Obituaries

Randy L.  Reeves

Randy L. Reeves

Sep 5, 2013

Randy L. Reeves, 61, of Latimer died Thursday, September 5, 2013 in Biloxi. Mr. Reeves was a native and lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and was formerly employed with Ingalls Shipbuilding. He was a member of the Northside Assembly of God Church. Mr. Reeves was preceded in death by his parents, W.C. “Tobe” and Mary (Quave) Reeves. His survivors...

Cameron James Shaw

Cameron James Shaw

Sep 5, 2013

Cameron James Shaw, age 3, of Perkinston, MS died Thursday, September 5, 2013. He was born on March 1, 2010 in Gulfport, MS. During Cameron’s life he touched and blessed many lives with his love and infectious smile. Cameron is loved by his father Steven Andrew Shaw II, mother Aleisha M. Coker- Shaw, paternal grandparents Steve and Sandi Shaw (Perkinston,...

Albert Christopher Singley, (USAF Retired)

Albert Christopher Singley, (USAF Retired)

Sep 4, 2013

MSgt Albert Christopher Singley, (USAF Retired), 86, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on September 4, 2013. He was born March 26, 1927 in Silas, AL. Mr. Singley served on active duty with the U.S. Army and U.S. Airforce for 26 years, including tours of duty in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He also retired from Ingalls Shipyard. Mr....

Albert Wayne Hunt

Albert Wayne Hunt

Sep 4, 2013

Albert Wayne Hunt died on Wednesday, September 4th. He was the best man many of us knew. “Al” was born in the Missouri boot heel, as one of five Hunt brothers. (Jim, Carlton, Al, Ronnie and Noel). He graduated high school in Dexter, Missouri, then served in the United States Air Force. Al was stationed in Tripoli, Libya, where he...

Shirley Guest Yarbrough

Shirley Guest Yarbrough

Sep 3, 2013

Mrs. Shirley G. Yarbrough, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, in Ocean Springs. Shirley was a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 25 years and was a very classy lady who was always "Prim and Proper". She loved animals and cared for many pets over her lifetime. Shirley was a prolific gardener...

Marie Louise Palmer

Marie Louise Palmer

Sep 3, 2013

Marie Louise Palmer, age 88, of Ocean Springs, died on Tuesday, September 3, 2013. She was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Marie was a member of Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Lawrence Palmer; son, Damon John Palmer; father, Steve Grasich; mother, Mary (Antonich) Grasich; sisters, Frieda Kerr, Louise Palmer (Ease)...

William Roy Hutchinson

William Roy Hutchinson

Sep 3, 2013

Mr. William Roy Hutchinson, a native of Mobile, AL and a resident of Long Beach for 44 years, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013. He was 84 years old.Mr. Hutchinson was a veteran of U.S. Army Air Corps and the U.S. Air Force, having served at the end of World War II and throughout the Korean conflict, serving at several...

Mary  Inez Danise

Mary Inez Danise

Sep 3, 2013

Mary Inez Danise, age 79, a resident of Ocean Springs, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents, JB and Marylou Furlow; her brothers, Ray, Benton and Jimmy; her sister, Loice; and her granddaughter, Melissa Timmons. Mrs. Danise is survived by her husband, LJ “Bugga” Danise; her son, Darren Danise and his...

Pamela Louise Akins

Pamela Louise Akins

Sep 1, 2013

Pamela Louise Akins, age 56, of Vancleave, died Sunday September 1, 2013 in Ocean Springs, MS. She is survived by her parents, Lorenzo and Billie Jo Akins; a son, Michael Anselmo (Stevie Lynn); two sisters, Debbie Rice and Cynthia (Mike) Ferguson; a brother, Larry Akins; and three grandchildren, Hunter and Precilla Anselmo and Trevor Diamond. Memorial Services will be held...

Janice Theresa Leleaux

Janice Theresa Leleaux

Sep 1, 2013

Janice Theresa Leleaux, 69, died September 1, 2013. She was a native of Biloxi. Survivors include her sisters, Maxine Maxwell and Shirley Bilancich, both of Biloxi; and 11 nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 1 PM, Thursday, September 12, 2013 at Biloxi City Cemetery. Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home in charge.

Pamela Louise Akins

Pamela Louise Akins

Sep 1, 2013

Pamela Louise Akins, age 56, of Vancleave, died Sunday September 1, 2013 in Ocean Springs, MS. She is survived by her parents, Lorenzo and Billie Jo Akins; a son, Michael Anselmo (Stevie Lynn); two sisters, Debbie Rice and Cynthia (Mike) Ferguson; a brother, Larry Akins; and three grandchildren, Hunter and Precilla Anselmo and Trevor Diamond. Memorial Services will be held...

Thomas Gaetano Gargiulo

Thomas Gaetano Gargiulo

Sep 1, 2013

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Gaetano Gargiulo, aged 85 years, loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and grandfather died September 1, 2013 in Gulfport where he has lived for forty years. Thomas was born in Naples, Italy on May 1, 1928 to Teresa and Antonio Gargiulo, and immigrated to the United States with his family when he was five years old. Thomas...

Myra Amelia Fletcher

Myra Amelia Fletcher

Aug 31, 2013

Myra Amelia Fletcher, 69, died Saturday, August 31, 2013 in Ocean Springs. Myra was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs and Vancleave. She worked as a seamstress at E.R. Moore Company in Ocean Springs for 30 Years. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Myra recently celebrated her 49 year anniversary with her husband...

Donald W. Jamison

Donald W. Jamison

Aug 30, 2013

Mr. Donald W. Jamison, age 70, of Saucier, MS died Friday, August 30, 2013, in Saucier, after a long hard battle with cancer. Mr. Jamison was born in Jackson County, MS and was a lifelong resident of the coast. He loved to spend time with his family, hunting and fishing. He never met a stranger and loved sitting on the...

Geneva Page Waltman

Geneva Page Waltman

Aug 30, 2013

Mrs. Geneva Page Waltman, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS went to be with her Lord on Friday, August 30, 2013. Geneva was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Shirley Waltman, parents, Samuel and Nellie Page, five brothers and three sisters. Geneva was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all who knew her. She was a Godly...

Eula Mae Paul

Eula Mae Paul

Aug 29, 2013

Mrs. Eula Mae (Miller) Paul, a native of New Orleans, LA, a longtime resident of Gulfport, MS, and a resident of San Antonio, TX since 2006, passed away on the evening of Thursday, August 29, 2013, at North Central Baptist Hospital after a valiant and heroic efforts in her home by Bulverde TX paramedics. She died at the age of...

Gene Willis

Gene Willis

Aug 29, 2013

Gene Willis (Magic), age 43, of Long Beach died Thursday, August 29, 2013 in Gulfport. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Debbie and Ken Cunningham; a brother, Jeffrey S. Willis all of Long Beach; a step-sister, Lisa Cunningham (Bill) of Guilford, CT; an aunt, Linda Holleman (Mike) of Morehead City, NC; an uncle, Bruce Bell of Newport, NC;...

John  Ambrose Rietti,

John Ambrose Rietti,

Aug 28, 2013

Father John Ambrose Rietti Jr., 81, of Phenix City, AL died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 in Phenix City. He was born Oct.5th,1931 in Jackson, MS. He became a priest, graduating from the Seminary in 1958. He was a licensed pilot and a professor at Jackson State University and received his PhD at the University of Southern Mississippi. Better known as...

Yvonne Seymour Simms

Yvonne Seymour Simms

Aug 27, 2013

Long-time Mississippi Coast resident Yvonne “Vonnie” E. Simms died on August 27 at age ninety-one. Mrs. Simms settled in Biloxi following World War II with her husband A. C. Simms, a founding partner of the accounting firm Piltz, Simms & Company operating today as Piltz, Williams, LaRosa & Company. She was displaced from her home in Gulf Hills by Hurricane...

Dorothy  Rose

Dorothy Rose

Aug 27, 2013

Dorothy Rose, 82, passed away August 27, 2013 following a brief illness. Born on May 18, 1931 in Lucedale, MS, she spent her childhood and adult life in Biloxi. Known as Dot to family and friends, she was a former member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the VFW. Mrs. Rose was well known for her sewing and knitting expertise and...