Obituaries

William C. "Bill" McManus
Feb 14, 2006
Mr. William C. "Bill" McManus, 80, of Biloxi died Tuesday, February 14, 2006 in Covington, GA. Mr. McManus served honorably in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. McManus was a retired executive of Centerpoint Energy formerly Entex Gas Company. A former member of the Biloxi City Council 1981- 1985, where he served as Council President. In December 2004...
Paul DeFrank Jr.
Feb 13, 2006
Mr. Paul DeFrank, Jr., age 88, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, February 13, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. DeFrank was born in Bessemer, AL., and was a resident of Ocean Springs for 60 years. He was an active officer of the First Methodist Church of Biloxi. He was a graduate Gemologist, was on the Board of Directors of the...

David Puckett
Feb 13, 2006
Mr. David Albert Puckett, age 57, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Monday, February 13, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Puckett was a native of Michigan and a US Marine Corp veteran. He was employed with the Beau Rivage Casino in the engineering department. His hobbies included oil painting and listening to a wide variety of music. He was preceded in...
Annabelle Spencer Bernardi
Feb 13, 2006
Annabelle Spencer Bernardi, 87, of Gulfport died Monday, February 13, 2006 in Batavia, Illinois. Annabelle the "first born" daughter of James Wallace Spencer and Lucia Mae Tilton September 9, 1918 in Pendleton, Oregon. Her early years were spent on a wheat ranch near Lostine, Oregon where she attended grade school. Her father studied to become a pilot on the Columbia...
Mrs. Bernice Broussard Songe
Feb 12, 2006
Mrs. Bernice Broussard Songe, 85, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, February 12, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Songe was a native of Youngsville, LA and had been a resident of Biloxi for the past 69 years. She spent her entire working life in the Biloxi Seafood Industry. She was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church and the St. Michaels Altar...
Bernice Davis Smith
Feb 12, 2006
Bernice Davis Smith, 86, of Gulfport, died Sunday, February 12, 2006 in Biloxi. Mrs. Smith was a native of Wiggins, MS and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1986. She was a former resident of Hattiesburg, MS for many years. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a former member of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Wiggins, MS. Mrs. Smith was...
Infant Abigail Rannea Oller
Feb 11, 2006
Infant Abigail Rannea Oller, age three months, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Saturday, February 11, 2006, in Ocean Springs. Abigail was a resident of the community for two weeks. She is survived by her parents, Shawn and Precious Mary Oller, a sister, Alexis Oller, brother, Hunter Oller, all of Ocean Springs, MS., grandparents, Jack and Vicki Silva of Madison, WI.,...
Joseph W. "Joe" Miller
Feb 10, 2006
Joseph W. "Joe" Miller, 74, retired US Air Force, Gulfport, MS, died Friday, February 10, 2006, at Memorial Hospital of Gulfport. Born in Polo, Missouri, Mr. Miller had been a Coast resident for the past 24 years. He had owned Flat Branch Campground on Hwy 49, Gulfport, Mississippi. Mr. Miller was born November 28, 1931, in Polo, Missouri. He graduated...
Frances Victoria Kuluz Mattina
Feb 10, 2006
Mrs. Frances Kuluz Mattina, 83, of Biloxi, MS, passed away in Gulfport Memorial Hospital Friday, February 10, 2006. Mrs. Mattina was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church. She was employed with the City of Biloxi Water Department for 20 years, retiring to a lifestyle of taking care of her home and family. She...
Durwood Imgrund
Feb 9, 2006
Durwood "Skip" Imgrund, 59, of Biloxi, MS, died February 9, 2006, at Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Born April 15, 1946 in Biloxi, "Skip" attended school in Biloxi working as a deck hand and later becoming a sea capatain. His great love was the water and he saw the world as he sailed for over 30 years as a sea captain...
Charles Anthony Stojcich
Feb 9, 2006
Mr. Charles A. Stojcich, age 74, died Thursday, February 9, 2006, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. Mr. Stojcich was a native of Biloxi and graduated from Biloxi High School in 1949. After graduation he joined the U. S. Navy which took him to Korea, the South Pacific and Alaska. He returned home to attend the University of Southern Mississippi. After receiving...

Judith Soares
Feb 8, 2006
Judith Suzano Soares, of Ocean Springs, MS., formerly of Biloxi, departed this life peacefully at the youthful age of 89. Surrounded by her loving family, after suffering a recent stroke, she passed from this life and was received into the arms of God on February 8, 2006. Lovingly known as "Judy", she was the devoted wife of A.O. "Herman" Soares,...
Edna Adolphson
Feb 8, 2006
Miss Edna Mae Adolphson, age 87, of Biloxi, MS. died Wednesday, February 8, 2006, in Ocean Springs, MS. Miss Adolphson was a lifelong resident of the community and worked for Kimbrough-Quint drug store in Biloxi for many years. She enjoyed Mardi Gras, sightseeing on weekends, taking her grand nephews to amusement parks, and conversing with her many friends on the...
Clara Lee Magruder Corley
Feb 6, 2006
Clara Lee Magruder Corley, 95, passed away peacefully Monday evening, February 6, 2006. She was born in Jackson, Mississippi, October 1, 1910. She lived in New Orleans during her school years but spent many summers visiting her Aunt, Octavia Echols, who lived on the Methodist "Camp Grounds." This is the location of the current Methodist Retirement Center on West Beach...

Mitchell McMillan
Feb 6, 2006
Mr. Mitchell E. McMillan, age 75, of Biloxi,, MS., died Monday, February 6, 2006, in Biloxi. Mr. McMillan was a lifelong resident of the community and was a game warden with the Magnolia Hunting Club for 17 years. He was a member of Community of Christ. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie D. McMillan, parents, Walter and...

Harry L. Davis, Jr.
Feb 6, 2006
Harry L. Davis, Jr., 76, of Gulfport, died Monday, February 06, 2006 in Biloxi. Mr. Davis was born in Gulfport and had been a resident of Gulfport most of his life. He was a graduate of Gulfport High School and Mississippi State University with a degree in forestry and horticulture. He was a charter member of Northwood Hills Presbyterian Church....

George Albert Gray
Feb 5, 2006
George Albert Gray, 84, died Sunday, February 5, 2006, in Mobile, Alabama at the University of South Alabama Hospital. He was a native of Mendham, New Jersey and had resided on the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 1964. Mr. Gray was a veteran of World War II, and served as a fighter pilot with the 67th Fighter Squadron, 347th Fighter Group,...

Henry Fletcher
Feb 5, 2006
Mr. Henry M. Fletcher, age 76, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, February 5, 2006, in Ocean Springs, MS. Mr. Fletcher was a lifelong resident of the community. He retired from civil service at Keesler Air Force Base and was a member of the Woodhaven Baptist Church in Ocean Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and...

May B. Juanico
Feb 4, 2006
Mrs. May B. Juanico, 91, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, February 4, 2006, in Biloxi. Mrs. Juanico was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a former employee with the A & P Grocery Store in Biloxi and a member of the Episcopal Church of The Redeemer. She was an active member with the Biloxi Senior Citizens. Mrs....
Caroline F. Davis
Feb 4, 2006
Mrs. Caroline F. Davis, age 71 of Ocean Springs, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Davis was a native of Queens, NY, and was a retired realtor with Century 21 in Ocean Springs. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, Elk's Lodge 2501 in Ocean Springs, where she held many offices, including State President. She was...
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