Obituaries

Infant Marc Mathius Hayes

Infant Marc Mathius Hayes

Oct 12, 2009

Marc was born October 12th, 2009, and died eight short minutes later. He was the son of Kristy Marie Mizell and Mark Mabry Hayes Jr., and was survived by various relatives in Mississippi and Michigan. Visitation: Friday, October 23, from 12 Noon - 1 PM, with a 1 PM chapel service, all at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe....

Doris Mae Howard

Doris Mae Howard

Oct 12, 2009

Mrs. Doris Mae Ladnier Howard, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Monday, October 12, 2009, sleeping comfortably in the company of her son and granddaughter. Mrs. Howard was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward Eugene Ladnier and Ida Wilson Ladnier,...

Ken A. Whittington

Ken A. Whittington

Oct 12, 2009

Mr. Ken A. Whittington, age 71, of Ocean Springs, MS., went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Monday, October 12, 2009. Mr. Whittington was born in the Ramsey Springs Community and had been a lifelong resident of Jackson County. He was a longtime member of the Jackson County Fair Board, was an avid hunter and fisherman...

Robert Walter Lowery

Robert Walter Lowery

Oct 11, 2009

Mr. Robert W. Lowery, 61, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, October 11, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. Lowery was born in Laurel, MS and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran of Vietnam and a former Biloxi Police Officer. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Gautier and the...

Oral Harper

Oral Harper

Oct 11, 2009

Mr. Oral Harper, age 84, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, October 11, 2009, in Pascagoula. Mr. Harper was born in West Virginia and lived most of his life in Centerburg, Ohio, and had lived in Ocean Springs for the past twenty eight years. He served in the Army during WWII spending most of his time at Pearl Harbor. He...

Douglas Hall

Douglas Hall

Oct 10, 2009

Mr. Douglas Hall, 82, of Vancleave, MS, died Saturday, October 10, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Hall was born in Quitman, MS and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a WW II Veteran of the U. S. Navy and retired U. S. Air Force MSgt. having served in Vietnam. He was a faithful attender of Bonnie...

John James Read, Jr.

John James Read, Jr.

Oct 10, 2009

John James Read, Jr., 76, died Saturday October 10, 2009, at the VA Hospital in Houston, Texas, following complications from lung surgery. Mr. Read was born in Picayune, Mississippi on October 17, 1932, to John Read Sr. and Vivian Mykleby Read. He graduated from high school in New Orleans and later received his Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University....

Dominic Paul DeNicola

Dominic Paul DeNicola

Oct 9, 2009

Mr. Dominic Paul DeNicola (Nick) age 89, of Gulfport, MS died Friday, October 9, 2009 in Gulfport. Nick was born in Gulfport, MS on January 7, 1920, to Salvatora Trippe DeNicola and Andrea (Henry) DeNicola, and he was one of nine children. Dominic DeNicola graduated from Gulfport High School class of 1937. Nick entered the Army Air Force in 1942...

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Oct 9, 2009

Mr. Terry Jones, 64, of Gulfport, MS, died Friday, October 9, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Jones was born in Rome, Georgia and had been a resident of the coast about 12 years. He was employed at Champion Chrysler and was a former football and wrestling coach in Rome, GA Survivors include a son, Jeff S. Jones of Woodstock, GA; a...

Josephine "Jo" Pierson Rountree

Josephine "Jo" Pierson Rountree

Oct 9, 2009

Josephine “Jo” Pierson O’Brien Rountree, age 69, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, October 09, 2009, in Ocean Springs after a very courageous battle with cancer. Josephine was the first baby born on January 1, 1940, in Montgomery, AL. She retired from the Air Force Reserves in 2000 and she was very proud of her military life. Josephine is preceded...

Helen Lovett Hunter

Helen Lovett Hunter

Oct 8, 2009

Mrs. Helen Lovett Hunter, age 88, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, October 8, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Hunter was a resident of the community since 1969 and attended North Gautier Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of thirty years, Worth Williamson and her husband of twenty years, Leo Hunter, two sons, Worth Williamson, Jr.,...

Richard Henry Boehmer

Richard Henry Boehmer

Oct 8, 2009

Richard H. Boehmer, 83, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Thursday, October 8, 2009. Mr. Boehmer was a native of New Orleans and attended Texas A & M University before he was inducted into the US Army. He served during World War II in the South Pacific on Leyte and Luzon in the Phillippines and with the first occupation forces...

James Alton Pylate, Jr.

James Alton Pylate, Jr.

Oct 8, 2009

Mr. James Alton "Buster" Pylate, Jr., age 71, of Ocean Springs, MS., went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, October 8, 2009, as he requested. Born in Biloxi, MS., on January 13, 1938, the Gulf Coast was his home, having served in retail management throughout his career. He was a member of Cedar Lake Christian Assembly in Biloxi. He...

Kenneth Wayne Jacobs

Kenneth Wayne Jacobs

Oct 6, 2009

Kenneth Wayne "Kenny" Jacobs, age 37, of Long Beach, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 in Gulfport. He was born in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of Long Beach. He was a graduate of Long Beach High School and was an outside machinist. He was a member of Biloxi River Baptist Church, Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his...

Alice Lee Berry

Alice Lee Berry

Oct 6, 2009

Alice "Teancie" Berry, 96, of Biloxi, MS died on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Mrs. Berry was a longtime resident of Biloxi. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of Biloxi. She excelled in tennis and basketball and was a member of the Biloxi High School Regional Girls Basketball Team Champs of 1930. Mrs. Berry is preceded in death...

Dale L. Holm

Dale L. Holm

Oct 6, 2009

Mr. Dale L. Holm, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Holm was born on July 25, 1925, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Mr. Enoch Holm and Iva Stansbury Holm, both deceased. He served in the United States Army and was decorated a World War II veteran. He earned his living as...

John Patrick Ryan

John Patrick Ryan

Oct 6, 2009

Mr. John Patrick Ryan, 77, of Biloxi, MS, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009, in Pascagoula. Mr. Ryan was born in Chester, PA, and had been a resident of the coast for the past 37 years. He was a retired U. S. Air Force Veteran and a paratrooper with the U. S. Army Rangers in the Korean War. After retiring from...

Robert Anthony Webb, Sr.

Robert Anthony Webb, Sr.

Oct 6, 2009

Robert Anthony Webb, Sr., age 76, of Lizana died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 in Gulfport. He was a 1953 graduate of Woolmarket High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served on the Honors Team. He retired as a master electrician from Jacobs Engineering in Pearlington, MS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and...

Dr. Thomas H. Snell

Dr. Thomas H. Snell

Oct 5, 2009

Dr. Thomas H. Snell, 89 years old of Gulfport, danced his way into eternity on Monday, October 05, 2009. Born in Newcastle, Australia on December 28, 1919, “Doc,” a World War II veteran, enjoyed a life of service after receiving a Doctor of Chiropractic from Texas Chiropractic College in 1947. He pursued a Post Graduate Philosopher of Chiropractic degree and...

Edith Angeline Owens

Edith Angeline Owens

Oct 4, 2009

Mrs. Edith Angeline Owens, age 83, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, October 4, 2009, in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd C. Owens and her parents, Theodore R. Prine and Ellon Prine. Survivors include a daughter, Ms. Sandra Cheryl Owens of Ocean Springs, MS., two sisters, Laverne Holmes of Gautier, MS. and Gladys (Harvey)...