Obituaries

In Van Nguyen
Apr 22, 2009
In Van Nguyen, 86, of Biloxi, MS died on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Mr. Nguyen was a native of Vietnam and resident of the USA since 1978. He was a retired fisherman and a member of the Vietnamese Martyr's Catholic Church. Mr. Nguyen is preceded in death by his wife, Gau Thi Nguyen. He is survived by his daughters, Ong...
Harry Kendall Heite, Jr.
Apr 21, 2009
Harry Kendall Heite, Jr., 78, of LaGrange, KY died Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Harry was born and raised in Dover, DE. He served his country during the Korean War in the USAF. He retired after a long career with Univac (Unisys) to Biloxi, MS in 1996. Following the death of his beloved wife, Frances, in 2007, he has lived in...
Martha Lee Cooper
Apr 20, 2009
MARTHA LEE COOPER of D’Iberville passed away Monday morning in Ocean Springs Hospital following complications of a stroke. She was 76 years old. A lifelong resident of North Biloxi, “Margie,” as she was universally known, graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1951. She worked for a year at Ferson & Swan Insurance Agency before joining the American National Insurance Company,...
Robert Edward Meyer
Apr 19, 2009
Robert E. Meyer, age 88, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2009. Mr. Meyer had been a resident of Ocean Springs for the past thirty two years. He was a United States Army Veteran who served during World War II. Following his military service, he resided in Onarga, IL; where he managed his family farms and Onarga...
Miyako Harbison
Apr 19, 2009
Miyako Harbison, age 76, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2009. Miyako was born December 10, 1932 in Sapporo Hokkido Japan. She had been a coastal resident for thirty-two years. She will be remembered as a loving, wife, mother, and grandmother. Miyako leaves cherished memories for her husband, Max Harbison; her three children, Janice L. Carrell, James L. Harbison, and...
Freddie Louis Toncrey, Sr.
Apr 19, 2009
Freddie L. Toncrey, Sr., 55, of Biloxi died Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Biloxi. Freddie was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast, living most of his life in Biloxi. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, having being dubbed "Fresh Water Freddie." He enjoyed throwing darts. Freddie was the founder of Biloxi River Bass Club and he enjoyed Karoke...
Cecilia Williams
Apr 18, 2009
Cecilia Dorothy Rogalinski Williams, age 80, of Gulfport, died Saturday, April 18, 2009 in Gulfport. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She was retired from the Ford Motor Company. She was preceded in death by her father, John Rogalinski and her mother, Catherine Pachoczyszyn Rogalinski; a sister, Anna Zelinski; a brother, John Rogalinski; a son, Michael Babcock; grandson,...
Evelyn Ann Springer
Apr 18, 2009
Evelyn Ann Hoffman Taylor Springer, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Evelyn Ann Hoffman Taylor Springer born in Pulaski County, Arkansas, on November 3, 1934, passed in Ocean Springs Hospital on April 18, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents Henry Hoffman and Nellie Mae Hoffman, former husband Rev. Robbie Joe Taylor, sisters Clara Lou Haney and Cathleen (Kitty) Ott. Evelyn...
John (Johnnie) Gerkens Osley
Apr 17, 2009
John (Johnnie) Adele Osley, age 80, of Ocean Springs, since Hurricane Katrina, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2009. Johnnie was born in New Orleans and grew up in Biloxi. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister. She was a surrogate mother and dear friend to so many throughout the years. She traveled for...

George Gilbert Wright
Apr 17, 2009
Mr. George G. Wright, 49, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, April 17, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. Wright was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota and had been a longtime resident of Biloxi. He was 1978 graduate of Biloxi High School,. a member of Gulf Coast Rifle Club and the National Rifle Association. He was an ASC Certified Mechanic. Mr. Wright...
April Elaine Richards
Apr 15, 2009
Ms. April Elaine Richards, 51, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Ms. Richards was born in Joplin, Missouri and had been a resident of the Coast since 1971. She was a member of St. John Episcopal Church in Ocean Springs. Ms. Richards was preceded in death by her parents, Dale and Ruth Craig Richards....
Dorothy Preston Bloom
Apr 15, 2009
Dorothy Preston Bloom, age 85, of Saucier, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 in Saucier. Mrs. Bloom was born in Pawtucket, RI and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for about seventy years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene William Bloom. She is survived by four daughters, Dorothy Middleton of Kansas, Jenny Wavra of Gulfport, Angela...
Donald Ray Lincecum
Apr 15, 2009
Donald Ray Lincecum, 63, of Biloxi, MS died on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Don was born and raised in Ferriday, LA. He had been a resident of the Coast for the past 18 years. He attended Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA where he received a Masters of Business Adminstration. Don was employed with First Federal Savings and Loan in...

Louis Charles Bedard
Apr 15, 2009
Louis Charles Bedard, age 93 of Ocean Springs, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Mr. Bedard was born on June 12, 1915 in Plattsburg, NY. He was a resident of Ocean Springs for thirty six years. He was preceded in death by his parents, nine siblings, his son, Thomas, grandson, Alan Auger and great-grandson, Zachary Cupit. Survivors include his...
Scott A. Reynolds
Apr 13, 2009
Scott Reynolds, 40 of Ocean Springs died Monday, April 13, 2009 at his home due to complications from diabetes. Scott was born in Kansas City, MO and had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1981. He graduated from Ocean Springs High School in 1987. Scott was a former employee as a casino dealer at the Grand Casino, Biloxi. He...

M/Sgt. Bernie Ray Windham
Apr 11, 2009
M/Sgt. Bernie R. Windham, 39, of Biloxi, MS died on Saturday, April 11, 2009 in Biloxi. He was formerly of Forest, MS and had been a resident of the Coast for the past 6 years. Mr. Windham served in the USAF for 22 years. He was a Gulf War and Iraqi Freedom veteran. He also served in the Southwest Asia...

Shirley Gilbert Heggins
Apr 11, 2009
Mrs. Shirley Gilbert Heggins, 62, of Biloxi, MS, went to her heavenly home Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Biloxi. Mrs. Heggins was born August 6, 1946, in Canton, MS. She had been a resident of the Gulf Coast most of her life. She was a member of Bibleway Baptist Church and retired from Twelve Baskets Food Bank. Mrs. Heggins was...

James Riley
Apr 11, 2009
Mr. James "Chris" Riley, 52, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Riley was a native and lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. He was a retired auto mechanic for Firestone, Biloxi/Gulfport, Stores. He was an avid R/C pilot and also the "Blimp Guy" for the Sea Wolves. Mr. Riley is survived by his former...

Glennan Edward Anderson
Apr 10, 2009
Mr. Glennan E. Anderson, 77, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, April 10, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Anderson was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. he was a U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member of the Army National Guard, Battery C. He was retired from the Biloxi V A Medical Center and a member of...
Ernest Hankins, Jr.
Apr 9, 2009
Ernest "Buddy" Hankins, Jr., age 57, of Long Beach, died Thursday, April 9, 2009 in Long Beach. He was retired from Mississippi Power Company and was a member of the local IBEW chapter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Edna Wescovich Hankins, Sr. Mr. Hankins is survived by his wife, Connie Holland Hankins of Long Beach;...
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