Obituaries
Howard Overstreet
Jan 15, 2005
Mr. Howard C. "Van" Overstreet, age 43, of Vancleave, MS., passed away Saturday, January 15, in Gulfport, MS., following an eleven-year battle with cancer. He was born July 8, 1961, in Hattiesburg, MS., and was a graduate of USM with a degree in Marine Biology. He developed a love for the sea while working aboard the USM-Gulf Coast Research Vessel...
Paula Harvey
Jan 15, 2005
Mrs. Paula Denise Harvey, 47, of Biloxi, MS died Saturday, January 15, 2005, in Pascagoula. Mrs. Harvey was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. My soul mate was preceded in death by her mother, Carol Spears Davis; step-father, Frank Davis; two brothers, Donald Askin and...
Louis Capuano, Sr.
Jan 14, 2005
Mr. Louis E. Capuano, Sr., 79, of Biloxi, MS died Friday, January 14, 2005, in Slidell, LA. Mr. Capuano was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was retired from Liberty National Life Insurance Company and served in the U. S. Navy during WW II. He was a lifelong member of Nativity B. V. M. Catholic Cathedral and a...
Gay Gospodareck
Jan 14, 2005
Mrs. Gay Ousley Gospodareck, 61, of Ocean Springs, MS died Friday, January 14, 2005, in Pascagoula. Mrs. Gospodareck was a native of Selma, AL and formerly resided in Birmingham, AL. She had recently moved to the coast. She was a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Donald Gospodareck of Ocean Springs; a daughter, Donna Whalen and her husband, Tom, of Ocean...
Carolyn Mallette
Jan 13, 2005
Carolyn Franklin Mallette, born Dec. 29, 1954 in Berry, AL, began her journey home on Jan. 13, 2005 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Mallette was a Baptist and lifelong resident of the coast. She is survived by her husband of 31 years, David Mallette; mother, Nina Gray Franklin; 4 children, Melissa Mallette Rice, Dewayne Mallette, Amber Mallette and Lindsey Mallette...
Brenda S. Denney
Jan 13, 2005
Mrs. Brenda S. Denney, age 45, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, January 13, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Denney was born in Tunica, MS., and was raised in Helena, Arkansas. She had been a coast resident for 18 years. She was employed with the Ocean Springs Middle School as a child nutritionist. Mrs. Denney was of the Baptist faith....
Phyllis Lockwood Olsen
Jan 13, 2005
Phyllis Lockwood Olsen, age 84, of 13729 Puerto Dr., Ocean Springs, MS died January 13, 2005 at Ocean Springs Hospital. She was born June 2, 1920 in Cove, Oregon. She lived most of her childhood years in La Grande, Oregon and her later teen-age years in Durkee, Oregon. She graduated from Baker, Oregon High School in 1938 and attended Baker's...
Frederick Walker, Jr.
Jan 13, 2005
Mr. Fred G. Walker, Jr., 69, of Gulfport, MS died Thursday, January 13, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Walker was born in Gulfport and was a resident of the Handsboro Community. He was a graduate of Gulfport High School, attended MS State University and Harvard University where he received a degree in Business and Economics. He was a member of the...
Ric F. Melvin
Jan 12, 2005
Ric F. Melvin, 57, of Gulfport died Wed., January 12, 2005 in Biloxi. Services will be private. Orange Grove Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe F.H, O'Neal Road is in charge of arrangements.
Frederick L. Wright
Jan 12, 2005
Frederick L. Wright, 84, of Biloxi, Mississippi died Wednesday, January 12, 2005 in Biloxi. Mr. Wright was born in Binghampton N.Y. and was a longtime resident of the coast. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Army and Air Force. He is a member of the VFW #2434, American Legion Post 33, and the...
Christopter Butirich
Jan 12, 2005
Mr. Christopher Stephen Butirich, 41, of Biloxi, MS died Wednesday, January 12, 2005 in Biloxi. Mr. Butirich was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. He was a 1981 graduate of Notre Dame High School. He attended Perkinston Junior College and received his degree in Radiology Technology from Ochsner Medical Foundation in New Orleans, LA in 1986. He was an MRI and...
James "Jim" Owen, Jr.
Jan 11, 2005
Mr. James "Jim" Owen, Jr., 71, of Ocean Springs, MS died Tuesday, January 11, 2005 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Owen retired from the U.S. Air Force after 23 years of service, and then retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding after 20 years of employment. He was a member of the American Rifle Association, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the Gulf Hills Golf...
Barbara Mostert
Jan 11, 2005
Barbara Mostert, 71, passed away Jan. 11, 2005. She is preceded in death by her parents, Allen Frazier Medlen and Margaret Ann Welsh; her brother Donald Richard Medlen; two daughters, Sylvia "Dixie" Niemeyer and Valerie Krysko. She is survived by her daughter, Pam Satterly of Pueblo, CO; brothers, Michael K. Medlen, Newton, Ala. and J. Steven Welsh, Gramery, La.; sister,...
Jo Ann Beck
Jan 11, 2005
Jo Ann Beck, 70, of Gulfport died Tuesday, January 11, 2005 in Gulfport. Mrs. Beck was born in Chilton County, Alabama and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1963. She was a member of the DAV Ladies Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester E. Beck. She is survived by four sons, Kenneth Beck...
Hazel Davis Vaughn
Jan 11, 2005
Hazel Davis Vaughn, age 86, of Vancleave, MS., died Tuesday, January 11, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Vaughn was a lifelong resident of the community. She was a substitute teacher for many years in the Vancleave schools. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Vancleave and was active in the WMU and other areas of the church. Mrs....
Ollie Vernon Coker
Jan 10, 2005
Mr. Ollie Vernon Coker, 82, of Cincinnati, OH died Monday, January 10, 2005 in Cincinnati. Mr. Coker had been a resident of the Coast for 18 years prior to moving to Cincinnati, OH. He lived in Cincinnati for 4 years prior to his death. Mr. Coker served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked as a Signalman...
David L. Hilton
Jan 10, 2005
Mr. David L. (Dave) Hilton, age 55, of Gautier, MS., died Monday, January 10, 2005, at his residence. He was born on June 22, 1949, in Biloxi, MS., and has been a lifelong residence of Jackson County. Mr. Hilton was a 1967 graduate of St. Martin High School. He was retired from Chevron Texaco Refinery, Pascagoula, MS. He was an...
Ms. Bernadine Cooper
Jan 9, 2005
Ms. Bernadine Cooper, 61, of Moss Point died Jan. 9, 2005. Memorial Service: 2 p.m., Wed, 01/12/05 at Millenders' Funeral Home Chapel, Moss Point.
Rose Ann Gibbs
Jan 7, 2005
Mrs. Rose Ann Gibbs, 84, of Pass Christian, MS passed away Friday, January 7, 2005 in Pass Christian. Mrs. Gibbs was born July 29, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois. She was a homemaker and a member of St. James Catholic Church in Gulfport, MS. She is preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and a brother. Survivors include her husband,...
Opal Lorene Sisson
Jan 7, 2005
Opal Lorene Sisson, 80, of Biloxi died Jan. 7. Vist.: Jan. 9, 6-9 p.m., Chandler F.H., Vernon, Ala. Srvc.: 11 a.m., Jan. 10, visit 1 hr. prior. Asbury U.M. Church. Burial: Asbury Cem., Millport, Ala.
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