Obituaries
Ella Cospelich Lenaz
Mar 31, 2014
Ella Cospelich Lenaz, age 98, of Gulfport, died Monday, March 31, 2014 in Long Beach. She was born in Bay St. Louis and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a member of St. John Catholic Church and attended St. Thomas Catholic Church. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion. She was...
Emile L. Desporte,
Mar 30, 2014
Emile L. Desporte, Jr., 87, died Sunday, March 30, 2014 in Biloxi. He was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. Emile was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral and attended mass at Our Lady of Fatima. He was the youngest in his family and had four sisters. Emile was a member of Benevolent and Protective...
Roberta Burman Nations
Mar 30, 2014
Roberta Burman Nations, age 75, died Sunday, March 30, 2014. She was a native of Louisville, KY and was a resident of the Gulf Coast for over 36 years. Roberta retired from Biloxi VA Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Richard Burman and Faye Burman. Roberta is survived by her husband of 36 years, Jim...
Amanda I. Salas
Mar 30, 2014
Miss Amanda I. Salas, age 36, of Ocean Springs, died Sunday, March 30, 2014 in Ocean Springs. Amanda was the daughter of Linda and Peter Bang. She was a young, fun and loving woman. She was a hard worker and an avid gym goer. She loved having a good time and living life to the fullest. Amanda was a very...
George R Walker
Mar 30, 2014
George R. Walker, age 83, died Sunday, March 30, 2014 in Gulfport. He previously served in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Walker is survived by his wife, Dorothy Walker; daughter, Deborah Lynn Ingle; three sons, Thomas Conway, Douglas Walker, and Steven Walker; a brother, Kenneth Maurer; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The graveside service will be Friday, April 4, 2014...
August "Auggie" Joseph Derouen,
Mar 30, 2014
August “Auggie” Joseph Derouen, Jr., 76, of North Biloxi, passed peacefully with his family by his side, on Sunday, March 30, 2014. He was a Retired Operator from Keesler. Auggie was known for his many artistic talents such as carving, painting and sewing cast nets. He was an avid outdoorsman, spending his summers on the water and his winters in...
William E. "Bill" Overstreet
Mar 29, 2014
Rev. William E. “Bill” Overstreet, age 92, of Vancleave, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014. Bill was a longtime resident of Vancleave. He was a World War II Veteran and retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding. He was a pastor at Magnolia Baptist Church in Vancleave and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Bill is preceded in death by his wife, Alta Loraine Overstreet;...
James B. Richmond,
Mar 29, 2014
James B. Richmond, Sr., age 88, died in Biloxi on Saturday, March 29, 2014. He was a native of Picayune, MS, but a lifelong resident of Biloxi, MS. J.B. was born July 10, 1925. He attended Dukate Elementary and Biloxi High School. As an athlete, J.B. lettered two years as a member of the Biloxi High Boxing Team and two...
Wayne Barnett,
Mar 29, 2014
Colonel (Ret.) Wayne Barnett was born on August 15, 1943 in Winfield, KS. He passed away peacefully at his home in Biloxi, MS with his wife and children at his side on March 29, 2014 at the age of 70. Wayne loved his family more than anything. He was preceded in death by his parents Richard and Luella Barnett. He...
Gwendolyn Langridge Carraway
Mar 28, 2014
Gwendolyn Langridge Carraway of Gulfport, MS passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014. Gwen was a resident of Gulfport for the past 29 years. She was a member of the Episcopal Church and a native of New Orleans, LA. Gwen’s heritage is deeply rooted in New Orleans. She is a graduate of Newcomb University. Her mother, Ada Langridge, was the...
Curtis James Stoute
Mar 28, 2014
Curtis James Stoute, age 47, died Friday, March 28, 2014 in Moss Point. He was born in Jennings, LA and had been a resident of MS Gulf Coast since 1996. He was employed at Halter Marine in Pascagoula as a Pipe Fitter. When time permitted, he enjoyed deep sea fishing. He was a hardworking and loving man who provided for...
Roseanne Jarrett
Mar 28, 2014
Roseanne Jarrett, age 45, of Ocean Springs, passed Friday, March 28, 2014. Ms. Jarrett was born in Biloxi and was a graduate of St. Martin High School. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi. She was formerly employed as a registered nurse. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert L....
Justin Victor Lassabe
Mar 27, 2014
Justin Victor Lassabe, Sr. 77, of Pass Christian, passed away on March 27, 2014 peace¬fully in his sleep in Bay St. Louis, MS. Justin was a life¬long resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He served his country as a United States Marine. He served his com¬munity as a patrolman for the Pass Christian Police Department and a fireman. He worked...
Nava Lou Rose
Mar 27, 2014
Mrs.Nava Lou Rose, age 87, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014, at her home in Biloxi. Mrs. Rose was born May 31, 1926, in Marion County, MS to the late Jewel and Lillie Dunaway. She was an avid reader, keeping abreast of news and politics. She had a passion for raising flowers and bird watching. She is...
Patricia Efferson DeLaune
Mar 27, 2014
Patricia Efferson DeLaune, age 67, of Ocean Springs, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 27, 2014. Ms. DeLaune was a native of Baton Rouge and a resident of the MS Gulf Coast for 16 years. She retired from the Louisiana State Department of Health and Human Services. She was a kind, compassionate, soft and loving mother, grandmother and...
Hughes R. Michael
Mar 26, 2014
Hughes R. Michael, 96, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at River Chase Village in Gautier, MS from a sudden illness. Hughes was born in Atlanta, GA to Florence Sherwood Michael and Edith Brown Michael, nee Rogers. His early life began in Baxley, GA. As a young man, Hughes excelled in painting and art. He entered...
Welton Joseph Ladner
Mar 25, 2014
Welton Joseph Ladner, Jr., 77, of Gulfport, passed away March 25, 2014. Welton was born January 8, 1937 in Bay Saint Louis, MS, to the late Welton and Hylda Ladner. He graduated from St. John High School in 1955 and was a parishioner at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He served his country in the United States Army before...
Esperanza Itzel Vargas
Mar 25, 2014
Esperanza Itzel Vargas passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. She is survived by her parents, Josue and Elizabeth Vargas; her siblings, Sabastian Fuller, Mersadez-Ann Fuller, Jade Fuller, Candace Fuller, Eliud Vargas, Josue Ricardo Vargas, Ma Esther Vargas, Dromit Vargas. Services will be held on Friday, March 28, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport where...
Maureen Lomax Day
Mar 25, 2014
Maureen Lomax Day, 53, of Mobile, AL, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Maureen was a longtime resident of Mobile. She was born and raised in Ocean Springs, MS, where her family still resides. Maureen was an avid gardener who loved springtime, planting, weeding and working in her Koi Pond. She was a devoted mother,...
Sibyl Marie Wescovich
Mar 25, 2014
Sibyl Marie Wescovich, age 70, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014. She has been a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast since 1980. Sibyl was preceded in death by her parents, Dorman O. and Sibyl I. Rolland Tucker; and her brother, Roger Tucker. She is survived by her husband, Wayne D. Wesocvich; son, Mitchell (Marie) Bean; grandchildren, Mallory Bean, Madalynn Bean...
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