Obituaries
Eva Nell Emile
Feb 1, 2007
Mrs. Eva Nell Burge Emile was born June 19, 1932 in Picayune, MS. She entered Heaven's gates February 1, 2007. She was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a life member of V F W Post 2434 Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Emile was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, James W. Emile;...

Elmer Bang
Feb 1, 2007
Mr. Elmer Bang, age 71, of Gautier, MS., died Thursday, February 1, 2007, in Gautier. Mr. Bang was a native and lifelong resident of Jackson County. He retired from Tri City Iron and Metal and was a self-employed pulpwood harvester. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Hazel Ely Bang of Gautier, MS., one daughter, Vicky (Henry) Griffith of Gautier,...
Noah Saunders
Jan 31, 2007
Mr. Noah J. Saunders, Sr., 63, of Biloxi, MS., died Wednesday January 31, 2007 in Biloxi. Mr. Saunders was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and was the owner of Saunders Machine Shop. Mr. Saunders was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. Carl Saunders and Mrs. Ruth McRae Saunders. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Ms. Helen Saunders, his...
RosaLee Thornton
Jan 31, 2007
RosaLee Thornton, 96, born August 22, 1910 in Handsboro, MS. died Wednesday, January 31, 2007 in Gautier, MS. RosaLee was a longtime resident of Biloxi. She worked at W.V. Joyce Clothing Company and retired from J.C. Penney's. Rosalee was a member of East End Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her mother , Mary Alice Farlow Latimer and...
Mr. John F. Moore
Jan 31, 2007
Mr. John Moore, 77, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at his home. Mr. Moore was a retired SMSGT from the U.S. Air Force of 28 years. When first enlisted, he was a member of the Sixth Air Rescue Squadron in New York. He was later transferred to Keesler A.F.B. where he met his wife, Lois. He was a...
Thelma Diaz
Jan 31, 2007
Thelma Gable Diaz, born April 6, 1907, passed away on January 31, 2007, in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Diaz was a life long resident of Biloxi, MS. Mrs. Diaz was a member of The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Mrs. Diaz worked hard all of her life and retired from Keesler Air Force Base. She traveled throughout the U.S., and...
Gloria Husley
Jan 30, 2007
Gloria Mae Husley, 70 of Biloxi, died Tuesday, January 30, 2007. Mrs. Husley was a lifelong coast resident and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Her grandchildren were her life. Mrs. Husley was preceded in death by, her husband of 50 years, George Husley. Parents, Abdon and Lucille Cannette Richard. Her sister, Vivian Toncrey. Two brothers, Jerry and Verl...
Buddy Lee Holmes
Jan 29, 2007
Buddy Lee Holmes, 76, of Ocean Springs passed away on Monday, January 29, 2007. Mr. Holmes had been a lifelong resident of the coastal community. He was a seasoned pilot, loved electronics and also flew model airplanes. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents, A.J. and Fannie Holmes. Survivors include his...

Ella Mae Ponson
Jan 29, 2007
Ms. Ella Mae Ponson, 77 of Biloxi, MS., died Monday, January 29, 2007 in Biloxi, MS. Ms. Ponson was a member of Nativity B.V.M. She worked for Howard Memorial and Biloxi Regional Medical Center for over 30 years and the Biloxi School System for 10 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Joseph Ponson, her parents, Ernest...
Janet V. Dryden
Jan 29, 2007
Mrs. Janet V. Dryden, age 69, a resident of Gulfport, passed away January 29, 2007. She was born December 7, 1938 and was the daughter of Eugene and Kathern Taylor of Baltimore, Maryland. On February 14, 1973 she married Donald Dryden. A caring wife and mother of eleven children and step-children, Janet was preceded in death by her mother, father...
Gail Moody
Jan 28, 2007
Gail L. Moody, 62, a resident of Ocean Springs, MS, died Sunday, January 28, 2007, in Ocean Springs, MS. She was a life long resident of Biloxi. She was a long time cafeteria worker with Biloxi High School and Biloxi School District. Ms. Moody was preceded in death by her father, William Samuel Pylate Sr., her mother Emma E. Ryan...
Harry C. Martin
Jan 28, 2007
Harry C. Martin, 85, a long-time resident of Ocean Springs, died on Sunday, January 28th, 2007, at the Providence Hospital in Mobile, Alabama. He was born in Richmond, California and moved to Ocean Springs in 1964 to help start the Pascagoula Refinery with Chevron. After serving his Country in World War II, he went to work for Standard Oil of...
Mr. J. W. Eaton, Sr.
Jan 27, 2007
Mr. J. W. Eaton, Sr., 83, of Gulfport, MS, died Saturday, January 27, 2007, in Gulfport. Mr. Eaton, a native of Seminary, MS, was a resident of the coast in the early 1940s until he moved to Hattiesburg, MS where he was the owner of Eaton Motors. He returned to the coast in 1977 and opened Eaton Motors in Gulfport....
Joseph Gerard Ello, Jr.
Jan 27, 2007
Mr. Joseph G. Ello, Jr., died peacefully, in Ocean Springs, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, January 27, 2007. He was 84. Joe was fondly known as a gentle plain-spoken educator. His ability to discern the talent of even the most timorous student brought the joy of self-realization to generations of young adults and adolescents. A musician in spirit...
Jimmy Roy Webb
Jan 27, 2007
Jimmy Roy Webb, age 78, of Gulfport, died Saturday, January 27, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Webb was born in Gulfport and had been a resident of the Coast for most of his life. He was a graduate of Gulfport High School, Class of 1946, where he was Mr. G.H.S. and was also a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi....

Marie Yancey
Jan 27, 2007
Ms. Marie Frances Jones Yancey, 92, of Biloxi, MS., died on Saturday, January 27, 2007, in Biloxi, MS. Ms. Yancey was a long time resident of the Gulf Coast. Ms. Yancey was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Yancey, three sons, James, Frank and Robert, three grandchildren, Hegel Branch III, Heidi Branch, and Robert Q. Johnson VI ....
Connie Elliott
Jan 25, 2007
Connie Joe Elliott, born November 5, 1942 in Dunbar, West Virginia died Thursday January 25, 2007. Connie graduated from Elkview High School, Elkview, West Virginia. She worked for West Virginia State Police, Office of Naval Research Washington D.C. Retired from U.S. Postal Service but continued to work as a Law Secretary for Sandy Steckler and Carl Souser until 2003. Connie...
Earl Fayard, Sr.
Jan 25, 2007
Earl Fayard, Sr., 78, of Biloxi, passed away in Brazoria, TX on Thursday, January 25, 2007. Mr. Fayard was born on January 16, 1929 and was a native of Biloxi as well as one of the founding families of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Seafood Industry. He graduated from Biloxi High in 1947 and was the founder of Ocean Springs Seafood,...
Theresa Knall Moore
Jan 24, 2007
Mrs. Theresa Knall Moore,75, of Surprise, Arizona, died Wednesday, January 24, 2007, in Sun City Arizona. Mrs. Moore was a native of Columbus, Ohio and had been a former longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She was a former longtime cashier at Calvert-Carraway Drug Store. Mrs. Moore was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, James E....

Melvin Anthony Hornback
Jan 23, 2007
Melvin Anthony Hornback, 79, of Ocean Springs passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2007. Mr. Hornback has lived on the coast since 1961. He retired from the United States Air Force in 1974 and had worked for Ingalls since 1976. He is a Catholic, a member of Knights of Columbus Council 5654, Ocean Springs Elks lodge 2501, the V.F.W. and...
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