Obituaries
Daniel (Danny) Melvin Creel
May 6, 2009
Daniel (Danny) Melvin Creel, 65, native and resident of Biloxi passed away May 6, 2009 in Mobile, Alabama at USA Medical Center. Danny was born June 18, 1943, graduating from Biloxi High School in 1962. He was an active member of several local dance bands in the 60's including "The Crest" and "The Checkmates". His avid love of music, especially...
Pete M. Nicoladis
May 6, 2009
Pete M. Nicoladis, 80, of Gulfport died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 in Gulfport. Mr. Nicoladis was born in Gulfport, was a graduate of Gulfport High School, Class of '47 and a member of Club 47. He was also a graduate of MS State University where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He served in the US Army...
Gary L. Pixler
May 6, 2009
After a short battle with pancreatic/liver cancer, Gary L. Pixler, 63, of Ocean Springs, went home to be with the Lord on May 6, 2009, surrounded by his family. He was born October 15, 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Marsha Pixler of San Antonio, Texas and the late Harry L. Pixler. He is survived by his wife of...
James Robert Martin, III
May 5, 2009
James Robert Martin, III, age 56, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in Gulfport. He was born in Indianola, Ms and was a former resident of Lee, MA, and a resident of Gulfport since 2001. Mr. Martin was a master carpenter and furniture restorer. He loved his dogs Gracie and Rosie. He is survived by his wife, Maryann of...
Willard (Bill) Misner
May 5, 2009
Mr. Willard (Bill) Misner, age 94, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Pine Meadows in Hattiesburg, MS. Mr. Misner was a retired Master Sergeant with 24 years of service in the military. He served in the Navy during WWll and in the Air Force in the Korean War. During active duty, he was stationed in Alaska,...
Benny DeSantis
May 5, 2009
Mr. Benny DeSantis, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Alabama. Mr. DeSantis was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1972 and retired from the U.S. Air Force and Ingalls Shipbuilding. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion and was a member and usher at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. He...
Mary Catherine Riddle Bennett
May 4, 2009
Mary Catherine Riddle Bennett of Biloxi passed away May 4 at age 88. She was born in Brent, Alabama, on January 11, 1921, to Sarah Ella nee Wheeler and James Davis Riddle. Mrs. Bennett's life centered around her home and family; trips with her husband, a Delta Airlines pilot; and the church. She was a faithful member of First United...
Melbaleen Nancy Miller
May 4, 2009
The Lord took another Angel home today on May 4, 2009, when Melbaleen Nancy Miller passed surrounded by her family. She was born March 14, 1933, in Pensacola, FL., and was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs, MS. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Aline Howell,...
Vera Parker
May 2, 2009
Vera Pike Parker, 83 years of age, of Gautier, surrounded by her loving family, went home to the Lord on May 2.2009. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Scott M. Parker; sons Glenn W. Parker of Lake Mary, FL, Scott B. Parker of Mobile, AL, Bruce D. Parker of Columbia, SC; daughters Joan B. Tuite of Gautier,...
Robert Gilman Downing
May 1, 2009
Mr. Robert Gilman Downing, 87, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, May 1, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. Downing was born in Pittsburgh, PA and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran of WW II and served in India, China and Burma. He was supervisor and manager for Austin Companies, building warehouses, airports...
Francis Leon Barnes
May 1, 2009
Master Sergeant Francis L. "Frank" Barnes, Retired U. S. Air Force, 75, of Biloxi, MS, went to meet his Lord and Savior, Friday, May 1, 2009, in Biloxi. M/Sgt. Barnes was born July 24, 1933 in Marion, Indiana. He served in the United States Air Force Security Services in Germany, Libya, Italy, and Alaska. After retiring in 1977, he taught...
Michael Wayne Kiernan
May 1, 2009
Michael Wayne Kiernan, 43 of Vancleave, died Friday, May 1, 2009 in Vancleave. Michael was raised in Ocean Springs. He had lived in Vancleave since 1999 and was of the Baptist faith. Michael coached Pee Wee Football and Girls Softball for several years. He was involved in several volunteer organizations in the Vancleave Community. Preceded in death by his daughter,...
Robert Edwin Mentzer, Sr.
Apr 30, 2009
Robert Edwin Mentzer, Sr., age 86, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2009. Mr. Mentzer had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for five years and a prior resident of Rockville, MD for forty three years. He was a member of Elks Lodge #15 Washington DC/Rockville, MD, where he served as Chaplain for two years as...
Christopher Andrew Murphy
Apr 29, 2009
Mr. Christopher Andrew Murphy, 38, of Ocean Springs, MS, lost a long and courageous battle with brain cancer Wednesday, April 29, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Chris was a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 16 years where he was employed within the casino industry. He was an avid golfer, bowler, and lifelong Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fan. He was...
Lucille Hurlbert Becker
Apr 29, 2009
Mrs. Lucille Marie Hurlburt Becker, 78, of D'Iberville, MS, died Wednesday, March 29, 2009, after a series of illnesses, in Gulfport. Mrs. Becker was a native of Biloxi and lived in the New Orleans area for nearly 44 years. She returned to Biloxi in 1990 and resettled in D'Iberville where she spent her final years. She was a wife, mother...
Vernon William Santa Cruz
Apr 28, 2009
Vernon William Santa Cruz, 86, of D'Iberville, MS died on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Mr. Santa Cruz was a lifelong resident of N. Biloxi/D'Iberville, MS. He was a graduate and salutatorian of D'Iberville High School, Class of 1941. Mr. Santa Cruz was a veteran of WW II and served in the US Army, 7th Infantry Division where he received the...
Frances Sanford
Apr 27, 2009
Frances Sanford, 85, died on Monday, April 27, 2009. Mrs. Sanford was a life long resident of Biloxi. She was a member of the First Baptist Church Biloxi for over 30+ years and special friends "The Copper Pennies". Mrs. Sanford is preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Heb Sanford. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Sanford,...
Vada E. Cooksey
Apr 27, 2009
Mrs. Vada E. Cooksey, 90, of Biloxi, died on Monday, April 27, 2009 in Biloxi. Mrs. Cooksey was a resident of Biloxi for the past 43 years. She was an elementary teacher of Special Education, teaching at Head Start for 25 years. Mrs. Cooksey was an active member of the Rodenberg Church of Christ in Biloxi. Her faith in God...
Eugene "Gene" Neely
Apr 27, 2009
Mr. Gene Neely, age 82, of Ocean Springs, MS., died on Monday, April 27, 2009, in Long Beach, MS. Mr. Neely was a native of Livingston, Montana, and a longtime resident of the coast. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Navy, a member of the American Legion, and was retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding as a System...
Edna Louise Orr
Apr 26, 2009
Mrs. Edna Cowden Orr, 60, of Woolmarket, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 26, 2009. Mrs. Orr was born November 5, 1948 in Oak Grove, LA. Since Hurricane Katrina she has lived with her mother in Ocean Springs. She most enjoyed being with her grandchildren, children and her mother. Mrs. Orr was preceded in death by her husband,...
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