Obituaries
Steaven Bell
Aug 27, 2013
Steaven Bell, Jr., 52, of Long Beach died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 in Gulfport. He was born in Gulfport and was a resident of Long Beach for the past four years. He was a member of Highland Baptist Church in Pass Christian and was a member of South Mississippi Racing Pigeon Club. Mr. Bell was preceded in death by his...
Richard Mark Wagner
Aug 26, 2013
Richard Mark Wagner, age 59, a resident of Pass Christian, MS, passed away on August 26, 2013 after a year- long battle with cancer, which he fought until the very end with family and friends who loved him. Mark is preceded in death by his grandparents Richard and Alice Wagner and Charles and Mary Lou Wellborn and his uncle Barclay...
Vera Kathleen "Kat" Patterson
Aug 25, 2013
Vera Kathleen (Saint) Patterson, age 88, passed away peacefully August 25, 2013. She was born in Lawrence Co, Alabama in 1925 and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1947. Kat was a member of the Order of Eastern Star for many years and a club mother for numerous activities her children were in. She was a member of First...
Col. Edwin Henry Cochran
Aug 25, 2013
Edwin Henry Cochran, Sr., 95, of Ocean Springs, died Sunday, August 25, 2013, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Cochran was born in Florence, Alabama and grew up near Gadsden, Alabama. He was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. He attended a local junior college in Alabama for 2 years and many years later completed his Bachelor’s Degree through Operation Bootstrap...
James Spears
Aug 25, 2013
James Allen Spears, age 43, died Sunday, August 25, 2013. He is survived by his mother, Nancy Johnson (Mark); his husband, Jerry “Boozer”; best friend, Timmy Hunter; sisters, Freida Pittman (Ricky), Lora Vreeland (Chris), and Angel Singley (Jamie); brother, Chrispher Limeberry “Boogie”; aunt, Dale Bassigner; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to...
Roland C. Tootle
Aug 25, 2013
Roland “Rocky” C. Tootle, Jr., 63, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 in Biloxi. Mr. Tootle lived his entire life on the Gulf Coast and was a retired Boat Captain and he enjoyed woodworking. He was an Army Veteran of Vietnam. Mr. Tootle was preceded in death by his wife, Anita Tootle and his father, Roland C. Tootle, Sr.. Survivors...
Lawrence "Larry" Glenn Dubaz,
Aug 24, 2013
Mr. Lawrence (Larry) Glenn Dubaz, Sr. entered into life eternal with his Heavenly Father on August 24, 2013. He was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi and a graduate of Biloxi High School. As a young man, he enjoyed spending time with his father, mother and uncles working at the family business, the Dubaz Brothers Seafood Factory. Larry joined...
Donald C. Lawrence
Aug 23, 2013
Donald C. Lawrence, age 82, a resident of Gulfport, died on Friday, August 23, 2013 in Gulfport. Mr. Lawrence was born on March 31, 1931 in Springfield, Vermont. He retired from the Mobile Construction Battalion 62, United States Navy in 1968 and retired from the Department of Defense in 1983. He enjoyed reading, camping, and traveling. He was a member...
Taylin Renee Gibbs
Aug 23, 2013
Infant Taylin Renee Gibbs, 13 days old, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013, in Birmingham, AL. She was a resident of Vancleave. Survivors include her parents, Haley Waldrop and Justin Gibbs, a twin brother, Talon Gibbs, all of Vancleave, maternal grandparents, Jennifer Feranda of Vancleave, and Bobby D. Waldrop Sr. of Biloxi, paternal grandparents, Billy and...
Judith "Judy" Ann Schmidt
Aug 22, 2013
Judith "Judy" Ann Schmidt, 70, of Vancleave, passed away Thursday, August 22nd, 2013. Judy was born in White Castle, LA, on May 18th, 1943. She grew up in Donaldsonville, LA until the age of 28 when she married Mr. James "Jimmy" Marvin Schmidt, Sr. The two happily resided on the St. Martin Bayou, surrounded by immediate family on all sides....
John Archie "Archie Balls" Rocco
Aug 22, 2013
John Archie Rocco was a lifetime native of Biloxi, MS. He passed away on August 22, 2013. John was a commercial fisherman and loved hunting and fishing. John is preceded in death by his first wife, Neldean Rocco; third wife, Patricia Rocco; daughters, Dianne Ross and Dean Waltman; and granddaughter, Heather Molina. He is survived by his brother, Lawrence “Uncle...
Elizabeth Ann McBroom
Aug 22, 2013
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann McBroom Ladnier, age 74, of Vancleave, MS died Friday, August 23, 2013, in Vancleave. Mrs. Ladnier was born in Silvercreek, MS and was a resident of Vancleave for 32 years. She was formerly employed with Ingalls Shipbuilding and was a member of the Biloxi Police Department Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents, Boulford McBroom...
Patrick O'Connell
Aug 21, 2013
Patrick O’Connell passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013. He had been surrounded by loved ones throughout the last weeks of his life. Patrick is preceded in death by his mother, Kathleen O’Connell and by the two men who were both like fathers to him, Father John Sweeney and Charlie Bennett. Patrick is survived by his wife Stacey and his darling...
Verle Dean Dresback
Aug 21, 2013
MSGT Verle Dean “Drez” Dresback passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, after a lengthy illness. He was born February 7, 1935 in Humboldt, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his father Royal Saint Dresback and his mother Gladys Neal Dresback, and his only sibling, a brother, Keel Dresback. He is survived by his wife Gratia Simmons Dresback and...
Ruby Mae Husley
Aug 21, 2013
Ruby M. Husley, 93, of Biloxi passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. She was born in Gulfport and remained a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. Mrs. Husley was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Husley, Sr. and son, Terry Husley. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Rinckey, Sally Jarrell and Laura Smith; sons, Andrew Husley, Jr.,...
Amelia Michelle Coroy
Aug 21, 2013
Amelia Michelle Coroy passed peacefully in the arms of her loving parents on August 21, 2013. She was born at 10:56 pm on July 31, 2013 weighing 6lbs 1oz, and 19 inches long. Amelia was the daughter of Michael and Amanda Coroy. She is survived by her one sibling, Ethan Coroy; her paternal grandparents, John and Marla Coroy; and maternal...
Webster G Lee
Aug 20, 2013
On August 20, 2013, Webster George Lee was taken to his heavenly home surrounded by his loving family. His family witnessed a peaceful and dignified journey to heaven, in the same way he lived his life. He was born on January 7, 1932, to George and Theozia Lee in Henry, Louisiana. He later moved to Biloxi, Mississippi with his parents....
Robert E. Smith
Aug 20, 2013
Robert E. Smith passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 surrounded by the love of family and friends after a lengthy illness. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ruby; and his father, Fred Smith. Bob is survived by his mother, Dorothy; sister, Carol Rodriques; brother, Don Smith (Nancy); daughters, Sandra Mahoney (Bobby), and Carol Newman; grandsons, Trae Mahoney...
Connie Mullen
Aug 19, 2013
Our family has experienced a great loss with the death of our mother, Mrs. Connie V. Mullen, Monday, August 19, 2013, at home surrounded by her children. We are at peace in the knowledge that she is now in the presence of her Heavenly Father. She was born on December 21, 1928 in Stone County, MS to Mrs. Edwina Barton...
Dorothy M. Prior
Aug 19, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy M. Prior, age 94, formerly of Biloxi, MS died Monday, August 19, 2013, in Mandeville, LA. She was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and graduated from Biloxi High School. She previously worked for the American Red Cross at Keesler for 30 years as a volunteer. She was a member of the Altar Society and a member of St....
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