Obituaries

Ernest Harold Hartmann

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

Lurline Veronica Lane

Lurline Veronica Lane

Jul 29, 2007

Lurline Veronica (Foretich) Lane, 84, died July 29, 2007. She was a lifelong native of Biloxi and D'Iberville. Lurline was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in D'Iberville. A loving and good-hearted mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed but now safe in the hands of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Lurline was a 1941 Biloxi High graduate. She...

Robert Lester Glaser, Jr.

Robert Lester Glaser, Jr.

Jul 29, 2007

Robert L. Glaser, Jr., Lt. Col. USA (ret.), 83, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007 in Jacksonville, FL. Born in Burlington, Iowa, he was a decorated B-24 pilot during WW II, flying 34 combat missions. He retired from Ingall's Shipbuilding and served as President of the Ingall's Employee's Credit Union for many...

Nella Rae Hebert

Nella Rae Hebert

Jul 29, 2007

Mrs. Nella Hebert, 75, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, July 29, 2007, at home surrounded by her family. Born in Baskin, LA, she was a longtime resident of the coast and a member of the First Baptist Church of Biloxi, the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary and the Fleur-de-Lis Ladies Auxiliary. Arriving in Biloxi in 1949, she embarked on a long career...

Dorothy Mae Fayard

Dorothy Mae Fayard

Jul 27, 2007

Dorothy Mae (Parker) Fayard, 80, died Friday, July 27, 2007 in Gulfport. Dorothy was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a homemaker. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Elton J. "Primo" Fayard, her parents, Hugh A. and Mary Jane Miller Parker, brothers, Hugh A. Parker, Jr. and Curtis M. Parker. Survivors include daughters, Lynda Fayard...

Elbert Willard Breland

Elbert Willard Breland

Jul 26, 2007

Mr. Elbert W. Breland, 82, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, July 26, 2007, in Biloxi. Mr. Breland was born in Wiggins and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 50 years. He was a member of Lemoyne Boulevard Baptist Church in D'Iberville. He is survived by his wife, Willia Glenn Breland, and a son, Jerry Wayne...

Joseph Earl Gauthreaux

Joseph Earl Gauthreaux

Jul 26, 2007

Joseph E. Gauthreaux, 87, of Biloxi passed away Thursday, July 26, 2007 at his home. Mr. Gauthreaux was a native and life-long resident of Biloxi except for two years spent in Pensacola, FL. While there, he was employed at the Pensacola Naval Air Station prior to his induction into the military in 1944. While in Pensacola he met the love...

Cathy Ann Huntsman

Cathy Ann Huntsman

Jul 25, 2007

Cathy Ann (Penny) Huntsman died on July 25, 2007 at the Stone County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wiggins, MS after a lengthy illness. She was 55 years of age. Her life began on November 10, 1951 at the Biloxi Hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi as the oldest daughter to proud parents Paul (deceased) and Mildred Penny. She gained two twin...

John "Jack" Wallace Cunningham

John "Jack" Wallace Cunningham

Jul 25, 2007

John "Jack" Cunningham, age 72, of Biloxi, MS, passed away July 25, 2007, in Biloxi. Jack was born in Trenton, New Jersey on May 10, 1935. He has been a resident of Biloxi since 1955. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science (1973) and a Master in Education (1975). He served in the United...