Obituaries

Wray Warren Anderson

Wray Warren Anderson

Aug 26, 2014

Wray Warren Anderson, 92, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 in Gulfport. A lifelong resident of Gulfport, he was born in 1922. He graduated from Gulfport High School and attended Bowling Green Business University, Bowling Green, KY. At the beginning of WWII, he enlisted in the Naval Reserve, serving in the South Pacific Theater at Guadalcanal and in Northern California. He...

Chi Van Nguyen

Chi Van Nguyen

Aug 26, 2014

Arrangements were handled by the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home.

Suzanne "Sue" Newton Gill

Suzanne "Sue" Newton Gill

Aug 25, 2014

Suzanne “Sue” Newton Gill, age 93, of Gulfport died Monday, August 25, 2015 in Gulfport. She was born in Rockford, IL and had been a resident of Gulfport for most of her life. She was a member of St. Peters by the Sea Episcopal Church. She was an avid reader and her hobbies included sewing and crafts. She was preceded...

Harrell Lee Toncrey

Harrell Lee Toncrey

Aug 24, 2014

Harrell Lee Toncrey, 76, of Biloxi, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014. Harrell was preceded in death by his parents, Louis “Dubbie” and Vera Toncrey; beautiful wife, Mary (Johnson) Toncrey; 5 brothers; and 6 sisters. Survivors include children, Patty (Jimmy) Skinner, Chris Toncrey, Vee Herro, Amy Toncrey, Michelle Andersen and Stevie Jordan all of Biloxi; 13 grandchildren and 11 great...

Catherine Beam Masden

Catherine Beam Masden

Aug 24, 2014

Catherine Louise Beam Masden, longtime Birmingham resident living in Gulfport for several years, was born on September 10, 1924 in Bardstown, KY, and passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2014 in Gulfport. She is survived by her daughters Andi Rushton Oustalet (Butch) of Gulfport and Janelle Masden of New Orleans and her son William Henry Masden III of San Antonio,...

Bryan Baggett

Bryan Baggett

Aug 23, 2014

If you are reading this, Kay Baggett taught you something. If nothing else, you learned that she departed this Earth Saturday August 23, 2014 just before supper. It was hot. There was little breeze. The mosquitos and deer flies were out in force. The greens and browns of the the Davis Bayou marsh were lush with color and smells and...

Charles Hall

Charles Hall

Aug 23, 2014

Charles Hall age 77, of Perkinston died Saturday, August 23, 2014 in Perkinston. He attended Lenore High School and Burch High School where he graduated in 1955. After graduation he moved to Cleveland, OH and worked for Fisher Body, a division of General Motors. In 1957 he married Patricia E. Gilleland He enlisted in the Navy in 1956 and remained...

Lorena Catherine Seymour

Lorena Catherine Seymour

Aug 23, 2014

Lorena Catherine Seymour, age 94, a lifelong resident of the St. Martin and Latimer Communities, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014. Lorena was an active member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Latimer where she enjoyed fellowship with her church family. She was so loving and willing to do for others. Time spent with her family was always the...

Elvin J. "Bubba" Lowery

Elvin J. "Bubba" Lowery

Aug 22, 2014

Elvin J. “Bubba” Lowery, Sr., age 74, of Ocean Springs, passed away Friday, August 22, 2014. Bubba was born in Ocean Springs and remained a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. He enjoyed fishing, shrimping; but, his favorite hobby was rebuilding cars. Bubba is preceded in death by his wife, Diane Lowery;...

John Melvin Stewart

John Melvin Stewart

Aug 22, 2014

John Melvin Stewart, III, age 61, of Saucier, died Friday, August 22, 2014 in Saucier. He was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a member of Morris Hill Baptist Church and was a retired electrician from Northrup Grumman Shipyard. A mason, he was a member of J.L. Power Lodge 416, Perkinston. His...

Wilfred "Will" Hellmers Charbonnet

Wilfred "Will" Hellmers Charbonnet

Aug 22, 2014

Wilfred “Will” Hellmers Charbonnet, age 95 years old, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, passed away at home on 22 August 2014, due to natural causes. He was the second child to the late Wilfred James & Louise Antoinette (Hellmers) Charbonnet born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 22 December 1918. He was preceded in death by his sister, Louise Hellmers Skiff, his...

Malcolm  Otis Fountain

Malcolm Otis Fountain

Aug 22, 2014

Malcolm Otis Fountain of D’Iberville, MS passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014. Malcolm was a lifelong resident of Back Bay in D’Iberville and many knew daddy as Pete – The Rascal – and dad also knew everybody as Rascal or Bo, only because he was the The Rascal. Malcolm worked and also retired from Harrison County Road Department in...

Denise Kneale

Denise Kneale

Aug 21, 2014

Denise Kneale, age 61, of St. Martin, went to her Heavenly Home on Thursday, August 21, 2014. Denise was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was a very unique person who will always be remembered as a Trucker, Biker and a Bus Driver for Biloxi and Gulfport School Systems. Mostly, she will...

Dale Milton  Titler

Dale Milton Titler

Aug 20, 2014

Dale Milton Titler, Sr. age 87 of Gulfport, passed away on August 20th, 2014. Mr. Titler was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania on August 25th, 1926, the son of Guy Edwin Titler and Helen Catherine (Bockel) Titler. He was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Altoona. He lived most of his adult life in the South, but he never...

Clothilde Marie Lawrence

Clothilde Marie Lawrence

Aug 19, 2014

Mrs. Clothilde Marie Lawrence, 93, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014. She was longtime resident of Biloxi and D’Iberville. She was employed in the seafood industry and worked at Ocean Springs Hospital. Clothilde was preceded in death by two husbands, Charles Elmer Wescovich and Judge Dewey Lawrence. She is survived by her son, Frank Wescovich and his wife Sharyn; sisters, Theresa...

Mildred Ryan

Mildred Ryan

Aug 19, 2014

Mrs. Mildred Ryan, age 88, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Ryan was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a previous housekeeper at the Isle of Capri and Casino Magic. She was a devoted Catholic, a loving wife, mother and grandmother and loved to spend time with her family...

Bobby John Lawrence

Bobby John Lawrence

Aug 19, 2014

Bobby John Lawrence, 60, of D’Iberville, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014. Bobby was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Bobby is preceded in death by his father, Frank “Jerry” Lawrence; brother, Frank Jerry Lawrence, Jr.; and Godchild, Shelley Pylate Carter. Survivors include his mother, Catherine Bosarge Lawrence; daughters, Jolie Wilding (Keith), Valaree Anderson (Brad), Hillary Craig (Joshua),...

William Craig Cleveland

William Craig Cleveland

Aug 18, 2014

Gulfport -- William Craig Cleveland, age 62, died on Sunday of natural causes. A graduate of Gulfport East High School, Craig attended Tulane University and the Chapman College World Campus Afloat before graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi. He then pursued graduate studies in English at Duke University. Craig moved to New York where he worked for the Maritime...

James "Burnie" Lester Burnett

James "Burnie" Lester Burnett

Aug 18, 2014

James Lester “Burnie” Burnett, 62, of Gautier, MS died Monday, August 18, 2014 in Gautier. Mr. Burnett resided in Mississippi since 1966 and was a resident of Gautier for 34 years. He was a volunteer with Cruisin the Coast for 10 years and a member of Mississippi Gulf Coast Mustang Club and the Mississippi Beach Cruisers. He was also a...

Mildred M. Premeaux Lund Wieniewitz

Mildred M. Premeaux Lund Wieniewitz

Aug 17, 2014

Mildred M. Premeaux Lund Wieniewitz, age 91, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2014. Mildred was born in Biloxi, MS where she remained a lifelong resident. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church where she participated in the Altar Society and Jolly Travelers. She is preceded in death by her spouses, William E. Lund and Vincent “Al” Wieniewitz; father,...