Obituaries

Ronald "Ronnie" Clifton Kimmerly, Sr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...