Obituaries
Mrs. Ruth Caillavet
Apr 9, 2005
Mrs. Ruth Caillavet, 94, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, April 9, 2005, in Biloxi, MS. Born in Boston, MA, Mrs. Caillavet was a resident of Biloxi for over 50 years. She was educated in Needham, MA and graduated from Old Colony Secretarial School of Boston. She entered Government service in Boston and in 1933 accepted a position in the White...
Shirlee Smith Harrison Joffrion Hathaway
Apr 8, 2005
Shirlee Smith Harrison Joffrion Hathaway died April 8, 2005 in Auburn, AL. Born in Halsell, AL, Mrs. Hathaway was a graduate of Quitman High School in Quitman, MS. She was a long time resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast where she was involved in many civic and social organizations. Her long career included endeavors such as Administrative Assistant to a...
Dr. James H. Waddell
Apr 8, 2005
James H. “Doc” Waddell, M.D., 79, of 1112 LaFontaine Ave died on April 8, 2005. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 12 at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home with burial at Crestlawn Cemetery in Ocean Springs. Rev. Tim Brown will officiate. The family will be at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2005....
Alton Lester Cook, Jr.
Apr 8, 2005
Mr. Alton Lester Cook, Jr., of Shreveport, LA, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2005, after a courageious battle against cancer. He was born June 11, 1936, in Many, LA, to Maurice Litton Cook and the late Alton L. Cook, Sr. He was a graduate of Vivian High School. Al was emploiyed by the Louisiana Department of Transportation, Pennzoil Company,...
Carla M. Steptoe
Apr 7, 2005
Carla M. Steptoe, age 52, died of cancer, Thursday, April 7, 2005, at her home in Ocean Springs, MS. Carla was a longtime resident of the coast. She was a Neo-Natal nurse Practitioner (NNP), Registered Nurse (RN), Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI), and a certified Holistic Nurse with a loving passion for helping premature and sick babies. She was preceded...
James Carsten Emerson
Apr 6, 2005
James Carsten Emerson, 58, of Poplarville, MS passed away Wednesday April 6, 2005. He was formerly employed by Gulf Coast Community Hospital and Memorial Hospital of Gulfport in maintaince and was a United States Air Force veteran. Mr. Emerson was preceded in death by his parents, Merrill and Jane Emerson. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Patricia...
Mary Greer
Apr 4, 2005
Mrs. Mary Greer, age 86, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, April 4, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Greer loved to sew and create and was a faithful member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Greer, a daughter, Geneva Walker and her parents, Jesse and Roxie Hughes. She is survived by a...
Mrs. Allie M. Turnage
Apr 4, 2005
Mrs. Allie M. Turnage, age 77, of Biloxi, MS., died Monday, April 4, 2005, in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Turnage was a native of Collins, MS. She had been a coast resident for the past 33 years. She was an Army wife for over 21 years, following her late husband, John, to many different Army posts. Mrs. Turnage was an avid...
Infant Carmine Christopher Price
Apr 3, 2005
Infant Carmine Christopher Price of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, April 3, 2005 in Biloxi. He is survived by his parents, John C. Price, Jr. and Hollie Cagle and a brother, Jason Cagle all of Biloxi; grandparents, John C. Price, Sr. of Gulfport and Diane M. Poley of Vero Beach, FL; Vernon J. Copous, Jr. of Bay St. Louis and Effie...
Mr. William Jenkins
Apr 3, 2005
Mr. William Jenkins, 70, of Vancleave, MS died Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Jenkins was a native of Biloxi and a retired Chief Petty Officer with 24 years of service from the U. S. Navy and veteran of the Vietnam War. He was retired from the Biloxi V A and worked at Biloxi Freezer and was the former...
Patricia Norris Dillman
Apr 3, 2005
Mrs. Patricia Norris Dillman, 57, of Ocean Springs, MS died Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Dillman was a native of Brunswick, GA and had been a coast resident for the past 27 years. She was a graduate of Winthrop College in Rock Hill, SC and received her Master's Degree in Education from the University of Southern Mississippi....
Beverly Penton Ferrill
Apr 3, 2005
Mrs. Beverly Penton Ferrill, 53, of Biloxi, MS died Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Gulfport. Mrs. Ferrell was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Edward J. Ferrill, Sr. of Biloxi; three sons, Edward J. Ferrill, Jr. and Perry Ferrill both of Biloxi and Richard Ferrill of Maine; one sister,...
John Alvin Myrick
Apr 2, 2005
Mr. John Alvin Myrick, 61, of Biloxi, MS died Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Myrick ws a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was the owner of John Myrick Construction Company for twenty five years and a member of the Carpenter's Local #303. He was a Baptist and a loving father and grandfather. He was preceded in...
Mrs. Patricia Streiff Joachim
Apr 2, 2005
Mrs. Patricia Streiff Joachim of Biloxi, died Saturday, April 2, 2005, She was 83 years old. Mrs. Joachim, the great great granddaughter of Fridolin Streiff, founder of the Swiss Colony of New Glarus, Wisconsin was born in Freeport, Illinois on June 6, 1921. The Streiff family relocated to Gulfport when Patricia was only six. She graduated from Gulfport High School...
Pope John Paul II
Apr 2, 2005
You May Sign The Guest Book For Pope John Paul II at WWW.LEGACY.COM VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope John Paul II, who helped topple communism in Europe and left a deeply conservative stamp on the church that he led for 26 years, died Saturday night in his Vatican apartment, ending a long public struggle against debilitating illness. He was 84....
Duane Robert De La Hunt
Apr 2, 2005
Duane Robert De La Hunt (Msgt. USAF Retired), 72, of Gulfport died Monday, April 11, 2005 in Long Beach. Mr. De La Hunt was born in Stockbridge, WI and had been a resident of the Coast since 1966. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Msgt. in 1971 after over 20 years of service. He was a member...
Sid Cruthirds
Apr 2, 2005
Mr. Sid Cruthirds, 84, of Biloxi, MS died Saturday, April 2, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Cruthirds was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. He was a 30 year veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard and a member of the First Baptist Church of Biloxi. Survivors include his wife, Oma Cruthirds of Biloxi; three daughters, Fay Clay and...
Valence Horner
Apr 2, 2005
Mrs. Valence Theresa Horner of Ocean Springs, MS died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at the age of 77. "Sis", as she was better known, was born and raised in Pascagoula. She was a 1946 graduate of Moss Point High School and a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert...
Arnold Quave
Apr 1, 2005
Arnold Lloyd Quave Sr., 78, lifetime resident of D'Iberville, MS died Friday, April 1, 2005. He was a proud member of the Merchant Marines and served in the Army in WWII. Mr. Quave loved the D'Iberville Warriors and rarely missed a game. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emma and Jacob Quave. He is survived by his wife...
Julius "Conch" Cannette
Apr 1, 2005
Mr. Julius J. "Conch" Cannette, 74, of N. Biloxi, MS died Friday, April 1, 2005, in Gulfport. Mr. Cannette was a native of N. Biloxi and a lifelong resident of the coast. He was a decorated U. S. Army Veteran of WW II and a commercial fisherman. Mr. Cannette was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church He was preceded...
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