Obituaries
Warren E. Balius
Jun 24, 2010
Warren Balius, 72, of Perkinston, MS died on Thursday, June 24, 2010. Mr. Balius was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He retired from Northrop Grumman after working 42 years. Mr. Balius loved hunting, fishing and being outdoors. Mr. Balius is preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph E. and Mildred E. Demoruelle Balius....
Leona J. Vaughan
Jun 24, 2010
Mrs. Leona J. Vaughan, age 86, passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2010. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, William E. Vaughan, Sr. in 2002; her parents, Wallace Jakins and Adele Catchot VanCourt; brothers, George Jakins, Bud Jakins; sisters, Laura Dubuisson, Alice Tanner and Marie Mathieu....
Mary M. Wade
Jun 24, 2010
Mary M. Wade, died on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at the age of 100. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Wade, her parents, James L. Mooney and Julia A. O'Neill Mooney; four brothers, Frank (Marge), James (Jeanne), William (Rosemary) and Phil (Mary) and one sister, Julia A. Mooney. Born and raised in Chicago, Mary had a lifelong...
Glen Wood
Jun 23, 2010
Glen Wood, age 82, of Ocean Springs, MS., died on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Wood was a lifelong resident of the Coast. He retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding after forty-five years as a Pipe Supervisor. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and was a member of Belle Fountain Baptist Church. He is preceded in death...
Mrs. Ginger Schreffler Mitchell
Jun 23, 2010
Mrs. Ginger Schreffler Mitchell, age 65, a resident of Gautier, MS., died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Ginger was born in Houston, TX., on February 23, 1945. She was a 1963 graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Biloxi, and a 1966 graduate of Providence School of Nursing in Mobile, AL. She was a retired registered nurse of...
Louis Chairez Villalpando
Jun 23, 2010
Louis C. Villalpando "Mr. Vee", our father, a 30 year retired AF Veteran, sadly passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Our father was a brilliant man, known as, Mr. Vee or Louie, was one of the last underage WW II vets, along with being part of the Berlin Airlift, Korean war and three tours in Vietnam. Mr. Vee was an...
Lillian Bernice "Bea" Allen
Jun 22, 2010
Lillian Bernice "Bea" Allen, age 87, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, in Ocean Springs. She was born in Walker, LA, became a military wife and traveled extensively, eventually settling in Ocean Springs, MS. Throughout her life she was an avid fisherman, enjoyed boating and time with friends. She served her community through the...
Leslea Reid Seay
Jun 22, 2010
Leslea Reid-Seay, age 29, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in Gulfport. She was born in Jackson and had been a resident of Gulfport since 2001. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from University of William Carey in 2008. As a child she loved gymnastics, had a love for all animals, and loved to travel. She is loved and will...
JoAnn Carol Blum
Jun 21, 2010
Mrs. JoAnn Carol Blum, 73, of Saucier, died June 21, 2010. Mrs. Blum was born in Santa Rosa, California and resided on the Gulf Coast since 1975. Mrs. Blum was a member of Michael Memorial Baptist Church of Gulfport. Mrs. Blum was an Avon representative for 7 years and a District Sales Manager for 10 years. She was on the...
Teddy E. Harris
Jun 21, 2010
Teddy E. Harris was born December 5, 1943 to Carl W. and Luecresha Freightman Harris, Sr. Mr. Harris passed away Monday, June 21, 2010 at the age of 66. Mr. Harris was a life long resident of Gulfport, MS and attended 33rd Avenue High School and was a steel welder for many years. Mr. Harris leaves to mourn, his wife,...
Lottie Brodnax Lynd
Jun 21, 2010
Mrs. Lottie Brodnax Lynd, age 100, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, June 21, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Lynd was born in Bastrop, LA., lived on the coast most of her life, and had lived in Ocean Springs since 1941. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend and a compassionate person whose family was the joy...
William John Lyddon
Jun 19, 2010
Dr. William "Bill" Lyddon of Ocean Springs, died on Thursday, June 10, 2010. Bill was a distinguished professor of psychology at The University of Southern Mississippi from 1989-2008. During his career at USM he published over 95 journal articles and book chapters and also participated in several international conferences in such locations as Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, and British Columbia. The...
Deborah Phelps
Jun 19, 2010
Deborah Dorothy Phelps, Ocean Springs, MS, age 59, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2010, at her home after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Deborah was born August 26, 1950, in Putnam, CT to Dorothy and Robert Tefft. She was a homemaker dedicated to her family. She is survived by her loving husband, Theodore Perry Phelps, and her children Kristen...
Betty La Jeune Swartz
Jun 18, 2010
Betty La Jeune Swartz died Friday, June 18, 2010, in Ocean Springs, MS. Born August 3, 1929, she was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, John, her parents, John E. Wylie and Doris Johnson, and aunt and uncle, Ina and Floyd Engstrom. She was a loving wife and mother; proud grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by...
Charles F. "Charlie O." Osterman
Jun 18, 2010
Mr. Charles F. "Charlie O." Osterman, 79, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, June 18, 2010, in Pascagoula. Mr. Osterman was born in Haugen, Minnesota, and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a retired U. S. Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. He was also retired from Ingall's Shipbuilding and a member of Elks...
Wilbert Anthony Holland
Jun 18, 2010
Mr. Wilbert A. Holland, 69, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, June 18, 2010, in Biloxi. Mr. Holland was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. He was a retired machinist from Ingall's Shipbuilding and an avid boat builder. He built and operated his own shrimp boat, the "Captain Tom". Mr. Holland was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas...
Gilda Meaut Barber
Jun 17, 2010
Gilda Meaut Barber of Gulfport, MS passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2010. Gilda was born and raised in Biloxi. She is survived by her husband, Col. William E. Barber (ret); three sons, Chuck Ruckel of Lucas, TX, Jim Ruckel of Niceville, FL, and Greg Ruckel of Santa Teresa, NM; her sister, Beverly Booker of Biloxi and her sister-in-law, Cleo...
Mercedes Mary Buchanan
Jun 17, 2010
Mrs. Mercedes Foley Buchanan, 76, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed peacefully away in her home on Thursday, June 17, 2010. "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." Mercedes was gentle and humble in heart. Mrs. Buchanan was born in Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada, on November 7, 1933. She has lived in the United States since 1955. She enjoyed family,...
George L. Simon, Jr.
Jun 17, 2010
Mr. George L. Simon, Jr., 63, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, June 17, 2010, in Biloxi. Mr. Simon was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a member of the Catholic faith and a Vietnam Veteran of the U. S. Army. He worked along with his father at Simon's Service Station for 46 years. Survivors include his wife,...
Patricia Bridget Yashtinsky
Jun 16, 2010
Patricia Bridget Yashtinsky, 73, of Biloxi MS died on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Patricia worked in the hotel industry all her life and enjoyed her job. She loved meeting people and never met a stranger. Patricia is preceded in death by her parents, John and Rosanna Walsh; her loving husband, Frank E. Yashtinsky. She is survived by her daughter, Caroline;...
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