Obituaries

Zelda Phelps

Zelda Phelps

May 10, 2008

Mrs. Zelda Phelps, 59, of Gulfport, MS, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, in Gulfport. Mrs. Phelps was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a homemaker and a Baptist She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Earl Phelps, Sr.; parents, Kevel and Effie Carol Shoemaker; grandson, James Chance Davis, and a great nephew, Kevel Matthew Felton....

Helen Leah Reames Bush

Helen Leah Reames Bush

May 9, 2008

Helen Leah Reames Bush , 94, of Gulfport died Friday, May 9, 2008 in Gulfport. Mrs. Bush was born March 7, 1914 in New Orleans and had been a resident of the coast since 1949. Helen was a graduate of Hotel Dieu Nursing School in New Orleans and was a surgurical nurse and public health department nurse throughout World War...

Dwight Mason

Dwight Mason

May 9, 2008

Mr. Dwight "Red" Mason, 73, of Woolmarket, went to be with the Lord Friday, May 9, 2008, in Ocean Springs. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Mr. Mason was born in Arkansas and had been a lifelong resident of Woolmarket. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and an accomplished water well driller. He...

James Donald McKee

James Donald McKee

May 8, 2008

James Donald "Don" McKee, 68, of Gulfport died Thursday, May 8, 2008 in Gulfport. Mr. McKee was born in West Point, MS and had been a resident of Gulfport for about 40 years. He was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Biloxi. Mr. McKee served in the U.S. Air Force and was the owner of Coast...

Deanna K. Senseney

Deanna K. Senseney

May 7, 2008

Beloved Wife, Mother, Companion and Friend, Deanna "Dee" Senseney, passed away at the age of 45 years young today, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in the presence of those she loved and held so dear to her heart. Dee was born on November 15, 1962, and had been a resident of Ocean Springs her entire life. She was a D'Iberville Peewee...

Roy E. Boone

Roy E. Boone

May 7, 2008

M/Sgt. USAF Retired Roy E. Boone, 71, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in Biloxi. He was a native of Jayess, MS but had lived on the Coast for the past 30 years. He joined the USAF at the age of 17 and served honorably for 24 years before retiring in 1977 as a M/Sgt. After...

Mary Kate Nielson Manuel

Mary Kate Nielson Manuel

May 6, 2008

Mrs. Mary Kate Nielson Manuel, 82, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Manuel was born December 31, 1925, in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She lived her young life in Biloxi, attending Gorenflo Elementary School and the Biloxi School System. Later she moved to the Latimer Community...

Jack Walter Curl, Sr.

Jack Walter Curl, Sr.

May 6, 2008

Mr. Jack Walter Curl, Sr., age 66, of Ocean Springs passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Curl had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1979. He was the owner/operator of J & B Sales and Service in Ocean Springs. Survivors include his wife 46 years, Betty Curl and their son, Jack Curl, Jr. of...

Susan Bond

Susan Bond

May 6, 2008

Mrs. Susan Brown Bond, age 53, of Gautier, MS., died Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in Warrior, AL. Mrs. Bond was a registered nurse for 34 years. She was a graduate of Ida Moffet School of Nursing-Samford University in Birmingham, AL, the University of Maryland, Lorretta Heights-Regis University in Denver, CO. All of her degrees were in Nursing. She was a...

Edward Daniel "Danny' Ross

Edward Daniel "Danny' Ross

May 6, 2008

Mr. Edward "Danny" Ross, 60, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Danny was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a loving family man to his wife and children, a devoted brother to his siblings and family, a dedicated worker and a loyal friend to all. He was raised and worked on...

Sherri Lynn Trochessett

Sherri Lynn Trochessett

May 5, 2008

Sherri Lynn Trochessett, 50, of Saucier, MS died on Monday, May 5, 2008 in Biloxi. Ms. Trochessett was a native and lifelong resident of the Coast. She was very devoted to her family and was a selfless person who always put others first even with her long battle with multiple sclerosis. She is preceded in death by her father, Earl...

Amelia Howard Broome

Amelia Howard Broome

May 5, 2008

Amelia Howard Broome, age 89, of Gulfport, died Monday, May 5, 2008 in Gulfport. Mrs. Broome was born in Jackson, TN and had been a resident of the Coast for over 80 years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Gulfport and was also a member of the Gulfport Yacht Club. She was preceded in death by...

Boyd O'Neal Keith

Boyd O'Neal Keith

May 4, 2008

BOYD O’NEAL KEITH ~~ A LADY WITH A LOVING SPIRIT AND A GIVING HEART Mrs. Boyd O’Neal Keith is gone, but she will never be forgotten. The world is a better place now because of her life, as shown by the good she did and the many lives she touched. Almost ninety years ago, God sent one of His special...

Avery W. Mauldin

Avery W. Mauldin

May 3, 2008

Avery W. Mauldin, age 90, of Gulfport, died Saturday, May 3, 2008 in Gulfport. Mr. Mauldin had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1948. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University and was a Master Sgt. in the U.S. Army for five years serving in Europe during World War II. He was a County Agent with Mississippi...

Carol Anne Edwards

Carol Anne Edwards

May 3, 2008

Mrs. Carol Anne Edwards, age 47, of D'Iberville, MS., died Saturday, May 3, 2008, in Pascagoula. Mrs. Edwards was a resident of the community since November of 2006. She was preceded in death by her mother Lucie Krueger. Survivors include a daughter, Adrianne Lynne Perea of Eugene, Oregon, son, Paul Loren Clark, of Jackson, MS., her father, Dr. Ronald P....

Judith Ann Pearson

Judith Ann Pearson

May 3, 2008

Judith Ann Pearson, age 48, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2008 in Biloxi. Ms. Pearson was a life-long resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a loving companion, mother and friend, who had a great sense of humor. Judith loved to cook and feed her "Critters". She also participated in many beach activities. She was preceded...

Myrle Stewart

Myrle Stewart

May 2, 2008

Mrs. Myrle B. Stewart, age 81, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, May 2, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Stewart was a resident of the community for 51 years. She was an accomplished seamstress and cook and a hard working, loving wife, mother grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, John M. Stewart,...

Allen Eugene Graham, Sr.

Allen Eugene Graham, Sr.

May 1, 2008

Allen Eugene (Budgie) Graham, 64, of D'Iberville joined his mother and father in heaven on May 1, 2008 at 9:15 a.m. Allen was born in Pascagoula, MS and lived in Jackson County and Biloxi for over 40 years. He is known to most as a commercial fisherman. Allen was Baptist and a Vietnam Veteran serving in the U.S. Navy for...

George McFadden Copeland, Sr.

George McFadden Copeland, Sr.

May 1, 2008

George McFadden Copeland, Sr., 86, of Biloxi, MS died on Thursday, May 1, 2008 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Copeland was born in Anderson, SC but was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a Veteran of the Army, Navy and retired from the Air Force. He was also a retiree of the Civil Service. Preceded in death by...

Ruth Adele Freidhoff

Ruth Adele Freidhoff

Apr 30, 2008

Ruth Adele Freidhoff, 99, of Biloxi died Wednesday, April 30, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Ruth was a lifetime resident of Biloxi, a member of First United Methodist Church and after 52 years she retired from Mavar Packing Company. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Adam and Adele Freidhoff, sisters, Marion Freidhoff, Florence Freidhoff, Hazel Ulland, Ella Prall and...