Obituaries
Sharon Lynn Yates
Jul 6, 2006
Sharon Lynn Yates, age 64, of Gulfport, died Thursday, July 6, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Yates was born in Dayton, Ohio and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for over 50 years. She was employed with Gulf Coast Medical Center for 26 years. She was a member of the Auxiliary Women of the American Legion Post 119. She...
Charles Hibbit
Jul 6, 2006
Charles Bennett Hibbit, 58, of Gautier passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2006. Mr. Hibbit was a lifelong member of the community and was a member of Magnolia Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Johnnie and Tess Carnley; his uncle, Jerry Carnley and his aunt, Aubrey Overstreet. Mr. Hibbit is survived by two daughters, Heather Hibbit...
Wilfred J. "Billy" Rose
Jul 6, 2006
Mr. Wilfred J. “Billy” Rose Sr., 79, died Wednesday July 6, 2005. Mr. Rose was born in Biloxi December 6, 1925, and was a retired master electrician, well-known for his electrical expertise in the maritime/seafood industry all along the Gulf Coast for the past 60 years. He was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and enlisted in the U.S....
Bobby Grimes
Jul 4, 2006
Bobby L. Grimes, 71, of Ocean Springs passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2006. Mr. Grimes retired from the United States Air Force as a First Sergent. He owned Bo-Mike Construction Co., was an antique car enthusiast and loved to read. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Grimes was preceded in death by his parents, Gillis and...
Wanda Parker Mooney
Jul 3, 2006
Mrs. Wanda P. Mooney, 42, of Gulfport, MS, died Monday, July 3, 2006, in Mobile, Alabama. Mrs. Mooney was a native and lifelong resident of Gulfport. She was a member of Bayou View Baptist Church and President of Anniston Elementary PTA where she was selected as Parent of The Year. Mrs. Mooney was an active volunteer for Gulfport Youth Sports...
Christianna Johnson
Jul 3, 2006
Christianna E. Johnson, 37, of Vancleave passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2006. Ms. Johnson is a native of Greenwood, MS and had been a member of the coastal community since 2005. She is of the Baptist faith. Ms. Johnson was preceded in death by her grandparents, Frank B. and Mary Catherine Jones and Lee and Ruth Higginbottom. She is...
JoAnn Fowler Mattox
Jul 2, 2006
JoAnn Fowler Mattox, 75, of Biloxi, MS, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2006. Mrs. Mattox was born on July 18, 1930 in Jackson, MS. She was a resident of the Gulf Coast area for over 30 years, where she raised her three children after many years traveling and living abroad with the Foreign Service. In her early years she...
Eura Lamey Green
Jul 1, 2006
Mrs. Eura Lamey Green, 92, of D'Iberville, MS, died Saturday, July 1, 2006, in D'Iberville. Mrs. Green was a native of Biloxi and longtime resident of the coast. She was of the Catholic Church faith and she loved to fish. Mrs. Green was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Green; her parents, Loren and May Stojcich Lamey; sisters, Velma...
Olive Kennedy Landry
Jun 29, 2006
Olive Kennedy Landry, on June 29, 2006 Olive Kennedy Landry, 89, of Biloxi went to join her heavenly family. She had been looking forward to this day for a long time. Mrs. Landry was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis M. Landry, Sr.; her son, Joseph "Joe" L. Landry; her parents, Joseph "Joe" C. Kennedy and Ella Smith Kennedy;...
Mildred L. "Millie" DeNicola
Jun 29, 2006
Mildred L. 'Millie" DeNicola, 82, of Gulfport, died Thursday, June 29, 2006 in Gulfport. She was born February 2, 1924 to John and Victoria Lepeska in Dunkirk, New York. She graduated from Our Lady of Victory High School in Lakewanna, New York. She entered the Army (WAC) Air Force in 1944 and served as an airplane mechanic. On July 7,...
Arlene Ruiz
Jun 28, 2006
Mrs. Arlene Ruiz, age 69, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Wednesday, June 28, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Ruiz was born in Pascagoula, MS., on October 20, 1936. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her mother, Louise Lefebre, father, Archie Wilson, and sister, Jesse...
Monika Locksey
Jun 28, 2006
Mrs. Monika Locksey, age 61, of Vancleave, MS., died Wednesday, June 28, 2006, in Vancleave. She was a longtime resident of Vancleave. She was born on November 25, 1944, in Roknitz, Germany, and was of the Lutheran faith. Mrs. Locksey was preceded in death by her parents, Alex Kopchynski and Gertrude Winter. Survivors include her husband James Locksey of Vancleave,...
Martha Ann Volkel Park
Jun 28, 2006
Martha Ann Volkel Park, a kind and gentle soul, slipped from this earth to be with her beloved family on June 28, 2006. Martha was born July 5, 1911 in Westport, Missouri, to Edward L. Volkel and Flora Dade Luckett Volkel. A longtime resident of Fort Worth, Texas, she lived in Biloxi, Mississippi, for the last four years to be...
Ashley and Ashlynn Wilson
Jun 27, 2006
Mrs. Ashley Renee DeLuca Wilson, age 22, and her infant daughter, Ashlynn Renee Wilson, age four months, of Vancleave, MS., died Tuesday, June 27, 2006, in Gautier. Ashlynn Renee was born on February 7, 2006, to Jessie Lee Wilson, Sr. and Ashley Renee DeLuca Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was born on November 26, 1983, and attended St. Martin and Vancleave schools....
Frank Ramsay
Jun 26, 2006
Mr. Frank R. Ramsay, age 81, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, June 25, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Ramsay was a native of Vancleave, MS. He was in the U.S. Navy and a veteran of WWII. After serving his country, he moved to Ocean Springs, MS. He retired as manager of Godchaux's at Edgewater Mall. He was preceded in...
Barbara Janice Haynes
Jun 26, 2006
Barbara "Janice" Staples Haynes passed away peacefully on Monday, the 26th of June, at age of 69. She was born January 27, 1937 in Bothwell, Ontario, Canada, and had been a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast for over 39 years. She was preceded in death by parents, Cecil and Leila Staples of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She is survived by...
Mrs. Karin M. Banisch
Jun 26, 2006
Mrs. Karin M. Banisch, 63, died Monday, June 26, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Banisch was born in Iserlohn,Germany and grew up in the post war period. She was fully committed to the support of her husband and family in his military career and was devoted to him and their children. Mrs. Banisch had a desire to be involved in her...
CWO4 Warren L Shelton, U.S. Navy, Ret.
Jun 26, 2006
CWO4 Warren L. Shelton, U.S. Navy, Ret., 83, of Biloxi, died Monday, June 26, 2006 in Ocean Springs. Warrant Officer Shelton was a native of Johnson City, TN. He was a Coast resident for the past 35 years. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 30 years of service, having served in World War II, The Pacific and European Theaters...
Hilda S. Barnes
Jun 26, 2006
Hilda S. Barnes, 65, died Monday, June 26, in Gulfport. Mrs. Barnes was born in Hattiesburg. She was a native of Petal who went to William Carey College on a scholarship where she earned her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees. She met her husband, Ronald "Ronnie" in 1972, and they married in 1973. They had a lefelong passion for music and...
Ray Wise
Jun 26, 2006
Mr. Ray Wise, age 65, of Biloxi, MS., died Monday, June 26, 2006, at his home surrounded by his family. He was a longtime resident of the community and a member of Cedar Lake Christian Assembly. He enjoyed scuba diving and achieved PADI master scuba diver rating. He loved riding his Harley, loved to travel and spend time with his...
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