Obituaries

Frances Darlene Patterson

Frances Darlene Patterson

Jan 5, 2010

Frances Darlene Patterson, 56, of St. Martin Community passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010. She was a beloved mother of Rita Marie Patterson, and loving grandmother of Kaitlyn Aaliyah Patterson and Landon James May. She is preceded in death by her mother, Marie Seymour. She leaves behind her father, Allen Seymour, Jr.; nine brothers and sisters, John Seymour, Sandra Joiner,...

Cora Marie Buenz

Cora Marie Buenz

Jan 3, 2010

Mrs. Cora M. Buenz, 87, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, in Biloxi. Mrs. Buenz was born in Pella, Iowa and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 28 years. She and her husband raised their children in Ankeny, Iowa then traveled and moved overseas after the children were grown. She was a homemaker and a...

Cora Marie Buenz

Cora Marie Buenz

Jan 3, 2010

Mrs. Cora M. Buenz, 87, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, in Biloxi. Mrs. Buenz was born in Pella, Iowa and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 28 years. She and her husband raised their children in Ankeny, Iowa then traveled and moved overseas after the children were grown. She was a homemaker and a...

Rachel Lynn Sherwood Nance

Rachel Lynn Sherwood Nance

Jan 3, 2010

Rachel Sherwood Nance, 53, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, January 3, 2010. Mrs. Nance was a resident of South MS for the past 12 1/2 years. She was a member of Bay Vista Baptist Church. Mrs. Nance is preceded in death by her sister, Susan Starkey. She is survived by her husband, Rev. Danny Nance; parents, Golda and Herbert Sherwood;...

Verna Mae Creel Klein

Verna Mae Creel Klein

Jan 3, 2010

Verna Mae Creel Klein, beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother passed suddenly of natural causes on Saturday, January 2, 2010, at the age of 90. For the past ten years she enjoyed a full life - residing with her devoted grand-daughter's family - Julie and Thomas Ross of Vancleave, Mississippi. Born October 5, 1919 in Biloxi, Mississippi, Verna was the last...

Susan Elizabeth Pope McCrary

Susan Elizabeth Pope McCrary

Jan 2, 2010

Susan Elizabeth Pope McCrary, born April 27, 1929 in Collins, MS to parents Elma and Oliver Clifton Pope, died Saturday, January 2, 2010 after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. McCrary lived in Baton Rouge, LA for 30 years where she was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, and worked several years in retail management. Mrs. McCrary moved to Gulfport in...

Charles Earl  "Skinny" Crawford

Charles Earl "Skinny" Crawford

Jan 2, 2010

Charles Earl "Skinny" Crawford, 91, Biloxi, MS died on Sunday, January 2, 2011. Mr. Crawford was a WW II Veteran. He is preceded in death by his wife, Hazel; sons, Eugene and Thomas O'Grady. Mr. Crawford is survived by his grandchildren, Shelly Lynn Wainwright, Robin O'Grady, Bayne (Celey) O'Grady, Baron (Stacey) O'Grady, Kevin (Wendy) O'Grady, Sean (Katie) O'Grady and numerous...

Lt. Com. Albert Carlos Storey, U. S. Navy, Retired

Lt. Com. Albert Carlos Storey, U. S. Navy, Retired

Jan 1, 2010

LCDR Albert C. Storey, USN, Retired, 80 yrs old, of Gautier, MS, passed away at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Storey was born October 11, 1929, in Wesson, Mississippi to Mr & Mrs Walter Wren Storey. He served 27 years in the United States Navy and received numerous prestigeous awards throughout his military career. He commanded troops...

Maynard Carl Olson, Jr.

Maynard Carl Olson, Jr.

Jan 1, 2010

Maynard Carl Olson, Jr., 70, of Biloxi, MS died Friday, January 1, 2010. Mr. Olson was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He was retired from the US Air Force and from the VA Medical Center in Biloxi. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Olson is preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Ann Lee Olson....

George Stephen Battise

George Stephen Battise

Jan 1, 2010

Mr. George S. Battise, 67, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, January 1, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Battise was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a hard working shrimper who loved his family and working on the water. Mr. Battise was preceded in death by his parents, Rufus J. and Sophie LeBatard Battise; sister, Doreen Fobes; and...

Gerard O'Connell Joachim

Gerard O'Connell Joachim

Dec 31, 2009

Gerard (Jerry) O'Connell Joachim passed away suddenly on December 31, 2009 at the age of 54. He was born in Biloxi, the 17th of 20 children to Jack and Rose Joachim. Jerry graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in marketing and was, most recently, General Manager of the Navy Exchange in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is...

Charles W. Blackwell, Jr.

Charles W. Blackwell, Jr.

Dec 29, 2009

Charles W. Blackwell, Jr., age 84, of Saucier, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 in Gulfport. He was born in Pearl River County and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He attended Poplar Head United Methodist Church and was retired from the Veterans Administration Center where he was a...

Nancy Ann Powe "Red" Lebo

Nancy Ann Powe "Red" Lebo

Dec 29, 2009

Nancy Ann Powe "Red' Lebo, age 39, of Kiln died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 in Kiln. She was born in Poplarville and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was Baptist and was a loving mother, sister, aunt, and Mawmaw. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Wiley Powe and Jannie Marine Rester Powe. She is...

Jeane Marie Mathieu Joseph Hovis

Jeane Marie Mathieu Joseph Hovis

Dec 28, 2009

Mrs. Jeane Marie Mathieu Joseph Hovis, age 65, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, December 28, 2009, in Pascagoula. Jeane was born on July 17, 1944 in Greensburg, Indiana, and was a published poet and a short story writer. She was of the Catholic faith and attended St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Ocean Springs. She also attended two United...

Dennis Lanora Heuser

Dennis Lanora Heuser

Dec 28, 2009

Dennis Lanora Heuser, 61, of Biloxi, MS died Monday, December 28, 2009. Mrs. Heuser was a longtime resident of Biloxi. She was retired from Civil Service as a secretary with the US Navy. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Heuser is preceded in death by her husband, Peter J. Heuser; parents, Willard and Mary Moretz; son, Sgt. Mark Conrad...

Robert Edward` Atkins

Robert Edward` Atkins

Dec 26, 2009

Mr. Robert E. Atkins, 89, of D'Iberville, MS, died Saturday, December 26, 2009, in D'Iberville. Mr. Atkins was born in Danville, VA and had been a resident of the coast since 1947. He was a U. S. Army Air Corps Veteran of WW II, and formerly employed with the Civilian Conservation Corps. He retired from A & P Grocery Store...

Brian Gulbrand

Brian Gulbrand

Dec 25, 2009

Mr. Brian Gulbrand, 53, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, December 25, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. Gulbrand was a dedicated retired U. S. Air Force TSgt. He had been employed with Swetman Security for over 10 years. Mr. Gulbrand was preceded in death by his parents, Eric and Shirley Gulbrand; a sister and two brothers. He is survived by his sister,...

Alma Jane Lindsey

Alma Jane Lindsey

Dec 25, 2009

Mrs. Alma Jane Lindsey, 71, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, December 25, 2009, in Biloxi. Mrs. Lindsey was born in Waynesboro, MS, to the late Sam B. and Frances Chapman Jones. She was a longtime resident of Biloxi and a member of Coalville United Methodist Church. She was a retired registered nurse from Biloxi Regional Medical Center with over 20...

Melinda Ann Hightower

Melinda Ann Hightower

Dec 25, 2009

Mrs. Melinda Hightower, 39, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Friday, December 25, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Hightower was born in New Orleans, LA and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 20 years. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, and friend who leaves behind her husband, Michael Hightower; daughter, Kyra Beers; mother, Cecile Gregoire; and numerous...

James Eugene McQueen

James Eugene McQueen

Dec 25, 2009

Mr. James Eugene McQueen, 76, of Saucier, MS, died Friday, December 25, 2009, in Saucier. Mr. McQueen was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a retired Senior Master Sergeant with the U. S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gerland C. and Laura Treodway McQueen and...