Obituaries

Braydon Kenneth Study

Braydon Kenneth Study

Aug 30, 2010

Braydon Kenneth Study, age 23 months, of Gulfport died Monday, August 30, 2010 in Gulfport. He was born September 11, 2008 in Biloxi. He is preceded in death by an uncle, Clyde Kenneth Study, III; great-grandfather, John C. Kralicek, Jr.; and great-grandparents, Clyde K. and Laura Study. He is survived by his mother, Cynthia Kay McCorkle and father, Brandon Kenneth...

Edward L. Scott

Edward L. Scott

Aug 29, 2010

Edward L. Scott, age 68, of Gautier, passed away in his home August 29, 2010. Edward was born in Chillicothe, MO on August 22, 1942 and moved to the Gulf Coast with his wife in 1991, after a 25 year career in retail management with American Stores, Inc. He owned and operated Photos Your Way in Ocean Springs, MS for...

Frances Turner Stroud

Frances Turner Stroud

Aug 29, 2010

Frances Turner Stroud, 74, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, August 29, 2010 at Canon Hospice in Gulfport, MS. Frances was born in Chatom, Washington County, Alabama, to her father, John Halron Stroud and her mother, Mary Binion Turner Stroud. She later moved to Biloxi, MS and worked at Keesler Air Force Base until her retirement. She had many close friends...

Irene Emil

Irene Emil

Aug 27, 2010

Mrs. Irene H. Emil, 90, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, August 27, 2010, in Biloxi. Mrs. Emil was born in Brooklyn, NY August 1, 1920, to Helen and Herman Hoffer. Her father was a member of the U. S. Marine Corps and her mother was one of the first women in the U. S. Marine Women's Corps. She was an...

Marsby John Jumonville

Marsby John Jumonville

Aug 27, 2010

Marsby John "Buddy" Jumonville, 81, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Friday, August 27, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Jumonville was born in Biloxi and a lifelong resident of the coast. He attended Notre Dame and Biloxi High Schools where he was a star athlete. He went on to play semi-pro football with the "Galloping Gales". A well known businessman...

Robbie Jean Benthien

Robbie Jean Benthien

Aug 26, 2010

Mrs. Robbie Benthien, age 86, of Ocean Springs, died Thursday, August 26, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Benthien was born in Jackson, MS. and had been a resident of the coast for the past 58 years. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Gautier, a den mother for the Cub Scouts and was involved with...

Harold Ernest DeGrasse

Harold Ernest DeGrasse

Aug 26, 2010

Harold Ernest DeGrasse, 88, of Biloxi, MS, formerly of Brewer, ME, died Thursday, August 26, 2010. Mr. DeGrasse was born August 18, 1922 in Orrington, ME. He was a self-taught electrician, working many years for Eastern Fine Paper and IMC of Brewer, ME, retiring in 1980. He was a 32nd Degree Mason in the Ralph J. Pollard Lodge in Bangor,...

Trent Lloyd Romero

Trent Lloyd Romero

Aug 26, 2010

Trent Lloyd Romero, 16, of Vancleave, MS, died Thursday, August 26, 2010, in Mobile, Alabama. Trent is survived by his mother, Tina Romero of Vancleave; father, Doyle Romero of Latimer; grandmother, Mary Romero; Paw Paw, Tommy Murphy; Paw Paw, Red Senseney; sister, Felicia Romero; brother, Jacob Romero; nephew, Jayden Romero; many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be...

Miriam Rice Bourgeois

Miriam Rice Bourgeois

Aug 26, 2010

Miriam Rice Bourgeois, age 95, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, August 26, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Ms. Bourgeois was born in Neshoba County and traveled to Columbus, Ohio where she worked with Curtis Wright Aviation as part of the War Effort. She later resided in California working in aviation; then moved to Miami and later to the coast in...

Roberta Marie Ramsay Tonner

Roberta Marie Ramsay Tonner

Aug 26, 2010

Roberta Marie Ramsay Tonner, age 70, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, August 26, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Tonner was a lifelong resident of the coast and was a graduate of St. Martin High School, Class of 1957. She was employed and retired from the Biloxi V.A. Medical Center. She was a member of NARFE, National Association of Retired...

Turner Rufus Hill, Sr.

Turner Rufus Hill, Sr.

Aug 23, 2010

Turner Rufus Hill, Sr., 70, of George County, went to be with our Lord Monday, August 23, 2010. He was born and raised in Biloxi, MS and attended Biloxi Schools. He retired from the City of Biloxi and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mr. Hill is preceded in death by his parents, David and Matilda Hill; two...

Claire S. Lee

Claire S. Lee

Aug 22, 2010

rs. Claire Elaine Lee, 84, of Orlando, FL, died Sunday, August 22, 2010, in Biloxi, MS. Mrs. Lee was born in Boston, MA and she was a Catholic. Mrs. Lee was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Clara Murray; husband, David E. Lee; and two sons, David E. Lee, III and Daniel R. Lee. Survivors include a daughter-in-law,...

Irene Elizabeth Betarie Sen

Irene Elizabeth Betarie Sen

Aug 22, 2010

Ms. Irene Elizabeth "Gammy" Betarie Sen, age 74, died Sunday, August 22, 2010, in Ocean Springs, MS. Ms. Sen was born in PA., was a former resident of Columbia Station, OH and Baton Rouge, LA and was a coast resident for seven years. She was of the Catholic faith and was retired from K-Mart. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to...

John Isadore Fountain, Jr.

John Isadore Fountain, Jr.

Aug 20, 2010

Mr. John I. Fountain, Jr., 81, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, August 20, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Fountain was born in Biloxi and was a longtime resident of the coast. He was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and a WW II Veteran of the U. S. Navy. He received his private pilot's license in...

Wayne Lyle Cassimus

Wayne Lyle Cassimus

Aug 19, 2010

Wayne Lyle Cassimus, age 55, of Ocean Springs, died Thursday, August 19, 2010. Mr. Cassimus was a life long resident of Ocean Springs where he attended St. Alphonsus and Notre' Dame Schools. He served his country in the United States Army for four years including two years in Turkey as a radio operator and sharp shooter with the M16 rifle....

Linda Jean Bigot-Ely

Linda Jean Bigot-Ely

Aug 19, 2010

Linda Jean Bigot-Ely, age 46, of Vancleave, MS, died Thursday, August 19, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Linda spent most of her life in Vancleave. She was very devoted to her church and to her son. She was a minister who blessed many lives and loved every person she came across. She always overlooked their faults; always giving all she was...

Sarvas  A. "Buddy" Belton

Sarvas A. "Buddy" Belton

Aug 19, 2010

Mr. Sarvas A. "Buddy" Belton, Jr. of the Fontainebleau Community, passsed away on Thursday, August 19, 2010 in Ocean Springs. Buddy was a lifelong resident of Fontainebleau and helped establish the Fontainebleau Volunteer Fire Department. He served as Chief for twenty-four years. He was a avid shrimper and fisherman and loved his Beagles. Buddy was a devoted father and friend...

Delta Thibodeaux Watson

Delta Thibodeaux Watson

Aug 16, 2010

Mrs. Delta Thibodeaux Watson died peacefully in her sleep in her new home at Heaven's Harbor. She was 86. Delta was born and raised on Biloxi Back Bay and was the oldest daughter of Felcian and Eunice Thibodeaux. Mrs. Watson was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson Watson; infant son, Gary; infant daughter; Caroline; daughter, Adrienne Norton; parents; brothers,...

Helen Poulos Newman

Helen Poulos Newman

Aug 16, 2010

Mrs. Helen Poulos Newman, age 90, of Biloxi, MS, went to her heavenly Father and beloved husband on Monday, August 16, 2010. Mrs. Newman was an entreperneur who speculated in land acquisition. She operated Newman's Clothing Store for 15 years and Newman's Restaurant Supply Company for 22 years before retiring. She was a member of Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Cathedral for...

Jane DuKate Matthes Owen

Jane DuKate Matthes Owen

Aug 16, 2010

Jane DuKate Matthes Owen, 90, of Biloxi, MS died on Monday, August 16, 2010. Mrs. Owen was a native of Biloxi, born on July 6, 1920 in the house of her maternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. W. K. DuKate on Howard Ave. where the B.R.M.C. stands today. Mrs. Owen was a graduate of Biloxi High School and Auburn University where...