Obituaries
Jerome John Forare
Nov 19, 2010
Mr. Jerome "Jerry" Forare, 73, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, November 19, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Forare was born in Annandale, MN and had been a resident of the coast for the past 23 years. He was a retired U. S. Air Force Veteran. He loved to travel and was a "Do- It-Yourselfer". He was a loving husband,...

Jerome Forare
Nov 19, 2010
Mr. Jerome "Jerry" Forare, 73, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, November 19, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Forare was born in Annandale, MN and had been a resident of the coast for the past 23 years. He was a retired U. S. Air Force Veteran. He loved to travel and was a "Do- It-Yourselfer". He was a loving husband,...

Randy Holley
Nov 17, 2010
Randy Holley, age 80, of Gulfport died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in Gulfport. He was born in Manifest, LA and had been a resident of the Coast since 1969. He was a production engineer in the oil and gas industry for 25 years and was a retired plumbing and electrical contractor. He was a graduate of Meadville High School and...
Bruce Edward Byrd
Nov 17, 2010
Bruce Edward Byrd, 49, of Biloxi, MS died on November 17, 2010. Mr. Byrd was a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University with a BA degree in Business. He worked for Balius Floor Coverings for over 30 years and was a member of First Baptist Church of Ocean Springs. Mr. Byrd enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family and friends....
Rev. Bill Riddick
Nov 17, 2010
Rev. Bill Riddick, age 78, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in Biloxi. Rev. Riddick was saved and later called to the Ministry in Fairfield,California and studied for the ministry at Vallejo Junior College, Pepperdine University, University of Southern Mississippi and received a Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Easonion Baptist Seminary in 1975. He entered the field of...

Cecile Maize Ransonet
Nov 16, 2010
Cecile Maize Ransonet, 92, of Biloxi, MS went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Mrs. Ransonet was born in Youngsville, LA and moved to Biloxi at the age of 6 with her parents where she remained a lifelong resident. She retired from Keesler AFB, Biloxi in 1977. Mrs. Ransonet was a member of Golden Age, Jolly...
Jared Anthony Radich
Nov 16, 2010
Jared Anthony Radich, 29, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Jared was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a bartender at Cypress Lanes in D'Iberville. Jared was a member of the Slavic Benevolent Assoc. of St. Nikoli in Biloxi. He was a graduate of St. Martin High School, Class of 2000. He is preceded in...
TJ Smith
Nov 15, 2010
TJ Smith, 77, of Biloxi, MS died on Monday, November 15, 2010. Mr. Smith was a member of the Biloxi public school system from 1956 to 1975. He began his career as an assistant football coach and a social studies teacher. He established the first driver training program at Biloxi High School, as well as, at Keesler Air Force Base....

Joseph P. Hawley
Nov 15, 2010
Mr. Joseph P. Hawley, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, November 15, 2010, in Biloxi, MS. Survivors include his wife, Christine Hawley, two daughters, Evelyn (Don) Landreth and Christie Thomas, two sisters, Dot Davis and Margie DeLancey, four grandchildren, Angie (Michael) Creel, Steven Sund, Joseph (Ashley) Thomas and Amber (Jeremy) Thomas, and six great-grandchildren, Gabrielle Creel, Madeline Creel,...
Harold Bruce Parker
Nov 15, 2010
arold "Bruce" Parker, 83, of Biloxi, MS, died Monday, November 15, 2010, in Biloxi. Mr. Parker was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a U. S. Army Veteran of WW II. He was a retired Captain from the Biloxi Fire Department and formerly employed with the Biloxi School System. Mr. Parker was preceded in death by his daughter, Cynthia Bilicko....
Ray E. Smith
Nov 15, 2010
Ray E. Smith, age 80, of Gulfport, died Monday, November 15, 2010 in Gulfport. He was born in Picayune and had been a resident of the Coast all of his life. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the Biloxi V.A. in 1985 after 30 years of service. He was a member of Holy...
Charlotte Ann Hophan Smith
Nov 15, 2010
Charlotte Ann Hophan Smith, 44, of Gulfport went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, November 15th, 2010. Born on December 10, 1965, she was a lifelong resident of the Coast. She died after a long battle with cancer. She loved our Lord and always told people don't ever give up, prayer works. Jesus has a purpose. We...

Ruth Ida Anselmo
Nov 14, 2010
Ruth Ida Anselmo, 84, of Wiggins, MS died Sunday, November 14, 2010. Preceded in death by her husband, Anthony, "Tony" Anselmo. Survivors: daughter, Mary Ruth Davison; three step-daughters; son, Mal Davison; three step-sons and one grandson, Michael Anthony Anselmo, Jr. Funeral services are Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Biloxi....
Isabella C. (Bella) Mullican
Nov 14, 2010
Isabella C. (Bella) Mullican passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Gulfport, MS after battling an unknown ailment that caused paralysis of her entire body at the very end. She was born Thursday, February 16, 1939 in Edinburgh, Scotland to Ernest John and Janet Simpson Dykes. She met Joe Mullican while he was serving in the USAF, stationed near Edinburgh...
John E. "Buddy" Jones
Nov 14, 2010
John Eugene "Buddy" Jones, Sr., age 82, of Gulfport passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010. He was born March 7, 1928 in Biloxi. He was in the Army for two years in Germany. He was employed with the U.S. Postal Service in Biloxi for thirty-five years and also at the Harrison County Courthouse for nineteen years. He was a lifetime...
Jeanne Hart Carlisle
Nov 13, 2010
Jeanne Hart Carlisle, 63, of Long Beach died Saturday, November 13, 2010 in Long Beach. Jeanne was born in Gulfport and a resident of the coast most of her life. She was a graduate of Gulfport High School and attended Ole Miss. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church, Long Beach. Jeanne was a devoted wife, mother and...
John Vonderhaar
Nov 13, 2010
Mr. John Vonderhaar, 63, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, November 13, 2010, in Biloxi. Mr. Vonderhaar was born in Kansas City, MO and grew up in Biloxi. He spent many years working and residing in New Orleans, LA and Tunica, MS. He returned to the Coast in 2001. He was a graduate of Biloxi High School and attended the University...
George Wesley Nettles
Nov 12, 2010
Mr. Wesley Nettles, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, November 12, 2010 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Nettles was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Ruby Nettles, brothers, Alton Nettles and Lavon Nettles and sister, Pearla Rae Layosa. Survivors include his sister, Glenda Nettles; brother, Talmadge Nettles and sisters-in-law, Tillie Nettles, Jean Nettles and Patricia Nettles and...

Roberta Johnson
Nov 11, 2010
Roberta "Bobbi" Johnson, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010. She was surrounded by her loving family. Bobbi was born in Matewan, WV and lived on the Gulf Coast since 1967. She was the owner of two businesses. She was also past Treasurer of Kings Daughters, but her charity also extended to many Ocean Springs...
Herman Louis Drake Jr.
Nov 8, 2010
Herman L. Drake Jr., age 77, died November 8, 2010. Born in Indianapolis, he was a longtime resident of Biloxi. Herman served in the Navy for 3 years as an air traffic controller. He was employed by the Federal Aviation Administration from 1959-1987 as an air traffic controller, supervisor and facility manager. Herman was a member of the Benevolent and...
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