Obituaries

Annabelle K. Hilbert

Annabelle K. Hilbert

Nov 15, 2009

Annabelle K. Hilbert, age 91, died peacefully at her home in Gulfport on the morning of November 15, 2009. Mrs. Hilbert was born May 1, 1918 in Philadelphia. PA. She graduated from Olney High School in 1935 and from Temple University in 1939. After teaching high school in Clayton, NJ for three years, she married the love of her life,...

Evelyn Dianne Allen

Evelyn Dianne Allen

Nov 15, 2009

Evelyn Dianne Allen, age 58, of Gulfport, died November 15, 2009 at her home in Biloxi. Born Dianne Fruges on June 17, 1951 in Gulfport, she attended Gulfport Holiness Church. Dianne is survived by Don Allen, her husband, who shared 30 years of heartfelt memories. Also survived by two sons, Andrew (Becky) Page of Gulfport; Samuel (Tammy) Page of Biloxi...

Anthony "Tony" J. Gagliano

Anthony "Tony" J. Gagliano

Nov 15, 2009

Anthony J. (Tony) (A. J.) Gagliano, Jr., 54, took the hand of our Lord late Sunday afternoon, November 15, 2009. He was surrounded by his family and friends at his home in Ocean Springs, Ms. Tony was born on June 28, 1955, at Luke AFB in Arizona. He was a graduate of Ocean Springs High School Class of 1973 and...

Phillip Drake Johnson

Phillip Drake Johnson

Nov 14, 2009

Infant Phillip Drake Johnson, 6 weeks old, of Moss Point, MS, died Saturday, November 14, 2009, in Vancleave. Phillip was born in Mobile, AL. He is survived by his parents, Phillip Johnson and Jessica Shumock of Moss Point; sisters, Allysan Shumock and Brooklyn Johnson; maternal grandparents, Jerry Shumock and Sherri Sellers of Moss Point and step-grandfather, Robert Roberts of Moss...

Rose Marie Hansen Franko

Rose Marie Hansen Franko

Nov 14, 2009

Mrs. Rose Marie "Mutsy" Hansen Franko, 74, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Franko was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and her spouse. She is survived by her daughters, Deborah Nagy, Rita Knotts, and Tammy Davenport; son, Curtis Wright; sisters,...

Helen Wilder Skelton

Helen Wilder Skelton

Nov 13, 2009

Mrs. Helen Wilder Skelton, 77, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, November 13, 2009, at Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Skelton was born September 29, 1932, in Biloxi. She was the daughter of Benjamin David Wilder and Irma Daniels Wilder. Members of her family came to Biloxi in the 1800s, and she was a resident of Biloxi all her life. Graduating...

William Bernard Quinn

William Bernard Quinn

Nov 12, 2009

William B. Quinn, 81, of Ocean Springs, MS died November 12, 2009 in Ocean Springs, MS surrounded by family. William was born December 24, 1927 in Faribault, Minnesota. He attended High School in Hackensack, MN then enlisted in the Navy in May of 1945. He attended college at Community Colleges in Minneapolis, MN and later at Bemidji State University in...

Charles Wayne Wallace

Charles Wayne Wallace

Nov 11, 2009

Mr. Charles Wayne Wallace, 61, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. Wallace was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of The Redeemer and formerly employed with the Biloxi Fire Department. He was a U. S. Army Veteran of Vietnam and retired from Biloxi V. A. Medical...

Ramona Thompson Eleuterius Scruggs

Ramona Thompson Eleuterius Scruggs

Nov 10, 2009

Ramona "Skinny" Thompson Eleuterius Scruggs, 80, of Biloxi, MS died Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Skinny was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She retired from Bell South after 37 years. She was a member of Bell South Pioneers, active in Mardi Gras and a long-standing member of a pokeno club. Her friends and family were her life and she...

Helen L. Stringer Wade

Helen L. Stringer Wade

Nov 10, 2009

Mrs. Helen L. Stringer Wade, age 83, of the St. Martin Community, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Wade was a longtime resident of the coast and with her husband, Jeff Wade, was the owner and operator of Wade Tile Company in Ocean Springs for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jeff Wade,...

Harvey Vincent Saujon

Harvey Vincent Saujon

Nov 10, 2009

Harvey V. Saujon, 95, of D'Iberville, MS died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Saujon was born in D'Ibverville, MS on November 6, 1914. He worked for Bordens Milk Co. and was a boat captain for Western Geographic. He also worked for Global Marine. Mr. Saujon was a member of D'Iberville Historial Society. He enjoyed cooking for others...

Peggy Joyce Lanford

Peggy Joyce Lanford

Nov 10, 2009

Peggy Joyce Lanford, 62, of Grand Bay, AL died on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Lanford is preceded in death by her husband, Chester Lanford; son, Jerry Perkins; father, J. B. Sullivan and brother, James Sullivan. She is survived by her children, Gary Perkins, Ocean Springs, MS, Daryl Perkins, Macon, GA, Shelia Lanford and Sheri Johnson...

Michael Lowell Surber

Michael Lowell Surber

Nov 10, 2009

Michael L. Surber, 54, died at his home in Ocean Springs, MS on November 10th, 2009. Mike was born in Alexandria, VA on January 16, 1955 to Stephen B. Surber and Margaret G. Surber, both deceased. He grew up in Arlington, VA where he graduated from Wakefield High school in 1973. He worked at the Resorts Casino in Atlantic City,...

Tambra Terrell Harris

Tambra Terrell Harris

Nov 9, 2009

Tambra Terrell Harris, 27, of Gulfport, passed away Monday, November 9, 2009 in Gulfport, MS. Tambra was born January 11, 1982 to Ms. Deneice L. Harris and the late Mr. Robert Terrell Winters. Tambra was a resident of Gulfport, MS. She was a graduate of Gulfport High School Class of "2000". She attended the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS....

Leonard Edward "Len" Drozal

Leonard Edward "Len" Drozal

Nov 8, 2009

Leonard Edward "Len" Drozal, 88, died Sunday, November 8, 2009 in Washington D.C. He was born in Shenandoah, PA and was a resident of Gulfport before moving to Washington. He was the former service manager at Wallace Business Machines. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Marine Corp in the South Pacific for thirty months....

Irene Mary Gonsoulin Strawn

Irene Mary Gonsoulin Strawn

Nov 8, 2009

Mrs. Irene Gonsoulin Strawn, 80, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, November 8, 2009, in Biloxi. Mrs. Strawn was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a life member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and retired from the Broadwater Hotel Restaurant as a hostess after 35 years of employment. She was a lifelong supporter of St. Jude...

Elizabeth Louise Smith

Elizabeth Louise Smith

Nov 8, 2009

Elizabeth Louise Smith, 67, of Biloxi, MS died on Sunday, November 8, 2009. Mrs. Smith was a dedicated military spouse, traveling and moving for over 20 years. She had been a resident of the MS Gulf Coast since 2005 where she attended Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. She was a dedicated homemaker, wife and mother. She enjoyed sewing and...

Robert N. McClendon

Robert N. McClendon

Nov 8, 2009

Lt. Col. Robert N. McClendon( USAF, Retired) 76, of Pass Christian, died Sunday, November 8, 2009 in Pass Christian. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Carol Knost McClendon of Pass Christian; three daughters, Jeanne Kathleen Breazeal, Melissa M. Boji, and Robin E. Broyles; a son, John A. McClendon; a brother, Joe Neal McClendon; and six grandchildren. The visitation will...

Donna Marie Lewis Jackson

Donna Marie Lewis Jackson

Nov 7, 2009

Ms. Donna Marie Lewis-Jackson of Biloxi, MS, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2009 in Gulfport. Ms. Lewis was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. She is preceded in death by two sisters, Barbara Ann Lewis and Leola Lewis. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lee Lewis, Sr.; aunt, Claudette Walker of Queens, NY; sister, Claudette Lewis; brother,...

Frank Harrell Tillman, Sr.

Frank Harrell Tillman, Sr.

Nov 7, 2009

Mr. Frank Harrell Tillman, 77, of D'Iberville, MS, died Saturday, November 7, 2009, in D'Iberville. Mr. Tillman was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident. He was a U. S. Army Veteran and worked as a pipefitter. He was of the Catholic faith. Mr. Tillman was preceded in death by his parents, John W. and Jennie Alvis Tillman. He...