Obituaries
Margaret J. Keller
May 8, 2013
Mrs. Margaret J. Keller, age 77, of Ocean Springs, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at her home, surrounded by her granddaughter Tanya Miller and niece Kim Wiecek. She was a woman that is loved by many. Margaret was originally from Braintree, England. She was an avid tennis player her whole life, and a founding member of the...
Charles "Chuck" Martin Werneth, III
May 8, 2013
Charles Martin “Chuck” Werneth, III, 57, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in Ocean Springs. Chuck had a distinguished and honorable career in the U.S. Army, where he served his country proudly for a total of thirteen years. He was a manager of structural design in engineering for nearly twenty-four years at Ingalls Shipbuilding, where...
Barbara Tammen
May 8, 2013
Barbara Lynn Dean Tammen, 52, joined her heavenly Father on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. She was born on November 25, 1960 in Gulfport to Syble and Carl Dean. Lynn was preceded in death by her father, Carl Dean and her step-father, Frank Hall. She is survived by her loving husband, Jeff Tammen; her mother, Syble Hall; her sister Donna Strickland...
Virginia Maxine Parchman
May 7, 2013
Virginia “Maxine” Parchman of Ocean Springs, passed away at her home on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, surrounded by her loved ones following a short battle with leukemia. Maxine was born on January 10, 1944 in Yalobusha County, MS. She has been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1974 and was a 39 year member of First Baptist Church of Biloxi....
J. Stuart Frentz
May 7, 2013
J. Stuart Frentz, age 87, of Gulfport died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in Gulfport. He was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He attended the First Baptist Church, Gulfport. He was retired from Pringle Ford in Biloxi and was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II. He was a former member of Biloxi...
Diana Lynn Chatham
May 6, 2013
Ms. Diana Lynn Chatham Hollis, age 46, of the Latimer Community, died Sunday, May 6, 2013, in Ocean Springs. Diana was a lifelong resident of the coast and was a 1986 graduate of St. Martin High School. Survivors include her parents, Donald and Andrea Chatham of Latimer, many aunts, uncles and cousins and numerous nieces and nephews. On Thursday, May...
Will Rutherford
May 6, 2013
Will Rutherford, adventurer, of the Mississippi Coast, went to his final rest on Monday, May 6, 2013. He was 50 years young. He loved to sing, play music, and enjoyed people. He was also a talented artist. He played numerous karaoke venues on the coast and was a three-time Covey Award nominee for his karaoke. He loved life and lived...
Tommy G. Stanfield
May 5, 2013
Tommy G. Stanfield, 79, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Stanfield was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1990. Mr. Stanfield joined the U.S. Air Force in 1953 as a radar technician. While stationed in France, he visited Brussels, Belgium, where he met and married the love of his life, Yvonne....
Marie Bullen
May 3, 2013
Marie Bullen, age 85, of Pass Christian, died Friday, May 3, 2013 in Pass Christian. She was a member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church in Gulfport since 1955 where she served as a Sunday School Teacher and many other positions She was a teacher’s assistant at Bayou View Elementary School for eighteen years. She was preceded in death by her...
Ozea Broussard Trahan
May 3, 2013
Mrs. Ozea Broussard Trahan, age 98, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Maurice, Louisiana, on August 20, 1914, she moved to Biloxi with her Poppa at the age of 4. She lived in the camps on Back Bay and worked at Southern Shell at such a young age that when...
Lillian Marguerite Mathieu
May 2, 2013
Lillian Marguerite Mathieu, age 84, of Ocean Springs passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Mathieu was born to Anthony and Edna D’Orville Lamas on February 13, 1929 in Biloxi. She is preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Mathieu, Sr.; her parents; her brothers, Tony Lamas and Frank Lamas; and her sister, Cecile Lamas King. Survivors...
Carolyn Kester Paschall
May 2, 2013
Carolyn Kester Paschall, age 81, went on to be with our Lord on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Carolyn was born in Wilmington, NC on September 11, 1931. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Ocean Springs, MS and has been active in church life for a lifetime. Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents, Dr. John Marcus and...
Lorena Maria Adamo
May 2, 2013
Mrs. Lorena Maria Adamo Thone, age 50, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Thone was born in Biloxi and a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She was a loving wife, sister, friend and a devoted Saints fan. Lorena was a member of The Good Sheperd Lutheran Church in Biloxi, MS. She was also...
Lillian Gertrude Holcomb
May 2, 2013
Lillian Gertrude Holcomb Taylor, 89, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, went home to our Savior on Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Ocean Springs. She was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 14, 1923, to parents Rev. and Mrs. John Payton (Ruby McIlwain) Holcomb. Lillian used her talents and organizational skills at her work as a teacher at Runnelston High School prior...
Patricia Ann "Butzy" Drown
May 1, 2013
Patricia “Butzy” Scheffler Drown passed away in Gulfport, MS May 1, 2013. She was born November 19, 1928, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is survived by her two sons, Scott Drown, Steve Drown (Beth), her sister, Lois Comeaux, her sister-in-law, Gwyn Scheffler, two granddaughters, Anne Elizabeth Drown, and Ashley Schloegel, (Michael), and three great grandchildren Jack, Sophie, and Lily Schloegel....
Carrie Thorne Lang Walker
May 1, 2013
Carrie Thorne Lang Walker, 84, of Gulfport died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at her home in Gulfport. She was born in Gulfport where she was a resident for most of her life, except when living in Jackson when her late husband, Judge Harry G. Walker, Sr. served on the Mississippi Supreme Court, retiring as Chief Justice. She was a founding...
Tannielle Jonette Pucheu
May 1, 2013
Ms. Tannielle Pucheu, age 23, of Saucier, MS died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Hattiesburg, MS. Tannielle was a lifelong resident of the coast. She graduated from Harrison Central High School and was employed with Pure Country on Lorraine Road. Tannielle was a loving mother and daughter and will be sadly missed. She was preceded in death by her mother,...
Virginia "Ginny" Moran Poulos
Apr 30, 2013
Virginia “Ginny” Moran Poulos, age 69, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Ginny was born in Lancaster, Ohio on June 27, 1943. At the age of 13, her family moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where she graduated from Paxon High School and received her education in cosmetology. She later trained as an esthetician in New York City and in Hammond,...
Maria Luise Buchart
Apr 29, 2013
Maria-Luise "Lisa" Schade-Buchart, age 71, passed away Monday, April 29, 2014. Mrs. Buchart was born Sept. 17, 1941 in Fulda, Germany and was a resident of Biloxi, MS since 1972. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, The Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Biloxi Lodge #606, and The American Legion Auxiliary. In her younger years, Lisa...
Edwin Phillip Skinner
Apr 29, 2013
Edwin Phillip Skinner, 79, of Biloxi, died Monday, April 29, 2013 in Biloxi. Mr. Skinner was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He served in the 1st Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps, where he fought in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. Mr. Skinner also worked for Ingalls Shipyard. Mr. Skinner is preceded...
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