Obituaries

William Edward Wade, Sr.

William Edward Wade, Sr.

Sep 22, 2006

Mr. William Edward Wade, Sr., 82, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, September 22, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Wade was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and retired from the Biloxi Police Department where he served many years as a detective. He was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, BPOE #606 of Biloxi, V.F.W. Post #1636, and the American...

Oscar King

Oscar King

Sep 22, 2006

Oscar "Wayne" King, age 61, of Ocean Springs died Friday, September 22, 2006, in Louisiana. Mr. King was born September 11, 1945 in Biloxi, MS to Mr. Robert Earl King, Sr. and Mrs. Lucille Duverney King. He was a loving husband, the world's best father and grandfather and the most fun person to be around. He was a lifelong resident...

Floyce Mae Meeks Bozeman

Floyce Mae Meeks Bozeman

Sep 21, 2006

Mrs. Floyce Mae Meeks Bozeman, 81, of Biloxi, died Thursday, September 21, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Bozeman was born in Mantachie, MS and had been a resident of the coast since 1949. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church where she was a member of the choir, the Altar Society, and assisted in the rectory. She...

Donald Albert Penny, Sr.

Donald Albert Penny, Sr.

Sep 21, 2006

Mr. Donald Albert Penny, Sr., age 73, a resident of East Beach in Ocean Springs, MS., departed from this earth on Thursday, September 21, 2006, to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Penny served honorably in the US Air Force, was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Ocean Springs and the Shriners Temple in...

Mrs. Lillian Roberts Boudreaux

Mrs. Lillian Roberts Boudreaux

Sep 18, 2006

Mrs. Lillian Roberts Boudreaux, 91, of Pass Christian, MS, died Monday, September 18, 2006, in Pass Christian. Mrs. Boudreaux was born in Mobile, AL and grew up in St. Elmo, AL. She had been a resident of the MS Gulf Coast since 1935. Mrs. Boudreaux was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church in Biloxi and the Fleur-De-Lis Auxiliary. She...

Doris June Lunsford

Doris June Lunsford

Sep 18, 2006

Doris Lunsford, 45, of Pensacola passed away on Monday, September 18, 2006 in Columbia, MO. She had been a member of the community for 27 years, was an active church member in Pensacola and an avid quilter. Mrs. Lunsford was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Margie Hendren; a sister and two brothers. Survivors include her husband of...

Luther Carroll "Billy" Gollott

Luther Carroll "Billy" Gollott

Sep 17, 2006

Biloxi lost a well-known and respected member of its local seafood industry, the Knights of Columbus a tireless worker, and Ole Miss a rabid fan when Luther Carroll "Billy" Gollott died Sunday, September 17, 2006, at Biloxi Regional Medical Center. His family and many acquaintances lost a loved one and a friend with a heart as big as the great...

Anna Lacy Stanfield

Anna Lacy Stanfield

Sep 17, 2006

Mrs. Anna Lacy Stanfield, 65, of Biloxi, died Sunday, September 17, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Stanfield had been a member of the Gulf Coast community for the past 37 years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Biloxi where she was involved in various activities. She volunteered at the Moore Community House and the Morning Star Clinic....

William T. Brown

William T. Brown

Sep 17, 2006

Mr. William T. "Jack" Brown, age 87, of Vancleave, MS., died Sunday, September 17, 2006, in D'Iberville. Mr. Brown was a lifelong resident of the coast and served in the US Army during WWII. He was a retired truck driver, an avid fisherman, and Atlanta Braves fan. Mr. Brown was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by...

Juanita Gollott Thorson

Juanita Gollott Thorson

Sep 17, 2006

Mrs. Juanita Gollott Thorson, age 76, of Biloxi, MS., and former resident of Ocean Springs and Diamondhead, died Sunday, September 17, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Thorson was born to Houston and Lizzie Gollott in Biloxi, MS., on October 10, 1929. She lived in Biloxi, graduated from Biloxi High School, and then entered into nurses training at Methodist Hospital in...

Curmis Broome

Curmis Broome

Sep 16, 2006

Mr. Curmis Broome, 78, well-known Ocean Springs businessman and benefactor, died Saturday, September 16, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Gloria, and four children. The owner of Broome's Grocery Stores since 1961, he had a long-time reputation for community service and helping those in need. Mr. Broome and his late wife, Aileen, founded, built and supported the Lord is...

Lanny Baxter Bradford

Lanny Baxter Bradford

Sep 16, 2006

Lanny Baxter Bradford, age 57, of Long Beach, died Saturday, September 16, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. Bradford was born in Jackson, MS and was a resident of Gulfport for over 25 years and recently moved to Long Beach. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Gulfport. Mr. Bradford was a custom home builder and owner of Bradford Homes of...

Ana Maria Varga

Ana Maria Varga

Sep 16, 2006

Ana Maria Varga of Ocean Springs died in her home with her family Saturday, September 16, 2006. She courageously battled breast cancer for the last 6 years, and taught all of us how to live life to the fullest one day at a time. She left us a lesson of love. Ana Maria was born in Mendoza, Argentina in 1956....

Paul Edward Osley

Paul Edward Osley

Sep 14, 2006

Paul Edward Osley was born March 25, 1927 in Bronx, New York to John and Christine Osley. He joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 17 and then continued his military career with 20 years in the United States Air Force. He retired as a Chief Master Seargent in 1968 and settled in Biloxi, MS where he and his...

Paul Edward Osley

Paul Edward Osley

Sep 14, 2006

Paul Edward Osley was born March 25, 1927 in Bronx, New York to John and Christine Osley. He joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 17 and then continued his military career with 20 years in the United States Air Force. He retired as a Chief Master Seargent in 1968 and settled in Biloxi, MS where he and his...

Wilma Annetta Bosco

Wilma Annetta Bosco

Sep 13, 2006

Wilma was born in Haines City, Florida on May 14th, 1926. She grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida moving to the Gulf Coast in 1947. A fifty year resident of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, yet she resided in Orlando, Florida since Hurricane Katrina. She passed into eternity on Wednesday, September 13th, 2006. The wife of Frank A. Bosco, whom preceded her...

Owen Grady Williams

Owen Grady Williams

Sep 12, 2006

Mr. Owen Grady Williams, 70, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, September 12, 2006 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Williams was born in Wake County, NC and had been a resident of the coast for about fifty years. He served in the United States Air Force for ten years, and retired as an automobile mechanic. Mr. Williams was a member of Brodie Road...

Raymond Willard Sanborn

Raymond Willard Sanborn

Sep 11, 2006

Mr. Raymond W. Sanborn, 83, of Kiln, MS, died Monday, September 11, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. Sanborn was a native of East Port, Maine and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a retired U. S. Army Master Sergeant of WW II. Mr. Sanborn was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Charlotte Murphy Sanborn. Survivors...

Mrs. Mae Rayburn

Mrs. Mae Rayburn

Sep 10, 2006

Mrs. Mae Holder Rayburn, 89, of Westminister Village, Spanish Fort, Alabama, died Sunday, September 10, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Rayburn a native of Forrest County, Mississippi, lived in Brooklyn and Hattiesburg until her marriage in December 1942, after which time she resided with her military husband wherever he had state-side assignments during his 26 year military career. She resided...

James E. Favors

James E. Favors

Sep 10, 2006

Mr. James E. Favors, 76, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Sunday, August 10, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Favors was a native of Winnsboro, LA and had been a longtime resident of the coast. He was a retired U. S. Air Force Staff Sergeant with 21 years of service. He was also retired from Ingall's Shipbuilding with over 20 years...