Obituaries

William  "Billy"  Demoruelle

William "Billy" Demoruelle

Oct 12, 2012

William “Billy” Demoruelle, Jr., age 70, of Ocean Springs, died Friday, October 12, 2012. Billy was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a US Navy Veteran, a member of the Gulf Coast Running Club, a member of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church and a diehard Saints fan. He retired from Northrop Grumman...

Vernon  Morgan

Vernon Morgan

Oct 12, 2012

Vernon Morgan, 62, of Biloxi, MS, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and dear friends on October 12, 2012. Vernon was born in Fredonia, Kansas on September 13,1950 and he served in the Air Force for 23 years and worked civil service for 18 years. Vernon was devoted to the Seventh Day Adventist Church and was an active volunteer...

Elizabeth Ann Lanier

Elizabeth Ann Lanier

Oct 11, 2012

Elizabeth Ann “Libby” Boswell Lanier of Gulfport, Mississippi passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012. Libby was born in Macon, Mississippi on October 2, 1935 to Joseph Vernon Boswell and Sinnie Waters Hunter. Years later it was in Macon where she met the love of her life, Marvin Allen Lanier. In 1970 Libby and Allen moved to Gulfport where they would...

Joseph Salvador Giuffria

Joseph Salvador Giuffria

Oct 11, 2012

Joseph Salvador Giuffria, 88, of Long Beach passed away peacefully Thursday, October 11, 2012 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Giuffria was born in New Orleans and was a lifelong resident of Long Beach. He was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, and Holy Name Society. He served in the United States Marines during World War II engaging...

Herman J. Nall

Herman J. Nall

Oct 11, 2012

Mr. Herman J. Nall, age 73, of Indiana, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2012, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Nall was preceded in death by his parents, Herman L. Nall and Molissa Nall, four sisters,three brothers and one granddaughter. Survivors include three children, Barbara Yates, Tina Peltier and Steven (Kerry) Nall, nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, a sister and two brothers....

John  Douglas "Dougie" Seymour

John Douglas "Dougie" Seymour

Oct 10, 2012

John Douglas “Dougie” Seymour, age 32, born and raised in Biloxi (Woolmarket), Mississippi died on Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Doug attended Woolmarket Elementary and Mercy Cross High School and was currently attending MGCCC. Doug had many hobbies. He loved technology, working on computers, inventing and music. He was an avid Saints fan. His greatest joy was spending time with his...

Leroy Eugene Case

Leroy Eugene Case

Oct 10, 2012

Mr. Case was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast and graduated from Biloxi High School. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served during the Vietnam Conflict. He retired from Norththrop Grumman Shipbuilding. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leroy and Agnes Case. Survivors include his wife, Gwen Case, daughter, Amy (Bryan) Busby, son, Thomas (Priscilla)...

Sandra "Sandy"  Ann Wells

Sandra "Sandy" Ann Wells

Oct 10, 2012

Sandra “Sandy” Romero Wells, 63, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 in the Mobile Infirmary following surgery. Mrs. Wells was a native of Orange, Texas and had lived much of her life in Biloxi and Ocean Springs. She was a 1967 graduate of Biloxi High School. Sandy was a born salesman. She sold real estate ads for the Opelousas, LA Carencro...

Mary Boyd Berthelot

Mary Boyd Berthelot

Oct 9, 2012

Mary Boyd Berthelot, 80, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Mrs. Berthelot was a native of North Carolina and had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1960. She was the owner/operator of Miss Mary’s Daycare. Mrs. Berthelot is survived by her daughter, Kathy Hadome; sons, Tommy (Nell) Bozard and Danford Bozard; five grandchildren, Brian, Gregory...

Francis Verlin Ramsay

Francis Verlin Ramsay

Oct 7, 2012

Francis Verlin Ramsay, 73, of Ocean Springs, died Sunday, October 07, 2012. Mr. Ramsay was born on September 22, 1939 in St. Martin to Elvin and Vera Ramsay. He attended and graduated from St. Martin High School where he played basketball and baseball. He was also named Mr. St. Martin 1957. He was a member of the Mississippi Army National...

Blanche Theresa  Lindsey

Blanche Theresa Lindsey

Oct 7, 2012

Blanche Theresa Lindsey, 83, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Sunday, October 7, 2012. Ms Lindsey was a homemaker and spent her life taking care of her children and grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her mother, Josephine Maniaci Harmon; two sisters, Rosemary Eisenhower and Margaret Palumbo. Ms Lindsey is survived by her four children, Ralph W. Lindsey of...

Andrew James Melancon,

Andrew James Melancon,

Oct 6, 2012

Andrew James Melancon, Sr. of Biloxi, MS passed away on October 6, 2012 at the age of 93. Andrew was born in Grand Coteau, LA but moved to Biloxi when he was less than a year old. He had a very diverse career having started to work in the seafood factories at the young age of 8 standing on a...

Shirley Walker

Shirley Walker

Oct 6, 2012

Shirley Walker, 82, of D’Iberville, died Saturday, October 06, 2012. Shirley was the owner of Good Health Foods in downtown Gulfport for 30 years until her retirement. She is preceded in death by her parents, Adam and Ethel Kozlowski, and her brother, Robert Wayne Kozlowski. Mrs. Walker is survived by her son, Benjamin V. Walker and his wife Yvonne of...

Phil  Alan Parish

Phil Alan Parish

Oct 6, 2012

MSgt. Phil Alan Parish, USAF, Ret., age 77, of Biloxi, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2012. Phil was born in Laurel, MS where he graduated from George S. Gardnier High School. He was a resident of Biloxi, MS for more than 45 years where he enjoyed his retirement and his family. Phil retired from the U.S. Air Force as...

Rachel Wright Lincecum

Rachel Wright Lincecum

Oct 5, 2012

Rachel Wright Lincecum, 65, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, October 5, 2012, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Lincecum was born in Harrisonburg, LA and had been a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was a retired educator, teaching 40 years. She graduated from Ferriday High School and attended college at Northwestern State University in Louisiana. Some of her most...

Ana Maria  Wilhelm

Ana Maria Wilhelm

Oct 4, 2012

Ana Maria Wilhelm was born on August 1st, 1951, in Saginaw, Michigan. She passed away peacefully in her home in Biloxi, Mississippi, on October 4th, 2012, at 61 years old. Ana was loved and respected by many. She enjoyed caring for others and also playing and beating everyone at cards. She especially enjoyed the role of being a mother and...

Helga Bryant

Helga Bryant

Oct 4, 2012

Helga Bryant, 77, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Thursday, October 4, 2012. Mrs. Bryant was born in Frankfurt-Main, Germany. She loved to bowl and play pinochle and will be sadly missed by her Monday pinochle friends. Mrs. Bryant was a great mother and friend to her sons, Tom and Bobby Bryant both of Biloxi and her two grandchildren Cory...

Shirley  E.  Wehr

Shirley E. Wehr

Oct 4, 2012

Mrs. Shirley E. Wehr, age 79, of Alexandria, died on Thursday, October 4, 2012. Shirley had a very active religious life and was a very spiritual person. She was a loving mother, devoted grandmother and devoted great- grandmother. Shirley is preceded in death by her husband, MSgt Ret. Earl Wehr and by her sister, Mary Jane “Maisie” Collura. Her survivors...

Harry Baird Sewall

Harry Baird Sewall

Oct 4, 2012

Harry Baird Sewall, 59, of Ocean Springs, died Thursday, October 4, 2012. Mr. Sewall is preceded in death by his parents, Frank Middleton and Mary Betty Hammond Sewall. He is survived by his daughter, Mary Virginia “Ginny” Sewall of Cincinnati, OH; two sisters, Frankie S. Rye of Winfield, AL, and Vickie S. Johnson of Hayesville, NC, and Mary Paxton Sewall...

Paul  Douglas Farrell

Paul Douglas Farrell

Oct 4, 2012

Paul Farrell, beloved husband, and father passed away Thursday at Biloxi Regional Medical Center surrounded by family. He was a longtime resident of Gulfport where he retired from a 20 year career in the United States Navy. Born in Gillette, Wyoming he moved to Cavour, SD as a young child, where he attended grade school. He went to high school...