Obituaries
James Vernon Switzer
Sep 7, 2012
James “Jim” Switzer, 72, of Lizana hung up his bunker gear for the last time shortly after midnight Friday September 7, 2012. Jim, the husband of 51 years to Bekka, and father of Chuck Switzer and Yvonne Ainsworth passed away due to complications with an illness he had been battling for a month. Jim was born in Gulfport in 1939...
Alton "Buddy" Lynrex Hilton
Sep 7, 2012
Mr. Alton Lynrex Hilton Jr., age 75, of St. Martin, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, September 7, 2012. Alton served in the US Marine Corps and retired from the US Air Force after 20 years of service. He returned to St. Martin where he was raised and opened a body shop and towing service from his father’s...
Myrna Maxine Husley
Sep 7, 2012
Myrna Maxine Husley, age 72, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012. Myrna was a homemaker and a loving wife to her husband of 54 years, Frank Husley. She was born and raised in North Biloxi, MS where she lived a long and happy life. She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Dorothy Barton; and her niece, Diana...
Rita B. Dunn
Sep 7, 2012
Rita B. Dunn, 90, of Biloxi, MS died Friday, September 7, 2012 in Biloxi. At the age of 11, her Aunt Aline and Uncle Noah Broussard raised Rita when her dad died. Rita was a member of Young Matrons for many years where she once served as queen. She worked at Biloxi Regional in Rehabilitation and also at Kimbrough and...
Myra Moore Levi
Sep 6, 2012
Myra Moore “Bunch” Levi, age 95, of Ocean Springs, died peacefully at her home on the evening of Thursday, September 6, 2012. She was born to the late Dempsey C. and Ida M. Moore on June 10, 1917, in Louisville, Mississippi, “In the shadow of Nanih Waiya mound,” as she often expressed. Myra received her RN Degree from Turo Hospital...
Willie Katherine Filoni
Sep 5, 2012
Mrs. Willie Katherine Filoni, age 91, died on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, in Gulfport, MS. Willie K. was a beloved wife, mother and Me-Maw. She was born in Hickory, MS in 1920 and grew up in Meridian, MS. She graduated from Meridian High School where she played varsity basketball. After graduation, she worked as a bookkeeper at JC Penney. She...
Harry Allen Leaghty
Sep 5, 2012
Harry Allen Leaghty, age 54, of Vancleave, MS, passed away peacefully at home, on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. Harry was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs where he lived and worked as a electrical contractor. He was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Margaret...
Timothy "Tim" James Ladnier
Sep 5, 2012
Timothy James “Tim” Ladnier, 33, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, September 5, 2012. Tim cherished time with his family. He had a deep respect and love for animals. He enjoyed fishing and spending time near the oceans and bayous. Tim was a selfless, caring and good person who had many friends. He had been an employee at Wal-Mart in D’Iberville since...
Roland J. "Brother" Creel,
Sep 4, 2012
Mr. Roland Joseph Creel, Jr., 89, (affectionately known as “Brother Creel”) went to be home with his heavenly Father, Tuesday, September 4, 2012. He died peacefully at his home surrounded by his large and loving family. Roland was born October 2, 1922, in Biloxi, Mississippi, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Joseph (Helen Blahowic) Creel, Sr. He was a...
William "Bill" A. Smith
Sep 4, 2012
William “Bill” Arnot Smith died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at age 85 in Ocean Springs, MS. He was born March 14, 1927 in Biloxi, MS to Selma Redden Smith and Arnot Smith. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, and his sisters, Mary Frances Butera and Elsie Trochesset, and his brother Roy Smith. Mr. Smith is survived by his...
Mary Ann Hill
Sep 4, 2012
Mary Ann Hill, 61, of Biloxi, MS died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Ms Hill was a native of Green Bay, WI and had been a resident of Ocean Springs, MS since 1991. She was retired from the Civil Service as a L.P.N. at Keesler Air Force Base Medical Center and she was a USAF Veteran. Ms Hill was of...
Charles "Jeff" Spiers
Sep 1, 2012
Charles "Jeff" Spiers, 54, of Ocean Springs, Ms died Saturday, September 1, 2012. He was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. Mr. Spiers worked for the West Jackson County Utility District as a project coordinator. He enjoyed garage sales, motorcycles, and technology. He loved God, his family, and his three dogs. He was a loving son, brother and friend...
David Arbogast
Sep 1, 2012
David G. "Dave" Arbogast, Sr., 71, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012, in Ocean Springs. Dave was born in Minneapolis, MN and has been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1964. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran and worked for South Central Bell, retiring from Bell South after 40 years of service. Dave...
Rose Oakes
Sep 1, 2012
Mrs. Rose Ione Webber Oakes, 90, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, September 1, 2012, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Oakes was born in Ocean Springs where she remained a lifelong resident. She worked 45 years in Civil Service in accounting and finance at Keesler Air Force Base. As she wished, she was in the comfort of her home surrounded by...
Lucimarian T. Roberts
Aug 30, 2012
Lucimarian Tolliver Roberts was born February 5, 1924 in Akron, Ohio to the union of William and Sally Suddeth Tolliver. After suffering a stroke in July, her heavenly Father called her to be with Him on August 30, 2012. She passed away peacefully in her Pass Christian home. She is the widow of retired United States Air Force Colonel Lawrence...
Ann Johnson Davis
Aug 30, 2012
Mrs. Ann Johnson Davis of Ocean Springs, MS. died Thursday, August 30, 2012 at her daughter, Brenda's home in Charlotte, NC after a brief battle with lung cancer. Mrs. Davis was born in Baltimore, MD on September 26, 1934 and loved living on the coast, watching sunsets, softshell crabbing and gardening. She was a resident of Gulf Hills for 41...
Loramarie Henry
Aug 29, 2012
A Gulfport resident since 1955, Lorie was a native of Mayville, WI. She graduated from both Dodge County Normal School and the University of Wisconsin where she met her future husband Berch. In Gulfport, she was a teacher for 15 years working in both Central and Anniston Elementary Schools. She was a member of and active in various civic and...
Dorothy Valery Parker
Aug 29, 2012
Mrs. Dorothy V. Krohn Parker passed Wednesday, August 29, 2012 in D’Iberville, MS. Dorothy was a lifelong resident of Biloxi, Ms. She was also a member of the Cedar Lake United Methodist Church in Biloxi, MS. Dorothy was a foster parent to several children. She is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Lloyd Parker, and her parents, Herbert Walter...
Guy Todaro
Aug 29, 2012
Guy Salvador Todaro, Jr., age 55, of Draper, Utah passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012 in Houston, Texas. He was a native of Gulfport, graduate of St. John’s High School, Class of ’75, and also a graduate of Mississippi State University in 1981. Mr. Todaro was a loyal employee of Chevron for 31 years. He was a past State Deputy...
Frances Annetta Paulk Reed
Aug 28, 2012
Frances Annetta Paulk Reed, 86, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012, in Silver Cross Home in Brookhaven, MS. Mrs. Reed was born in born in McComb, MS April 2, 1926 to Charles Augustus Paulk, Sr. and Frances Annetta Little Paulk. She was a graduate of Summit High School, Summit, MS and was married to James William Reed, Jr., February 16, 1946....
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