Obituaries

Andrew Jon Braud

Andrew Jon Braud

Sep 24, 2012

Andrew Jon Braud, 44, passed away peacefully Monday, September 24, 2012. Jon was born on July 26, 1968 and was a native of Baton Rouge, LA. He graduated from Broadmoor High School in 1986 and received his bachelor’s degree from Nichols State University in Thibodaux, LA where he was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Jon went on...

William Joe Boudreaux

William Joe Boudreaux

Sep 23, 2012

William Joe Boudreaux, 56, of Biloxi, went home to be with His Lord Jesus on Sunday, September 23, 2012. He was born in Biloxi where he remained a lifelong resident. He was formerly employed with Biloxi Schools and Swetman Security and recently employed with Harrison County in the maintenance department. He is survived by is wife of 14 years, Cindy...

Lewis  "Louie"  Langlinais

Lewis "Louie" Langlinais

Sep 23, 2012

Biloxi lost another son this week with the death of Lewis “Louie” Langlinais on September 23, 2012. Louie was born July 4, 1945, and was a life-long resident of Biloxi. He was preceded in death by his father Lewis V. Langlinais a commercial fisherman who taught Louie the value of hard work. He is survived by his loving wife of...

Lewis Milton Langlinais

Lewis Milton Langlinais

Sep 23, 2012

Lewis Milton Langlinais, 67, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, September 23, 2012 in Biloxi. Mr. Langlinais, along with his wife Donna, own and operate Beacon Insurance Services. Survivors include his wife, Donna Langlinais; his mother, Mandeline Langlinais; his sons, Michael L. and William M. Langlinais; his sister, Frances McNabb; and six grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at...

Walter  V.  Tiblier

Walter V. Tiblier

Sep 23, 2012

Walter Tiblier, Sr., age 76, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, September 23, 2012. Walter was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He loved fishing, crabbing, shrimping and camping, but most of all he loved the outdoors and playing the guitar with family and friends. Walter served in the US Navy and in the National Guard. He was a dedicated husband, loving daddy...

Jerome "Jerry" Schwartzman

Jerome "Jerry" Schwartzman

Sep 23, 2012

Mr. Jerome "Jerry" Schwartzman, age 89, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, in Biloxi. Mr. Schwartzman was a native of Bronx, NY, a retired USAF M/Sgt and a veteran of WWII, where he was a radio systems operator on a B-17 bomber. He was previously a letter carrier for the Biloxi Post Office and a co-owner of The...

Shirley D. Ryals

Shirley D. Ryals

Sep 22, 2012

Shirley D. Ryals, 76, of Gulfport died Saturday, September 22, 2012, on her daddy’s birthday. She retired from Roadway in New Orleans with 30 plus years of service. She is preceded in death by her husband Douglas Catt; parents, Herman and Helen Ryals, and two sisters, Diane and Bobbie. Survivors include her son, Raymond Douglas Catt and Cheryl Herbert (Billy)...

Shirley Owsley Starnes

Shirley Owsley Starnes

Sep 22, 2012

Mrs. Shirley (Owsley) Starnes, 70, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at her home in Ocean Springs, MS. She was the daughter of Howard and Demerle Owsley of Lanett, AL. Mrs. Starnes was a retired school teacher. She began her teaching at Chambers Academy (7th grade) then served and retired from her early childhood teaching career from Chattahoochee County...

Marion Battaya Blackmon

Marion Battaya Blackmon

Sep 21, 2012

Marion Jeanette Battaya Blackmon, age 80, of Saucier, died Friday, September 21, 2012. Marion was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She retired from D’Iberville Middle School after 25 years of service. She was a longtime member of the Order of the Moose # 332. Marion was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, Alfred Jr. and Glenn...

Betty Phillips

Betty Phillips

Sep 20, 2012

Today we celebrate the life of Betty Carol Phillips Braden. Betty was born June 26, 1946 in Meridian, MS to James Shelby Howse and Mildred C. Phillips and died September 20, 2012 surrounded by her family. The bedrock of her family, Betty was full of love and compassion, and strength to everyone. She was an inspiration and role model to...

Jeffrey  A. Sechrest

Jeffrey A. Sechrest

Sep 20, 2012

Mr. Jeffrey A. Sechrest, age 58, of Ocean Springs, died Thursday, September 20, 2012, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Sechrest was born on July 5, 1954, to the late Dwight Sechrest and Georgia (Trainor) Sechrest. He graduated from East Richland High School in Olney, IL and worked for Ferson Technologies in Ocean Springs, MS for the last 27 years. He was...

Mary Ruth Champiomont

Mary Ruth Champiomont

Sep 20, 2012

Mrs. Mary Ruth Champiomont, age 79, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Thursday, September 20, 2012, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Champiomont was a native of Tennessee and a resident of Ocean Springs since 1976. She was a member of the Masters Gardening in Ocean Springs, volunteered at the Ocean Springs Nursing Center, worked at Fraziers Nursery, and was a substitute teacher...

Margaret Marie Lindsey

Margaret Marie Lindsey

Sep 19, 2012

Margaret Marie Lindsey, age 79, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 3:45 p.m. at Ocean Springs Hospital. Marie lived her life on the Gulf Coast and she went to Biloxi Public Schools. She is preceded in death by her loving parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lamey; her loving in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Lindsey; her brother-in-law, Bill Lindsey; her sister-in-law,...

Mary Lowery Robinson

Mary Lowery Robinson

Sep 18, 2012

Mary Lowery Robinson, age 69, of Gulfport died September 18, 2012 in Gulfport. She was born March 18, 1943 in Hattiesburg. She was a 1962 graduate of William B. Murrah High School in Jackson and attended University of Southern Mississippi. She was a godly, loving, nurturing and kind wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She resided on the Coast for the...

James Edward Wade

James Edward Wade

Sep 18, 2012

Mr. James Edward Wade, age 84, of Ocean springs, MS, died on September 18th, 2012 . James was born on June 24, 1928. He graduated from Hazelhurst High School, served in the US Navy and returned to Mississippi College in Clinton where he majored in Mathematics. He then came to Biloxi to Keesler Air Force Base where he was an...

William J. Collins

William J. Collins

Sep 18, 2012

Mr. William J. Collins, Jr. Captain, Civil Engineer Corps U.S. Naval Reserve, Retired, died on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, in Houston, TX. Captain Collins was born on September 9, 1920, in New Orleans, LA to Augustine O'Donnell and William J. Collins. At the age of two his family moved to Biloxi. He graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1938, attended...

Charles  A. "Buddy" Hophan

Charles A. "Buddy" Hophan

Sep 17, 2012

SMSGT (ret) Charles A. “Buddy” Hophan, age 76, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Monday, September 17, 2012. He was born July 14, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA. Buddy retired after almost 40 years in the military, working at MS ANG base for 36 of those years in vehicle maintenance. He was a member of St. John Evangelist Catholic Church and...

Ashlie Elizabeth Lewis

Ashlie Elizabeth Lewis

Sep 17, 2012

Ashlie Elizabeth Lewis-Lauricella, 31, of Biloxi, MS, died Monday, September 17, 2012, in Biloxi. Ashlie was a loving daughter, mother and devoted sister. She loved fashion and was also a movie buff. She will be truely missed by family and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, James P. Kotsakos; cousin, Nicklaus Garriga; grandmother, Idis Guidry; grandfather, John...

George  J.  Mitchell

George J. Mitchell

Sep 17, 2012

George J. Mitchell, 87, died Monday, September 17, 2012. George was born in Biloxi to the late George Douglas Mitchell and Florence Guzman Mitchell on August 28, 1925. After graduating from Biloxi High School in 1943, he served his country in World War II and the Korean War. As a young Navy medic, George landed with the US Marines on...

George Alfred "Chip"  Place,

George Alfred "Chip" Place,

Sep 16, 2012

George A. “Chip” Place, Jr. 54, of St. Martin, MS died Sunday, September 16, 2012 in Ocean Springs. Chip was a native of New Hampshire and a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past ten years. He was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church and he was employed with Auto Zone. Survivors include his wife of 35 years,...