Obituaries
Grace Mae Werkau
Apr 9, 2009
Grace (Viator) Werkau, 87, of Biloxi, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Ocean Springs Hospital. Mrs. Werkau was born July 20, 1921 in Biloxi and was a member of Blessed Seelos Catholic Church. She was a kind hearted, energetic woman with many friends and family who loved her very much. Grace was a shining angel and will be deeply...
Grace Mae Viator Werkau
Apr 9, 2009
Grace (Viator) Werkau, 87, of Biloxi, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Ocean Springs Hospital. Mrs. Werkau was born July 20, 1921 in Biloxi and was a member of Blessed Seelos Catholic Church. She was a kind hearted, energetic woman with many friends and family who loved her very much. Grace was a shining angel and will be deeply...
Freida Pennington
Apr 9, 2009
Frieda Pennington, age 90, of Biloxi, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2009. She was born in Germany and had been a long-time citizen of the United States of America. Frieda was a former member of the First Baptist Church in Vancleave. She was preceded in death by her husband, Duane Pennington. Survivors include her daughter, Debra Williams of Dayton,...
Sylvian Samuel "Sammy" Carver
Apr 8, 2009
Sylvian Samuel "Sammy" Carver, age 74, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009 in Biloxi. He was born in Waveland and was a lifelong resident of Gulfport and a graduate of Gulfport High School. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church and Bishop Gunn # 1583 Knights of Columbus. He previously served in the U. S. Air Force....
John Thomas Peace
Apr 7, 2009
John Thomas Peace (Poppy), age 69 passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 after a brave and long battle with pancreatic and lung cancer. He was surrounded by his beloved wife Wayna J. Peace and family. Mr. Peace was a resident of Ocean Springs, MS. He was born in La Pryor, TX on October 17, 1939. Mr....
Roland Benjamin Skinner
Apr 6, 2009
Mr. Roland Benjamin Skinner, 79, of N. Biloxi, MS, died Monday, April 6, 2009, in N. Biloxi. Mr. Skinner was a native and lifelong resident of the Coast. He attended Biloxi High School and was a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, University of Tennessee and South Texas College of Law. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran...
James (Jim) Michael Hill
Apr 5, 2009
James (Jim) Michael Hill of Biloxi, MS, passed away unexpectedly on April 5, 2009 while conducting business in Austin, TX. Jim was Vice President, Tidal Basin Government Consulting of Alexandria, VA, and was active in recovery programs associated with recent hurricanes along the Gulf Coast. He spent his youth in Tupelo, MS, and was a 1963 graduate of Tupelo High...
Carol Susan Wilt
Apr 4, 2009
Carol Susan Wilt, age 60, of Biloxi, MS, was called home to glory on Saturday, April 4, 2009, in Gulfport. She is survived by her close friend and love, Thaddeus Korzeniowski; sons, Charles and Douglas; mother, Zella; brother and sister, William and Barbara Wilt; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends spread throughout the entire nation. Carol touched many lives,...
James Elliott McGraw
Apr 4, 2009
Major James Elliott McGraw, U. S. Air Force Retired, age 74, of Gulfport, MS, died Saturday, April 4, 2009, in Ocean Springs. He had been a resident of Gulfport for the past 32 years. He served during Korea and Vietnam Conflicts. Maj. McGraw was preceded in death by his parents and a brother. Survivors include his wife, Joan Kremer McGraw;...
Dahmert "Dory" Banks
Apr 3, 2009
Mr. Dahmert "Dory" Banks, 88, of N. Biloxi, MS, was called home Friday, April 3, 2009, at his home in N. Biloxi. Mr. Banks was born December 13, 1920 and spent most of his life in Ohio farming and driving a truck. A Purple Heart recipient of WW II, he served in the Pacific Theater with the 1st Marine Division,...
Glenn Randall Davis
Apr 3, 2009
Mr. Glenn Randall Davis, age 31, of D'Iberville, MS, left this world Friday, April 3, 2009, to meet with his Lord and all other family members who have gone before him. Glenn was born August 3, 1977. He was a native of D'Iberville and a 1996 graduate of D'Iberville High School. He was very mechanical inclined and his specialty was...
Newton Perry Gautier
Apr 1, 2009
Newton Perry Gautier, age 83, of Gautier, MS, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2009. He was a native of Gautier, MS and a 1948 graduate of Perkinston Junior College, majoring in Professional Accountancy. He attended Mississippi State College and Mississippi Southern College receiving a B.S. Degree in Business Education in August 1951. Continuing his education, he received an M.E....
Helen Dubuisson
Apr 1, 2009
Helen L. Dubuisson, age 81, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Monroe Dubuisson, and a daughter, Rosemary Carter Parker. She is survived by a son, Floyd Thompson of Gulfport; three sisters, Evelyn Smith of Gulfport, Pauline Barrilleaux of Ocean Springs, and Joan Sherrell of Silver Dale, WA; a...
Ronald Dale Robinson, Sr.
Apr 1, 2009
Ronald Dale Robinson, Sr., 68, of Biloxi died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 in Gulfport. Dale graduated from Harrison Central High School. He worked as an automotive body repairman and in sales for years. Dale enjoyed gardening and fishing and was a member of Cedar Lake United Methodist Church. Dale is preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Earnestine Husley...
James "Jimmy" Lott
Mar 31, 2009
James "Jimmy" Lott, 55, of Gpt. died Tues. Mar. 31,2009. He was preceded in death by his father, Hartsell Lott. He is survived by his wife, Toni Parks Lott of Gpt; three sons, James Lott, Jr. of San Antonio, TX, Thomas Christopher Lott and Kevin Duane Lott, both of Gpt.; his mother, Marie Lott of Randolph; four brothers, Gary Lott,...
Anthony Albert Toncrey, Jr.
Mar 31, 2009
Anthony A. Toncrey, Jr., 66, of Moss Point was taken by the angels on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 in Pascagoula. Anthony was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was originally from D'Iberville but had been living in Moss Point for the past 37 years. He graduated in 1960 from D'Iberville High School and loved bowling, fishing, dancing and...
Matilda Alberta Ruth Hill-Rogers
Mar 30, 2009
Matilda Alberta Ruth Hill Rogers, 73 of Goose Creek, South Carolina, joined our Father in Heaven on Monday, March 30, 2009. She was a graduate of Biloxi High School, Biloxi, MS, a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Goose Creek, SC and The Red Hat Society and Homemakers Club of Boles, AR. She was preceded in death by her beloved...
Paul Scott Smith
Mar 30, 2009
Paul Scott Smith, known as Scott to his family and friends, age 82, passed on to the Lord, March 29, 2009 in Biloxi, MS. He is the beloved brother of Dorothy Smith Tinsler of Biloxi. Scott was a WW II Veteran serving with the US Army. After the war he worked for several railroads, NY Central, Penn Central, Conrail and...
Ruby Moss Statham
Mar 30, 2009
Mrs. Ruby Statham, 100, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Monday, March 30, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Statham was a former resident of St. Petersburg, FL and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 20 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Biloxi. Her life was dedicated to serving her Lord through various ministries of...
John Richard Blossman
Mar 30, 2009
John Richard Blossman, a well-known Gulf Coast businessman and community leader died of cancer Monday morning, March 30, 2009, at his home in Ocean Springs. He was 65. John lived a meaningful life and was a blessing to his family and all who knew him. He will be remembered for his kind, gentle way and his humility. His spirituality served...
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