Obituaries
Donovan Ward Penrod
May 15, 2007
Mr. Donovan Ward Penrod, age 72, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, MS. He was born on March 11, 1935, to William Henry and Beulah Faye Penrod of Rittman, OH. He graduated from Alliance High School in Alliance, Ohio and the University of Southern Mississippi. He also spent twenty years as...
Mr. Jack Henry Hayes
May 12, 2007
Mr. Jack Henry Hayes, age 91, of Gulfport, died, Saturday, May 12, 2007 in Biloxi. Mr. Hayes had been a member of the community for the past 12 years. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the United States Navy and retired with 20 years of service. Mr. Hayes also retired from the United States Post Office. Mr....
Charles Edward Mullen, Sr.
May 12, 2007
Mr. Charles Edward "Ed" Mullen, Sr., a lifelong resident of Biloxi, died Saturday, May 12, 2007, at his home at the age of 85. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Sadie and Mike Mullen, one brother, Eugene, and one sister, Dalphia "Dillie" Cannette. Mr. Mullen is survived by his wife of 60 years, Connie Mullen; seven...
Mary Ann Ellis Chapman
May 11, 2007
Mrs. Mary Ann Ellis Chapman, 62, of D'Iberville, MS, died Friday, May 11, 2007, in D'Iberville. Mrs Chapman was born in Columbus, MS and had been a a resident of the coast since 1978. She attended church at Protestant Chapel 2 on Keesler AFB and had been employed with civil service at Keesler for 28 years in supply. She was...
Kenneth William Hoetger
May 11, 2007
Mr. Kenneth William Hoetger, 71, of D'Iberville, MS, died Friday, May 11, 2007, in D'Iberville. Mr. Hoetger was born in Yonkers, New York and had been a resident of the coast for the past 41 years. He served in the U. S. Navy for 20 years as a Sea Bee and was a member of VFW Post 6731. He was...
Harry Lynn Husband
May 10, 2007
Harry Lynn Husband, 55, passed away after having a severe stroke in March. He was a heart transplant survivor for the past 13 years. He was the owner of Husband Electric Heating and Air prior to the heart transpalnt. He was a 1970 graduate of Long Beach High School and upon graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he...
Ruth V. Hessell
May 9, 2007
Mrs. Ruth V. Hessell, 86, a former resident of Gulfport, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, in La Habra Heights, California. Mrs. Hessell was bron in Tuscon, Arizona and had been a resident of the coast since 1965 before moving to La Habra Heights in July 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Hessell, and a son,...
John "Steve" Laufketter
May 9, 2007
Mr. John Stephen "Steve" Laufketter, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, in Ocean Springs, MS. after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on August 3, 1953, and was raised in St. Louis County, MO. where he graduated from Ritenour School District in 1971. He was a dispatcher for the St. Louis County Police Department prior to his enlistment...
Robert James "Bobby" Bailey
May 8, 2007
Robert James “Bobby” Bailey, 60, of Gulfport died Tuesday, May 8, in Gulfport. Mr. Bailey was born December 19, 1946, to James Elliott “Buddy” Bailey, Jr. and his wife Billie Jean. Mr. Bailey grew up with a deep love of history. After graduation from Gulfport High School in 1965, Mr. Bailey studied at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he...
Hilbert S. Stepro, Sr.
May 7, 2007
Hilbert S. Stepro, Sr., 66, of Biloxi, MS died Monday, May 7, 2007 in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Stepro was born in W. Virginia. He was a resident of the coast for 42 years, a U.S. Army Veteran, and a retired painter. His nick names were "POPS" and "7-11 ". Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Mary Ann Stepro, two...
Shelby Lee Strickland
May 6, 2007
Shelby Lee Strickland, age 51, of the Success Community died Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Newton, MS. He was born in Gulfport, raised in Woolmarket and since 1983 had resided in the Success Community. He was a member of Coalville United Methodist Church in Woolmarket. He previously served in the Army National Guard and was employed with International Paper Company...
Michelle Lynn Burke
May 5, 2007
Mrs. Michelle Lynn Burke, 26, of Ocean Springs, died Saturday, May 5, 2007, in Gulfport. She was born in Peru, Indiana and was a longtime resident of the coast. She was a member of the New Life Family Church in Biloxi and a U. S. Air Force Veteran. Michelle was a loving mother and friend to all. She loved life...
Grace Pavolini Craig
May 5, 2007
Mrs. Grace Pavolini Craig, 51, of Gulfport, MS, died Saturday, May 5, 2007, in Gulfport. Mrs. Craig was born in Gulfport and remained a lifelong resident of the coast. She was of the Catholic Faith and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Felix Peter and Julia Marie Pavolini, and a brother, Joe Pavolini. Survivors include her...
Norma Alline Savage
May 4, 2007
Mrs. Norma Alline Morgan Savage, age 71, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, May 4, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Savage was a native of Kentucky and a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Richard Savage of Ocean Springs, MS., two daughters, Linda Savage (Don) Regan of Slidell, LA.,...
George Joseph Wescovich
May 4, 2007
Mr. George Joseph Wescovich, age 64, of Biloxi, MS., died Friday, May 4, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Wescovich was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He retired from the Mississippi Power Company at the Plant Watson Power Plant. He was a Catholic. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Penny Sue Wescovich, his parents, Edna Chatham Braun...
Lida Jane Stronsky
May 3, 2007
Mrs. Lida Jane Stronsky, age 86, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed into the loving arms of the Lord on Thursday, May 3, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Jane was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 30, 1920. In 1984, Jane moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to help care for her growing family. In 2000, she once again moved to be with...
Myron Douglas Sunde, Jr.
May 2, 2007
Mr. Myron "Doug" Sunde, Jr., age 75, of Gulfport, MS., died Wednesday, May 2, 2007, in Gulfport. Mr. Sunde was a resident of the coast for thirty years and was a member of the American Legion Post # 1992. He loved to work with wood and had a wonderful sense of humor. He was preceded in death by a daughter,...
Jennifer Lynn Neumann Robbins
May 2, 2007
Jennifer Lynn Neumann Robbins, 22, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 in Huntsville, AL. Jennifer was born January 29, 1985 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi and was a former Ocean Springs resident, but made her home in Starkville, MS, where she was a student at Mississippi State University in Software Engineering. She also worked for United Space Alliance in Huntsville,...
Eleanor Cooper Seymore
May 1, 2007
Eleanor Cooper Seymore, 82, of Gulfport died Tuesday, May 1, 2007 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her parents Sarah and Finis Ewing Cooper; grandchildren Michael Zupko and Amity McCabe; brothers and sisters Jim Cooper, Leo Cooper, Eva Walker, Mildred Bristow, and Edward Sammons; and brother-in-law, James W. Riley. Mrs. Seymore is survived by her husband of 64...
Jeffrey A. Burgess
May 1, 2007
Jeffrey A. Burgess, 39, of Long Beach Mississippi passed away in Hershey Pennsylvania on Tuesday, May 1st 2007, after a battle with cancer. He will be lovingly remembered as a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend. Jeff lived a full life with the short time he had. He enjoyed skydiving, rollerblading, kayaking, windsurfing, and especially skiing. His ashes...
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