Obituaries
F. D. Frederick
Oct 4, 2009
Mr. F.D. "Fred" Frederick, 73, of Wiggins, MS died on Sunday, October 4, 2009. Mr. Frederick was a native of Hackleburg, AL and resident of the Coast for the past 50 years. He was formerly employed with Johnson Marine Service. Mr. Frederick was a US Army Veteran. He will be missed by all who knew him. Mr. Frederick is preceded...
Randell J. Breeding
Oct 4, 2009
Mr. Randell J. Breeding, age 82, passed away at his home in Ocean Springs on Sunday, October 4, 2009. Randell was born in Louisville, KY on May 31, 1927, and was a WWII U.S. Army veteran. He retired from International Harvester and went on to receive a degree from Ivy Tech College in Air Conditioning and Heating Repair. He was...
Clara Mae Cottrell Oehms
Oct 4, 2009
Clara Mae Cottrell Oehms of Biloxi passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009 at the age of 85. Her family surrounded her, and her husband of 68 years held tight to her hand. She was born January 23, 1924. Clara, a lifelong resident of Biloxi, met her husband Clinton at a Lutheran Church social on Back Bay and married him on...
Donald Christopher Leggett
Oct 4, 2009
Mr. Donald Christopher Leggett, age 48, a longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loved ones, on Sunday, October 4, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer. Donald grew up in Ocean Springs, MS., where he graduated from Ocean Springs High School in 1979. He was an all around athlete who...
Jessica Williams King
Oct 3, 2009
Mrs. Jessica Williams King, age 31, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Saturday, October 3, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. King was a native of Slidell, LA. and a resident of the coast for 12 years. She was the General Manager and a partner in the Sonic Drive Inn on Cowan/Lorraine Road in Gulfport. Survivors include her husband, Noel S. King,...
Margaret Kremer- Bond
Oct 2, 2009
Margaret Kremer-Bond, 96, of D'Iberville, MS passed away on Friday, October 2, 2009. She was born in Chicago, IL. She was a Captain in the Army Nurses Corps in WW II and served in North Africa, Italy and France. Margaret settled in Gulfport, MS after her marriage to Marcel Kremer in 1945. He preceded her in death as did her...
Robert Gordon Cossey
Oct 2, 2009
Mr. Robert Gordon Cossey, 90, of Vancleave, MS died Friday, October 2, 2009, in Vancleave. Mr. Cossey was a native of Staten Island, NY and has been a resident of Vancleave for the past 65 years. He was a musician and a band leader in the Big Band Era. He attended Tulane University and enjoyed a 50 year career as...
Carmela Elizabeth Karacand
Oct 1, 2009
Carmela “Millie” O. Karacand, 90, passed into God’s loving arms Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Ocean Springs, MS. She was born on April 28, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York and made her home on the Coast for the last 49 years. “Mom” was a loving wife and mother who always had a twinkle in her eye, a quick smile, and...
Benjamin Neal Moats
Oct 1, 2009
Mr. Benjamin "Ben" Neal Moats, Sr., age 67, of Vancleave, MS, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2009, at Oschsner's Hospital in New Orleans, LA. Ben was born December 14, 1941, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He served his country in the U. S. Air Force, serving two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was transferred to Keesler AFB in 1970 and...
David Lawrence Mellen, Sr.
Oct 1, 2009
David Lawrence Mellen, Sr. 57, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2009. Born October 14, 1951 in Gulfport, Ms, David was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. His love of anything to do with being on the water guided his life, working as an overseas ship captain or fishing the rigs at home. David is survived by his father, S....
James Bernard Coffren
Sep 30, 2009
James (Jim) B. Coffren, age 76, Ret. TSGT of the US Air Force, after 21 years of service and a long standing member of the VFW Post 2434, died peacefully in his home on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 with his two daughters and his brother by his side. He is survived by his three daughters, Vicky Smith, Bonnie Grayson and...
Patricia Florence Drake
Sep 30, 2009
Mrs. Patricia Florence Drake, age 71, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, September 30, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Drake was born in West Ham, London, England, and was a coast resident since 1966. She was an avid bowler, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mrs. Drake was also a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lillian...
Robert Joseph Kneib
Sep 29, 2009
Mr. Robert Joseph Kneib, age 71, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, September 29, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Kneib attended Daytona Beach Community College in Daytona, Fl and was a former police officer there. He was a member of Moose Lodge #842, a veteran of the United States Navy and served in the Florida Army National Guard, 265th Artillery...
William Michael McGonagle
Sep 28, 2009
William M. McGonagle, 71, of Biloxi, MS died on Monday, September 28, 2009 in Gulfport, MS. Mr. McGonagle was in the Marine Corps as a Sergeant for 11 years and fought in the Vietnam War where he was awarded the Purple Heart. He worked as a prison guard in Concord, Massachusetts for 3 years. He then moved to Biloxi, Mississippi...
Ray Petrick
Sep 28, 2009
Mr. Ray Petrick, age 81, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, September 28, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Petrick was a member of Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Ocean Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents, John J. and Mary Petrick. Survivors include his wife, Edith M. Petrick of Ocean Springs, MS., a son, John (Joy) Petrick of...
Sarah R. Martin
Sep 28, 2009
Sarah R. Martin age 69, of North Biloxi, MS, died Monday, September 28, 2009, in North Biloxi. Mrs. Martin was born in Santa Clara County Alabama and was raised in Overton, Alabama where she met and married Donald W. Martin Sr. They spent the remainder of their lives as members of the United States Air Force, living the last 38...
Lara Hall
Sep 27, 2009
Lara Hall, of Gulfport, Mississippi died Sunday, September 27, 2009 in Gulfport Memorial Hospital. She was born in Los Angeles, CA, October 22, 1967 to Mark and Melodie Cronenberg. Lara was a talented actor, director, writer and artist. Throughout Lara’s entire life she held a passion for the theatre. She took particular joy in directing many of her favorite works...
Alfreda Fridlund
Sep 27, 2009
Alfreda Fridlund 90, died Sunday, September 27, 2009 at her residence in Alpharetta, Georgia. Mrs. Fridlund was born on September 20,1919 in New York. She resided in Gulfport, MS for 58 years where she was a pediatric nurse until she retired at 80 years old. She is survived by her daughter, Carol of Decatur, Georgia, a son Alan, a daughter-in-law,...
Joseph Franklin Gazzo
Sep 27, 2009
Mr. Joseph "Joe" Franklin Gazzo, 88, of Bilox, MS, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2009, in Mobile. Joe was a Biloxi Native, lifelong resident, and was proud to say he was from Possum Neck. He was a veteran of WW II, having honorably served in the U. S. Navy. Joe dedicated his life to public service, first as a Biloxi...
Kevin Michael Reed
Sep 27, 2009
Mr. Kevin Michael Reed, 24, of St. Martin, joined his father, Mike Reed; paternal grandparents, Prentiss and Ozella Reed; and maternal grandfather, Earl F. Batia, Sr., in heaven, Sunday, September 27, 2009. Kevin was born February 5, 1985, in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the St. Martin Community where he attended St. Martin High School. He enjoyed fishing,...
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