Obituaries

Vivian Krohn Callender

Vivian Krohn Callender

Oct 7, 2006

Mrs. Vivian Krohn Callender, 82, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, October 7, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Callender was born in Jackson County and remained a lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of Christ The King Catholic Church. Mrs. Callender was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, George Edward Callender, Sr.; son, Michael A....

Gustav Altman

Gustav Altman

Oct 7, 2006

Gustav Altman, age 73, of Saucier, died Saturday, October 7, 2006 in Saucier. He was a native of Michigan and had been a resident of Saucier for the last eleven years. Mr. Altman retired from General Motors after 30 years and was then the owner-operator of Trees'Rus. He was Lutheran. Mr. Altman was preceded in death by his parents, Edward...

Eddie Raymond Ray

Eddie Raymond Ray

Oct 7, 2006

Eddie Raymond Ray , 74, of Gulfport died Saturday, October 9, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. Ray was born in Thorsby, AL and was a 1952 graduate of Thorsby Institute. He had been a resident of the coast since 1976. He was a member of Pass Road Baptist Church and the Independent Order of Foresters. Mr. Ray was a retired Master...

George McGrevey

George McGrevey

Oct 6, 2006

George McGrevey, 74, of Ocean Springs passed away on Friday, October 6, 2006. Mr. McGrevey was born in Derry, New Hampshire on April 27, 1932. He was a graduate of Pinkerton Academy of New Hampshire and of the University of Southern Mississippi. He joined the United States Air Force on April 23, 1952 and retired as a Chief Master Sargent...

Maxie Story Royer

Maxie Story Royer

Oct 6, 2006

Mrs. Maxie Story Royer, 86, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, October 6, 2006, in Gulfport. Mrs. Royer was a native of Shilo, Tennessee and had been a longtime resident of the coast. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Royer is survived by her husband, Charles Royer of Biloxi; three daughters, Peggy Leaptrott, Carolyn Richards and Dana Pohli; six grandchildren, Jason Olson,...

Katherine "Kate" Bellande

Katherine "Kate" Bellande

Oct 6, 2006

Mrs. Katherine "Kate" Bellande, 94, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, October 6, 2006, in Biloxi. Kate was preceded in death by her husband, Marcel "Mickey" Bellande, her parents, Roscoe and Emma Fickes, and a sister, Dorothy Dacey Wentzell. She is survived by a daughter, Kay Bellande Foster and her husband, Jim Foster, of Biloxi; two grandsons, Brad Foster of Pasadena,...

Howard Ted Noe

Howard Ted Noe

Oct 6, 2006

Mr. Howard T. Noe, born October 2,1925, passed away October 6, 2006 at the age of 81. Howard was born in Houston, MO., the son of the late Grover and Fay Noe. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after also serving time in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Merchant Marines. He was a veteran of WW II, the...

Betty J. McNeil

Betty J. McNeil

Oct 4, 2006

Mrs. Betty J. McNeil passed away in Houston Wednesday afternoon, October 4, 2006 at the age of 76. She will be deeply missed by those who were touched by her warmth, humor, wisdom, grace, which never failed. Her faith in God was an inspiration to all who knew her. She was a beloved wife and devoted mother. Betty was born...

Louis Walter Saucier, Jr.

Louis Walter Saucier, Jr.

Oct 4, 2006

Mr. Louis W. Saucier, Jr., 67 of Biloxi, died October 4, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Saucier was a lifelong resident of the coast and co-owner of Kimbrough and Quint Drug Store, He also served on the Coast Transit Authority board and was a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Saucier was preceded in death by his father, Louis W....

Dina Mary Mladinich Kuljis

Dina Mary Mladinich Kuljis

Oct 4, 2006

Mrs. Dina Mary Mladinich Labetich Kuljis died October 4, 2006, at her Biloxi residence. Dina was born March 1, 1914. She was preceded in death by her husbands, John Joseph Labetich and Peter "South America" Kuljis; mother, Catherine Bonacich Mladinich; father, Ernest Mladinich, Sr.; brother, Ernest Mladinich, Jr.; sister-in-law, Amanda Tremontana Mladinich, and son-in-law, Gus Cavalier, Jr. She is survived...

Gerald Steven Lingel

Gerald Steven Lingel

Oct 4, 2006

Gerald S. Lingel, 60, formerly of Hudson, OH died peacefully on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at his home in Vancleave. He was the son of Joe(deceased) and Josephine Lingel of Brimfield, OH. Jerry retired from his occupation as a project manager in manufacturing and moved to the Harry Ramsay homestead in 2002. While working part-time at Imperial Palace, he spent...

Jay K. Hertling

Jay K. Hertling

Oct 3, 2006

Jay K. Hertling, age 50, of Biloxi died suddenly and unexpected Tuesday, October 3, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Hertling was born in New Jersey, but embraced Biloxi as his home for the past nine years. He was a member of Popps Ferry Baptist Church, and a member of the Knights of Columbus of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Biloxi....

Mrs. Gloria "Granny" Derouen Steinwinder

Mrs. Gloria "Granny" Derouen Steinwinder

Oct 3, 2006

Mrs. Gloria "Granny" Derouen Steinwinder, age 69, died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, October 3, 2006, in Gulfport after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was a native and life time resident of Biloxi. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Parish. She retired from AAFES of Keesler AFB after 23 years of service. She was...

Richard L. Colson, MD

Richard L. Colson, MD

Oct 3, 2006

Richard Lorence Colson was born on September 29, 1934, in New Orleans, LA, to the late Aris Lorence Colson and the late Katherine Walton Colson. He graduated with honors from Jesuit High School in New Orleans, LA in 1952. He then attended and graduated with honors from Loyola University in New Orleans, LA in 1956. He went on to attend...

Charles Moshenrose

Charles Moshenrose

Oct 2, 2006

Mr. Charles A. Moshenrose, 75, of Ocean Springs, died Monday, October 2, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Moshenrose had been a member of the community for the past thirty-three years. He was a twenty-six year veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in Vietnam. He was active with AARP Tax Assistance, volunteered at the Ocean Springs Library and was an avid...

LaVera Sundstrom

LaVera Sundstrom

Oct 2, 2006

Mrs. LaVera Sundstrom, 76, of Ocean Springs,, passed away on the morning of Monday, October 2, after a brave battle against gall bladder cancer. She was diagonosed in late June, 2006. LaVera was born in Brownsdale Township, Minnesota. She lived in southeastern Minnesota until she met and married her husband, Sidney in 1951. During their marriage they enjoyed travel to...

Jesse Mallett

Jesse Mallett

Oct 1, 2006

Mr. Jesse Mallett 84 ,of Saucier, Ms., died Sunday, October 1,2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Jesse was a lifelong resident of Saucier.He was a self-employed dairy farmer and attended Ramsey Creek Missionary Baptist Church. He was a charter member of Hall's Hill Hunting Club in Hazelhurst,Ms. where he spent most of his time over the past 21 years. He was also...

Foye Patricia Sims

Foye Patricia Sims

Oct 1, 2006

Mrs. Foye Patricia "Pat" Thompkins Sims, age 55, of Gautier, MS., died Sunday, October 1, 2006, in Gautier. Mrs. Sims was a resident of the community since December, 1959, and was a member of Woodhaven Baptist Church in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl Thompkins and Willie Johns Thompkins, sister, Melissa Thompkins, brother, Carl "Bubba"...

Margaret Carolyn Barrett Guice

Margaret Carolyn Barrett Guice

Oct 1, 2006

Mrs. Margaret Barrett Guice, former First Lady of Biloxi, who was widely known for her charm and beautiful soprano voice, died Sunday night after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Mrs. Guice, 79 known affectionately as Margie, was born April 16, 1927 in Chicago, IL to Margaret Hoy and Clarence Burton Barrett. After studying at Southeast Missouri State College in...

Robert E. "Chubby" Beaugez

Robert E. "Chubby" Beaugez

Oct 1, 2006

Mr. Robert E. "Chubby" Beaugez, Sr., age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, October 1, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Chubby was born on November 7, 1927, at Shearwater Pottery in Ocean Springs. He lived in Ocean Springs all of his life. He graduated from Ocean Springs High School in 1947 where he played football for the Greyhounds. He spent...