Obituaries

Robert James Eustice

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

Delores Lee Jones-Sartor

Delores Lee Jones-Sartor

Jan 13, 2010

Delores Lee Jones-Sartor, 85, of Gulfport, MS died Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Mrs. Sartor was born and raised in Biloxi. She owned and operated Allied Personnel of Gulfport for 22 years. She was a very dynamic person and a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Sartor was a true Southern Lady who was a very gracious person with an infectious...

Bruce Brannon Rogers

Bruce Brannon Rogers

Jan 13, 2010

Mr. Bruce Brannon Rogers, 89, of Long Beach, MS, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Mr. Rogers was born in Thomas County, Georgia and moved to Greenville, MS in 1956 after his retirement as a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force. After retiring from the Air Force, he joined the State of MS as manager of the...

Louis Paul Gillespie

Louis Paul Gillespie

Jan 12, 2010

Louis Paul Gillespie, 78, of Biloxi, MS died Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Mr. Gillespie served 27 years honorably in the US Army and US Air Force, which included the Korean Conflict and two tours of duty in the Vietnam War. After retiring from the service, he taught electronics in Saudi Arabia to their officers. Mr. Gillespie was a member of...

Rosie Agnes Broussard Prevost

Rosie Agnes Broussard Prevost

Jan 11, 2010

Mrs. Rosie Broussard Prevost, 91, of Vancleave, MS, died Monday, January 11, 2010, in Gautier. God called her name to be with her parents, Louis and Cecile Hollier Broussard; brothers, Bruce, P'Nut and T. Jean Broussard; and sisters, Lillie and Enolia Broussard, Paula Trebotich, Margaret Savoy, Inez West and Mazie Wescovich. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...

Adam C. O'Keefe

Adam C. O'Keefe

Jan 11, 2010

Adam C. O'Keefe, 29, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Monday, January 11, 2010. Adam was born on June 30, 1980 in Biloxi, MS. He graduated from St. Martin High School in 1998 and went on to receive his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2005. While in school, Adam developed an interest in (MMA)...

Samuel Phillips

Samuel Phillips

Jan 10, 2010

Mr. Samuel Joseph Phillips, age 47, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, January 10, 2010, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Phillips was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs and a graduate of St. Martin High School. He was preceded in death by his parents, James "Jimmy" Phillips and Joeanne Hannah O'Bryant Phillips, and a brother, Mark A. Phillips. Survivors include a...

Fannie M. Dunnam

Fannie M. Dunnam

Jan 10, 2010

Fannie M. Dunnam, 93, of Ocean Springs, MS died Sunday, January 10, 2010. Mrs. Dunnam was a very faithful member of D'Iberville Christian Assembly. She is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, William "Dewey" Dunnam; son, Frank Dunnam and parents, Arnet and Florence Bedwell Daughtry; two brothers, Edgar and Allen Daughtry; two sisters, Ida Lee Miller and...