Obituaries
Charles Vaughan Payne
Feb 6, 2014
Charles Vaughan Payne, age 72, of Gulfport, MS went to join the Angels on Feb 6th, 2014. He was a loving son, brother, husband, father and most important Papaw. He was preceded in death by his father, Floyd Vaughan Payne; step- father, Charles Robert Fields; brother- C.R. Fields; and best friends, Larry Dornon and Dale Houston. He is survived by,...
Betty Lawrence Cerinich
Feb 6, 2014
Betty Lawrence Cerinich, age 85, of Biloxi, went to be with the Lord and her mother on her mother’s birthday, Thursday, February 6, 2014. Mrs. Cerinich was a native and lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was a lifetime member of Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral and served on the Bereavement Committee. She was employed at French Drug Co. in...
Robert Earl Bellman
Feb 6, 2014
Robert Earl Bellman, 86, died on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at home in D’Iberville surrounded by his family. Robert was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic church where he served as a Eucharistic Minister and Commentator. He served in the United States Army for 2 years in Germany. Robert then went back to school and graduated from the University of...
Christopher Anthony Gibson
Feb 6, 2014
Christopher Anthony Gibson, age 55, of Brentwood, TN, passed away on February 3, 2014. Christopher was preceded in death by his mother, Emma Fetter Gibson and brother, Richard Gibson, both of Mobile, AL; and grandmother, Laura Dismuke. Survivors include his father, Herbert H. Gibson of Fairhope, AL; daughter, Christia D. Gibson; son, Eric S. Gibson; ex-wife, Patricia A. Gibson; brother-in-law,...
George Webster
Feb 5, 2014
George W. Webster 72, of Diamondhead died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 in Gulfport. Private Service. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE Funeral Home,15th St. Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Tomiko Fukuda Turner
Feb 5, 2014
Tomiko Fukuda Turner, 85, died on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Mrs. Turner was born in Fukuoka, Japan and was a resident of the United States for the 55 years. She was an avid gardener and loved the outdoors. She was a devoted sister, mother, wife, and grandmother. She will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Robert E. Bredberg
Feb 4, 2014
Robert E. “Bob” Bredberg, 85, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2014, at Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Bob was born September 16, 1928, in Spokane, WA, the younger son of Carl and Clara Bredberg. Bob graduated from Mandan High School and went on to graduate from Montana State University with a degree in civil engineering. During the Korean War from...
Wilborn Farrell Williams
Feb 4, 2014
Wilborn Farrell Williams, 75, of Woolmarket passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Mr. Williams was a native and lifelong resident of Woolmarket. He was a member of Woolmarket Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge #416 of Perkinston, MS. He served in the United States Army. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and was loved by everyone he knew....
Leroy Joseph Spak
Feb 4, 2014
Leroy Joseph Spak, 82, originally from Wisconsin, died Monday, Feb. 04, 2014 at Seashore Highlands Assisted Living in Gulfport, MS. He was born February 19, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Joseph and Magdalena (Van Dale) Spak. Mr. Spak lived in Milwaukee, Columbus, Warren, Flagstaff and Phoenix before coming to Mississippi in 2010. He met his wife, Joan in...
Armella "Melsie" Salm Mangin
Feb 3, 2014
Armella “Melsie” (Salm) Mangin, 87, of Ocean Springs passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 in Ocean Springs. Armella was born in Chilton, WI on May 21, 1926. She was the daughter of a dairy farmer, helping her parents, Andy and Mae in the beautiful picturesque farm country of Wisconsin. As a young lady she contributed to the war effort during...
Marcia T. Rivera
Feb 3, 2014
Mrs.Marcia T. Rivera, age 68, of Biloxi, MS, passed from a long illness Monday, February 3, 2014. Marcia (Ann) was a devoted mother and wife who was loved very much by most people that met her. She was giving of self and of her time to help those not as fortune as her. She gave 18 years to the Diocese...
Homer Gray McMillan, Sr.
Feb 3, 2014
Homer Gray McMillan, Sr., 80, of Vancleave, MS died Monday, February 3, 2014 in Ocean Springs. Homer, Sr. was born November 29, 1933 in Vancleave to Walter and Marie Goff McMillan. He served in the US Navy and fought in the Korean Conflict. Homer, Sr. retired after 26 years from Jackson County Bridge Department where he was a Bridge Foreman....
Judith "Judy" Ann Dudley
Feb 3, 2014
Judith “Judy” Ann Dudley, age 69, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Monday, February 3, 2014. Judy was born on November 13, 1944, in McComb, Mississippi, grew up in Ocean Springs, where she married her high school sweetheart, John Dudley, and raised their three sons. She and her family lived in Fremont, California and Seattle, Washington before returning to Ocean Springs....
Gale M. Champiomont
Feb 2, 2014
CMSgt Gale M. Champiomont, 83, of Ocean Springs left to be with God and his wife on Sunday, February 2, 2014. Mr. Champiomont was a 30 year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He was also retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 20 years of service. He was loved and...
Sharyl Diane Looney
Feb 1, 2014
Sharyl Diane Looney, 66, of Biloxi, died Saturday, February 1, 2014 in Biloxi. Ms. Looney was born in Placerville, CA and was a resident of the coast for the past 38 years. She was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother and sister. Ms. Looney is preceded in death by her father and step-mother, Buddy and Ann Gladden. Her survivors include her...
Earleen "Gan" Romero Senseney
Feb 1, 2014
Earleen “Gan” Romero Senseney, 92, died February 1, 2014 in D’Iberville. Earleen was a hairdresser for years before working at ER Moore in Ocean Springs for 18 years. She then married Phillip “Red” Senseney. When she wasn’t on the shrimp boat working with him, she was at home on Popp’s Ferry Road selling shrimp. Earleen was always a hard worker,...
Bennie Jean McCollom
Feb 1, 2014
Bennie Jean McCollom, 78, of Vancleave, MS died on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Mrs. McCollom had been a resident of Vancleave for the past 45 years. Mrs. McCollom loved spending time with her five grandchildren. She was a loving wife and mother who will be missed by all who knew her. Mrs. McCollom is preceded in death by her husband,...
Frances Helen (Styzek) Love
Jan 31, 2014
Frances Helen (Styzek) Love, formerly a 55-year resident of Ocala, FL, passed away in Ocean Springs, MS on Friday, January 31, 2014, after a ten-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Ms. Love resided at Greenbriar Nursing Center in D’Iberville, MS for the past six years where she was loved and respected by the staff. Ms. Love was born on October 6,...
James Cook Reed
Jan 30, 2014
James Cook Reed, Sr., age 93, peacefully passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014. James was born in Gulfport, MS on June 17, 1920 and was a resident of the Gulf Coast. He had a great love for life which was fulfilled through his surroundings of his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, family and friends. James was a member of the Army...
Norma Mae Wood Slaughter
Jan 30, 2014
Norma Mae Wood Slaughter Age 91 residing in Biloxi was welcomed peacefully into the arms of Jesus with her loving family by her side on Thursday, January 30, 2014. Mrs. Norma was born on January 15, 1923 in Gallipolis Ohio the youngest of six children. She was a Homemaker, loving wife, mother and grandmother devoting all her time and love...
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