Obituaries

Joe F. Bourn

Joe F. Bourn

Aug 18, 2006

Joe F. Bourn, 88 of Biloxi, MS passed away Friday, August 18, 2006. Mr. Bourn was born January 5, 1918 in Bogalusa, LA and had been a longtime resident of the MS. Gulf Coast. He was preceded in death by parents, Rev. & Mrs. Frank Bourn; two brothers, Hurston and Jesse Bourn; two sons, Rev. Charles Bourn & Rev. Joel...

Lillian Parker Upchurch

Lillian Parker Upchurch

Aug 17, 2006

Mrs. Ruth Johnson Wilkinson, 87, of Diamondhead, MS, died Thursday, August 24, 2006 in Diamondhead. Mrs. Wilkinson was a native of Georgia and lifelong resident of Dade City, FL, she has resided on the Coast the past eight years. She was a beautician and of the Methodist faith. Mrs. Wilkinson was preceded in death by her husband John T. Wilkinson,...

Charlene Metz Tate

Charlene Metz Tate

Aug 17, 2006

Charlene Metz Tate, age 73, of Pass Christian, died Thursday, August 17, 2006 in Gulfport. Mrs. Tate was born in Iowa Park, Texas and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1974. She was a member of Long Beach Church of Christ and Timber Ridge Ladies Association. Her hobbies included china painting and oil painting which she also...

Charles Gregg Byrd

Charles Gregg Byrd

Aug 16, 2006

Mr. Charles Gregg Byrd, 66, of Biloxi, was called home to our Lord Wednesday, August 16, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Byrd was a native of Purvis, MS and a longtime resident of Biloxi. He was retired from the United States Air Force as a Master Sergeant and was a Vietnam Veteran. He also retired from Biloxi National Cemetery as the...

Don Earl Osborn

Don Earl Osborn

Aug 15, 2006

Don Earl Osborn, 86, of Long Beach died Tuesday, August 15, 2006 in Gulfport. He was born in Bald Hill, OK and had been a resident of Long Beach for 30 years. Mr. Osborn served in the Army Air Corp during World War II and retired from the U.S. Navy in 1966 after over 20 years of military service. He...

Walter Lawrence White

Walter Lawrence White

Aug 13, 2006

Walter Lawrence White, 87, of Gulfport, died Sunday, August 13, 2006 in Gulfport. Mr. White was born in Birmingham, AL and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1986, having moved from New Orleans, LA. He served as a Merchant Marine during World War II and was a retired real estate attorney. A true southern gentleman, his life was a...

Mable Langlinais Sanders

Mable Langlinais Sanders

Aug 13, 2006

Mable Sanders, 91, of Ocean Springs passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2006. Mrs. Sanders was a longtime resident of Biloxi and had been a resident of Ocean Springs since 1961. She retired from Keesler Air Force Base Food Services after 30 years of service. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and was a past member of...

Faye Santoro

Faye Santoro

Aug 13, 2006

Mrs. Faye Santoro, age 67, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, August 13, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Faye was a lifelong resident of the community. She was a member of Cedar Lake Christian Assembly and a spiritual mentor to her family and friends. She enjoyed bowling, was a loving mother and grandmother and a very compassionate friend to all. Faye...

Harold Joseph Breaux

Harold Joseph Breaux

Aug 13, 2006

Mr. Harold Breaux, 68, of Gulfport, died Sunday, August 13, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Breaux was born in New Orleans and a former resident of Cut Off and Bridge City, Louisiana. He had been a resident of the coast for twenty years. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was of the Catholic Faith. Mr. Breaux...

Kelly Wilson

Kelly Wilson

Aug 13, 2006

Mr. Kelly Otis Wilson, age 45, of Vancleave, MS., died Sunday, August 13, 2006, in Vancleave. Mr. Wilson was a native of Laurel, MS., and a coast resident since 1985. He was a self-employed carpenter. He was preceded in death by his mother, Helen Ekes Wilson. Survivors include his father, Henry Wilson of Vancleave, MS., and brother, Collier Wilson of...

Ian Louis Smith

Ian Louis Smith

Aug 12, 2006

Ian Louis Smith, infant, died Saturday, August 12, 2006 in Mobile, AL. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Issac James Smith; and grandfather, James Louis Brown. He is survived by his parents, Christopher and Brittany Smith of Gulfport; and a brother, Garrett Smith of Gulfport. The funeral service is Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at...

Jack Elwin McCoy

Jack Elwin McCoy

Aug 12, 2006

Mr. Jack Elwin McCoy, 82, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2006. He was born on November 29, 1923 in Hattiesburg, MS, was of the Baptist faith and was a Veteran of the United States Navy. He was a musician for many years and worked as a security guard at Trent Lott airport. Mr. McCoy never...

James Acreman

James Acreman

Aug 12, 2006

Mr. James "Leroy" Acreman, 81, of Ocean Springs, died Saturday, August 12, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Acreman was born in Crenshaw County, Alabama and had been a resident of Jackson County for the past 51 years. he was retired from the State of Mississippi as a bridge tender. Mr. Acreman was preceded in death by his wife, Buford Money...

Laura M. Seagren

Laura M. Seagren

Aug 9, 2006

Laura M. Seagren, 85, of Kiln, MS, formally of South Stockton, NY, died peacefully in her home, August 9, 2006. She was born April 24, 1921, in East Otto, NY, the daughter of the late May Gertrud Flagg. She was a graduate of Salamanca, NY school system. She was employed at the Salamanca Hospital for seven years prior to her...

Catherine Davis Lippe

Catherine Davis Lippe

Aug 9, 2006

Mrs. Catherine Davis Lippe, 80, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Lippe was a resident of the community for 37 years. She was a hair-dresser for many years on the coast and owner of Mark I Beauty Bazaar in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Les Lippe;...

Donna Kimble

Donna Kimble

Aug 9, 2006

Donna Kimble, age 62, of Kiln, died Wednesday, August 9, 2006 in Gulfport. She was born July 28, 1944 in Niagara Falls, NY, and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for 18 years and was a former resident of Hazelhurst for 22 years. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by a daughter, Lovell...

Adrianne Lightner Platt

Adrianne Lightner Platt

Aug 9, 2006

Mrs. Adrianne Lightner Platt, 36, of Florence, SC, died Wednesday, August 9, 2006, in Florence. Mrs. Platt was born in Wiggins and a lifelong resident of the coast. She had been a resident of Florence for the past five years. Mrs. Platt was a graduate of D'Iberville High School where she was a band member, and she was employed with...

Marguerite Morris

Marguerite Morris

Aug 7, 2006

Marguerite D. Morris, 88, of Ocean Springs passed away August 7, 2006. Mrs. Morris was born in Mobile, Alabama and had been a longtime resident of Ocean Springs and was a member of the Eastside Church of Christ in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. She was a former member of Chapter 1765 National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE). Mrs. Morris was...

David Patrick Guice

David Patrick Guice

Aug 7, 2006

Mr. David Patrick Guice, age 51, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, August 7, 2006, in Gulfport, MS. David was a deep water welder and later worked for Ingalls Shipbuilding. He played football for the Ocean Springs School System. David was preceded in death by his grandmother. Katie Cox Bauman, who was an heir of the settling families of Pablo...

Charles E. Short

Charles E. Short

Aug 7, 2006

Charles E. "Gene" Short, 55, of Park Ridge, Illinois passed away on August 7, 2006, in Illinois. Mr. Short was a former resident of the Gulf Coast. He was a member of the United States Army and served in Vietnam. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Evelyn Mathieu Short. Survivors include two sisters, Louise Owens of...