Obituaries
Ruth Fountain Hall Smith
Mar 15, 2015
Ruth Fountain Hall Smith, age 92, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on March 15, 2015. Ruth retired from the St. Martin School District. She loved to visit with family and friends and was a great cook. She will be missed dearly by all who knew her. She is preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Corrine Fountain; brothers,...
Evelyn Clark
Mar 14, 2015
Evelyn Clark, age 76, of Gulfport went to join her late husband Saturday, March 14, 2015 for their 58th wedding anniversary. Evelyn was a longtime employee of Stennis Space Center and she was always ready to share her happy memories of growing up in Hattiesburg with her grandparents, Rosier and Caroline Davis. She was Catholic. She was preceded in death...
Vance Brown, USAF Retired
Mar 13, 2015
Vance Brown, age 97 1/2, a WWII veteran and longtime resident of Biloxi, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 13, 2015 in Tyler, TX. Vance was born in Bells Mills, AL, the 11th child of John and Lillian Brown. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps during WW II, keeping the engines of B24’s working and also acting as tail...
Louis George Stratakos
Mar 13, 2015
Louis George Stratakos, 75, of Ocean Springs, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015. Louis was born in New Orleans, LA on June 29, 1939. When he was about 4 years old, the Stratakos family found their way to Fountainbleau, where the roots have grown deep. He was so very proud to see the family come full circle and see his...
Ruby Lois Gehrmann Hegwood
Mar 13, 2015
Ruby Lois Gehrmann Hegwood, 71, of Biloxi, MS was called Home on Friday, March 13, 2015. Mrs. Hegwood was born in Biloxi, MS to Richard Chester and Aletha Gehrmann on October 9, 1943. She attended Biloxi Schools and spent many years traveling as a military wife. She was an active member of Big Ridge Baptist Church where she treasured her...
Eleanor Newton
Mar 12, 2015
Newton, Eleanor Eleanor Newton, 61, of Gulfport died Thurs. March 12, 2015 in Gulfport. Arrangements are incomplete at BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL HOME, O'Neal Rd. Gulfport. (228-831-2322)
Joyce M. Dunaway
Mar 12, 2015
Joyce M. Carter Hall Dunaway, 74, and a resident of Biloxi, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 in New Orleans, LA peacefully with her family. She was a native of Arkansas and a Gulf Coast Resident since July 1969. She is preceded in death by her mother, Elsie D. Higgins; and sister-in-law, Maureen Prince. Left to cherish her memory are...
Larry Anthony Schmierer
Mar 12, 2015
Larry Anthony Schmierer, age 51, was called home by his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Larry was born in San Angelo, Texas. He was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast since 1970. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and was employed by Fred Schawn at Lighthouse Marble Works for 21 years. He was an avid Saints...
Mary Gaynell Nicholson Jones
Mar 11, 2015
Mary Gaynell Nicholson Jones,, 63, died Wednesday March 11, 2015 in Lincoln, NE. Visitation will be held Friday, April3, 2015 from 10 am until 11 am at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'nela Road, Gulfport. A graveside service will follow at 11:15 a.m. at Free Church of God Cemetery in Gulfport.
Major Wendell Marvin Larson, USMC, Retired
Mar 11, 2015
A Memorial Service will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension at 2:00 pm on Saturday March 21, 2015 for Wendell Marvin Larson who passed away on Tuesday March 11, 2015 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi. The Reverend Joseph Daly will officiate the service. Honorary pallbearers and memorial service support will include members of the...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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