Obituaries

Jo Ann Vassalli Longon

Jo Ann Vassalli Longon

Mar 11, 2015

Jo Ann Vassalli Longon, went to be with her husband and son in Heaven on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Jo Ann was born in Biloxi, graduated from St. Martin High School and was a lifelong resident of St. Martin. She loved watching her son, Jason, grandson, Corey and her nephews play ball. She was also in a bowling league for...

Susan "Leanne" Thomas Marasca

Susan "Leanne" Thomas Marasca

Mar 10, 2015

Susan Leanne (Thomas) Marasca, 52, of Lucedale, MS, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 in Lucedale, MS. Leanne was born in Biloxi, MS at Keesler AFB to Lee Thomas, Sr. and Wanda (Miller) Denham on March 16, 1962. She went to high school at Ocean Springs High School and graduated in 1980. Leanne attended college at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community...

Gary Miller

Gary Miller

Mar 10, 2015

Gary Miller, 67, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 in Gulfport. Mr. Miller was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the coast. He retired from the Ocean Springs Fire Department. Mr. Miller loved to hunt and fish. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He is preceded in death by his parents,...

Ethel "June"  Stojcich-Mladinich

Ethel "June" Stojcich-Mladinich

Mar 10, 2015

Ethel June Stojcich-Mladinich, age 87, passed away peacefully in her home on March 10, 2015, after a short battle with cancer, with her family by her side. June was born on August 27, 1927, in Biloxi, MS, and grew up on Crawford Street. She attended Dukate Elementary and graduated from Biloxi High in 1945. Soon afterward she began working at...

Curtis Alton Marsh, III

Curtis Alton Marsh, III

Mar 10, 2015

Curtis Alton Marsh, III, 32, of Ocean Springs, MS left this world suddenly on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Curtis was born in Ocean Springs and remained a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He loved his job working at Precision Fiber Optics. Curtis enjoyed his motorcycle and writing poems and short stories, but his passion was his daughter. He was...

Anna Bryan McCollough

Anna Bryan McCollough

Mar 10, 2015

Mrs. Anna Bryan McCollough, age 93, was called home by her Lord on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. She was a sweet and precious lady who was affectionately called "Mrs. Bea" by those who knew her. Anyone you asked would tell you that she always had a smile on her face and a kind word for everyone. You could hear her...

Walter "W.L" Dye

Walter "W.L" Dye

Mar 9, 2015

Mr. Walter "W.L." Dye, age 86, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2015, in Ocean Springs. Walt was a 1947 graduate of Biloxi High School and served his country for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. Upon retiring in 1970, he accepted a position as the Parks and Recreation Director in the town of Tehachapi,...

Irene Pellish  Subasavage

Irene Pellish Subasavage

Mar 9, 2015

Irene Pellish Subasavage, age 97, died Monday, March 9, 2015 in D'Iberville. Mrs. Subasavage was a resident of Ocean Springs for eight years, where she lived with her daughter and son-in-law. She was born in Llewellyn, PA. She was the daughter of the late John Pellish Jr. and Annie Onuskonich. She moved to Norfolk, VA in 1960, returning to Pottsville,...

Leo  J. Rolkosky

Leo J. Rolkosky

Mar 9, 2015

Leo Joseph Rolkosky, age 75, of Biloxi, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015. Leo was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He enjoyed fishing, shrimping, oystering, and crabbing with family and friends. He also enjoyed working on cars and outboard motors, and fellowshipping with The Pentecostals of the Gulf Coast. He will be greatly missed by all who knew...

Lawrence Taylor "Ted" Pearson

Lawrence Taylor "Ted" Pearson

Mar 8, 2015

Lawrence Taylor “Ted” Pearson, 56, of Gulfport, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 08, 2015. He was born January 16, 1959, in Memphis, TN. Ted is survived by his three sons (oldest to youngest), Philip, Jordan, Michael, and his mother, Ouida Pearson. Ted lost his battle to throat cancer after many years of fighting the good fight all while keeping...

Ralph Julius Thibodeaux Sr.

Ralph Julius Thibodeaux Sr.

Mar 7, 2015

Mr. Ralph Julius Thibodeaux, Sr, age 70, of North Biloxi, MS, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in North Biloxi. Ralph was a lifelong resident of the coast, serving in the U.S. Army for six years and the Vietnam War. He was the former manager and engineer with Magnatek Engineering. Ralph retired in 1994. He was preceded in death...

Eugene G. Verrett, USCG Commander,

Eugene G. Verrett, USCG Commander,

Mar 7, 2015

Eugene G. Verrett, age 86, died peacefully in his home on Saturday, March 07, 2015.

He is survived by his wife, Irene and six children: David (Linda) Verrett, Denise (Don) Keyser, Stephen (Carolyn) Verrett, Andrew (Nancy) Verrett, Peter (Glenda) Verrett, and Julie (Joseph) Alphonso. He is also survived by 8 grandchildren: James Verrett, Marisa Verrett, Angela Verrett, Audrey Verrett, Aaron (Kyndel)...

Kenneth Carl White

Kenneth Carl White

Mar 7, 2015

Kenneth Carl White, born April 5, 1951, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Mr. White was predeceased in death by his father, Carl Lloyd White. Carl, affectionately known as "Papa" by his grandchildren, is survived by two sons, Rustin (Meredith) White, and Aaron (Jessica) White, his mother, Dorothy Lee White, two brothers, Charles (June) White and...

Audrey Franklin Catchot

Audrey Franklin Catchot

Mar 7, 2015

Mrs. Audrey Franklin Catchot, age 73, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015. Audrey was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was previously employed with the Ocean Springs School District and the Casino Industry. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend to all. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph...

Jonnie Lou  Hurst Autrey

Jonnie Lou Hurst Autrey

Mar 7, 2015

Jonnie Hurst Autrey, age 87, passed away on March 7, 2015. Jonnie was born in Covington County, Mississippi, on December 2, 1927. After graduating high school from Houma, Louisiana, she attended the University of Southern Mississippi where she received two master’s degrees and a specialist’s degree in the field of education. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph...

Rita Gail Jenkins

Rita Gail Jenkins

Mar 6, 2015

Rita Gail Jenkins, 68, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015. Mrs. Jenkins was a native of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and had been a resident of Ocean Springs for over 40 years. She was a devoted wife and mother who cherished her family and took great pride in the accomplishments of her children. She was an avid...

Eric M. Jewess, USCG, Ret.

Eric M. Jewess, USCG, Ret.

Mar 6, 2015

Commander Eric M. Jewess, USCG Ret., age 57, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 6, 2015 at his home in Ocean Springs. Eric was a native of Bessemer, MI, located in the Upper Peninsula, a place he loved and called home. Eric attended the U.S. Coast Guard Academy from 1975 to 1979, earning a Bachelor of...

Monda McLaughlin Jewess

Monda McLaughlin Jewess

Mar 6, 2015

Monda McLaughlin Jewess, age 58, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Jewess was a native of Florence, AL and a member of First Baptist Church of Ocean Springs. Mrs. Jewess’ survivors include her daughter, Maddie Jewess; her sons, Zachary (Kelly) Jewess and Alex Jewess; her mother, Jewell McLaughlin; her grandchildren, Sabra Grace...

Jule  P. Miller Jr.

Jule P. Miller Jr.

Mar 5, 2015

Jule P. Miller Jr., MD died peacefully Thursday, March 5th, 2015, just shy of 89 years-old. Until January 2014, when he moved to Biloxi, MS, Dr. Miller worked as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in private practice in St. Louis, MO. An important figure in American psychoanalysis, he was the first President of the International Council for Psychoanalytic Self-Psychology, a post...

Martha Seymour Quave

Martha Seymour Quave

Mar 5, 2015

Mrs. Martha Seymour Quave, age 94, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015. Mrs. Quave was a lifelong resident of the coast and of Jackson County. She loved to visit with her family and friends and was the pianist at Fort Bayou Baptist Church almost up until her passing. She was preceded in death by her...