Obituaries

Jaden Ali Al-Sofiani Richardson

Jaden Ali Al-Sofiani Richardson

Apr 30, 2008

Infant Jaden Ali Al-Sofiani Richardson was born January 7, 2008, in Aurora, Colorando. He had been a resident of Biloxi for a short while and passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in New Orleans, LA. He was preceded in death by his great grandmother, Grace Richardson. He is survived by his parents, Ali and Candice Richardson; grandparents, Donna and Greg...

Jasper Dean Hickman

Jasper Dean Hickman

Apr 29, 2008

Jasper Dean Hickman, 69, of Biloxi, MS died on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in Gulfport, MS. J.D. Hickman was born in MS and was a lifelong resident of the Coast. He served in the Army and was stationed in Germany. After the Army he returned home to the Coast and opened up J.D. Hickman Metal Co. which he owned and...

Michael "Spider" Comeaux

Michael "Spider" Comeaux

Apr 29, 2008

Michael "Spider" Comeaux, 52, of Biloxi died Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in Biloxi. Michael was born and raised in Biloxi. He was a cab driver for Biloxi City Cab. He was preceded in death by his father, Jerry "Whitey" Comeaux. Survivors include his wife, Janice Comeaux, daughters, Amy Sue Ruth Comeaux, Nicky Ann Asselin, son, Grant Michael Comeaux, mother, Barbara...

Michael Alan Gollott

Michael Alan Gollott

Apr 28, 2008

Mr. Michael Alan "Mike" Gollott, age 57, of Vancleave, MS, died Monday, April 28, 2008, in Birmingham, AL. Mr. Gollott was a lifelong resident of Vancleave. He was a faithful member of Antioch Baptist Church in Vancleave. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Elmer Gollott, Jr., and grandparents, Joseph and Dola Gollott, Sr. and Floyd and Leona...

Joann  Mary Jumonville Nichols

Joann Mary Jumonville Nichols

Apr 27, 2008

Mrs. Joann Jumonville Nichols, age 82, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, April 27, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Nichols was born and raised in Biloxi and was a graduate of Biloxi High School. She was retired from civil service and was Catholic by faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Malsby Jumonville and Rosalie Davis Baria. Survivors...

Sally Eleanor Laufketter

Sally Eleanor Laufketter

Apr 27, 2008

Mrs. Sally Eleanor Steward Laufketter died Sunday, April 27, 2008. She was born April 16, 1930, and raised on a farm in Marshalltown, Iowa. After graduating from high school, she attended Stephen’s College in Columbia, Missouri. In 1961, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Education. Her post graduate work included a Master of Education in 1967 and her counseling...

Effie June Bridges

Effie June Bridges

Apr 26, 2008

Effie June Bridges, 76, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Gulfport. Mrs. Bridges, a resident of Lakeview Nursing Center for the past fourteen years, was a native of Alabama and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her father and mother Rev. Jesse A. and Vera Mae Williams, a sister, Willie N. Williams, a brother, Jesse M. Williams, and...

Henry Lee Rouse

Henry Lee Rouse

Apr 26, 2008

Henry Lee Rouse, 86, of Gulfport, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Gulfport. He was born December 17, 1921 in Success, MS the second child of the Leslie Rouse and Fannie Quave Rouse. As a child Henry was raised as a Methodist and then later in life he converted to Catholism. While attending high school in Success he worked part...

Joseph Floyd Hungerford

Joseph Floyd Hungerford

Apr 26, 2008

Mr. Joseph Floyd "Bee" Hungerford, 87, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, April 26, 2008, in Biloxi. Mr. Hungerford was born in Gueydan, LA, to Albert and Matilda Hungerford and had been a longtime resident of Biloxi. After elementary school at St. Theresa he attended Sacred Heart. Following graduation he worked at Keesler Field as a carpenter until he enlisted in...

Flor Martell-Rodriguez

Flor Martell-Rodriguez

Apr 26, 2008

Flor Ramonita Martell-Rodriguez, age 62, of Gulfport, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Gulfport. She is survived by two daughters, Diane Martell-Lopez of Gulfport and Arlene Martell-Lopez of Canovanas, Puerto Rico; and a granddaughter, Arlene A. Santiago-Lopez of Puerto Rico. Mrs. Martell-Rodriguez will be sent from Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road, Gulfport to Martell Funeral Home in Puerto Rico for...

Ann Turner Roberts

Ann Turner Roberts

Apr 26, 2008

Ann Turner Roberts, 87, formerly of Laurel, passed away on Saturday, April 26th at Crescent Manor Convalescent Home, in Waterbury, CT after a long illness. Born October 31, 1920 in Carroll County, she attended grammar schools there and in Greenwood. In 1938 she graduated from high school in Goodman at Holmes Community College, which then had a high school for...

Louis Victor Stajdel

Louis Victor Stajdel

Apr 25, 2008

Louis Victor Stajdel, age 90, of Gulfport, died Friday, April 25, 2008 in Gulfport. He was born in Madison, IL and was a long time resident of the Coast. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 until 1945. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church , Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and...

Carole Dantzler

Carole Dantzler

Apr 25, 2008

Mrs. Carole B. Dantzler, age 70, of Ocean Springs passed away on Friday, April 25, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Dantzler had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for twelve years and was an active working member of First Pentecostal Church of Biloxi. She was preceded in death by her parents, J. Carl and Susie Brown. Survivors include her...

Lucille "Lou" Coleman

Lucille "Lou" Coleman

Apr 25, 2008

Lucille "Lou" Coleman, 71, of Vancleave "went safely home" from her residence in Vancleave on April 25, 2008. Lucille was born and raised in Herington Kansas and has been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1963. She was a rural mail carrier and retired from the Ocean Springs Post Office. She was an active member at First Baptist Church...

Lillian Ann Hartzell

Lillian Ann Hartzell

Apr 25, 2008

Mrs. Lillian Ann Hackbert Hartzell, 73, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, April 25, 2008, in Biloxi. Mrs. Hartzell was born in DeKalb, Illinois and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 35 years. She was of the Protestant faith. Survivors include her husband, Charles F. Hartzell, Jr.; daughter, Diana L. English, Son, Dale A. Hartzell; and two grandchildren,...

Jewel W. Featherstone

Jewel W. Featherstone

Apr 24, 2008

Jewel W. Featherstone, 85, of Biloxi, died Thursday, April 24, 2008 in Biloxi. She was born in Alabama and was a former resident of Coral Springs, FL. She was Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Featherstone; her parents, Newman and Alma McKenzie Williams; two sisters, Nora Lee Williams and Mae Dell Williams; and four brothers, George...

Billy E. "Butch" Lundy

Billy E. "Butch" Lundy

Apr 24, 2008

Billy E. "Butch" Lundy, 53, of D'Iberville, died Thursday, April 24, 2008 in Biloxi. Billy was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a tug boat captain for 23 years with Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel. He was preceded in death by his father, Bonnie Leo Martin. Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Cynthia Lundy, daughters, Holly...

Gary L. Colburn, Sr.

Gary L. Colburn, Sr.

Apr 23, 2008

Gary L. Colburn, Sr. age 58, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008 in Biloxi. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War and was a member of VFW Post 1526. He worked for Harrison County Sheriff's Department and Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. He was preceded in death by a...

 Mr. Leslie Byrd, Jr.

Mr. Leslie Byrd, Jr.

Apr 23, 2008

Leslie Byrd, Jr., 80, of the Latimer Community, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Leslie was born in the Larue Community and remained a lifelong resident of Jackson County. He retired from Blossman Gas Company after 37 years. Leslie was a member of White Plains United Methodist Church. He was a devoted...

Jon O'Blythe Allen

Jon O'Blythe Allen

Apr 23, 2008

Jon O'Blythe Allen passed away on April 23, 2008 in Biloxi. Blythe was born March 5, 1952, in Biloxi and was a resident of Ocean Springs at the time of her death. She graduated from Sullivan Central High School, Blountville, Tennessee and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, (Perkinston Campus), the University of Mississippi and received a degree in recreational...