Obituaries

Olga Bertha Moran

Olga Bertha Moran

Dec 11, 2007

Olga Fournier Moran, 95, of D'Iberville died Tuesday, December 11, 2007 in D'Iberville. Ms. Moran was a native and lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville. Ms. Moran was preceded in death by her husband, George M. Moran, her parents, Raymond and Clementine Fountain Fournier, son, Matt Moran, daughter, Barbara...

Sharon Kane-Neirynck

Sharon Kane-Neirynck

Dec 9, 2007

Sharon Kane Neirynck, age 70 of Ocean Springs passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2007 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Neirynck was born in Bloomington, Illinois and had been a resident of the Coast for over 40 years. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and the Biloxi Yacht Club. She was retired from Patterson's Pharmacy and St. Alphonsus...

Billy Joe Gilson, Jr.

Billy Joe Gilson, Jr.

Dec 9, 2007

Mr. Billy Joe Gilson, Jr., 43, of Vancleave, MS, died Sunday, December 9, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Gilson was born in Greenville, MS and had been a resident of the coast for the past 25 years. He was an accomplished artist who drew cartoon characters. He was an avid fisherman who loved to cook his catch. He loved his...

Peter Fortune Guidry

Peter Fortune Guidry

Dec 7, 2007

Mr. Peter Fortune Guidry, 70, of Pass Christian, MS, died Friday, December 7, 2007, in Jackson County. Mr. Guidry was born in Utica, NY and had been a resident of the coast for over 30 years. He was a member of St. Joseph The Worker Parish Catholic Church on the Seabee Base in Gulfport and the Knights of Columbus. A...

Curtis James Higginbotham, Sr.

Curtis James Higginbotham, Sr.

Dec 7, 2007

Mr. Curtis James Higginbotham, Sr., age 85, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, December 7, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Higginbotham was a native of Youngsville, LA., and a lifelong resident of the coast. He was in the US Marine Corp and was a veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He was formerely employed at Ingalls Shipbuilding and retired...

Marlene Elizabeth Sylvest

Marlene Elizabeth Sylvest

Dec 7, 2007

Mrs. Marlene Wynn Sylvest, age 58, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, December 7, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Sylvest was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary in North Biloxi and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Eula Wynn and two...

Barbara Heddings

Barbara Heddings

Dec 7, 2007

Mrs. Barbara Heddings, 72, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, December 7, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Heddings was born in Richmond, VA and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1968. She helped establish a school for the deaf in Virginia before moving to Mississippi. Mrs. Heddings was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Pascagoula where...

Larry Wayne Holt

Larry Wayne Holt

Dec 5, 2007

Mr. Larry Wayne Holt, age 68, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, December 5, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Holt was a resident of the community since 1970. He had been employed with Ingalls Shipbuilding since 1970 with thirty years of service. He served as President and on the Board of Directors of the Ingalls Management Association . He was...

Ross Gipson, Sr.

Ross Gipson, Sr.

Dec 5, 2007

Mr. Ross Gipson, Sr., age 80, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, December 5, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Gipson was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1952. He served in the US Army and was a veteran of WWII. He was employed at Ingalls Shipbuilding from 1952 until 1989 as a pipe welder. Mr. Ross was a people person...

Ray Dean Pearce

Ray Dean Pearce

Dec 4, 2007

Ray D. Pearce, 77, Our Beloved Father, U.S.A.F. Retired T/Sgt departed this life to be with his Heavenly Father and family on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Mr. Pearce served in the military for 20 years. His assignments were in Pakistan, Korea, Vietnam and Italy. He was a Master Mason, a member of the Scottish & York Rites and a member...

Bruce Dean Martineau

Bruce Dean Martineau

Dec 3, 2007

Mr. Bruce Dean Martineau, age 52, of Gautier, Ms., died Monday, December 3, 2007 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Martineau was a native of Plattsburgh, New York and worked locally as a handyman. He enjoyed all outdoor activities. Survivors include his soulmate, Angela M. Mills of Ocean Springs, MS.; her children, Dolores, Christopher and Jeffrey; her grandchildren, Alyssa, Elijah and James;...

Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe IV

Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe IV

Dec 3, 2007

Mr. Jeremiah Joseph (Jody) O’Keefe IV, 61, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, died December 3, 2007, at his home in Ocean Springs. Born in Biloxi, MS on May 21, 1946 into a family that eventually grew to thirteen siblings, Mr. O’Keefe attended Notre Dame High School, Biloxi, MS. through 1964 and then served in the U. S. Marine Corps, 1964-67. He...

Debra Swanger

Debra Swanger

Dec 2, 2007

Debra "Debbie" Swanger, age 54, of Gulfport, died Sunday, December 2, 2007 in Gulfport. She was born in Paola, Kansas and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for twenty-five years. Mrs. Swanger was employed with Louie's for over twelve years. She was a Christian. Her heart was with her flowers and her autistic son. She was preceded in...

Ouida Merle Ford

Ouida Merle Ford

Dec 2, 2007

Ouida Merle Ford passed away Sunday, December 2, 2007 after a brief illness. Services will be at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, in Gulfport, Mississippi. Visitation will be Wednesday December 5, 2007 at 10:30am, services will follow at 11:30am and interment in Biloxi National Cemetery. Quida was preceded in death by her Mother Edna Stockman and her Father Percy Harper;...

Bertha Ann Westphal Lane

Bertha Ann Westphal Lane

Dec 1, 2007

Mrs. Bertha Ann Westphal Lane, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Saturday, December 1, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Lane was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and served Perpetual Adoration on Saturdays. She was a docent for the Marine Education Center for twenty years. Mrs. Lane was preceded in...

Shelia Rhea Anderson Jones

Shelia Rhea Anderson Jones

Dec 1, 2007

Mrs. Shelia R. Jones, 60, of Ocean Springs, MS, formerly of Purvis, MS, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2007, in Gulfport. Mrs. Jones had been a resident of the MS Gulf coast for the past 37 years. She retired from Keesler AFB Civil Service as an accountant after 25 years of employment. She was known for her gift of giving...

Reverend W.G. "Bill" Cummings

Reverend W.G. "Bill" Cummings

Nov 29, 2007

Rev. W.G. Cummings, age 87, born Jan. 6. 1920, went to his Heavenly home at 1 AM on November 29, 2007. He was a resident of River Chase Village in Gautier, MS. At the time of his death, he was attended by his wife Mary and two daughters, Dorothy Phelps and Doris Furby. He was born January 6, 1920. Bill,...

Milton Joseph Mapes

Milton Joseph Mapes

Nov 28, 2007

Milton Joseph Mapes, 70, of Biloxi died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 in Gulfport after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Waterville, Kansas. He graduated from Belle Plaine High in Belle Plaine, Iowa and attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Milton worked at Keesler AFB as a civilian instructor and retired after 36 years as...

Ernest "Buck" William Griffin Sr.

Ernest "Buck" William Griffin Sr.

Nov 28, 2007

Ernest "Buck" William Griffin Sr. was born February 8, 1925 in Vancleave, MS and died on November 28, 2007 in Ocean Springs. Ernest was affectionately known as "Buck". He was a lifetime resident of the Old Fort Bayou community of Vancleave. Buck was a former manager with Ingalls Shipbuilding for 37 years and a Veteran of WWII. He served in...