Obituaries
Guy Joel Boutwell
Mar 25, 2012
Guy Joel Boutwell, 76, of Gulfport died Sunday March 25, 2012 in Gulfport. Guy was born on December 24, 1935 in Sontag, Mississippi to W.S. and Rosa Schaeffer Boutwell. Guy graduated from Monticello High School and joined the U.S. Air Force. After serving in the USAF, Guy joined the U.S. Navy, serving on the ship U.S. Enterprise from which he...
Geraldine Joyce Moody
Mar 25, 2012
Geraldine Joyce Franko Moody, age 79, of Biloxi, MS passed away peacefully on March 25, 2012. Geraldine was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi,MS. She worked at Keesler Air Force Base for 15 years as Dining Hall Supervisor and she was a member of Cedar Lake Christian Assembly of God in Biloxi. Geraldine loved and was dedicated to her...
Russell "Butch" Butcher
Mar 23, 2012
Russell "Butch" Butcher, 81, of Biloxi, died Friday, March 23, 2012. Mr. Butcher was a resident of the Gulf Coast for 33 years. He retired as a USAF CMSgt and was an active member and elder at Rodenberg Church of Christ. Mr. Butcher attended William Carey College, was an avid reader, fisherman, and a true Bible Scholar. He will be...
Robert Gaylord Tubre
Mar 23, 2012
Robert “Bobby” Tubre, 87, of Biloxi, MS died Friday, March 23, 2012 in Biloxi. Mr. Tubre was born in New Orleans and remained a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran who served in World War II in the Naval Armed Guard. Before the war, he was a diesel mechanic for Baltar. He was a...
Phyllis Ann Foreman Bosarge
Mar 23, 2012
Phyllis Foreman Bosarge, age 72, was called by her Lord and Savior on March 23, 2012. Phyllis was a devoted wife to her husband of 52 years, Larry Bosarge, and a perfect mother to her four children, Charles E. Bosarge and wife Colleen, Lisa A. Hendon and husband Read, Stacey M. Landry and husband Clement, and Kevin W. Bosarge and...
Curtis Lee Davis, Sr.
Mar 23, 2012
Curtis Lee Davis, Sr. born in Vancleave on September 15, 1927, served the institution now called Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for 41 years and seven months – the 20th century record. His association with the institution began even before his service. On January 27, 1947, after finishing a hitch in the U.S. Navy, during which he finished high school,...
Marie Veale Davis
Mar 22, 2012
Marie Veale Davis, 65, of Biloxi, MS died on Thursday, March 22, 2012. MS Davis was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was retired from AT&T. Ms Davis was a member of several local organizations including, The American Legion Women’s Auxiliary, Order of Eastern Star, Fleur de Lis Society Ladies Auxiliary, Women of the Moose and The Red...
Mildred Louise Adams Peterson
Mar 22, 2012
Mildred Louise Peterson, 96, of Biloxi, died on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Mildred was an active Girl Scout Leader and a PTA Leader. She was the original founder of the Pink Ladies at Biloxi Memorial Hospital. She also served on the State Board of Cosmetology for Mississippi. Mildred owned ans operatedthe Buena Vista beauty Salon and house of Beauty in...
Janine and Pieper Niolon
Mar 22, 2012
Janine Pieper Niolon, age 51 and Pieper Camille Niolon, age 12 went home to be with their Lord and Savior on March 22, 2012. Jan, a native of Mobile, AL had lived in Ocean Springs for 28 years. Although born in Mobile, Pieper's home was in Ocean Springs. They were preceded in death by parents/grandparents Clarence Ray Pieper, Jr. and...
Emily Ouimette
Mar 21, 2012
Emily (Ms. Emily) Engel Ouimette, age 81, of Biloxi passed away March 21, 2012 in Diamondhead. Emily was born November 23, 1930 in Queens, NY. She was a graduate of Bayside High School NY. Emily proudly served her country for 10 years in the U.S. Air Force. While stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany, she met and married her husband Ed, also...
Barbara Evelyn Teele
Mar 20, 2012
Barbara Evelyn Teele, 90, of Gautier, MS died on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Ms Teele was one of the oldest members of First Baptist in Jasper, AL where she was very involved until her illness. She was a dedicated career woman where she worked until she was 72. Ms Teele was retired from Sears after 28 years of service. She...
Rick Howarth
Mar 19, 2012
It is with great sadness the family of Rick Howarth announces his passing on March 19, 2012, after a lengthy battle against the complications of Diabetes. Rick lived his short 52 years to the fullest and "He did it his way". He is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Carla; his three sons, Justin (Melinda), Cody (Daja), and...
Tina Denise Cook-Gomez
Mar 17, 2012
Tina Denise Cook-Gomez passed into the loving arms of our Lord on Saturday March 17, 2012. She was born October 3, 1958 to Retha S. Cook and the late James E. Cook, Sr. Her extraordinary love for family and friends had no bounds. Tina was an accomplished master cosmetologist, enjoyed spending time with family and friends baking, making jewelry, and...
Emily Vivian Meaut Demoruelle
Mar 17, 2012
Emily Vivian Meaut Demoruelle, age 88, of Biloxi, MS, passed away on March 17, 2012, after a brief illness. Mrs. Demoruelle, a lifelong Biloxian, was born June 27, 1923, to Edwin Louis Meaut and Annie Vivian Catchot Meaut. She was of the Roman Catholic Faith and a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral Parish. Emily graduated from...
Larry Lee Higginbotham
Mar 17, 2012
Larry Lee Higginbotham, 43, of Biloxi, MS passed away doing what he loved… cave diving. He was born on February 1, 1969 in Biloxi, MS and went home to the Lord on March 17th at Vortex Springs, Ponce De Leon, FL. He was preceded in death by his uncle Randy Higginbotham, his paternal grandfather, Percy Higginbotham, and his maternal grandfather,...
Dorothy "Dottie" Fayard
Mar 17, 2012
Dorothy "Dottie" Fayard, 94, of Biloxi, MS passed away peacefully at home with her children, Saturday March 17, 2012. Dorothy was born and lived all of her life in Biloxi. She was a life long member of the First United Methodist Church of Biloxi, former member of Rainbow Girls, very active and a Life Member of the PTA, member of...
Dal M. Crenshaw
Mar 17, 2012
Mr. Dal M. Crenshaw, age 90, of Ocean Springs and originally from Meridian passed away March 17, 2012 in Ocean Springs. He was the son of the late Mattie Ruth and John Crenshaw of Meridian, MS. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Jack, A.B. and Robert Crenshaw. Mr. Crenshaw was a graduate of the University of Alabama...
Cathleen M. Keel
Mar 15, 2012
Cathleen M. Keel, 59, of Pass Christian died Thursday, March 15, 2012 in Bay St. Louis. Visitation will be Saturday, March 17, 2012 from 3:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. at BRADFORD-O’KEEFE FUNERAL HOME, 15th Street Gulfport. View and sign the register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com
Betty Lou Watkins Daniels
Mar 14, 2012
Betty Lou Watkins Daniels, was born December 15, 1945, at Forest in Scott County, MS, one of seven children, born to Harvey and Estelle Wolfe Watkins. She died on March 14, 2012, at her home in Gulfport, MS with members of her family at her side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Services were held at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home Chapel,...
Irene Flavian
Mar 13, 2012
Irene Flavian, 94, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Mrs. Flavian was born in Biloxi, MS on December 7, 1917. She was an employee with the Telephone Co. and also the US Postal Service from 1956 until she retired from the Post Office in 1973. Mrs. Flavian’s passion was for golf that lasted for 64 years....
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