Obituaries
Roy H. Parkinson, Sr.
Nov 28, 2006
Roy H. Parkinson, Sr., age 72, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, November 28, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. Parkinson was born in Durant, MS and was a longtime resident of Gulfport. He was a graduate of Durant High School and Holmes County Junior College which he attended on a football scholarship. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict....
James E. Duncan, Sr.
Nov 28, 2006
Mr. James E. Duncan, 76, of Biloxi, MS, died Tuesday, November 28, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Duncan had been a resident of Biloxi since 1963. He retired fron the United States Air Force in 1971 and from Ingalls Shipbuilding. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Duncan was preceded in death by his wife, Sara E. “Beth” Duncan; a son,...
Harvey Lee Barnett
Nov 28, 2006
Mr. Harvey Lee Barnett, 69, of Ocean Springs, died Tuesday, November 28, 2006 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Barnett was a longtime resident of the Coast. He enjoyed watching football, baseball, and other sports on T.V. He was a member of Larue Baptist Church. Mr. Barnett was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Drew Barnett. Mr. Barnett is...
Francis "Dolly" Bertha Pratt
Nov 27, 2006
Frances "Dolly" Bertha Pratt of Ocean Springs ~ Born February 29, 1924 in Saratoga Springs, NY went on to meet her Savior on Monday, November 27, 2006. She was a 1942 graduate of Saratoga High School and was married to Lawrence Pratt on February 19, 1947 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Saratoga Springs, NY. Mrs. Pratt was preceded in...
Jamie Hengen
Nov 26, 2006
Mrs. Jamie Waddell Hengen, a true Southern Lady of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, November 26, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Hengen was born May 1, 1919, in Erwin, Tennessee, and had been a resident of Louisville, Kentucky. She spent most of her childhood growing up Fairhope, Alabama before moving to Biloxi. She was a 1939 graduate of Biloxi High School and...
Storm Jerome Kerr
Nov 26, 2006
Mr. Storm J. Kerr, 52, of New Orleans, LA, died Sunday, November 26, 2006, in New Orleans. Mr. Kerr was a native of Hammond, Indiana and had been a longtime resident of New Orleans. He graduated from high school in New Orleans and attended the University of New Orleans. He retired from Inland Steel after many years of employment. Mr....
Rufus "Russell" Baygents
Nov 26, 2006
Mr. Rufus "Russell" Baygents, 63, of D'Iberville, MS, died Sunday, November 26, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Baygents was raised in Waynesboro, MS and had been a resident of the Coast for over 40 years. He was retired from B & S Construction Company. He was a loving family man and enjoyed cooking and visiting with his family and friends. He...
Joyce McDonnell Pisarich
Nov 25, 2006
Mrs. Joyce McDonnell Pisarich, 77, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, November 25, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Pisarich was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a lifetime member of Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Cathedral and a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy. She was a retired Civil Service secretary at Keesler Air Force Base. Mrs. Pisarich was preceded in death...
Homer Jackson Humphrey
Nov 24, 2006
Mr. H. J. Humphrey, 90, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, November 24, 2006, in Gulfport. Mr. Humphrey was a native of Aberdeen and a resident of the coast for more than 40 years. Originally trained in 1941 as an Army Air Corps radio operator, by 1944, Mr. Humphrey completed more than a score of combat missions as bombardier in the...
Mary "Big Nana" Pietrangelo
Nov 24, 2006
Mrs. Mary "Big Nana" Pietrangelo, 87, of Biloxi, MS, succombed Friday, November 24, 2006, after a long illness Big Nana, as she was affectionately called by her 94 living descendants, was born Maria Sardina in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and later moved to Biloxi in 1946, where she resided for the past 60 years. She worked for the Biloxi Police Department as...
Col. Paul Sheldon Dodge, Jr.
Nov 24, 2006
Col. Paul Sheldon "Jack" Dodge, Jr. (U.S. Army Retired), 85, of Gulfport died Friday, November 24, in Gulfport. He was born September 1, 1921 in Gulfport , Harrison County, MS, the son of the late Rev. Paul Sheldon Dodge and Mae Elaine Edwards Dodge. He graduated from Gulfport High School in 1939, and from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary...
James" Jimmy " Gilson
Nov 23, 2006
Mr. James " Jimmy" Gilson Jr, 43 , died Thursday, November 23, 2006 in Ocean Springs. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi and has been a resident of the coast for the past 35 years. He attended D'Iberville High School and was co-owner of Gilson's Imports. Mr Gilson loved to hunt & fish. He was preceded in death by a...
Fred Herman Letort
Nov 23, 2006
On November 23, 2006, surrounded by his family, F. H., age 83, was taken home by God's angels. He was welcomed by his parents, Henry Fredrick Letort and Ellen Bullock Letort of St. Martin. He now joins his sisters, Priscilla Letort Brown, Audrey Letort Pownall, and brothers, Edwin Letort, Otis Letort, Lavern Letort, and Kenneth Letort, in a grand family...
Mr. Israel Shemper
Nov 22, 2006
Mr. Israel "Buddy" Shemper, 76, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, November 22, 2006, in Biloxi. Buddy was born in Gulfport and later moved to Pascagoula where his family opened and operated an army surplus store. He graduated from Pascagoula High School where he was a member of the Panther Big Eight Championship Football Team. In 1954 Buddy started Shemper Seafood...
Marcia A. Brewer
Nov 22, 2006
Marcia A. Brewer, 58, 0f Gulfport, died Wednesday, November 22, 2006 in New Orleans, LA. She was a native and lifelong resident of Gulfport and attended Gulfport High School and Phillips College. Mrs. Brewer served in the U.S. Air Force for six years and retired from the V.A. Medical Center after ten years of service. She loved to crochet and...
Tommy Rhodes
Nov 22, 2006
Mr Tommy "Kootsy" Tommy Rhodes Jr. , 40, of Ocean Springs died Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and proud of his professional work as a painter. He was an avid NASCAR fan who cheered Jimmie Johnson on to his 2006 Nextel Cup Championship. Mr Rhodes was preceded in...
Mamie "Ma" Margaret McDonnell
Nov 22, 2006
Mrs. Mamie Margaret "Ma" McDonnell passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2006, surrounded by her family. Mrs. McDonnell was a lifelong resident of Biloxi, the daughter of the late Pasquale and Mary Gravis Lutzzi. She was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church and worked most of her life in the food service industry. She devoted her life to caring for...
Delphia "Dell" Fitts
Nov 21, 2006
Mrs. Delphia "Dell" Fitts, 61, of Gulfport, MS, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006, in Gulfport. Mrs. Fitts was born in Gulfport and was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Gulfport. Mrs. Fitts was preceded in death by her husband, Gary McCoy Fitts; her father, Adrian Bond, and a brother, Floyd Bond. Survivors...
Elijah Lee Pigue
Nov 20, 2006
Elijah Lee Pigue, Biloxi, MS resident since 1951, died on Wednesday, November 20, 2006. Elijah was born in Monroe, LA on January 31, 1920 and grew up in Monroe, LA graduating from Norton's Business College there. He joined the Air Force on October 26, 1940 and served for 23 years retiring in 1964. He served as special projects NCO for...
John F. Nicholson
Nov 20, 2006
Mr. John F. Nicholson, 72, of Long Beach, MS, died Monday, November 20, 2006, in Gulfport. Mr. Nicholson was born in Detroit, Michigan and had been a resident of Long Beach for 28 years. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Pass Christian, and also a member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Nicholson was a veteran of the United...
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