Obituaries

Irene Flavian

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....

Cecil W. Broome

Cecil W. Broome

Mar 13, 2012

Cecil W. Broome, 93, of Biloxi died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Gulfport, MS. Born in Bassfield, MS, Mr. Broome has been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1945. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard who served during WWII. Upon his discharge from the Coast Guard, Mr. Broome lived on Ship Island for two years...

Wayne  F. Abraham

Wayne F. Abraham

Mar 13, 2012

Wayne F. Abraham, Jr., 57, of Biloxi, MS passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Abraham was a 15 year Veteran of the U. S. Air Force. After his retirement from the Air Force, he worked for Jacob’s Technology at Stennis Space Center until his health failed. He never met a stranger and he was loved by...

Mark Edwin Albright

Mark Edwin Albright

Mar 12, 2012

Mark Edwin Albright, age 64, of Gulfport died Monday, March 12, 2012 in Gulfport, MS He was previously a resident of the Austin, TX area for thirteen years. Mr. Albright is survived by a daughter, Casie Rodriguez and her husband, David Rodriguez; their children Jacob Rodriguez and Alyssa Rodriguez; a son, Mark C. Albright and his wife, Amber Albright and...

Elizabeth Eleuterius Mattina

Elizabeth Eleuterius Mattina

Mar 11, 2012

Elizabeth Eleuterius Mattina, 85, of Biloxi, MS passed over March 11, 2012. Elizabeth “CeCe” was born in Bayou La Batre, AL. She resided in Biloxi for over 80 years where she was a retired Harrison County VA representative, a longtime member of the Biloxi VFW Post Auxiliary and Biloxi Beauvoir chapter # 623 United Daughters of the Confederacy. Elizabeth was...

Mildred "Jackie" Hood

Mildred "Jackie" Hood

Mar 11, 2012

Mildred “Jackie” Hood, 95, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2012. Jackie was born November 20, 1916. She had been a 30 year resident of Vancleave, MS. She was also a member of First Baptist Church of Vancleave. She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard Hood; sons, Harold and Eddy Hood. Jackie is survived...

Daniel Francis Carroll

Daniel Francis Carroll

Mar 11, 2012

Daniel F. Carroll, 60, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, March 11, 2012 in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Carroll was a native of Portland, Maine. He worked in Kroger’s Grocery Store as the Seafood and Meat Departments Manager. He was also the night manager for Cajun’s Fried Chicken Franchise at Edgewater prior to his retirement due to illness. Mr. Carroll was a...

Harold E. Harmic, Sr.

Harold E. Harmic, Sr.

Mar 10, 2012

Harold E. Harmic, Sr., 85, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012 at his home in Huntington, W. VA. surrounded by his family. Mr. Harmic was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs where he raised his family. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and U. S. Air Force. He worked as a paint contractor along the Gulf Coast until...

Florence Hales Laird

Florence Hales Laird

Mar 9, 2012

Florence Hales Laird passed away peacefully March 9, 2012 in Ocean Springs. She was born on April 18, 1921 in Washington, D.C. In her younger years her hobbies were tennis, piano, and dancing to the music of the big bands. Florence graduated from Roosevelt High in 1939 and worked as a secretary for the National Geographic Society headquartered in D.C....

Janice Elaine Greeley

Janice Elaine Greeley

Mar 7, 2012

Janice Elaine Greeley, age 57, went home to Jesus on March 7, 2012. Janice was born on June 16, 1954, in Greenwood, MS. and lived there until 2000, when she and her mother moved to Ocean Springs to be near her family. In Greenwood she attended the Little Red Schoolhouse, worked at Beacon Harbor and was a member of St....

Margie Carole Simkins Morrison

Margie Carole Simkins Morrison

Mar 7, 2012

Margie Carole Simkins Morrison age 73, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, passed away on March 7, 2012. Carole was born on April 1, 1938, to Leyla and Langston Simkins of Decatur, Mississipi. She grew up in Decatur and graduated from East Central Community College before moving to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to work at Keesler Air Force Base. Carole married Mr....

CW02 Robert H. Anderson

CW02 Robert H. Anderson

Mar 7, 2012

Robert H. Anderson, CW02 S/C S/S USN, Retired, 69, of Gulfport, MS left on patrol with God’s eternal submarine force. Mr. Anderson joined the Navy March 16, 1960 and received his commission to Chief Warrant Officer in 1980. His extensive naval career was served aboard the USS Ranger, The USS Lexington, The USS Shangrila, and abroad the submarines, The USS...

Annie E. Helm

Annie E. Helm

Mar 7, 2012

Annie E. Helm, 85, of Gulfport, MS, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Gulfport. Mrs. Helm was born in Mt. Olive, MS and had been a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Boyd Helm, and parents, Charles L. and Mollye Speed Rutland. She is survived by her daughter, Julia E....

Dorothy Lee Hershey

Dorothy Lee Hershey

Mar 6, 2012

Dorothy Lee Hershey, 90, of Gulfport died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Gulfport. Mrs. Hershey was preceded in death by her husband, J. Samuel Hershey, a daughter, Julia Ipser Critchfield; and her parents, Monroe and Virgie Baker Elam. She is survived by daughters, June Ipser Odom (Johnney) of Long Beach and Linda Crose of Gulfport; a son, Walt S. Necaise...

Maurice Lawrence Colly

Maurice Lawrence Colly

Mar 6, 2012

Maurice Lawrence Colly, 83, passed away on March 6, 2012 in Bay St Louis MS, as a victim of a homicide. He was born December 6, 1928 in Atlanta, GA. He was a graduate of Tech High School in Atlanta, the University of Mississippi at Oxford, MS, and the Atlanta Law School in Atlanta. He served as a paratrooper in...

Henry C. Murphy

Henry C. Murphy

Mar 6, 2012

Henry C. Murphy, 62, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Mr. Murphy was born in Pascagoula and remained a lifelong resident of Jackson County. He was a graduate of Vancleave High School and Mississippi State University. Mr. Murphy was a US Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam Conflict. He was an independent Title Abstractor. Mr....

Cheryl Ann Olsen

Cheryl Ann Olsen

Mar 5, 2012

Cheryl Ann Olsen, born July 16, 1948 in Corvallis, Oregon to Joseph Kent and Phyllis Lockwood Olsen, passed away on March 5, 2012. Cheryl had an active childhood; her father’s occupation took her and her family to live in Iran from 1959-61. Cheryl then moved to El Paso, TX in 1961 before settling in Ocean Springs, MS where she graduated...

Wilson Powell Coody

Wilson Powell Coody

Mar 5, 2012

Wilson "Willie Wilson" Powell Coody, 65, of Perry, GA, formerly of McRae, GA, went home to be with our Lord on Monday, March 5, 2012. Mr. Coody was a member of the Helena Methodist Church and a life long resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He was the son of the late Wilson Porter and Carolyn Powell Coody. Survivors include...

Major General Jesse M. Allen

Major General Jesse M. Allen

Mar 4, 2012

Maj. Gen. Jesse M. Allen, 86, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, March 4, 2012 in Biloxi. Maj. Gen. Jesse M. Allen retired as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Intelligence, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, with headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. General Allen was born in Mode, Ill., in 1925, and graduated from high school in Fisher, Ill.,...

Carrol Joseph Landry

Carrol Joseph Landry

Mar 3, 2012

Carrol J. Landry, 79, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Mr. Landry was born in Jeaneretta, LA and had been a resident of Biloxi since he was 10 years old. He was a US Navy veteran and served during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Landry was a member of the VFW and the American Legion. He was...