Obituaries
Forrest O'Neal Cobb
Sep 12, 2008
Mr. Forrest O'Neal Cobb, 58, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, September 12, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Cobb was a native of Bolivar, TN and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1969. He resided in Ocean Springs the last 14 years. He was an electrician and an avid Harley rider. Mr. Cobb was preceded in death...
Mrs. Eula (C.T., Sr.) Switzer
Sep 12, 2008
Mrs.Eula W. Switzer, age 87, of Biloxi, MS, went to be with her Lord on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. A life long resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Eula Webb Switzer was born April 6, 1921, in Ocean Springs to Walter “Red” Webb and Josephine Myers Webb. One of thirteen children, Eula attended Ocean Springs High School and graduated in...
Nadine McNamara-Clark
Sep 12, 2008
Nadine McNamara-Clark entered heaven September 12, 2008, at age 60, after losing her battle with cancer. Nadine was born May 4, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY. Nadine moved to the Gulf Coast in 1980. She spent most of her years on the Coast working for non-profit organizations such as The Gulf Coast Women's Center, The Back Bay Mission and the Biloxi...
Henry C. Thensted, Jr.
Sep 11, 2008
Mr. Henry C. Thensted, Jr. (Buddy) age 80, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2008. Mr. Thensted was born in Biloxi, MS. on February 7, 1928, and spent most of his life there. Henry served in the United States Coast Guard and the United States Navy from 1946-1951. He captained a service tender for oil rigs...
James Erwin Sargent
Sep 10, 2008
James E. Sargent, age 47, of Ocean Springs, died suddenly while resting at home in his wife’s loving and caring arms on Wednesday, September 10, 2008. James was a native of Orlando, Florida, born on the Thirteenth of August 1961 to Richard and Mary Sargent. He was their third child of six siblings. Jimmy graduated from Ocean Springs High School...
Billy George Pitalo
Sep 9, 2008
Billy George Pitalo, age 57, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, September 9, 2008 in Gulfport. He was born in Union, MS and had been a resident of the Coast for most of his life. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church, Gulfport and was a retired boat captain. He is survived by his parents, Nick and Zell Pitalo of...
Richard Patrick Murphy
Sep 9, 2008
Richard Patrick Murphy, age 67, of Ocean Springs passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Murphy was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his his wife of seven years, Linda Murphy of Ocean Springs. His daughters, Ashley Lynn Rau and her husband, Richard of Michigan, Candy Deshields and Sherri Irwin and her husband Patrick...
Shirley Boudreaux
Sep 9, 2008
Shirley Boudreaux, 81, of Meridian, MS died on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 in Meridian. She had been a lifelong resident of Biloxi and Meridian. She was a housewife. Mrs. Boudreaux is preceded in death by her husband, Leo Boudreaux. She is survived by her daughter, Joyce Walls; sons, Lloyd Vallery, Jerry Wayne Boudreaux and Paul Boudreaux; five grandchildren and one...
William Allen Bryant
Sep 9, 2008
William Allen "Bill" Bryant, 83, was born January 9, 1925, in Charlottesville, VA., to Dr. Kirby Knapp Bryant, and Esther Davis Bryant. On September 9, 2008, Bill joined his beloved wife of 55 years, Lilly Exum Bryant, who preceded him in death on December 31, 2006; and their daughter Ellen Melissa Bryant who preceded them both on January 14, 2000....
Richard Edwin Barnum
Sep 8, 2008
Dick Barnum,81,of Biloxi, MS passed away Monday, September 8, 2008 in Ocean Springs. A professional military man, he took pride in being included in the terminology "The Greatest Generation", having served in WW II when he was 18 years old and continued through the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. He retired from the U. S. Air Force in 1967. He was...
Thomas H. Gordon
Sep 8, 2008
Thomas H. Gordon, 11-16-1917 ~ 9-08-2008, was born in New York to the late, Rose and William Gordon. Tom was married to the late, Ann Sullivan Gordon. He served from July 10, 1939 until July 31, 1966 in the United States Air Force. After retirement from the Air Force, he worked for the Civil Service as a photographer-still at Keesler...
Judy Fay Rainey
Sep 7, 2008
Judy Fay Rainey, age 61, of Ocean Springs passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2008 in Ocean Springs. Ms. Rainey had been a resident of the coast for 51 years. She was a loving and caring person who provided round-the-clock care for her mother. She will be sorely missed by her family and friends alike. She was preceded in death...
Rosemary Moran
Sep 7, 2008
Rosemary J. Moran, 79, of Biloxi, MS went to her heavenly home on September 7, 2008. She was a wonderful, loving mother, grandma, great- grandma and friend to many. She had touched many hearts in her lifetime and she'll never be forgotten. She has had plenty of loss and been put through many trails. Her faith in God never wavered....
Shirley Holland Gulbrand
Sep 5, 2008
Mrs. Shirley Holland Gulbrand, 78, of D'Iberville, passed away quietly on Friday, September 5, 2008, in Biloxi. She was born in Manchester, England and had been a resident of the Coast since 1972. She was a former British Army Nurse. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eric Gulbrand, and a son, David Gulbrand. Survivors include her children, Lynne...
Donna Lee Emond
Sep 4, 2008
Mrs. Donna Lee Emond, 56, of D'Iberville, MS, died Thursday, September 4, 2008, in Jackson after a lengthy illness. Born in North Kingston, Rhode Island, she was a longtime resident of the Coast. A prayful and spiritual woman, she was a member of the Destiny Fellowship Church in Biloxi. Survivors are her husband, Louis Emond of D'Iberville; children and their...
Janet L. Ruehling
Sep 3, 2008
Janet Louise Ruehling (Jan), 74, of Biloxi, MS passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2008 in Biloxi. While a sophomore in college in Oxford, OH in 1953, Jan was stricken with polio which left her paralyzed from the neck down and dependent on mechanical ventilation to breathe. For the past 55 years, she was lovingly cared for at home in Biloxi...
Shereen Schumacher DeGeorge
Sep 2, 2008
Mrs. Shereen S. Schumacher DeGeorge, age 66, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, September 2, 2008, in Ocean Springs. Shereen was born to W.C. and Ethel Schumacher on March 21, 1942, in Scottfield, Illinois. They moved to Biloxi, MS. in the late 1940's. She attended Biloxi High School. She was preceded in death by her parents W.C. and Ethel Schumacher,...
Stephen Kenneth Wetzel, Sr.
Sep 2, 2008
Mr. Stephen Kenneth Wetzel, Sr., (Steve), age 69, of Ocean Springs, MS, went to be with His Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Born September 19, 1938, in Biloxi, Steve lived his life with a strong love for the Lord which was evidenced by the impartation of faith to his children, grandchildren and countless others. Affectionately called "Best" by his...
Jacob Anthony Istvanditsch
Sep 1, 2008
Jacob (Jake) Anthony Istvanditsch, age 70, passed away peacefully September 1 at his home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, with his wife, Maryann at his side. He was born in Baranja, Yugoslavia in 1938 and immigrated to the U.S. in 1951. He attended school in Freehold N.J. and served in the U.S. Army during the Berlin Crisis. He was a driver...
Uriel Ray Kennedy, Jr.
Aug 31, 2008
Uriel Ray Kennedy, Jr., 54, of D'Iberville, MS was taken to heaven by God's angels on Sunday, August 31, 2008. He was born on February 12, 1954. He is preceded in death by his parents, Uriel Ray and Roberta Catchot Kennedy, Sr.; and brother, Kimothy. He is survived by his wife and soulmate, Amy Pierce Kennedy; brother, Robert Lewis (Tabitha)...
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