Obituaries

Jerry Kent Dossett

Jerry Kent Dossett

Oct 28, 2006

Mr. Jerry Kent Dossett, 70, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Dossett was born October 26, 1936 in New Orleans and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 60 years. He was a 1957 graduate of Pascagoula High School and retired from the Pascagoula Fire Department in 1980...

Gisela Parker

Gisela Parker

Oct 28, 2006

Gisela Maria Parker, age 59, was delivered unto the Lord on Saturday, October 28, 2006. Mrs. Parker was born in Nurnberg, Germany on May 26, 1947. She served in the US Army as a Finance Specialist from 1976 to 1981. She last worked at Keesler AFB as a Finance Instructor. On November 10, 1967, she was married to James Parker...

Jimmy Allen Rawls, Sr.

Jimmy Allen Rawls, Sr.

Oct 27, 2006

Mr. Jimmy Allen Rawls, Sr., 47, of Vancleave, MS, died Friday, October 27, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Rawls was a native of Biloxi and lifelong resident of the coast. He was a graduate of D'Iberville High School and had two years of college. He was employed as a repossession man. Mr. Rawls was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse...

Raymond E. DeCelle, Jr

Raymond E. DeCelle, Jr

Oct 26, 2006

Raymond E. DeCelle, Jr., 75, of Gulfport, died Thursday, October 26, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. DeCelle was born August 15, 1931 in Quincy, MA to Raymond E. DeCelle, Sr. and Gertrude DJerf DeCelle. He was a resident of Gulfport for 58 years, moving here when he was assigned to Keesler AFB while serving in the U.S. Air Force. Following his...

Frank E. Kopszywa, Jr.

Frank E. Kopszywa, Jr.

Oct 26, 2006

Mr. Frank E. Kopszywa, Jr., age 72, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, October 26, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Kopszywa was born and raised in Biloxi and had been a resident of Ocean Springs for over 25 years. He was a 1952 graduate of Biloxi High School where he excelled in basketball and baseball and entered into the United...

Gary R. Breland, Sr.

Gary R. Breland, Sr.

Oct 26, 2006

Mr. Gary R. Breland, Sr., 52, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, October 26, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Breland was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a graduate of Biloxi High School and employed as a salesperson for an auto parts company many years. Mr. Breland was preceded in death by his fathers, Cleo Richard Breland and Glenn...

Richard McCampbell

Richard McCampbell

Oct 25, 2006

Mr. Richard M. McCampbell, 54, died Wednesday, October 25, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. McCampbell lived in the community for the past 14 years. He was an avid boater and fisherman who loved to cook his catch. He was a loving husband and son. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter McCampbell. Survivors include his wife of 17 years,...

Anita Schaffer

Anita Schaffer

Oct 24, 2006

Anita Schaffer, age 69, of Gulfport, MS passed from us on October 24, 2006 at her home. She was born in Hollywood, FL on October 8, 1937 and had been a Gulf Coast resident for the past 36 years. A veteran of the armed services, Ms. Schaffer honorably discharged from the United States Air Force on May 11, 1993. She...

Mellie Virginia Buford-Ellzey

Mellie Virginia Buford-Ellzey

Oct 23, 2006

Mrs. Mellie Virginia Buford- Ellzey, 64, of Biloxi, MS, died Monday, October 23, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Buford-Ellzey was born April 23, 1942 in Alcorn, MS and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 35 years. She was a licensed beautician for the past 36 years. Mrs. Buford-Ellzey was preceded in death by her husband, J. Buford and...

Nancy Richards Watkins

Nancy Richards Watkins

Oct 22, 2006

Nancy Anne Watkins, was a resident of Gulfport, MS and Baton Rouge, LA, where she died October 22, 2006. She was a native of Ridgeland and Jackson, MS, where she was born April 14, 1922. Proud of her MS heritage, all the families she descends from were early settlers and founders of the state. Her ancestral great-grandfathers were brave soldiers...

James Evariste Champagne

James Evariste Champagne

Oct 22, 2006

Mr. James Evariste Champagne of N. Biloxi, died Sunday, October 22, 2006, in N. Biloxi. He would have been 84 on November 7, 2006. Mr. Champagne was born in Edgard, La. and a longtime resident of Biloxi. He was a member of Scared Heart Catholic Church and a former member of St. Monica Catholic Church in Mobile, AL. Mr. Champagne...

Lilly Beatrice Thibodeaux

Lilly Beatrice Thibodeaux

Oct 21, 2006

Mrs. Lilly "Bea" Thibodeaux, 83, of D'Iberville, MS, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Thibodeaux was born in Bayou LeBatre, AL, May 1, 1923, to Henry and Ella Roach Dockens. She was a member of VFW Post #6731, Ladies Auxiliary, where she voluntered birthday parties at nursing homes and hospitals many years. She was a member...

Don "Donnie" R. Carpenter

Don "Donnie" R. Carpenter

Oct 20, 2006

Mr. Don "Donnie" R. Carpenter, 54, of Gulfport, MS, died Friday, October 20, 2006, in Gulfport. Mr. Carpenter was a native and lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a graduate of Long Beach High School and an "over-the-road" truck driver. He was a Baptist. Mr. Carpenter was an avid Saints fan and antique car collector. He was preceded...

Dr. Richard Theron Furr, Sr.

Dr. Richard Theron Furr, Sr.

Oct 19, 2006

Dr. Richard Theron Furr, Sr., seventy seven, beloved doctor, died Thursday afternoon, October 19, 2006, from congestive heart failure. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary, and six children. Dr. Richard Theron Furr, Sr. was born October 12, 1929 to Esta S. and Lottie Winnafred Hansell Furr in Aberdeen, MS, the last of four sons. It was here in Aberdeen...

Douglas M. Nelson

Douglas M. Nelson

Oct 18, 2006

Douglas M. Nelson, Sr., 46, of Ocean Springs passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2006. Mr. Nelson had been a resident of the coastal community for 12 years. He was a very devoted father, husband, son and was a caring person always willing to help others. He loved his computer and the Dallas Cowboys. He is survived by his wife...

Ivy Louise McCurdy Baker

Ivy Louise McCurdy Baker

Oct 18, 2006

Mrs. Ivy Louise McCurdy Baker, 87, of Biloxi, died Wednesday, October 18, 2006 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Baker was a lifelong resident of the community. She was a house wife and will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by her husband, George Baker; a son Ronald James Rhodes; a daughter, Donnita Rhodes...

Harry C. Barber

Harry C. Barber

Oct 17, 2006

Mr. Harry C. Barber, 69 died October 17,2006 in Biloxi ,MS. Mr. Barber was born in Hartford, CT. and was a resident of the Gulf coast for a number of years. He was a retiered Vice President of Sercurity at D.H. Holmes in New Orleans, La. Later he enjoyed working at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi. He served 17...

Mathilda "Tillie" A. Boney

Mathilda "Tillie" A. Boney

Oct 16, 2006

Mrs. Mathilda "Tillie" A. Boney, of Ocean Springs, MS, went to heaven October 16, 2006. Tillie was born December 29, 1922 in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was retired from Keesler AFB Hospital as a PBX operator supervisor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Boney; parents, Josephine and Frank Marie, and...

Lydia W. James

Lydia W. James

Oct 16, 2006

Mrs. Lydia W. James, age 69, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, October 16, 2006, after a long illness. She was a retired Federal Civil Service employee, having worked for over twenty years at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington D.C. as an Entitlement Examiner, and at the Veterans Administration Hospital in San Antonio, TX. Mrs. James was...

Norman Frank Offenberg

Norman Frank Offenberg

Oct 14, 2006

Mr. Norman Frank Offenberg, age 81, of Stockbridge, GA., died Saturday, October 14, 2006, in Georgia. Mr. Offenberg was a former longtime resident of Ocean Springs. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and a former Scout Master. He was also a member of the V.F.W., was an avid general aviation pilot, and and...