Obituaries
Carol Jeanne Holcomb
Jan 22, 2010
Mrs. Carol Jeanne Holcomb, age 65, of Long Beach, MS., died Friday, January 22, 2010, in Gulfport, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph M. and Margaret Miller Cook. Survivors include two daughters, Susan (John) Oien of Gulfport, MS., and Jeannine (Tony) Metcalf of Bloomfield, KY., sister, Ellen (Bill) Linton of Greensboro, N.C., brother, Ralph (Johnny Kay)...
Robert Edwin Jennings
Jan 22, 2010
Robert E. Jennings, age 51, of Ocean Springs, MS., died January 22, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Jennings was a graduate of Ocean Springs High School Class of 1980. He was formerly employed with the City of Biloxi Public Safety Department as a dispatcher. Mr. Jennings enjoyed hunting and softball and hunted and pitched from his wheelchair. He is preceded...
Marjorie Mae Hopper Rust
Jan 22, 2010
Mrs. Marjorie Mae Hooper Rust, age 82, formerly of Jackson, MS., died in Gulfport, Friday, January 22, 2010. Mrs. Rust was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Allen Rust, Jr. of Jackson, MS., son, David Lamar Rust, parents, Charles and Ella Mae (Bonvillain) Hooper of New Orleans, LA., two brothers, Charles Hooper, Jr. and Larry Hooper, and one sister,...
Suzanne Mullen
Jan 22, 2010
Suzanne Mullen, 43, of Vancleave, MS died Friday, January 22, 2010. Suzanne was born in Washington, DC and had been a resident of MS for the past 10 years. She liked fishing, crabing and crafts. Suzanne was of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her mother, Kay Jean Shipley. Suzanne is survived by her husband, Johnny Mullen,...
Cynthia Martiel Beard Krohn
Jan 22, 2010
Mrs. Cynthia Martiel Krohn, age 73, of D'Iberville, MS. died Friday, January 22, 2010, in Gulfport. Mrs. Krohn was a longtime resident of the coast and was retired from the Ocean Springs Hospital as a Nursing Supervisor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tony Krohn and a daughter, Cindy Wasmer. Survivors include two daughters, Lisa Krohn and Kim...
Christine Billings Judd
Jan 22, 2010
Christine Billings Judd, age 89, of Biloxi, MS. passed away in Gulfport, MS on January 22, 2010. Ms. Judd was born on February 22, 1920 in Fort Stockton, TX and has lived on the coast for fifty-seven years. She was the wife of the late Roy C. Judd. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy C. Judd, her...
James Kenneth Couch
Jan 21, 2010
Mr. James "Kenneth" Couch, age 51, of Vancleave, MS., died Thursday, January 21, 2010, in Pascagoula. Mr. Couch was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. He was a 1976 graduate of Ocean Springs High School where he was a three year starter in football and a member of the Football Team of the Decade. He was a self-employed heavy equipment...
Robert James Eustice
Jan 20, 2010
Dr. Robert J. Eustice, 84, of Ocean Springs, MS went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, January 20, 2010. He founded his Family Practice Dental Clinic in Biloxi in 1955 and treated patients there for 55 years. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends,and patients. Robert James Eustice was born March 28, 1925...
Patsy Ann Woods Seymour
Jan 20, 2010
Patsy Ann Seymour, 65, of D'Iberville, MS died Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Mrs. Seymour was a native and lifelong resident of D'Iberville. She is preceded in death by her father, Joe Woods. Mrs. Seymour is survived by her husband of 49 years, Wilford Seymour, Jr.; daughter, Debbie (Pat) Hudson; son, Joey Seymour; mother, Mary Lamey Woods; sisters, Mary "Skeetie" (Lennis)...
Raymond Donal Magallanes
Jan 20, 2010
Raymond Donal Magallanes, Sr., 84, passed over to his heavenly home on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at his home in Biloxi after battling illness for four years. He was an officer and a gentleman. Ray graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Science Degree (Geology) in 1952 and the University of Southern MS with his Masters of Education degree...
Lt. Col. Robert W Bawcum, US Air Force, retired
Jan 19, 2010
Lt. Col. Robert W. Bawcum, US Air Force Retired, passed away peacefully during his sleep at his home in Ocean Springs. Bob was born in Sugar Tree, TN where he grew up farming near the Tennessee River. He entered the Air Force through the Cadet Corps. During the 21 years he faithfully served his country, he was a navigator, worked...
Greta Alice Griffin
Jan 19, 2010
Greta Alice Griffin, age 82, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in Gulfport. She was born in Mars Hill, Maine and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1974. She was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church. She was retired from civil service and was formerly a receptionist at Lang Funeral Home. She was preceded in...
George E Switzer, Jr.
Jan 18, 2010
George E Switzer, Jr., 87, of Biloxi, MS died Monday, January 18, 2010. Mr. Switzer was born in Handsboro, MS, May 25, 1922. He enlisted in the US Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor. He served in the Pacific ending up on Okinawa and was there when the war ended. He was discharged from the Navy by Christmas of 1945. After...
Charles Edward Scabery
Jan 18, 2010
Charles Edward Scabery, born 1 August 1918, in West Chester, Iowa, died at home in Gulfport, 18 January 2010. Mr. Scabery was the youngest of three sons born to Charles Grover and Ina Mona Scott Scabery. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Jessie Anderson Scabery, and brothers Glenn Maxon and Earl Hansel Scabery. His survivors include his...
Samuel Dudley Nichols
Jan 15, 2010
Mr. Samuel Dudley Nichols, age 67, died Friday, January 15, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Nichols was a native of Magee, MS and retired from the U.S. Air Force where he was highly decorated for inventing a safety product that was later used by all the U.S. military. He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard S. and Loree...
Elsie Virginia Benezue
Jan 14, 2010
Mrs. Elsie Virginia Rivers Benezue, age 91, of Vancleave, MS., died Thursday, January 14, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Benezue was born on February 12, 1918 in Noble, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward J. Benezue, Sr., parents, Odis Dee Rivers and Edith Pearl Rivers, two sisters and a brother. Survivors include seven children, Dixie (Lee)...
Velma Irene Dunnaway Forehand
Jan 14, 2010
Mrs. Velma Irene Dunaway-Forehand, 88, of D’Iberville went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 14, 2010, at Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Forehand was born July 14, 1921, in Columbia, MS to the parents of Blair and Fannie Terrell. She was a resident of the Gulf Coast for most of her life. She was the oldest member of...
Hazel G. Smith
Jan 14, 2010
Hazel Graham Smith, 96, a lifelong resident of Gulfport, passed away Thursday, January 14, at Manhattan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Jackson. Mrs. Smith was born in Gulfport on November 4, 1913. She graduated from Gulfport High School in 1932 and went on to graduate from the Port Arthur Business School in 1934. She served on the administrative staff for...
Mitchell Sevel, Jr.
Jan 13, 2010
Mitchell Sevel, Jr., age 87, of D'Iberville passed away at his home in D'Iberville, Wednesday, January 13, 2010. He was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a retired fisherman and owner of Family Seafood in Gulfport and manager of Boat Fresh Seafood in Gulfport. He was a veteran of World War II...
Cathrin M. Cumberland
Jan 13, 2010
Cathrin M. Cumberland, 84, of Saucier, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by a son, Ronny Cumberland; and her husband, Milford Cumberland; and her parents, Alvin Mordecai and Sarah Paxton. She is survived by a son, Milford "Sonny" Cumberland and his wife, Karen of Bay St. Louis; a sister, Ruby Lowry of Birmingham, AL...
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