Obituaries

Catherine Clower Thornhill
Aug 16, 2007
Catherine Clower Thornhill, age 76, of Gulfport, died Thursday, August 16, 2007 in Columbia, MS. She was born in Gulfport and had been a resident for most of her life. Mrs. Thornhill was a graduate of Gulfport High School, Class of 1948, a graduate of Gulf Park College and University of Southern Mississippi where she was a member of Chi...

Floyd Harry Beaugez
Aug 13, 2007
Floyd Harry “Bud” Beaugez, 82, received his wings as Heaven opened up its pearly gates for a new angel on Monday, August 13, 2007. Waiting at the gates with a long awaited kiss was his first wife, Annetta, parents Mose and Esther, sister Patricia and brother, Francis. Floyd was born on July 4, 1925 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi and was...

Clyde W. "Buck" Jackson
Aug 12, 2007
Clyde "Buck" Jackson, age 78, of Saucier, died Sunday, August 12, 2007 in Saucier. He was born in Jones County, Ms and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for over forty years. Mr. Jackson proudly served in the U. S. Army as first Sargent for over 22 years and served in Korean and Vietnam Wars. He always had...
William "Bill" Ruble
Aug 12, 2007
William "Bill" Warren Ruble, Jr. died Sunday, August 12, 2007. He was 83 years old and was born November 25, 1923. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. William Ruble , Sr. Also preceding him in death were two brothers, Joe Mize Ruble and Houston Ruble as well as three sisters, Essie Ruble Spears,...

Patrick Joseph Trebotich
Aug 10, 2007
Mr. Patrick Joseph Trebotich, age 48, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, August 10, 2007, in D'Iberville, MS. Mr. Trebotich was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and Mississippi State University. He was formerly employed as an electrical engineer for the Mississippi Power Company and the General Electric Corporation. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and...

Marilyn Elizabeth Prince
Aug 10, 2007
Mrs. Marilyn Elizabeth Prince, age 60, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, August 10, 2007, at her home in Ocean Springs. After graduating from high school in her hometown of Purvis, MS., Libby received her training as an X-Ray Technologist at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS. She remained employed in the X-Ray field until her retirement due to illness...

Gary Anthony Fountain
Aug 9, 2007
Mr. Gary Fountain, 66, of D'Iberville, MS died Thursday, August 9, 2007, in Defuniak Springs, FL. Mr. Fountain was born in Biloxi. He was a lifelong resident of St. Martin and a graduate of St. Martin High School. He lived in D'iberville before he moved to Defuniak Springs, FL after Hurricane Katrina. Gary had worked on Great Lakes ore ships,...
Robert Berchman Randazzo
Aug 7, 2007
Robert B. Randazzo "Meatball", age 73, died August 7, 2007 in Gulfport, MS. He was a life long resident of Biloxi and a world traveler. He served his country in the Army during the Korean War, however, a majority of his life was spent as a vessel manager working in exotic places such as Africa, Diego Garcia, Trinidad, and the...
Ernest Harold Hartmann
Aug 7, 2007
Ernest H. Hartmann of Biloxi passed from this life on August 7, 2007, at the age of 84, after a courageous battle against cancer. On March 31, 1923, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ernest was the third of four sons born to Joseph J. and Florence (Peter) Hartmann. The family settled in Biloxi in 1928 and Ernest graduated from Biloxi High...

William " BILLY" Harris
Aug 4, 2007
William S. "Billy" Harris, 66 of Ocean Springs, died on Saturday, August 4, 2007 in Lucedale, MS. Billy was a lifelong resident of the Misissippi Gulf Coast. He was a Graduate of Ocean Springs High and The University of Southern Mississippi. He spent the majority of his life as a Merchant Marine. Billy was preceded in death by his parents,...
James D. Powell, Jr.
Aug 4, 2007
Our Powell family chain was broken when the Lord called our patriarch, James D. Powell, Jr., home on August 4, 2007, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. His passing will leave a large hole in all of our hearts, but we are left with the assurance that his family will carry on because of his teachings. We...

Donald L. Mitchell
Aug 3, 2007
Donald L. Mitchell,80, of Gulfport died Friday, August 3, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Mitchell was a resident of Long Beach for over 62 years, and had been a resident of Gulfport since 2005. He also served in the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Mitchell is survived by two nieces, Elizabethann Moore of Knoxville, TN and Susan Mitchell...
Dianne Marie Anderson
Aug 3, 2007
Dianne Marie Anderson, 48, of Biloxi died Friday, August 3, 2007 in Ocean Springs, MS. She was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a Catholic. She is preceded in death by her parents, Guy Uchello and Agnes Rouse Uchello. Survivors include her husband, Kevin L. Anderson of N. Biloxi, two brothers, Paul Uchello and Carlos Uchello both...

Mary Jane Skog
Aug 2, 2007
Mary Jane Skog, 66, of Gulfport died Thursday, August 2, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Skog was a resident of the Gulf Coast for over 50 years and was a Jehovah's Witness. She is survived by her daughters Pamela Salisbury of Crestview, FL and Robin Reis of Hudson, NH; sons Earl Skog of Woolmarket and Gene Skog of Gulfport; sisters Velma...

Virginia May Odom
Aug 2, 2007
Mrs. Virginia May Odom, age 72, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2, 2007, in Biloxi, MS. Virginia was born in Chester, PA., on April 10, 1935, and grew up with six brothers and sisters. She moved to Florida after her childhood years where she met her husband, Jim, started a family and became a military...
Frank N. Fleming, Jr.
Aug 1, 2007
Mr. Frank N. Fleming, Jr., age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Frank was born in Springfield, Ohio, on March 2, 1929. At the age of 5 his father's job transferred the family to Chicago, Illinois, where Frank was raised. In 1950, Frank joined the Air Force. His career lasted twenty...
Pharoah Baker
Aug 1, 2007
Mr. Pharoah Baker, 76 passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 in Biloxi. Mr. Baker was a native of Bogue Chitto, MS. He served 23 years in the U.S. Army retired in 1972, later he worked as an offshore cook with Marathon Oil company. Pharoah was a Master Mason, Shriner, and was a Baptist. He enjoyed Fishing, Hunting, and Camping...

James P. Clay, II
Aug 1, 2007
James "Jim" P. Clay, II, 58, of Biloxi died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 in Biloxi. Mr. Clay was a resident of the coast for over 30 tears. He served in the United States Air Force during Vietnam. He loved to play golf and won the Junior Golf Championship in New York at the age of 14. He was known on...
Belle Marie Bailey
Jul 31, 2007
Mrs. Belle Marie Hedges Bailey, of Biloxi, was born February 6, 1934 in New Orleans, LA, on Mardi Gras Day. She went home to be with the Lord on July 31, 2007. In 1992 Mrs. Bailey served as Queen of the North Bay Area Mardi Gras Association. She was a member of Beauvoir Methodist Church and retired from Keesler Air...
Rosalee A. Knoch
Jul 30, 2007
Rosalee A. Knoch, age 74, of Gulfport, died Monday, July 30, 2007, in Diamondhead. She was born in St. Clairsville, Ohio and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Gulfport. Mrs. Knoch was retired from Gulf Pines Girl Scout Council. She was preceded in death by her parents, George...
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