Obituaries

Callie Elizabeth Wilson Louviere

Callie Elizabeth Wilson Louviere

Jun 27, 2009

Mrs. Callie E. Louviere, 29, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, June 27, 2009, in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Louviere was born in Biloxi, MS. She served in Human Resources in the U.S. Air Force while stationed in Alaska. She was greatly loved and will be missed dearly. Mrs. Louviere is survived by her husband, Ronald Louviere; daughter, Rachel Fae...

Callie Elizabeth Wilson Louviere

Callie Elizabeth Wilson Louviere

Jun 27, 2009

Mrs. Callie E. Louviere, 29, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, June 27, 2009, in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Louviere was born in Biloxi, MS. She served in Human Resources in the U.S. Air Force while stationed in Alaska. She was greatly loved and will be missed dearly. Mrs. Louviere is survived by her husband, Ronald Louviere; daughter, Rachel Fae...

Dinh Thi Nguyen

Dinh Thi Nguyen

Jun 26, 2009

rs. Dinh Nguyen was born in Vietnam on January 1, 1927 and was deceased on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. She has resided on the coast since may, 1977. Mrs. Nguyen was a very loving and caring person She was preceded in death by a son and daughter-in-law, Bac and Thuan Nguyen. She is survived by her children,...

Frances Hewes Voelkel

Frances Hewes Voelkel

Jun 25, 2009

Frances Hewes Voelkel, age 71, of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, June 25th in Ocean Springs . Frances was born December 16, 1937 in Gulfport, and was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. Frances was preceded in death by her parents Frederick Searle and Gladys May Hewes; her brother, Frederick Searle Hewes III; her sister, Mary Hewes McQuiston; and...

Geraldine Hamlett

Geraldine Hamlett

Jun 24, 2009

Mrs. Geraldine Coe Hamlett, age 80, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Hamlett was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Hamlett. Survivors include a son, Phillip Michael (Jean) Hamlett of Ocean Springs, MS. and four grandchildren. On Tuesday, June 30, 2009, there will be an 11 AM graveside service at Biloxi National...

Kenneth M. Johnson

Kenneth M. Johnson

Jun 24, 2009

Kenneth M. Johnson, age 86, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009 in Gulfport. After joining the Army Air Corps in Illinois, he was one of the first soldiers to arrive in Biloxi in 1941 when Keesler Air Force Base was only a small encampment of about 20 men living in tents. He served during WWII and was active duty...

Barbara Ellen Whittenberg Rhodes

Barbara Ellen Whittenberg Rhodes

Jun 24, 2009

Barbara Whittenberg Rhodes died Wednesday, June 24, 2009 following complications after surgery. Born a military daughter on May 3, 1946, Barbara became a military wife on October 16, 1974. Most of her childhood was spent in Biloxi. She was a 1964 graduate of Biloxi High School and part of a five generation heritage at First Baptist Church of Biloxi. After...

Paul I. Newman

Paul I. Newman

Jun 22, 2009

Paul I. Newman was a life-long resident of Biloxi. He was 87 years old and passed into eternal rest on Monday, June 22, 2009. Mr. Newman is descended from a family steeped in the fishing tradition. He was a World War II Veteran and served as a member of the United States Coast Guard. Paul met and married Helen Poulos...

Michael Yanik

Michael Yanik

Jun 20, 2009

Michael Yanik, 88, of Ocean Springs, died Saturday, June 20, 2009 in Gulfport. Mr. Yanik was born on January 14, 1921 in Carteret, N.J. to Michael & Catherine Yanik. He served his country in the United States Army where he was a World War II and Korean War Veteran. After twenty-two years of service, he retired as Sgt. Major. He...

Grover D. Atchley, Jr.

Grover D. Atchley, Jr.

Jun 20, 2009

Mr. Grover D. "Butch" Atchley, Jr., 65, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. Atchley was born in Quitman, MS to the late Grover D. Atchley, Sr. and Sarah Ivey Atchley on September 21, 1943. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, outdoor activities and spending time with his family. Mr. Atchley is survived by his wife, Ruthie...

Vivian Anne Carroll

Vivian Anne Carroll

Jun 18, 2009

Vivian A. Carroll, 66, of Biloxi, died Thursday, June 18, 2009 in Biloxi. Vivian was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She loved to fish and crab, she was an amateur artist who loved to paint wildlife scenery, an excellent cook, a loving sister and friend to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her sister,...

Nelson Loper

Nelson Loper

Jun 16, 2009

Mr. Nelson Loper, 43, of D'Iberville, MS, passed away June 16, 2009, in Biloxi, surrounded by family and close friends. Mr. Loper was a 1984 graduate of D'Iberville High School and was employed with Northrop-Grumman 12 years. Nelson was a loving husband, father, godfather, uncle and friend. He was an avid outdoorsman, member of Longshot Hunting Club and Volunteer for...

Pauline Raynal Ryncarz

Pauline Raynal Ryncarz

Jun 14, 2009

Mrs. Pauline R. Ryncarz, 83, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Ryncarz was born in Waycross, GA and formerly resided in Delray Beach, FL for 35 years. She had been a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 8 years. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Mrs. Ryncarz was...

Anthony Adam Tartaglia

Anthony Adam Tartaglia

Jun 13, 2009

Mr. Anthony Trataglia, 96, of Biloxi, MS, passed away June 13, 2009, in Biloxi in the arms of friends. Tony was born August 5, 1912, in Morristown, New Jersey. He retired September 1, after 30 years of services. A Metallurgical engineer in the electromechanical and contamination research department at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ. Tony said, "I found personal...

Reynell Ann Caldarera

Reynell Ann Caldarera

Jun 13, 2009

Mrs. Reynell Caldarera, 65, of Diamondhead, MS, died Saturday, June 13, 2009, at her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Caldarera was born in New Orleans, LA and had been a longtime resident of the coast. she was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She will be truly be missed by all who loved her. Mrs Caldarera was...

Cheryl Jade Tiblier

Cheryl Jade Tiblier

Jun 12, 2009

Cheryl Jade Tiblier, 61, of Biloxi, MS, passed from this world on June 12, 2009. It is with deepest sorrow that the family announces the passing of her beautiful soul. After a long, hard-fought struggle, she passed peacefully at the University of Alabama (UAB) Hospital in Birmingham, AL, surrounded by loved ones. A longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast,...

Lt. Col. Jack R. Hay, USAF, Retired

Lt. Col. Jack R. Hay, USAF, Retired

Jun 12, 2009

Lt. Col. Jack R Hay U.S.A.F. (retired), 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Biloxi on Friday, June 12, 2009. Lt. Col. Hay was born July 7, 1929 in Birmingham, AL. He served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War. In his early years of service in the Air Force he completed...

Carolyn Ann Whitehouse

Carolyn Ann Whitehouse

Jun 11, 2009

Carolyn Mon Whitehouse, 74, of Biloxi died Thursday, June 11, 2009 in Gautier. Carolyn was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a lifelong member of Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral Parish. Carolyn is preceded in death by her husband, William Porter Whitehouse, parents, George and Winnie (Caillavet) Mon and sister, Mary Meaut. Survivors include daughter, Mary Pearl (Andy) LaCour,...

Theodore "Ted" "Pontiac" Pattison

Theodore "Ted" "Pontiac" Pattison

Jun 11, 2009

Mr. Ted "Pontiac" Pattison, 83, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, died peacefully at home on Thursday, June 11, 2009. Mr. Pattison, born in Louisville, Kentucky, was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He and his wife, Joyce Ford Pattison, moved to Ocean Springs in 1960 when he took over his father's automobile dealership, Pattison Pontiac in Biloxi. He was a U.S. Navy...

Mark Frere Ward

Mark Frere Ward

Jun 9, 2009

Mark Frere Ward, 43 of Gulfport, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, in Ocean Springs. He was born June 19, 1965 in Washington, D.C., the son of Ann Frere Ward and Julius T. Ward. With his family, he moved from Maryland to Mississippi in 1976, where he attended and graduated from St. John High School in Gulfport. He was preceded in...