Obituaries
Michael Stafford
Jan 15, 2009
Mr. Michael "Mike" Stafford, 56, of Biloxi, MS, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009, in Biloxi. Mike was a 1970 graduate of Biloxi High School where he was a member of the state championship baseball team. In 1971 he was a member of the Perk Bulldog State Junior College Baseball team. Mike was an accomplished fisherman, bowler and golfer. In...
Betty Joyce Puzz
Jan 15, 2009
Betty J. Puzz, 76 of Biloxi died Thursday, January 15, 2009 in Ocean Springs. Betty was born in Alabama but had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1946. She retired from Gulf Coast Community Hospital and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville. Mrs. Puzz was a loving mother and grandmother and will be sadly...
Mary Emma Fox Tanner
Jan 15, 2009
Mrs. Mary Emma Tanner, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, January 15, 2009, one day after celebrating her 80th birthday. Mrs. Tanner was very passionate about her faith and was a member of the Gulf Coast Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was a loving, caring mother, grandmother and sister. She also had many special friends including an extended church family....
Frankie Allene Stepper
Jan 15, 2009
Mrs. Frankie A. Stepper, 77, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, January 15, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Stepper was born in Pemiscott, Missouri and had been a resident of the coast since 1997. She was a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints in N. Biloxi. Mrs. Stepper was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Jo Morton. Survivors...
John Frank Cosmich, Sr.
Jan 14, 2009
John F. "Capt. Bill" Cosmich, 99, of Biloxi died Wednesday, January 14, 2009 in Ocean Springs. John was a resident of the Gulf Coast, a longtime boat Captain of the shrimp boat Dolores S. After retiring as a boat captain, he was employed many years with Baricev's Seafood Restaurant Oyster Bar. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church,...
Ellen V. Robinson
Jan 14, 2009
Ellen V. Robinson, age 88, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009 in Gulfport. Mrs. Robinson was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved from Bellville, IL to Biloxi in 1977. She was Methodist and a member of Gulfport Elks # 978. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter E. Robinson. She is survived by a daughter, Barbara Morris;...
Ellen V. Robinson
Jan 14, 2009
Ellen V. Robinson, age 88, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009 in Gulfport. Mrs. Robinson was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved from Bellville, IL to Biloxi in 1977. She was Methodist and a member of Gulfport Elks # 978. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter E. Robinson. She is survived by a daughter, Barbara Morris;...
Jean Bayless
Jan 13, 2009
Mrs. Jean Bayless, 92, of Boca Raton, Florida, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, in Biloxi. Mrs. Bayless was born in Cleveland, Ohio and had been visiting on the Coast for the last couple months. She was active in her Catholic church and a member of Sandalfoot Women's Club in Boca Raton. She loved crafts and bowling. and she was a...
Walter J. Speder
Jan 12, 2009
Mr. Walter J. "Wally" Speder, 75, of Biloxi, MS, went to his eternal reward Saturday, January 17, 2009. Mr. Speder was born in Pembrooke, New York, and was a longtime resident of the coast. He served his country in the U. S. Air Force and retired after 20 years of service. He then became a successful business owner and retired...
Elijah Luvell Watson
Jan 12, 2009
Infant Elijah Luvell Watson, our little miracle, (October 24, 2008 - January 12, 2009), is survived by his parents, Marcus and Andrea Ladnier Watson, his siblings, T.J., Bethany and Joshua, all of Vancleave, MS., and Jedrek of Texas City, TX. He is also survived by his paternal grandfather, Dunbar Watson, Sr., maternal grandparents, William Terry and Donnie Sue Bingham Ladnier,...
Jeanette Oberil Bates
Jan 12, 2009
Mrs. Jeanette "Miss Jet" Bates, age 92 and a resident of Woolmarket for over 40 years, died Monday, January 12, 2009. She was born "a country girl" to Court and Estella Young and had nine brothers and sisters. Mrs. Bates was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Richard; daughter, June; an infant sister, Christine; brothers, Warren, Maurice,...
Yevgeniy Borisovich Moiseyev
Jan 11, 2009
Yevgeniy Borisovich Moiseyev, 64 of Biloxi died Sunday, January 11, 2009 in Biloxi. Mr. Moiseyev had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past two months.He was born in Frunze, U.S.S.R. He was a prominent chess player in Russia, retired computer programmer and an avid gardener with his grandsons. He was a loving father and wonderful grandfather. Preceded...
Barbara Ann Hammontree
Jan 10, 2009
Barbara Ann Hammontree, age 56, of George County, MS, died Saturday, January 10, 2009 in George County. She was born in Shaw, Ms and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for most of her life. She was a graduate of Long Beach High School. She was Baptist. She was preceded in death by a son, Timothy L. Cumberland;...
Sarah Elizabeth Cannette
Jan 10, 2009
Sarah Elizabeth Cannette, 78, of North Biloxi passed up into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, January 10, 2009, due to diabetes complications. She was a charter member of 1st Baptist Church of D'Iberville, now Ramsay Hill Baptist Church where she faithfully taught Sunday school and summer Vacation Bible School for many years. A...
Maxine Foster
Jan 9, 2009
Mrs. Maxine S. Foster, born in Franklinton, LA, October 10, 1909, passed away, Friday, January 9, 2009, in Biloxi. She had been a resident of Biloxi for 70 years. Mrs. Foster came to Biloxi in 1940 with her husband and young children to work for Singer Sewing Machine Company. She had a seamstress shop on Howard Avenue sewing on stripes...
Tony Carroll
Jan 9, 2009
Mr. Tony Carroll, Jr., age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, January 9, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Carroll served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a supervisor pipefitter at Ingalls Shipbuilding for many years. He had many loving friends that checked on him daily and was a great friend to many, but most of all, he...
Tina Maria McKee
Jan 9, 2009
Tina Maria McKee, 44, of Ocean Springs, died Friday, January 9, 2009 in Ocean Springs. Tina was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was employed as a ship fitter at Northrup-Grumman where she was named the first female apprentice of the year. She is preceded in death by her mother, Deanna McKee. Survivors include her longtime companion, Donnie Dubaz;...
Sandra Ann Olson
Jan 9, 2009
Mrs. Sandra Ann Olson, 63, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, January 9, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Olson was born in Brooklynville, PA and had been a resident of the Coast for the past 30 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and retired from K-Mart. She was a former employee of Beau Rivage Casino...
Reverend Robert Rawsthorne Wilson
Jan 8, 2009
Reverend Dr. Robert R. Wilson, age 87, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Reverend Wilson was a resident of Ocean Springs for the past forty years and was a US Army Veteran serving during WWII He later served as a Chaplain in the US Air Force, retiring after twenty two years of...
Donald Paul Carter
Jan 8, 2009
Infant Donald Paul Carter of Ocean Springs, MS died Thursday, January 8, 2009, in Gulfport. Donald is survived by his parents, Michael and Gwen Carter of Ocean Springs, MS maternal grandparents, Carolyn Cunningham and William and Millie Green, all of Mayfield, KY, his paternal grandparents, Janice Elaine Carter of Ocean Springs, MS and Raymond and Julia Carter of Biloxi, MS...
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