Obituaries

Lewis Ganzy, Jr.

Lewis Ganzy, Jr.

Apr 3, 2011

Lewis Ganzy, Jr., of Gulfport and a native of Lamont in Jefferson Co., FL, died Sunday, April 3, 2011 in Gulfport. Mr. Ganzy was preceded in death by his parents Lewis Ganzy, Sr. and Manna Lee Harris Ganzy, his brother James A. Ganzy, Sr. and sisters Moezella Daymond, Doreatha Smith, Dolores Hanna, Josephine Ganzy and Gussie Crowder. He is survived...

B. D. Hendricks

B. D. Hendricks

Apr 2, 2011

Mr. B. D. Hendricks, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Ocean Springs. B. D. was born in Lexington, KY., was a former resident of Pensacola, FL. and had been a resident of the coast since 2001. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force, First U.S.A.F. K-9 Unit, with 21 years of...

Lurline Ione Battaya

Lurline Ione Battaya

Apr 1, 2011

Mrs. Lurline Manuel Battaya, 84, of D'Iberville, MS, died Friday, April 1, 2011, in D'Iberville. Mrs. Battaya was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Preceeding Mrs. Battaya in death was her husband, Elvin Joseph Battaya; parents, Henry Manuel, Sr. and Aline Eleuterius Manuel; sister, Ila Mae...

Mark Andrew Bertrand

Mark Andrew Bertrand

Mar 31, 2011

Mr. Mark A. Bertrand, 42, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mark was born in Baton Rouge, LA and had been a resident of the coast for the past two years. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran with ten years of service after which he was employed with the U. S. Department of Defense...

Dorothy Gaither

Dorothy Gaither

Mar 30, 2011

Mrs. Dorothy Gaither, age 70, of North Biloxi, MS., died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in North Biloxi. Mrs. Gaither was born on July 10, 1940, in New London, CT. and was a resident of Ocean Springs for the past eleven years. She was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her...

Frank W. Jerome

Frank W. Jerome

Mar 30, 2011

Mr. Frank W. Jerome, age 79, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Jerome retired from the U.S. Air Force as a T/Sgt. after twenty two and a half years. He was a charter member of the VFW Gautier Post #2132. He was preceded in death by his son, Lance Gordon Jerome and his...

Donnie Vernell Dupree Kipe

Donnie Vernell Dupree Kipe

Mar 30, 2011

Mrs. Donnie Vernell Dupree Kipe, age 83, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Kipe was born on June 6, 1927, in Madison County, AL. She left this world to be in glory with her Lord and Savior. She was devoted to her family and attended Windsor Park Baptist Church in Ocean Springs. Survivors...

Annette Beaugez Jones

Annette Beaugez Jones

Mar 30, 2011

Mrs. Annette Beaugez Jones, age 89, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Jones was a lifelong resident of the community. She was a devout Catholic and a lifelong member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Mrs. Jones was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother and will be sadly missed by all. She was preceded...

Christopher Aaron Wood

Christopher Aaron Wood

Mar 29, 2011

Christopher Aaron Wood, 26, of Biloxi, MS died on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Christopher was a graduate of D'Iberville High School, Class of 2002. He had served in the US Army for five years serving tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and for the pass three years has served in the MS National Guard. Christopher enjoyed dirt bike riding, the outdoors...

Eric Wayne Midkiff

Eric Wayne Midkiff

Mar 29, 2011

Eric Wayne "Big E" Midkiff, 16, of D'Iberville, MS, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in D'Iberville. Eric was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. He attended D'Iberville Schools, and enjoyed Rap music and computers. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends. Eric is survived by his parents, Dorothy Midkiff and Bobby Waldrop, Sr. of D'Iberville;...

Sandra Elaine Williamson

Sandra Elaine Williamson

Mar 28, 2011

Sandra Elaine Williamson, 60, known as "MawMaw" to most, passed away Monday, March 28, 2011. Elaine was born in Hartselle, AL to J.D. Long and Lucille Ransom on September 15, 1950. She was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast and was employed by Biloxi Regional Medical Center for approximately 26 years. Elaine is survived by her husband, James...

Curtis "Kurt" Shook

Curtis "Kurt" Shook

Mar 26, 2011

Mr. Curtis “Kurt” D. Shook, 75 of Gulfport died Saturday, March 26, 2011 in Gulfport. Mr. Shook was born in Clay County, Iowa and had been a resident of the coast for 12 years. He served as a military policeman in the United States Marine Corps and later worked as an accomplished salesman for several companies. Mr. Shook was an...

Frank Gazerro

Frank Gazerro

Mar 26, 2011

Mr. Frank Gazerro, 79, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Gazerro was born in Walpole, MA, and had been a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 31 years. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He loved to photograph trains and was an accomplished mechanical artist. He was...

Iris Roberta Steele

Iris Roberta Steele

Mar 26, 2011

Mrs. Iris Grantham Steele, 94, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, in D'Iberville. Mrs. Steele was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the Coast. She attended Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral and Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mrs. Steele was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow W. Steele, Sr.; a son, Woodrow W. Steele, Jr.; her parents,...

Josephine T. Aquino

Josephine T. Aquino

Mar 26, 2011

Josephine T. Aquino, age 71, of Gulfport died Saturday, March 26, 2011 in Gulfport. She was a recent resident of Gulfport and was a former resident of Kansas City, Missouri. She was a graduate of Lillis High School in Kansas City and retired from US Postal Service with 35 years of service. She loved her family and friends and will...

Salvador P. Caranna

Salvador P. Caranna

Mar 24, 2011

Salvador P. "Pete" Caranna, 91, of Gulfport, died Thursday, March 24, 2011 in Gulfport. Mr. Caranna was born in Gulfport, where he was a life long resident. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church. Mr. Caranna was retired form Civil Service at the Navy Base and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a...

June Toovey Hance

June Toovey Hance

Mar 24, 2011

June Toovey Hance, 91, died Thursday, March 24, 2011 in Gulfport. Mrs. Hance was born in New York City, New York. She grew up in Long Branch, New Jersey and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1998. She is preceded in death by her husband, Irving Hance, Jr.; her parents, Harriet Engelfried Toovey and Tracey Toovey; her sister, Patricia...

Frances Elizabeth Alley

Frances Elizabeth Alley

Mar 24, 2011

Frances Elizabeth Parrette Alley age 73 passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011. Ms. Alley was born in Vicksburg, MS to Johnnie and Essie Parrette on October 4, 1937. She graduated from D’Iberville High School in 1955 and was a lifelong resident of D’Iberville, MS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald "Pete" Alley; sisters, Nell Alford, Earline Meredith,...

Walter Marcus Martin

Walter Marcus Martin

Mar 24, 2011

Mr. Walter Marcus Martin, 72, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, in Biloxi. Mr. Martin was born May 28, 1938 in Shivers, MS and has called Biloxi home for over 50 years. He was the son of the late Trusdale Martin and the late Sarah Mozelle Armstrong Martin. He worked as a mechanic for Pringle Ford and...

Geneva Jo Anthony

Geneva Jo Anthony

Mar 23, 2011

Mrs. Geneva Jo Anthony, age 64, of Vancleave, MS. died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Anthony loved poetry and was a proud member of the Mississippi Poetry Society. She was a member of Vancleave United Methodist Church and was a loving wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest Webb and Vivian Robertson...