Obituaries

Geraldine Marie Burdine

Geraldine Marie Burdine

Oct 8, 2005

Mrs. Geraldine Marie "Dean" Burdine, 69, of Biloxi, MS, our beloved Mom, entered into the presence of the Lord on Saturday, October 8, 2005, after a long battle with cancer. Dean was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Steel Magnolias and the Fleur de Lis Lady's Auxiliary. Dean was the number one Biloxi Baseball fan. She was...

Zelma Florence Dorroh

Zelma Florence Dorroh

Oct 8, 2005

Mrs. Zelma Florence Dorroh, age 74, of Austin, TX., died Saturday, October 8, 2005, in Austin, TX. Mrs. Dorroh was preceded in death by her parents, Henry F. and Florence Kent McPherson. She is survived by her husband, Will Edwin Dorroh, Jr. of Austin, TX., daughter, Leigh Michele Hilliard, and husband, Michael, of Austin, TX., two sons, Brian Edwin Dorroh...

Donald O. Bradley

Donald O. Bradley

Oct 7, 2005

Donald O. Bradley, age 90, passed away on October 7, 2005, in the Ocean Springs Hospital. He was born May 18, 1915, in Carrollton, Georgia of Oroon and Mamie Bradley. He was a 1935 graduate of Biloxi High School and a lifelong resident and businessman in Biloxi. He was the owner of Bradley's Toggery. Donald was a WWII Veteran, a...

Rita M. Beaugez

Rita M. Beaugez

Oct 7, 2005

Miss Rita M. Beaugez, age 74, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, October 7, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Miss Beaugez was a lifelong resident of the community and a member of the Ocean Springs V.F.D. Ladies Auxiliary. She was the owner of Rita's sno-ball stand on Dewey Avenue in Ocean Springs for many years. She was also a member of...

M/Sgt. Riley T. Hill

M/Sgt. Riley T. Hill

Oct 7, 2005

M/Sgt. Riley T. Hill, USAF Retired, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, October 7, 2005, in Biloxi at age 81. Sgt. Hill served in WW II, Korea and Vietnam before retiring in 1974. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tony and Olivia Hill; two brothers, A. J. and Sam Hill; three sisters, Rosella (Buck) Reese, Mabel Williams and...

Tina Cipolla

Tina Cipolla

Oct 4, 2005

Tina Cipolla, 86, of Gulfport, MS, died Tuesday, October 4, 2005. She was born in Providence, RI and had been a resident of the coast for the past eight years. Mrs. Cipolla was the wife of the late Ralph J. Cipolla, married 41 years, and the daughter of the late Vito and Teresa D'Ambra of Providence, RI. She was a...

Doris Ethel Beaugez Galle

Doris Ethel Beaugez Galle

Oct 4, 2005

Doris Ethel Beaugez Galle, 74, of Ocean Springs, was born on September 23, 1931 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Galle was a native and lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. She went home to be with the Lord on October 4, 2005. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She was a longtime member of the Volunteer Fire...

Jeffrey E. Collins

Jeffrey E. Collins

Oct 4, 2005

Mr. Jeffrey E. Collins, age 49, of Biloxi, MS., died Tuesday, October 4, 2005, in Biloxi, MS. Jeff was born in Dayton, Ohio, and moved to the Gulf Coast in 1963. He attended Biloxi High School where he played baseball for the Biloxi Indians. Upon graduation Jeff worked in automobile sales along the coast and in Houston, TX., with A.J....

Robert Joseph Foster, Sr.

Robert Joseph Foster, Sr.

Oct 3, 2005

Mr. Robert Joseph Foster, Sr., age 60, and a resident of Ocean Springs, entered into eternal peace with his Lord on Monday, October 3, 2005, in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Foster was born on August 14, 1945, in Bay St. Louis, MS., and was a Gulf Coast resident most of his life. He served in the Mississippi National Guard and was...

Mildred Roberts

Mildred Roberts

Oct 3, 2005

Mildred Roberts, 82, of Gulfport, died Monday, October 3, 2005 in Gulfport. Mrs. Roberts was a long time resident of Gulfport. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Mrs. Roberts was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Roberts. Survivors include her daughter, Mary K. Winstead of Gulfport, four sons, Archie R. Roberts of Pass Christian, Charles F. Roberts,...

Robert E."Bob" Newlin

Robert E."Bob" Newlin

Oct 2, 2005

Robert E. "Bob" Newlin, 83, of Waveland, MS died Sun. 10/2/05 in Ocean Springs. Services will be held at a later date. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road in Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.

Phyllis Ostrowski

Phyllis Ostrowski

Oct 2, 2005

Mrs. Phyllis Ostrowski, age 53, of Biloxi, MS., died Sunday, October 2, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Ostrowski was a lifelong resident of the community and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her father, Harold B. Gibson. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Ostrowski, daughter, Angela Ostrowski, son, Kenneth Ostrowski, Jr., all of Biloxi, six...

Marko M. Butirich

Marko M. Butirich

Oct 2, 2005

Mr. Marko M. Butirich, 78, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, October 2, 2005, in Daphne, AL. Mr. Butirich was a native of Gretna, LA and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1954. He was a graduate of Ole Miss and the former owner of West End Pharmacy in Biloxi. Mr. Butirich was a member of Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral, the...

Michael Stephen Mayfield

Michael Stephen Mayfield

Oct 2, 2005

Michael Stephen Mayfield, Sr. of Ocean Springs, returned to the Lord peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, October 2, 2005, at 2:30 AM. He was born on May 23, 1951, in Biloxi, MS. Michael is of the Catholic faith and attended Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School. He was a 1969 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Biloxi and...

Rose M. Williams

Rose M. Williams

Oct 1, 2005

Mrs. Rose M. Williams, 72, of the Latimer Community, died Saturday, October 1, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Williams was a native of Jefferson, Missouri and had been a resident of the coast for the past 35 years. She was a Red Cross volunteer for 20 years and a member of the Gulf Coast Bowling Association where she served as...

John R. Barlow, CDR,USN

John R. Barlow, CDR,USN

Sep 30, 2005

Mr. John R. Barlow, CDR, USN, Retired, age 72, of Biloxi, MS., died Friday, September 30, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Barlow was a resident of the community for 22 years. He served in the US Navy for 29 1/2 years, was a fighter pilot who flew F-8 Crusaders and commanded the VC-5 squadron. He was one of the original...

Wilhemina West

Wilhemina West

Sep 30, 2005

Mrs. Wilhemina West, 95, died Friday, September 30, 2005, in Biloxi. Mrs. West was born April 8, 1910 and was a lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a member of Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral for many years. Mrs. West is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Spataro of Lynn Haven, FL; two sons, Ralph West of Biloxi and Hollis West, of...

Dennis W. Thomas

Dennis W. Thomas

Sep 30, 2005

Mr. Dennis W. Thomas, 61, of Bay Minette, Alabama, died Friday, September 30, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Thomas was a native of D'Iberville and had been a resident of Bay Minette for the past 30 years. He was a U. S. Army Veteran of Vietnam. Survivors include his wife, Anita Thomas of Bay Minette, AL; two step-daughters, Renee Rosson of...

Diana Lynn Hill

Diana Lynn Hill

Sep 30, 2005

Mrs. Diana Lynn Hill, age 69, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, September 30, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Hill was a native of Bogalusa, LA., and a resident of Ocean Springs for 32 years. She was an active member of the Elks Ladies Auxiliary, BPOE #2501 and held several offices including that of president. At the time of her...

Sandra Garrard

Sandra Garrard

Sep 29, 2005

Mrs. Sandra VanCleave Garrard, age 62, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, September 29, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Garrard was born on September 15, 1943 in Biloxi, MS. and was a lifelong resident of the coast. She was the daughter of Vertalee Bradford and Richard Gordon VanCleave. She worked at Hancock Bank for many years and was also a...