Obituaries
William Jerry Tait, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Oct 4, 2014
LCDR William Jerry Tait, U.S. Navy (Ret.), 79, of Vancleave, died October 4, 2014 in Ocean Springs. LCDR Tait was a graduate of Perkinston Jr. College, now MGCCC, U.S. Navy flight training, and U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. He served 22 years in the Navy as a helicopter pilot, flight deck officer, air traffic control officer, and commander of Naval Reserve...
Anna Marie Pemberton
Oct 3, 2014
Anna Marie Allen Pemberton, age 92, of Gulfport, MS went home to be with her Lord on Friday, October 3, 2014. She was born February 13, 1922, in Lake Charles, LA and had been a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 1955. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 67 years, Rev. Garlon L. Pemberton. Together...
Rhoda Mulkey Fountain
Oct 3, 2014
Rhoda (Mulkey) Fountain passed away peacefully on October 3, 2014 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Fountain was born in Haskell TX, March 28, 1927. After graduating from Plainview High School (Plainview, TX) in 1944, Rhoda located with her widowed mother, Lillian Mulkey, to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to where Mrs. Mulkey, an Air Force instructor, had been transferred from Sheppard...
Mary Helen Daniels Morgan
Oct 3, 2014
Mary Helen Daniels Morgan, 85, of Biloxi, MS passed away Friday, October 3, 2014 in Biloxi. Mrs. Morgan was a longtime resident of Biloxi. She is preceded in death by her husband; and two children. Her survivors include 12 children; 40 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; and longtime companion, Bill Harper. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 7, 2014...
Sidney "Sonny" Foreman
Oct 2, 2014
Sidney “Sonny” Joseph Foreman, Jr., age 76, of Biloxi, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Sonny was a lifetime resident of Biloxi and a longtime member of St. Michael Catholic Church. Sonny is preceded in death by his parents, Sidney Foreman, Sr. and Lucille Boutte Foreman; brother, James Joseph “Jimbo” Foreman; and sister, Phyllis Bosarge. Survivors...
Crystal Lamey Job
Oct 2, 2014
Mrs. Crystal Lamey Job, age 41, of the Latimer Community, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014, in Ocean Springs, MS. Crystal was a lifelong resident of Latimer and a devout Christian. She was also a lifelong member of Latimer Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by her mother, Iona Louise Lamey. Survivors include her husband, James...
CWO4 (Ret. USN) Bobby Gene Johnson
Oct 2, 2014
CWO4 (Ret. USN) Bobby Gene Johnson, 73, of Vancleave, MS died peacefully on Thursday, October 2, 2014 in Ocean Springs Hospital after a long illness. Bobby was a native of Stapleton, Georgia but had been a long time resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He began his Naval career in 1959 at NTC, Great Lakes, Il. Bobby rose through the...
Sarah Geraci Corne`
Oct 2, 2014
Sarah Geraci Corne`, age 97, of New Orleans died Thursday October 2, 2014 in Gulfport, MS. She was preceded in death by her husband, John J. Corne`; a daughter, Jeanne H. Waites; and a son, Angelo D. Corne`. She is survived by daughters, Rita Wead of Florida, Bertha (Ben) North of Gulfport, Betty (Don) Neel of Tulsa, OK, Angelina Doyle...
Jason Everett Knewasser
Oct 1, 2014
Jason Everett Knewasser, age 35, left this earth on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 in Ocean Springs, MS. Jason was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. He was a graduate of OSHS Class of ’97. Jason worked for UPS for many years and he loved his work and his many co-workers. Jason was a kind and loving husband, son and friend...
Isaac David Harris, Jr.
Sep 30, 2014
Isaac David Harris, Jr., 75, of Ocean Springs, MS died Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Mr. Harris was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs and a member of First Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Ocean Springs High School and the University of Southern Mississippi. Mr. Harris was the former longtime director of the Blossman YMCA on Government St. in...
Eugene Herbert Hassler
Sep 30, 2014
Reverend Eugene Herbert Hassler, 82, of Gulfport, a loving husband, father, and friend passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Woodland Village Nursing Center in Diamondhead. He was born on December 31, 1931 in Tacoma, WA. For over 50 years Reverend Hassler was a shepherd to many, faithful to counsel, to love, to pray and preach the word of God....
Wanda Louise Shemwell
Sep 30, 2014
Wanda Louise Shemwell, 77, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in Gautier. Mrs. Shemwell was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1996. She was a member of the Assembly of God, a pastor’s wife for over fifty years working alongside of her husband. She is preceded in death by her son, Alan Randall Shemwell; her...
Gloria Frances Kuluz Cruso
Sep 30, 2014
Gloria Frances Kuluz Cruso, age 84, of Biloxi, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Mrs. Cruso was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a longtime member of St. Michael Catholic Church. She was also a Charter Member of Slavic Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Cruso is preceded in death by her parents, Nick and Adele Kuluz; sister, Patricia Caillavet; husbands, Dewey Crochet...
Harland "Billy" Yarbrough
Sep 30, 2014
Harland ‘Billy” Yarbrough, 61, of Gulfport died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his father, Delton Joseph Marcotte and mother, Carrie Elizabeth Yarbrough; two sons, Jerry Loyd Yarbrough and Billy Wayne Yarbrough; and a brother, Jessie Lee Yarbrough. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen D. Shelton; a son, Christopher R. Shelton; and a...
Joan Ryan Llado
Sep 29, 2014
Joan Ryan Llado, age 78, of Biloxi died Monday, September 29, 2014 in Biloxi. She was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. Joan was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral. She volunteered in the Ocean Springs Volunteer Fireman’s Auxiliary; Ladies Auxiliary for the Knight’s of Columbus Council #1244; a member of Nativity’s Bereavement Committee; and...
Vincent Phillip Schifano
Sep 29, 2014
Mr. Vincent Phillip Schifano, Sr., 89, of Biloxi/Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014. Vincent was born in Birmingham, AL to Joseph and Vincent Schifano. He moved to the Gulf Coast in 1945 while serving in the US Coast Guard in Mobile, AL, where he met the love of his life Jimmie McCarty. He said that it...
Beverly Schroeder
Sep 28, 2014
Beverly Schroeder, 82, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Schroeder was born in Biloxi, raised by her grandmother in Point Cadet and remained a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She is preceded in death by her sisters, Jo Varnes and Margaret Bennette. Mrs. Schroeder is survived by her husband of...
Paul Douglas Fayard
Sep 28, 2014
Paul Douglas Fayard, Jr., age 34, left this earth early on Sunday, September 28, 2014. Paul was born in Biloxi to his parents, Paul Douglas Fayard, Sr. and Charlotte (Wayne) Fayard-Hennig. He was later joined by his sisters LesLeigh (Chris) Fayard-Mason and Heather Fayard. He attended Biloxi High School where he graduated in 1998. He was active in baseball, football...
Arland A. Parker Sr.
Sep 27, 2014
Mr. Arland A. Parker, Sr, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2014, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Parker was a longtime resident of the coast. He was a devoted husband, loving father and an avid Saints fan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gertrude and Jasper Parker, a granddaughter, Ashley Parker and daughter-in-law,...
Elvin "Breeze" Bosarge,
Sep 25, 2014
Elvin “Breeze” Bosarge, Jr., age 87, of the Latimer Community, passed away peacefully in Biloxi on September 25, 2014. Breeze was the owner of Bosarge’s Grocery on Oak St. in Biloxi for many years. Best known for having the coldest Barq’s Root beer around, it was a gathering place for family and friends to meet, tell stories, and try to...
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