Obituaries
Roger Hornsby
Sep 26, 2012
Roger Hornsby, 90, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Mr. Hornsby was a watchmaker, owned Roger Hornsby’s Jewelry Store in Biloxi. He was a Shriner and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Biloxi. Mr. Hornsby enjoyed NASCAR Racing, woodworking and fishing. He is preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Reese and Sadie Virginia Hamaker...
Peter "Doc" Pavlov, Jr.
Sep 26, 2012
On September 26, 2012, Peter Pavlov, Jr., passed peacefully from this life at his home in Ocean Springs after a brief illness. Doc, as he was known to his friends, was born on February 24, 1919 to Peter and Anna Pavlov, immigrants from Brac, Croatia. He is the last of their six children, preceded in death by his brothers, George...
Harry Hall
Sep 26, 2012
Harry Hall, Jr., 78, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Mr. Hall was born in Pearlington, MS and had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 2001. He was a US Navy veteran and was retired from Conrock Trucking Co. Mr. Hall was a member of the Teamsters Union. He attended St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Mr....
Russell Jones Braun
Sep 26, 2012
Russell Jones Braun, age 98, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Russell was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a member of Nativity BVM Cathedral. He was a lifelong member of the Benevolent Protective of Elks Lodge#606, where he was a former Exalted Ruler and was the oldest member of the Elk’s Lodge. Russell was...
John Louis Welter,
Sep 25, 2012
John L. Welter, Jr., age 80, of Biloxi, MS died Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in Biloxi. John was born in Chicago, IL and was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, where he served as a Eucharistic Minister, usher and a member of the Holy Name Society. John retired...
Ruth Ann Simmons
Sep 25, 2012
Ruth Ann Simmons passed away to her heavenly home on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at the age of 79. Ruth Ann (Greene) was a native of Jena, LA and was a resident of Ocean Springs, MS since 1968. She retired as a merchandiser for Hallmark Cards. Ruth was a very active member of the Saint Paul United Methodist Church for...
William "Bill" Oliver Barger
Sep 25, 2012
Mr. William "Bill" Oliver Barger, CW2 Army (Ret.) of Ocean Springs, MS, passed on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at the age of 80. Mr. Barger served his country in the U.S. Army for 20 years and was a veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War, where he received a Bronze Star. Survivors include his beloved wife, Phong "Dang"...
Belinda Lea Webb
Sep 24, 2012
Belinda Lea Webb, 47, of Gulfport, MS died Monday, September 24, 2012 in Gulfport. Belinda was a native of Biloxi and she was of the Catholic faith. She was a graduate of Ocean Springs High School Class of 1983. Belinda attended Jeff Davis and Jackson County Community Colleges. She has worked for several coast casinos having worked for Boomtown most...
Mae Noble Ulmer
Sep 24, 2012
Mae Noble Ulmer, 91, of Vancleave, MS died on Monday, September 24, 2012. Mrs. Ulmer was a lifelong resident of the Fort Bayou Community. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Ulmer was a devoted member of Fort Bayou Baptist Church. "Aunt Mae" as she was affectionately known always had a fresh pot of coffee and cake for friends and her family...
Joseph Homer Wall
Sep 24, 2012
Lt. Col. (retired) Joseph Homer Wall, 71, of Ocean Springs, MS was taken into his heavenly Father’s arms with his loving wife, Vivian, by his side at 12:20 a.m. on Monday, September 24, 2012. Joe was born August 2, 1941 in Biloxi, MS to the late Selby Spivey and Lou Edith Wall. He served in the US Army from 1961...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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