Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Hailey Nicole Standridge-Tufo
Oct 12, 2006
Hailey Nicole Standridge-Tufo, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2006, in Mobile, AL. She is survived by her parents, Vincent Tufo and Bonnie Standridge, paternal grandparents, Vince and Judy Tufo, maternal grandparents, Milton and Linda Standridge, paternal great-grandmother, Mable C. Miller, all of Ocean Springs; maternal great-grandmother, Valerie Tizon of the Philippines; brothers, Brendan Standridge and Nathan...
Lucius Marrion Dees
Oct 12, 2006
Lucius Marrion Dees, "L.M." as known to his family and friends, was called home Thursday, October 12, 2006 to be with Our Lord, Our Savior. L.M. suffered from emphysema, a heart condition and kidney cancer. He survived lung cancer and many bouts with cancerous bladder and colon polyps. L.M. had endured a lot over his lifetime, to be here with...
Agnes Barras Wiltz
Oct 12, 2006
Mrs. Agnes Wiltz, 83, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, October 12, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Wiltz was a native of Youngsville, LA and had been a longtime resident of Biloxi. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. Mrs. Wiltz was preceded in death by her husband, Alphonse Wiltz; parents, John and Telside Pratt Barras, and a brother, Mabry...
Maxine Pearce
Oct 8, 2006
Mrs. Maxine Pearce, 79, of Franklin, TN, former longtime resident of Biloxi relocating to Franklin, TN for Hurricane Katrina, died Sunday, October 8, 2006, in Franklin. Mrs. Pearce was born in Waynesboro, MS. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Winnie Davis Sanderson, and a sister, Frances Barich. Survivors include...
Homer Ray Busbea
Oct 8, 2006
Homer Ray Busbea, age 61, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 in Houston, Texas. He was born November 29, 1944 in Evansville, IN and was a longtime resident of Gulfport. Mr. Busbea was a U. S. Navy veteran from the Vietnam era. He was a retired truck driver with Rocking C Truck Lines. He was preceded in death by his father,...
Tosha Walmsley
Oct 8, 2006
Tosha Davidson Walmsley, age 26, of Gulfport, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 in New Orleans, LA. She was born July 20, 1980 in Talledega, AL, was raised in Wartburg, TN, and was a resident of the Ms Gulf Coast for the last six years. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her twin sister, Tonya Davidson; and...
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