Obituaries
Dennis Anthony Lewis
May 19, 2011
Dennis Anthony "Hippie" Lewis, 61, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2011. Mr. Lewis was a longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and worked in the shipbuilding industry for many years. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Jean Lewis; daughter, Sherry Watford; step-daughter, Paula Lutz; grandchildren, Kristopher...
Lindsey Tucker
May 18, 2011
Lindsey Tucker, age 58, of Vancleave, MS passed away in a boating accident May 18, 2011. Lindsey was born and raised in Biloxi. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, cooking and playing his drums and was an avid Jimmie Johnson fan. Lindsey met his wife Pam when he was twelve years old and they were high school sweethearts. They were married...
Charles L. Sanders
May 17, 2011
Charles L. Sanders, age 60, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in Gulfport. He was a native and longtime resident of Gulfport and a 1969 graduate of Gulfport East High School. He was a store manager with K&B and Rite Aid since 1974. In 1981 he was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was preceded in death by...
Curtis Sam "Jim" Savage
May 14, 2011
Curtis Sam "Jim" Savage, 90, of Gulfport, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 in Biloxi. He was a devoted Father and Grandfather. He was born in Longton, Kansas on March 21, 1920. He served in the Navy in WWII as a Boatswain 2nd Class and was stationed in the Pacific on Okinawa. After the war, he worked in purchasing and marketing...
Amanda Evelyn Russell
May 14, 2011
Amanda Evelyn Russell, 18, of D'Iberville, MS, died Saturday, May 14, 2011, in Vancleave. Amanda was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and had been a longtime resident of the coast. She attended D'Iberville High School where she was a member of the 2011 graduation class. She was a member of various school clubs and social activities. She was a fantastic artist...
Dorothy Louise Smith
May 14, 2011
Dorothy Louise Smith, 68, of Biloxi died Saturday, May 14, 2011 in Biloxi. Dorothy was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and will be deeply missed by family and friends. Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband, Joe Smith and parents, Leonard and Ruby Forehand. She is survived by two brothers and a sister and three children, Jennifer Miller of...
Tara Marie Burleson
May 13, 2011
Tara Ward Burleson, age 31, formally of Seffner, FL., currently of Ocean Springs, MS., went to be with the angels Friday, May 13, 2011, when her life long battle with Cystic Fibrosis ended. She spent her life loving her beautiful children, raising awareness for Cystic Fibrosis, and capturing life’s precious moments with her photography. She was determined to live her...
Dr. Mercer Miller
May 13, 2011
r. Mercer B. Miller, age 82, a resident of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2011. Dr. Miller was born on March 20, 1929, in Jackson, MS. After graduating from Crystal Springs High School in 1947, he went to Mississippi State University and received his B.S. degree in 1951. He completed his M.A. degree in 1956 and his Ed.D....
Loise Rose Jacquet
May 13, 2011
Mrs. Loise Rose Reynolds Jacquet, 83, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, May 13, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Jacquet was a native and lifelong resident of the Coast. She and her husband were the owners/operators of the Ocean Springs Marine Mart from 1976 until 1991. She was a life member of the V.F.W Ladies Auxiliary in Ocean Springs, Ladies...
Mrs. Helen Inez Stone Palazzo
May 12, 2011
Mrs. Helen Inez Stone Palazzo, 94, of Gulfport, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Gulfport. Born May 19, 1916, Helen Stone Palazzo, know by her family and friends as Big Mom, was a lifelong resident of Gulfport. She graduated from Gulfport High School in 1933 with a perfect 12 year attendance record and played clarinet in the first Gulfport High...
Ronald "Ronnie" Cullen Crosby
May 11, 2011
Ronald "Ronnie" Cullen Crosby, age 68, of Perkinston, MS passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in Perkinston. He was born in Bakersfield, CA. on May 11, 1943. He served in the United States Army and after an honorable discharge he worked in various professions before becoming a firefighter. He retired as a fire- fighter driver operator after serving as a...
Grover Coots
May 11, 2011
Mr. Grover Calvin "Cal" Coots, age 65, of Biloxi, MS., passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, in Moss Point, MS. Mr. Coots was a resident of Biloxi since 1968. He was in the U.S. Air Force and was at Keesler for four years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Emma Coots. Survivors include a daughter,...
Robert W. Kiernan
May 11, 2011
Mr. Robert W. Kiernan, Sr., age 70, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at the USA Hospital in Mobile, AL. Mr. Kiernan was a lifelong resident of the coast, served in the U.S. Army and was of the Baptist faith. He was employed as a lifelong dry- waller with his brother, George A. Kiernan, Jr. He was...
Toy Floyd Fountain
May 11, 2011
Mrs. Toy Floyd Fountain, 60, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011, in Biloxi. Toy was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident. She was a food server for the Harrison County School District. She was preceded in death by her father, Howard F. Barbee, and sister, Winiferd Barbee. Survivors include her husband, Stephen Floyd "Red Dog" Fountain;...
Bonnie Sue Cooley
May 10, 2011
Bonnie Sue Cooley, 83, of Latimer died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Cooley had been a member of Woodhaven Baptist Church since 1987 and retired from Keesler AFB in 1989 after 25 years of civilian service. Mrs. Cooley is preceded in death by her parents William W. and Mattie Crosby; her sister Bernice Epperson; and her brothers...
Eldridge Helwick, III
May 10, 2011
Eldridge "Tre" Helwick, III, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 in Gulfport. Our sorrow is magnified by the enormous hole in our lives, left by the passing of our husband, father, son, brother, uncle, nephew and friend. Eldridge "Tre" Helwick III. Tre Helwick found peace as he left this world on May 10, 2011. We will miss his smile,...
Juanita Ruth Campbell
May 10, 2011
Mrs. Juanita Ruth Campbell, age 89, of Ocean Springs, MS., died in Bay St. Louis, MS., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, after a long illness. Mrs. Campbell was a longtime resident of Ocean Springs. Juanita, known as Nita to her friends, was active in the Ocean Springs Women's Club and served a term as its president. She worked for the...
Stuart Lance Copeland
May 10, 2011
Mr. Stuart Lance Copeland, age 45, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Stuart was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs and graduated from Ocean Springs High School in 1984. He served in the Navy Seabees. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gene and Carolyn Copeland, a sister, Melanie Copeland and...
CMSgt Richard A. Nell, Sr., USAF ret.
May 10, 2011
CMSgt Richard A. Nell, Sr., USAF, ret., 79, of Biloxi, MS died on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Mr. Nell was a native of Michigan and a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He retired from the USAF after 21 years of service. He is preceded in death by his parents, Fred Nell and Clara Struth; two sisters, Merideth Rawls...
Walter "Walt" K. Allen, Jr.
May 9, 2011
Walter "Walt" K. Allen, Jr., SMSgt, (ret.), 79, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011 after losing a long battle with cancer. Walt loved his church, Bethel Lutheran of Biloxi, where he fulfilled many duties such as president of the congregation at one time. Also, he worked many hours on the building of the new church. He...
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