Obituaries

Pauline Raynal Ryncarz

Pauline Raynal Ryncarz

Jun 14, 2009

Mrs. Pauline R. Ryncarz, 83, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Ryncarz was born in Waycross, GA and formerly resided in Delray Beach, FL for 35 years. She had been a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 8 years. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Mrs. Ryncarz was...

Anthony Adam Tartaglia

Anthony Adam Tartaglia

Jun 13, 2009

Mr. Anthony Trataglia, 96, of Biloxi, MS, passed away June 13, 2009, in Biloxi in the arms of friends. Tony was born August 5, 1912, in Morristown, New Jersey. He retired September 1, after 30 years of services. A Metallurgical engineer in the electromechanical and contamination research department at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ. Tony said, "I found personal...

Reynell Ann Caldarera

Reynell Ann Caldarera

Jun 13, 2009

Mrs. Reynell Caldarera, 65, of Diamondhead, MS, died Saturday, June 13, 2009, at her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Caldarera was born in New Orleans, LA and had been a longtime resident of the coast. she was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She will be truly be missed by all who loved her. Mrs Caldarera was...

Cheryl Jade Tiblier

Cheryl Jade Tiblier

Jun 12, 2009

Cheryl Jade Tiblier, 61, of Biloxi, MS, passed from this world on June 12, 2009. It is with deepest sorrow that the family announces the passing of her beautiful soul. After a long, hard-fought struggle, she passed peacefully at the University of Alabama (UAB) Hospital in Birmingham, AL, surrounded by loved ones. A longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast,...

Lt. Col. Jack R. Hay, USAF, Retired

Lt. Col. Jack R. Hay, USAF, Retired

Jun 12, 2009

Lt. Col. Jack R Hay U.S.A.F. (retired), 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Biloxi on Friday, June 12, 2009. Lt. Col. Hay was born July 7, 1929 in Birmingham, AL. He served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War. In his early years of service in the Air Force he completed...

Carolyn Ann Whitehouse

Carolyn Ann Whitehouse

Jun 11, 2009

Carolyn Mon Whitehouse, 74, of Biloxi died Thursday, June 11, 2009 in Gautier. Carolyn was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a lifelong member of Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral Parish. Carolyn is preceded in death by her husband, William Porter Whitehouse, parents, George and Winnie (Caillavet) Mon and sister, Mary Meaut. Survivors include daughter, Mary Pearl (Andy) LaCour,...

Theodore "Ted" "Pontiac" Pattison

Theodore "Ted" "Pontiac" Pattison

Jun 11, 2009

Mr. Ted "Pontiac" Pattison, 83, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, died peacefully at home on Thursday, June 11, 2009. Mr. Pattison, born in Louisville, Kentucky, was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He and his wife, Joyce Ford Pattison, moved to Ocean Springs in 1960 when he took over his father's automobile dealership, Pattison Pontiac in Biloxi. He was a U.S. Navy...

Mark Frere Ward

Mark Frere Ward

Jun 9, 2009

Mark Frere Ward, 43 of Gulfport, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, in Ocean Springs. He was born June 19, 1965 in Washington, D.C., the son of Ann Frere Ward and Julius T. Ward. With his family, he moved from Maryland to Mississippi in 1976, where he attended and graduated from St. John High School in Gulfport. He was preceded in...

Clyde Clinton Chadick

Clyde Clinton Chadick

Jun 8, 2009

Clyde C. Chadick, 93, of Biloxi, MS died on Monday, June 8, 2009. Mr. Chadick was a native of Minnesota and moved to Biloxi as a young boy. He worked his chicken farm on Peters Ave. in Biloxi and later worked for Home Pride Milk Co. and then for the First Mississippi Bank (BankCorp) until his retirement. He married Laura...

Susan Steelman

Susan Steelman

Jun 7, 2009

Susan Steelman, age 60, of Biloxi, died Sunday, June 7, 2009 in Biloxi. She was born in Japan and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1960. She was Catholic and formerly active in social and charitable organizations on the Coast. She was the Queen of Merry Makers Carnival in 1992. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...

Brenda Joyce Cracchiolo

Brenda Joyce Cracchiolo

Jun 7, 2009

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Brenda Joyce Cracchiolo, 62, announces her beautiful soul passed from this world on June 7. She died peacefully at her home in Gulfport surrounded by loved ones. A longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, her entire life was selflessly dedicated...

June M. Belanger

June M. Belanger

Jun 6, 2009

June M. Belanger, age 84, of Gulfport, died Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Bay St. Louis. She was born in Mississippi City and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Gulfport. Mrs. Belanger was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Roy C. Belanger, Sr. She is survived...

Grace Webb Boone

Grace Webb Boone

Jun 6, 2009

Miss Grace Webb Boone, 91, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, June 6, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Miss Boone was born in Atmore, AL and was a previous longtime resident of Mobile where she was director of medical records at Providence Hospital. She was also previously employed with the University of Arkansas She had been a resident of Ocean Springs...

Hugh Luther McMillon, Jr.

Hugh Luther McMillon, Jr.

Jun 5, 2009

Mr. Hugh Luther McMillon, Jr., 84, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, June 5, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. McMillon was a native of Louisiana and had been a resident of the coast for the past 41 years. He was a U. S. Army Veteran of WW II, served in the European Theater,including the "Battle of the Bulge". He retired from the...

Mabel Claire Miller

Mabel Claire Miller

Jun 5, 2009

Mrs. Mabel Claire Miller left this life on earth on the day of June 5, 2009 to join her heavenly Father. Claire Miller blessed this world with her lively spirit for 90 years, leaving behind a legacy of loved ones. She will be loved and missed by all. Mrs. Miller is preceded in death by her husband, Elliot Miller; parents,...

Joyce Faye Hill

Joyce Faye Hill

Jun 5, 2009

Mrs. Joyce Faye Hill, 71, of Biloxi, died Friday, June 5, 2009 in Gresham, Oregon. Mrs. Hill was born on Oct. 21, 1937 in Poplarville, MS to Floyd William & Jewel Edna Lee. She was a life member of the DAV Chapter 5 of Gulfport, a member of the VFW Post #2539, and a member of the Ladies Auxillary Post...

Harold Douglas Rainey

Harold Douglas Rainey

Jun 4, 2009

Harold D. Rainey, 79, of Biloxi died Thursday, June 4, 2009 in Biloxi. Harold was a longtime resident of D'Iberville, a member of the Moose Lodge and V.F.W. in D'Iberville. He is preceded in death by his parents, Manny and Minerva Rainey and his son, Don Rainey. Survivors include his wife, Anna Becker Rainey of Biloxi, daughters, Vanja Whisenant of...

Samuel Jefferson Tindell

Samuel Jefferson Tindell

Jun 3, 2009

Samuel Jefferson Tindell, 88, of Gulfport, MS died on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 in Biloxi. Mr. Tindell was born in 1920 and raised in Holmes County, FL where he met his future wife of 67 years, Mrs. Eunice B. Tindell. He joined the Navy in 1942 and served through WW II. Mr. & Mrs. Tindell settled in Biloxi and he...

Linda Kay Lorig

Linda Kay Lorig

Jun 3, 2009

Linda Kay Lorig, 68, of Biloxi, MS died on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Mrs. Lorig had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1978. She was a medical technician with Gulf Coast Orthopedic Center. She enjoyed needle point and spending time with her family. Mrs. Lorig is survived by her husband, John W. Lorig; three daughters, Lisa Cuttings, Julie...

Judy Rebecca Thweatt

Judy Rebecca Thweatt

Jun 2, 2009

udy St. Amant Thweatt, 55, of Gautier died Tuesday, June 2, 2009 in Ocean Springs. Judy was a member of the First Baptist Church of D'Iberville. Survivors include her daughters, Karen (John) Kulp, Diane Carroll, Regina (Eric) Balbo, Kelly (Samuel) Husley, sons, Paul St. Amant, Steven St. Amant, sisters, Hattie (Fred) Bellais, Roseanna (Pee Wee) Collier, brothers, Eddie Richey, J.W....