Obituaries

Anita Ellen Fiendel  Tootle

Anita Ellen Fiendel Tootle

Jul 25, 2009

Mrs. Anita Fiendel Tootle, 57, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, July 25, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Tootle was born in New Orleans, LA and had been a resident of the Coast since 1965. She was a retired Registered Nurse from Ocean Springs Hospital and formerly employed with Biloxi Regional Medical Center. She was a member of M.A.D.D. (Mothers...

John Bernard "J.B." Fallo

John Bernard "J.B." Fallo

Jul 24, 2009

John Bernard “J.B.” Fallo, 87, passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday, July 24, 2009. J.B. was born September 7, 1921, in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was a graduate of Biloxi High School and Delgado Business College in New Orleans, Louisiana. He served in the Coast Guard. He served several years as Harrison County Deputy Sheriff in the 1960s. He owned...

Kenneth Wilbur Wallace

Kenneth Wilbur Wallace

Jul 23, 2009

Mr. Kenneth W. Wallace, 83, resident of Biloxi, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2009, while holding his wife's hand and surrounded by family. Mr. Wallace was born in Saugus, MA, on February 14, 1926, to Frederick and Louisa Wallace. He served in the United States Navy for 24 years and held many positions including Division Officer, Master Diver and...

Matilda  "Betty" Milsted

Matilda "Betty" Milsted

Jul 22, 2009

Matilda Elizabeth "Betty" Bradford Milsted, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2009. She was born in Ocean Springs to Frederick "Fred" Bradford and Letecia Carver Bradford in 1913. Mrs. Milsted was Bureau Chief for the Mississippi Press in Ocean Springs for many years. She was a charter member of King's Daughters, a member of St. Paul Methodist Church, first president of...

Bertha E. Brodnax

Bertha E. Brodnax

Jul 20, 2009

Bertha Brodnax, 99, passed away Monday, July 20, 2009 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Brodnax was a lifelong resident of the Latimer Community. She is preceded in death by her husband, H. E. "Ed" Brodnax, Sr.; son, H. E. Brodnax, Jr.; infant daughter, Erma Brodnax; parents, Henry and Agnes Deloney; brothers, Andy, H. W. and Alva Deloney. Mrs. Brodnax is survived...

Frederick A. Fountain

Frederick A. Fountain

Jul 20, 2009

Frederick A. Fountain, Sr., 76 of D'Iberville went to his Heavenly Home Monday, July 20, 2009 in D'Iberville. Mr. Fountain graduated early from Notre Dame in 1949 at the age of 17 due to the National Guard mobilization because of the Korean conflict. He was commissioned in 1956 after he qualified to become an officer and was recommended for the...

Carol Diane Woods

Carol Diane Woods

Jul 19, 2009

Carol Diane Woods, 62, of Latimer passed away early Sunday morning, July 19, 2009 at Ocean Springs Hospital following a tragic car accident. She is greatly loved and we will miss her forever. She was preceded in death by her parents, James T. and Audrey E. Arrowood and her grandmother, Myrtle Rhymes. Survivors include her husband of 34 years, Danny...

Derrell Alton Cook, Sr.

Derrell Alton Cook, Sr.

Jul 18, 2009

Mr. Derrell Alton Joseph Cook, Sr., 78, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, July 18, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Cook, a native of New Orleans, LA, moved to Lafayette, LA, in 1950. He was a successful businessman in air-conditioning and heating. He retired to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi in 1993 where he and his wife, Lynda Cook, resided...

Bermond "Tiger" Meaut

Bermond "Tiger" Meaut

Jul 18, 2009

Bermond J. "Tiger" Meaut, Jr., U.S. Army Retired, 67, of Biloxi died July 18, 2009 at 11:30 p.m. at Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Tiger was born in Biloxi, MS on November 5, 1942 to Bermond J. Meaut, Sr. of Biloxi and the late Mary Ellen Mon Meaut of Biloxi. He was of the Roman Catholic faith. During his childhood and...

Norma Louise Kellermann

Norma Louise Kellermann

Jul 17, 2009

Norma Kellermann, 81, of Biloxi died Friday, July 17, 2009 in Biloxi. Norma was born in Biloxi on January 12, 1928. After living in White Bear Lake, MN for 20 years she returned to Biloxi in 1973. She belonged to Ladies Auxiliary V.F.W. and Fleur de Lis Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl C. Kellermann, daughter,...

Charlotte Ann Cash

Charlotte Ann Cash

Jul 17, 2009

Mrs. Charlotte Ann Cash, 76, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, July 17, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Cash was born in Birmingham, AL, and had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1974. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Cash was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas L. Cash. She is survived by three daughters, Deborah (Carson) Cook of...

Linda Jean Cook

Linda Jean Cook

Jul 16, 2009

Mrs. Linda Jean Cook, 61, of D'Iberville, MS, died Thursday, July 16, 2009, in D'Iberville. Mrs. Cook was a native and lifelong resident of D'Iberville. She was a faithful christian and a loving mother and grandmother. Mrs. Cook was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Cook; daughter, Linda Lee Rush; son Robert James Cook; parents, Robert B. and...

Thomas Edward Bridges

Thomas Edward Bridges

Jul 15, 2009

Thomas E. Bridges, 51 of Biloxi died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in Biloxi. Thomas was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He worked at F & F Distributing for many years. He was a groundskeeper for Boomtown. He was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Bridges who he dearly loved. Survivors include his father Ralph Bridges and his...

John Eugene Parker

John Eugene Parker

Jul 15, 2009

John E. Parker, 68, of Biloxi, MS died on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Mr. Parker was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a member of the American Legion and the Coast Crusiers. He also loved to play golf. Mr. Parker is preceded in death by his father, Darroll Parker. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Rice...

Patricia Stubbs

Patricia Stubbs

Jul 15, 2009

Mrs. Patricia "Patty" Johnson Stubbs, 57, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Stubbs was born in Lubbock, TX and had been a longtime resident of the Coast, a homemaker and Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert E. and Mattie Johnson. Survivors are her daughters, Tammie Marie Desporte of LaBellcoa, FL, Bobbie...

Helen Zets Marine

Helen Zets Marine

Jul 15, 2009

Helen Zets Marine entered into the Kingdom of Heaven, is living in a promised Heavenly Mansion, walking on Golden streets and singing with Angels. Helen Marine, 88 of Biloxi died peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 after a lengthy illness. Helen was born March 5, 1921 in Bentleyville, PA, the fifth born in a family of...

George A. Kiernan, Jr.

George A. Kiernan, Jr.

Jul 14, 2009

Mr. George A. Kiernan, Jr., age 74, of Ocean Springs, MS., died on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, in Ocean Springs. He was born on August 14, 1934, in his grandmother's house on Washington Avenue, Ocean Springs to George and Carolyn Kiernan (both deceased). George retired in 1990 after a career as a painter and sheetrock contractor. He was recognized as...

Annie Ophelia Simmons

Annie Ophelia Simmons

Jul 13, 2009

Mrs. Annie Ophelia Simmons, age 84, of Vancleave, MS., died on Monday, July 13, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Simmons was born on December 8, 1924, and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Paul S. Simmons, father, Howard Owens, mother, Lillian (Calvin) Hessler, brothers, Milton Owens and Lealon Owens, and a granddaughter,...

Otha Ernest Barron

Otha Ernest Barron

Jul 13, 2009

Otha Ernest (Duke/Sughs) Barron, on July 13, 2009 at 2:00 a.m., at the VA Medical Center-Hospice Unit, in Biloxi, Mississippi, our beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and dear friend passed from this life to eternal life. While we all will miss him dearly, we celebrate his passing to a life where he will no longer experience suffering and pain...

Frederick Paul Pechawer

Frederick Paul Pechawer

Jul 12, 2009

Frederick Paul Pechawer, 53, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, July 12, 2009. Mr. Pechawer is preceded in death by his father, Steve J. Pechawer; mother, Mary Pechawer; brothers, Patrick James Pechawer, Jacob Pechawer; sister, Kathleen Pechawer; great-nephew, Justinian Pechawer and other family members that have gone before him. He is survived by two sons, Robert B. Pechawer of New Orleans,...