Obituaries
Horace P. Gautier
Jan 29, 2008
Mr. Horace Patrick Gautier, 97, died January 29, 2008 at his home in Biloxi. Horace was born in Pascagoula. The Gautier family moved to Biloxi when he was a young boy. He was a 1931 graduate of Biloxi High School where he played football on Biloxi's Big Eight championship team. He also attended Louisiana Tech College on a football scholarship....
Helga Kimball
Jan 29, 2008
Helga Kimball, age 85, of Gautier, passed away on January 29, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Helga was born in Germany and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1965. Mrs. Kimball was preceded in death by her son, Hardy Kimball. Survivors include numerous special friends. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 2,...
Norman Jerome Gonsoulin
Jan 28, 2008
Mr. Norman J. Gonsoulin, 73, a resident of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Monday, January 28, 2008, at Ocean Springs Hospital. Norman served in the U. S. Army five years and spent thirteen years over seas. He was the owner of Esse's Grocery in Biloxi and an excellent cook which was his favorite pastime. He was preceded in death by...
Lee Smith
Jan 28, 2008
Lee Smith, 56, of Biloxi, died Monday, January 28, 2008 in Gulfport. Lee was a life long resident of Biloxi, member of the Biloxi Van Club, an active member of New Bethel Baptist Church. He loved to cook, travel, camp, fish and work on antiques. Lee was a loving husband and family member. He is preceded in death by his...
Ret. TSgt. James E. Cook
Jan 28, 2008
The shepherd has called home another member of his flock, Ret. TSgt. James E. Cook, Sr., age 72, of Ocean Springs, MS. He left this world for everlasting life on January 28, 2008, surrounded by the love of his family and friends. James was born on December 1, 1935, in Shelby, NC to the late Reverend Marvin and Marie Cook...
Odessa Lamb
Jan 28, 2008
Mrs. Odessa L. Lamb, 77, born to Samuel and Chellie Lee, left us to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, January 28, 2008, after a valiant fight with cancer. Mrs. Lamb was a gracious lady loved by family and friends around the country. In her career as procurement officer at CBC Gullfport, She received many accommodations and achievement awards...
Mary Catherine Matthews
Jan 28, 2008
Mary Corley Matthews, 68 of Vancleave, died Monday, January 28, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Mary was born in Pascagoula. She was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. Mary was formerly an employee of Hancock Bank, owner of Vangies and Cathy's. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Matthews, parents, Richard and Mary Corley, three sisters, Earlene Corley,...
Beverly Leonard
Jan 28, 2008
January 27, 2008, is the day the music died for the family and friends of Doris K. Leonard. Every now and then, if you are lucky, you will have the opportunity to experience a Doris Leonard. A generous, loving, caring, no strings attached person. Someone, when gone, leaves you with such holes of emptiness but then with so many loving...
John Dwayne Whitehouse
Jan 28, 2008
John Dwayne Whitehouse, age 47, of Ocean Springs passed away on Monday, January 28, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Whitehouse was born in Albuquerque, NM. He was a "John of all trades". He was an electrician, a massage therapist and a local potter. Mr. Whitehouse retired as a First Class Petty Officer from the United States Navy. He loved life...
William Clyde Edelman
Jan 28, 2008
William Clyde Edelman passed away peacefully at his home in Biloxi, Mississippi on January 28, 2008. Bill was born to Clyde Seth Edelman and Eula Pierman Edelman on December 13, 1919 in Seneca, Nebraska. He spent his early years in Seneca working on the family cattle ranch, becoming an accomplished horseman. His horseman skills came in handy as he served...
Margaret Odell Fountain
Jan 27, 2008
Mrs. Margaret "Odell" Fountain, 88, of D'Iberville, MS, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, in Pascagoula. Mrs. Fountain was born in Birmingham, AL and had been a longtime resident of D'Iberville. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a homemaker. Mrs. Fountain was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Joseph "Sock" Fountain; father, Lowell Mason Robinson; mother,...
Isabella Jones
Jan 27, 2008
Isabella B. Jones, 75, of Pass Christian died Sunday, January 27, 2008 in Gulfport. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and had been a resident of the coast for 37 years. Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her husband Howard L. Jones; daughter Gail F. Jones; parents Joseph E. and Beatrice Schaeffer; sister Josephine Songer; and brother Joseph E. Schaeffer,...
Lydia Mildred Baum
Jan 26, 2008
Mrs. Lydia M. Baum, 76, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, January 26, 2008, in Gulfport. Mrs. Baum had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1968. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints where she has served as Relief Society President, Seminary Teacher, Primary Teacher, as well as other positions with the church....
Junie "June" Louise Jarrett
Jan 24, 2008
Mrs. Junie “June” Louise Shoemaker Jarrett, 68, of North Biloxi, MS was called home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, January 24, 2008, in Biloxi. Mrs. Jarrett was born on September 25, 1939 in Gulfport and was 1968 graduate of Biloxi High School. She was a member of the Fountain of Life Tabernacle Church in...
Thomas Denton Harris
Jan 24, 2008
Mr. Thomas D. Harris, age 80, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, January 24, 2008, in Ocean Springs. He was preceded in death by a sister, Opal Harris McNeil and brothers, Hudson Harris, Ben Harris, and Carl Harris. Mr. Harris was born in Pineville, MS., and had been a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 41 years. He was...
Angelina Russo Mihojevich
Jan 23, 2008
Angelina Russo Mihojevich, a long time resident of Biloxi passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at home. Mrs. Mihojevich was 100 years old and had been feted last September with a party to celebrate her life. Mrs. Mihojevich was born on September 27, 1907 in New Orleans to Salvador and Olivia (Fallo) Russo. She was one of 13 children...
Vernon Doyle Matthews
Jan 23, 2008
Mr. Vernon D. "Scrappy" Matthews, 66, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008, in Biloxi. Mr. Matthews was born in Clarksdale, MS and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1970. He retired from the Sun Herald as a newspaper photographer after 29 years of employment. He was actively involved as a volunteer with the Humane Society...
Carrie Strangi
Jan 23, 2008
Carrie Stangi, 87, of Jackson, MS died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 in Jackson, MS. Carrie was born in Biloxi on January 31, 1920. She graduated from Biloxi High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society. She attended Business College in N.O., LA. She was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Mary Louise Lepre
Jan 22, 2008
Miss. Mary Louise Lepre, 76, of D'Iberville, MS, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008, in D'Iberville. Miss. Lepre was born in Biloxi and was employed with Brumfields on Howard Avenue as a young adult. Later she and her parents moved to Houston, Texas where she pursued a career as a professional entertainer, singing and acting, in the theater. After her mother...
Naomi L. Tscheulin
Jan 22, 2008
Naomi L. Tscheulin, 73, of Baltimore, MD passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 in Ocean Springs, MS. Naomi was a retired organist for the Loch Raven United Methodist Church. She volunteered for the Hopewell and Maryland Cancer Centers. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Naomi was preceded in death by her parents, Dale and...
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