, 2015, at The Arbor in Ridgeland. A native of Meridian, she was the daughter of the late James Pittman and Lula Mae Rivers Saunders. She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in English and later received a Masters degree from Mississippi State University. On January 29, 1955, she...
Ruth Hackett East
May 25, 2015
OBITUARY OF RUTH HACKETT EAST Ruth Hackett East passed peacefully on May 25, 2015, at her home in Pass Christian, Mississippi, at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her mother Madeleine Bourne Hackett, father Allen Storr Hackett, granddaughter Mary Megan East, and her husband of nearly 50 years John Charles East. She was also preceded in...
Manuel L. Olavarria
May 23, 2015
Mr. Manuel L. Olavarria, age 79, left this earthy part of his journey on Saturday, May 23, 2015. Manuel attended the Esuela Industrial for Naval Construction and then studied at Santa Maria University in Chile. He worked as an Oceanic Topographer in the Institute Hydrography in the Navy and was a military teacher in the Escuela de Infranteria Marina. After...
Betty Jean Gutierrez
May 22, 2015
Betty Jean Gutierrez, age 95 of Biloxi, died Friday, May 22, 2015. Betty was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. She was the last of the family of 8 Lupton children. She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters; and brothers. Survivors include her husband, Jose Gutierrez; daughters, Gina (Bill) Turner and Christine (Gary) Walker; son, Michael J....
Louise Fairley Clay
May 22, 2015
Mrs. Louise Fairley Clay, age 81, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015. Mrs. Clay was raised on the coast and in Ocean Springs. She married John Clay when she was eighteen years old and they resided in Philadelphia, PA for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband and a son, John Clay...
Mary C. Beaugez Ross
May 22, 2015
Mrs. Mary C. Beaugez Ross, age 96, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015. Mrs. Ross was a longtime resident of the coast, was a longtime member of the Ocean Springs VFW, and an active and lifelong member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. She loved her card games and Bingo. She was preceded in death by...
Karen Hill Galloway
May 21, 2015
Karen Hill Galloway passed away Thursday, May 21. 2015 after a brave two year struggle with lung cancer. A Gulfport native, she was a 1962 graduate of Gulfport High School and a 1966 graduate of Mississippi University for Women, where she was a member of the Silhouette Social Club. Karen taught biology at Kingsbury High School in Memphis for five...
Allan C. Cecil
May 21, 2015
Allan C. Cecil, USAF Retired, age 74, of Gulfport died Thursday, May 21, 2015 in Gulfport. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1979. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served in Vietnam and retired as Major with 20 years of service. He was an active member of...
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