Obituaries

Molly M. Eubanks Meleady

Molly M. Eubanks Meleady

Mar 11, 2009

Molly M. Eubanks Meleady, age 40, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 in Lucedale. She was born November 27, 1968 in Gulfport. Ms. Meleady's passion was photography and anything involving being outdoors. She loved spending time with her family and friends, therefore she will be deeply missed by them. She was preceded in death her father, Bobby L. Eubanks, Sr; paternal...

Ellen M. Husley Fayard

Ellen M. Husley Fayard

Mar 10, 2009

Ellen M. Husley Fayard, 87, of the Success Community, passed away at home March 10, 2009. She was born in Woolmarket on December 15, 1921. She was a member of Morris Hill Baptist Church. Ellen was preceded in death by her parents, Baltz and Mary Nelson Husley, four brothers, Orin, Pat, Andrew and Ernest, one sister, Mazie Stewart and two...

Jean Tipton Dubuisson

Jean Tipton Dubuisson

Mar 9, 2009

Jean Tipton Dubuisson, age 32, of Pass Christian, died Monday, March 9, 2009 in Saucier. He was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a graduate of St. Stanislaus where he played in the band and received the John Philip Sousa Award and he also attended Pearl River Community College where he played...

Stanley Earl Harkleroad, Sr.

Stanley Earl Harkleroad, Sr.

Mar 9, 2009

Mr. Stanley Earl Harkleroad, age 67, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, March 9, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Harkleroad was a resident of the community for forty years. He was the owner and operator of Stan's Small Engine repair, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of the American Legion Post #42. He was also a...

Gladys Ladnier

Gladys Ladnier

Mar 6, 2009

Mrs. Gladys "Lucille" Cullinane Ladnier, age 88 of Gulfport, passed away on Friday March 6, 2009 in Gulfport. Mrs Ladnier was a native of Mississippi City and was a life long resident of the Gulf Coast. She was retired from the Biloxi Veterans Administration Hospital where she retired after over forty years of civil service employment. She was a member...

Marvine  "Bobbye" Holland

Marvine "Bobbye" Holland

Mar 5, 2009

Marvine (Bobbye) Holland, 82, of Biloxi passed away March 5, 2009 at Ocean Springs Nursing Home. Her husband and love of her life for 62 years, J. Baltar Holland, was at her side when she succumbed to Alzheimer’s Disease. Bobbye was born November 28, 1926 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. After finishing high school, Bobbye moved to Biloxi with her aunt and...

Thelma Inez Smoot

Thelma Inez Smoot

Mar 5, 2009

Mrs. Thelma Inez Smoot, age 101, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009, in Vancleave. Thelma was born in Portland, Oregon, on December 5, 1907. She moved to the Imperial Valley, CA., with her family in 1914, where she lived until she moved to Ocean Springs, MS., in 1997. She was preceded in death by her...

Ann Jarvis McPhearson

Ann Jarvis McPhearson

Mar 4, 2009

Ann Jarvis McPhearson was escorted by heavenly angels into the presence of Jesus on March 4, 2009, at the age of 96. Ann was born on August 30, 1912, to Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Jarvis. She graduated from high school in Arcola, MS, and completed four years at King Daughters Hospital in Greenville, MS., becoming a Registered Nurse. Her nursing...

Agnes Marie Musselwhite

Agnes Marie Musselwhite

Mar 3, 2009

Mrs. Agnes "Ann" Musselwhite, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Musselwhite was born in Louisiana and lived in Ocean Springs for 45 years. She was a beautiful person who loved Jesus and her family, which reflected from the inside out. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ocean...

Patrick H. Roberts

Patrick H. Roberts

Mar 3, 2009

Patrick H. "Pat" Roberts, 64, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 in Pascagoula. Patrick was retired from Ingall's Shipyard, he was a native and lifelong Biloxi resident, Army Veteran and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Eugene "Gene" and Marie Gaudemal "Sweet" Roberts, sisters, Louise Erwin, Helen Lang, brothers, Buddy Roberts, James...

Emily Sanders Gleason

Emily Sanders Gleason

Mar 3, 2009

Emily Sanders Gleason, age 79, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 in Gulfport. She was born in Pine Bluff, AR and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for about 30 years moving from New Orleans. She was Episcopalian. Mrs. Gleason is survived by her husband of 57 years, John W. Gleason of Gulfport; and a sister, Jean...

Barbara Ann Quave

Barbara Ann Quave

Mar 3, 2009

Barbara Ann Quave, 77, resident of D'Iberville, MS died Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Her greatest joy was spending time with her late husband, Arnold, whom she was married to for 53 years. She cherished time spent with family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Quave, Sr., parents, George and...

Joan K. Fellows

Joan K. Fellows

Mar 2, 2009

Joan K. Fellows, age 77, of Gulfport, died Monday, March 2, 2009 in Gulfport. Mrs. Fellows was born in Baltimore, MD and was a resident of the Gulf Coast for over 30 years. She was a past member of the Krewe of Gemini, American Legion Auxiliary, La Femmes Cabane 251, Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, and the Retired Enlisted Association Auxiliary....

Ellen Marie Clouser

Ellen Marie Clouser

Mar 1, 2009

Ellen Marie Clouser, 74, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2009 in Ocean Springs. Ellen was born in Ocean Springs where she remained a lifelong resident. Preceded in death by her two husbands, Robert Siess and John Clouser. Survivors include her daughters, Linda (Lyndell) Farmer, Cathy (Royce) Douglas, Tammy (Wade) Linton, son, Robert (Maureen) Siess, Jr., 12...

Eva Lee Brent

Eva Lee Brent

Feb 28, 2009

Mrs. Eva Lee Brent, 89, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, February 28, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Brent was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Lee Brent. She is survived by her daughter, Betty Maerker; grandson, Joshua Lee Maerker; niece, Patrica Eddington; and nephew, Jimmy Eddington. Graveside services are today, Monday, March 9, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. at...

Alonzo Waltman

Alonzo Waltman

Feb 27, 2009

Mr. Alonzo Waltman, 82, of Vancleave, MS., died Friday, February 27, 2009, in Vancleave. Mr. Waltman was a lifelong resident of Vancleave. He retired from the MGCCC in Gautier and was a member of the Vancleave Holiness Church. He was a loving husband, father, brother and grandfather, devoting all of his time to his family. He is preceded in death...

Richard Newman French

Richard Newman French

Feb 27, 2009

Richard Newman French, 88, of Gulfport died Friday, February 27, 2009 in Gulfport. Mr. French was born in Martinsburg, MO and had been a resident of Gulfport for over 40 years. He retired as a TSgt from the U.S. Air Force after 22½ years of service. Mr. French was an Episcopalian. He was preceded in death by his parents Richard...

Dorothy "Dot" Romero Summerlin

Dorothy "Dot" Romero Summerlin

Feb 27, 2009

rs. Dorothy "Dot" Romero Summerlin, 81, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, February 27, 2009, in Lumberton, MS. Mrs. Summerlin was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a retired seafood worker, having worked for Suarez Seafood Co. for the last 35 years. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Biloxi. Mrs. Summerlin was preceded in...

Jone Faye Hindman

Jone Faye Hindman

Feb 26, 2009

Mrs. Joni Faye Clifton Hindman, 51, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, February 26, 2009, in Biloxi. Joni was born and raised in Ocean Springs. She attended Ocean Springs Schools. Joni was preceded in death by her father, John T. Clifton of Ocean Springs; maternal grandparents, Ethel and Chester Estes of Ocean Springs, and Morris Farris of Jackson, MS; paternal grandparents,...

Belin "Bill"Joseph Higginbotham

Belin "Bill"Joseph Higginbotham

Feb 25, 2009

Mr. Belin (Bill) Higginbotham, Sr. age 94, passed away peacefully in his home February 25, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV with his daughters and grandchildren by his side. Mr. Higginbotham was a native of Youngsville, LA, and a lifelong resident of the coast until recently he moved to Las Vegas, NV to live with his daughters. He served in the...