Obituaries

Lucille Mildred Boudreaux

Lucille Mildred Boudreaux

Dec 30, 2008

Lucille Boudreaux, 82, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Lucille was a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1945. She was a native of Bethesda, South Carolina, a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and a member of Legion of Mary. Preceded in death by her husband, Harry Boudreaux, parents, Davis H. and Amanda...

Dudley Joseph Delahousey

Dudley Joseph Delahousey

Dec 29, 2008

Dudley J. Delahousey, 74, of Biloxi died Monday, December 29, 2008 in Biloxi. Dudley was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, an employee with the seafood industry all his life and a member of Blessed Seelos Catholic Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Agnes (Gautreaux) Delahousey, brothers, Theodore "Tibby" Delahousey,...

Leroy F. Blanchard, Jr.

Leroy F. Blanchard, Jr.

Dec 26, 2008

Leroy F. Blanchard, Jr., 57, of Perkinston, MS died Friday, December 26, 2008 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Blanchard was a former resident of Biloxi and a former member of Fleur-de-Lis. Mr. Blanchard is preceded in death by his parents, Leroy F. and Lee Jeanette Bellande Blanchard; brother, David L. Blanchard, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Faircloth Blanchard...

Ralph Lechner

Ralph Lechner

Dec 26, 2008

Ralph Lechner, 92, of Biloxi died Friday, December 26, 2008 in Biloxi. Ralph graduated from Sacred Heart in 1935. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp, worked as an independent wholesale wine businessman and retired from Harrison County. He was one of the original members of Mullet Brigade and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Preceded in death by...

Ronald Andrew Courchen

Ronald Andrew Courchen

Dec 26, 2008

M/Sgt Ronald A. Courchen, U.S.A.F. Retired, 65, of Biloxi passed away Friday, December 26, 2008 in Biloxi after fighting a long illness. Mr. Courchen was a resident of Biloxi since 1981 and a retired Air Force Veteran who served during the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Courchen was a member and a former Games Chief of Highlands and Islands Association of Celtic...

Patrick John "P.J." Kitson

Patrick John "P.J." Kitson

Dec 25, 2008

Mr. P. J. Kitson, age 46, of D'Iberville, MS., died Thursday, December 25, 2008, in D'Iberville. Mr. Kitson was a resident of the community for ten years. He was an avid sports fan, especially NASCAR and the Dallas Cowboys, and was a graduate of Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX. He was a loving son, brother and friend to...

Maurice D. Pierce, Jr.

Maurice D. Pierce, Jr.

Dec 25, 2008

Maurice D. Pierce, Jr., 80 of D'Iberville, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 in D'Iberville. Maurice was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He retired from the Biloxi V.A. Hospital after 32 years and was of the Baptist faith. Maurice is preceded in death by his parents, Maurice Dewey and Ruby Lee Pierce, sister, Hilda Maureen Goff, brother Paul Wade...

Archie Hamlett, Jr.

Archie Hamlett, Jr.

Dec 25, 2008

Mr. Archie Hamlett, Jr., age 84, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, December 25, 2008, in Gautier, MS. Mr. Hamlett was a native of Citronelle, AL., a former resident of Dothan, AL. and a resident of the coast for one year. He was a Retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel and a veteran of WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam...

Kenneth Frederick Walker

Kenneth Frederick Walker

Dec 24, 2008

Mr. Kenneth Frederick Walker, Sr., age 74, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2008, in Biloxi, MS. Known affectionately by family and friends as "KW" he never met a stranger. Many occasions were brightened with his smile and humorous story telling. His love for God, his mother, family and friends and Fort Bayou, Mississippi, were well-known as were his...

Edwin Joseph Schneider

Edwin Joseph Schneider

Dec 24, 2008

Mr. Edwin J. Schneider, age 88, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, December 24, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Schneider was a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 32 years. Survivors include his wife, Josephine Taranto Schneider, daughter, Janet Jansky, both of Ocean Springs, MS., two sons, Edwin J. Schneider of Gastonia, NC and Joseph E. (Marie) Schneider, of...

Aimee Syble Martin

Aimee Syble Martin

Dec 24, 2008

Aimee S. Martin, age 80, of Long Beach died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 in Long Beach. She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther Stewart and Dessie Alexander Stewart; and a brother, John Stewart. Mrs. Martin is survived by a daughter, Mary Fayard of Biloxi; three sons, Stanley McCaffrey (Debbie) of Gulfport, Patrick McCaffrey (Sarah) of Orange Grove, and...

Pamela Jean Frazer

Pamela Jean Frazer

Dec 23, 2008

Mrs. Pam Frazer, age 50, of Vancleave, MS., died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Frazer was a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast for 28 years. She was an accomplished cook and gardener. She was a loving wife, mother and friend. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Ann Middleton and a sister, Sandra...

Thomas Frank Saucier

Thomas Frank Saucier

Dec 23, 2008

Thomas F. Saucier, 78, of Biloxi died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in Biloxi. Thomas was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. He was the former owner of Friendly Lounge in Gulfport, a former employee as beverage manager of Buena Vista and Friendship House and former manager of the Elks...

Irene Marie Reid

Irene Marie Reid

Dec 23, 2008

Irene M. Reid, 82, of D'Iberville died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in Biloxi. Irene was a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 70 years. She attended Lighthouse Baptist Church and was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of D'Iberville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee L. Reid, three sisters, five brothers and a grandson,...

Patricia Augustine Marie Maliongas

Patricia Augustine Marie Maliongas

Dec 21, 2008

Mrs Patricia Marie Maliongas, 81, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, December 21, 2008, in Biloxi. Mrs. Maliongas was a native and longtime resident of Biloxi. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Woolmarket and former member of St. Louis Catholic Church Altar Society. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Maliongas; parents, August A. Marie...

Kenneth Lowrel Swarthout, Jr.

Kenneth Lowrel Swarthout, Jr.

Dec 21, 2008

Kenneth Lowrel Swarthout died, Sunday, December 21, 2008 in Ocean Springs Hospital. Mr. Swarthout was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 29, 1933. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in Korea. A graduate of Mississippi College School of Law in 1960, a member of the Mississippi Bar and Michigan Bar law for 48 years. He...

Robert Franklin "Bob" Weaver, Jr.

Robert Franklin "Bob" Weaver, Jr.

Dec 21, 2008

Robert F. "Bob" Weaver, Jr., 69, of Biloxi died Sunday, December 21, 2008 in Biloxi. Bob was a native of Meridian, MS. He was a graduate of Auburn University and Duke University Law School. He practiced law in Columbus, OH for 20 years. Bob was a veteran of the Marine Corp and served during the Vietnam conflict. He has been...

Laura Hermes

Laura Hermes

Dec 19, 2008

Mrs. Laura Hermes, 76, of Biloxi, died Friday, December 19, 2008, in Biloxi. Mrs. Hermes was born in Riverside, California and had been a lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was known as the "Candy Lady" at the Rodenburg Avenue Church of Christ. She was active in local politics and participated in many local school organizations. She loved her church, family...

Joan C. Allen

Joan C. Allen

Dec 18, 2008

Mrs. Joan C. Allen, age 74, of the St. Martin Community, died Thursday, December 18, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Allen was a native and lifelong resident of the St. Martin Community. She was a member of the OES Chapter #394 and a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Emile George Wiltz

Emile George Wiltz

Dec 18, 2008

Mr. Emile G. Wiltz, 77, formerly of Biloxi, MS, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2008, in O'Fallon, Illinois, surrounded by family and friends. Born June 7, 1931 in Biloxi, he was the oldest of two siblings. On April 11, 1953, he married Helen Lepre. He served in the U. S. Army in the 1950's during the Korean Conflict. After his...