Obituaries

Paul Harry Winston, Jr.

Paul Harry Winston, Jr.

Sep 24, 2007

Mr. Paul H. Winston, Jr., 22, of D'Iberville, MS, died Monday, September 24, 2007, in Biloxi. Mr. Winston was a lifelong resident of the coast. He was a very resilient young man who had a very charismatic personality. The room seemed to light up when he came in with his infectious smile and bright eyes. He is survived by his...

Jewell Higginbotham

Jewell Higginbotham

Sep 24, 2007

Jewell Higginbotham, 82, of Biloxi, died Monday, September 24, 2007 at Ocean Springs Hospital. Mrs. Jewell was born February 21, 1925 in Bayou La Batre, AL but spent most of her life in Biloxi, MS. She was the daughter of John Franklin Krohn and Ada Krohn Mims. Jewell was a loving wife for 66 years, a devoted mother, grandmother and...

Kenneth Lee Strunk

Kenneth Lee Strunk

Sep 21, 2007

Mr. Kenneth Lee Strunk, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS., went peacefully to the Lord on Friday, September 21, 2007. Mr. Strunk was a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1975. He was a veteran of WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, serving first in the Marine Corps and then eighteen years in the Navy on submarines which...

Mary Dale Blanchard

Mary Dale Blanchard

Sep 21, 2007

Mary Dale Blanchard, 74, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Friday, September 21, 2007 in Ocean Springs. Mary will be remembered for her gift of making everyone around her laugh. She was born in West Point, MS and had been a resident of Ocean Springs for 38 years. Mary will be in our hearts forever. Mrs. Blanchard was preceded in...

Robert E. Heinrich

Robert E. Heinrich

Sep 21, 2007

Mr. Robert Edwin "Sonny" Heinrich died Friday, September 21, 2007. He served four years in the air force, retired from civil service at Keesler AFB, and was a Deacon at Lemoyne Boulevard Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife, Iris Orr Heinrich; daughter, Stacey Netto; sons, Bobby Heinrich, Ricky Heinrich and Timmy Heinrich, and nine grandchildren. Visitation: 6 - 9 p...

David Bernard Mock

David Bernard Mock

Sep 21, 2007

Mr. David Bernard Mock, 81, retired M/Sgt., USMC, of Ocean Springs died Friday, September 21, 2007 at his residence. David joined the United States Marine Corps in 1944. He was currently a member of the B.P.O.E. #2501 of Ocean Springs. David is the son of the late Lawrence Eugene Mock and Kathryn David Rau of Albany, Georgia. He is preceded...

Marilyn Sue Scott Alt

Marilyn Sue Scott Alt

Sep 19, 2007

Marilyn Sue Scott Alt, 62, of Ocean Springs, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007 in Gulfport. Marilyn was a long time resident of the Gulf Coast. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer Scott and Betty Brown, a brother, Dennis Scott. Survivors include her husband, Tom R. Alt of Ocean Springs, sons, Nick Alt of Mandeville, LA and Chris...

Charles Eugene Yates, Sr.

Charles Eugene Yates, Sr.

Sep 18, 2007

Charles Eugene "Sam" Yates, Sr. 75, of Biloxi passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia but was a long time resident of his beloved Gulf Coast. He retired from the United States Air Force as a TSGT having served in the Korean Conflict and in Vietnam. Mr....

Aurelia Elaine Zitko

Aurelia Elaine Zitko

Sep 16, 2007

Mrs. Aurelia E. Zitko, age 76, of Vancleave, MS., died Sunday, September 16, 2007, in Vancleave. Mrs. Zitko was a resident of the community for five years. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Norman and Lucille Feb and a brother, Norman Feb. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, George...

Clement Dellenger

Clement Dellenger

Sep 16, 2007

Clement (Clem) R. Dellenger, Jr., age 65, of Saucier, died Sunday September 16, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Dellenger was born in Biloxi and was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a 1960 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Biloxi where he was an outstanding three-sport letterman and a graduate of Tulane University where he was an...

Scott Vincent Pescherine

Scott Vincent Pescherine

Sep 16, 2007

Mr. Scott Pescherine, age 47, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, September 16, 2007, in Vancleave. Mr. Pescherine was a resident of the community for two years. He was an avid four wheeler and loved the Miami Dolphins, Dale, Jr., and Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was a loving husband and father. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and...

Idell Bates Shavers

Idell Bates Shavers

Sep 15, 2007

Mrs. Idell B. Shavers of Saucier, MS, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2007, in Wiggins. Mrs. Shavers was a lifelong resident of Saucier and a member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Saucier. She was a member of the Order of The Easter Star, Perkinston Lodge, and the Joppa Shriner's Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Shavers was preceded in death by her...

Thelma Ellen Kirby

Thelma Ellen Kirby

Sep 15, 2007

Thelma E. Kirby, 82 formely of Ocean Springs, MS died Saturday, September 15, 2007 in Clinton, LA. Ms. Kirby is precded in death by her parents Rubin Burnham and Sarah Bates, sisters; Merlene Springle, Meda Lou Stokley, brothers; Willy Lee Burnham, Luther Burnham, Brooks Burnham SR., and Melvin Burnham. Mrs. Kirby is survived by her husband Frank Kirby of Clinton,...

Kevin Anthony Pellegrino

Kevin Anthony Pellegrino

Sep 14, 2007

Mr. Kevin A. Pellegrino, 51, of Daphne, AL, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, in Daphne. Mr. Pellegrino, formerly of Mobile, was a native and longtime resident of Biloxi. He attended Mississippi gulf Coast Community College, Jefferson Davis Campus. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank J. Pellegrino, Sr., brother, Mark Edward Pellegrino and his grandparents, Dalton and Delphine...

Linda Anne Ellzey

Linda Anne Ellzey

Sep 14, 2007

Mrs. Linda Anne Ellzey, 64, of Bendale, MS, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, in Bendale. She was a former resident of Biloxi and a volunteer worker with the Animal Welfare Society. Mrs. Ellzey was preceded in death by her parents, James A. and Billie Jean Nichols; sister, Gay Walker, and grandmother, Mrs. Chuck Parks. Survivors include her son, James C....

Donald Dale Bratton

Donald Dale Bratton

Sep 14, 2007

Donald Dale Bratton, age 74, of Ocean Springs, died Friday, September 14, 2007 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Bratton was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio and was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. He served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict and worked for Mississippi Power Co. for nineteen years. He retired from the Civil Engineering...

Patsy Ann Capps Lidgard

Patsy Ann Capps Lidgard

Sep 14, 2007

Patsy Ann Capps Lidgard, 71, of Ocean Springs MS passed to her final home with God on Sept. 14, 2007. Patsy was born in Mobile County on Dec.26, 1935. She lived in Whistler Al until she met her soon to be husband, Richard(Dick) Lidgard in 1955. She then became a military wife and traveled with him and their sons to...

JoAnn Gill

JoAnn Gill

Sep 13, 2007

Mrs. JoAnn Gill, 64, of Biloxi, MS., died Thursday, September 13, 2007, in Biloxi. A lifelong resident of Biloxi, she was a retired Teacher's Aide with the Biloxi School District, after 25 years of service. Mrs. Gill was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse T. and Grace Williams Thornton, and a son, Frank Warren Gill. Survivors include her husband...

Eves Vincent

Eves Vincent

Sep 13, 2007

Eves (Snookie) Vincent, Jr. 83, of Biloxi, died Thursday, September 13, 2007 in Biloxi. Mr. Vincent was a native of Biloxi, retired Chief in the U.S. Coast Guard, member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, member of Golden Age Club, and retired from Biloxi V.A. after 20 years as a nursing assistant. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred...

Daniel Arthur Kinsey

Daniel Arthur Kinsey

Sep 13, 2007

Daniel A. Kinsey, 66, a life long resident of the Gulf Coast passed away September 13, 2007. His life's work began with his father and brother in their Gollott and Kinsey Seafood Business. Mr. Kinsey ended his life's journey working beside his very special cousin Walley Gollott at Gulf Pride Seafood Industries. He was preceded in death by his mother,...