Obituaries
George Patrick Murray
Sep 28, 2005
Mr. Patrick George Murray, 57, formerly of Biloxi, died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 in Ocean Springs, MS. Mr. Murray was born November 6, 1947 in Biloxi, MS. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Survivors include his son, Ban Murray; his daughter, Elizabeth Murray; his parents, Thomas and...
Stephen Glenn Whorton
Sep 28, 2005
Mr. Stephen Glenn Whorton, age 44, a native of Biloxi, MS., died on Wednesday, September 28, 2005, in Hattiesburg, MS. Mr. Whorton attended St. Martin High School and then the Univeristy of South Alabama. Stephen was preceded in death by his father, Harvey Glenn Whorton, grandfather, Vernon Williams, and grandmother, Inabelle Dawsey. He will be dearly missed by his surviving...
Wyatt Walden
Sep 28, 2005
Mr. Wyatt "Slats" Walden, a lifelong resident of the Latimer Community, died peacefully at his sons home in Mobile, AL., on Wednesday, September 28, 2005, at the age of 97. Mr. Walden had a long and interesting career beginning in 1924 when he joined the Army at sixteen years old. Showing an expertise with weapons he was assigned to the...
Donald Lee Woods
Sep 26, 2005
Mr. Donald Lee Woods returned to the Lord peacefully in his sleep on Monday, September 26, 2005. He was born on February 14, 1933, in St. Louis, MO. Don was a proud veteran of the US Air Force. He was the dear son of Lester and Ferol Woods, devoted husband to Kay Woods, for 38 years, dear father to Kenny...
Horst Wilhelm Wetzel
Sep 22, 2005
My darling husband, Horst Wilhelm Wetzel, fully aware that he was ravaged by cancer departed this earth on Thursday, September 22, 2005, in Gulfport, MS., to be in paradise with his blessed Lord and Savior. Horst was born on May 6, 1932, in Recklenhausen, Germany, and, as a boy, suffered through the Nazi Oppression hiding in woods and making his...
Hazel Beaugez Flick
Sep 22, 2005
Mrs. Hazel Beaugez Flick, age 78, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, September 22, 2005, in Dallas, TX. Mrs. Flick was a member of the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary, the Altar Society, and the Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Post #305. She was also a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Mrs. Flick was preceded...
Catharine Ivy Loposser O'Bryant
Sep 22, 2005
Catharine Ivy Loposser O'Bryant, 97, of Pascagoula, died Thursday, September 22, 2005 in Gulfport. Mrs. O'Bryant was born in Handsboro and was a life long resident of the Coast. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, Pascagoula and a volunteer for Our Daily Bread. Mrs. O'Bryant was retired from O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula, where she was organist...
Christine Byrd
Sep 20, 2005
Mrs. Christine Byrd, age 84, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Tuesday, September 20, 2005, in Gulfport. Mrs. Byrd was a resident of the community for 41 years. She volunteered with the American Red Cross for many years. She earned her Masters Degree in education at Florida State University and was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Mrs. Byrd was...
Robert "Bob" Mays
Sep 20, 2005
Mr. Robert "Bob" Mays, age 56, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, September 20, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Mays was a resident of the coast for 25 years. He served in the US Air Force for 20 years and worked for K-Mar Industries. He was preceded in death by father, Robert Leo Mays, Sr. Mr. Mays was survived by...
Walterine Redding
Sep 19, 2005
Walterine “Sis” V. Redding (1923-2005) expired on September 19, 2005 at her residence at 608 Cleveland Avenue in Ocean Springs. She and Oliver Osborn Redding (1904-1982), her spouse of forty years, had lived here since June 1954. Sis Redding graduated from the Ocean Springs Public School in May 1941 and then married Osborn Redding in September 1941. She went to...
Benny C. "Doodle" Moran
Sep 18, 2005
Benny C. "Doodle" Moran, 69, of Gulfport, died Sunday, September 18, 2005 in Gulfport. Mr. Moran was born in Gulfport and was a life long resident of Gulfport. He was a graduate of Gulfport High School and served in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Moran retired in 2003 from Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, where he was employed for 21 years and...
Agnes Jeanelle LeBlanc Migues
Sep 18, 2005
Agnes Jeanelle LeBlanc Migues Mrs. Agnes Jeanelle LeBlanc Migues, 71, of D'Iberville, MS, passed away September 18, 2005 in Mobile, AL. Mrs. Migues was born November 17, 1933 in Biloxi, MS. She was a member of Sacred Hearth Catholic Church in D'Iberville. She was a member of the Altar Society, Bereavement Committee and Legion of Mary. She was preceded in...
Robert E. Davis, Sr.
Sep 17, 2005
Mr. Robert E. Davis, age 71, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away Saturday, September 17, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Davis served in the US Army during WWII and had lived in the community since 1956. He was a a member of Christus Victor Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, P.W and Ida Davis, his wife, Ursula...
August Joseph Taconi Sr.
Sep 17, 2005
August Joseph Taconi Sr. August Joseph Taconi, Sr., 84, born October 31, 1920 a native of Biloxi died September 17, 2005 in Biloxi. He was a lifelong member of Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Church where he was very active in the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He was retired from the Biloxi/Gulfport Veterans Administration, Chief of Security after 36 years of...
Olivia Emeline Willis Milner
Sep 16, 2005
Olivia Emeline Willis Milner, 97, died September 16, 2005, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. Mrs. Milner was a native of Elizabeth, MS and a resident of Gulfport for more than 70 years. She attended Blue Mountain College, received a BA in Education and a lifetime teaching certificate from Mississippi University for Women, and pursued a Masters in Literature from Tulane...
Parker Herrin Burrow
Sep 16, 2005
Parker Herrin Burrow, 91, of Gulfport, died Friday, September 16, 2005 in Gulfport. Mr. Burrow was born in Prentiss, MS and was a resident of Gulfport since 1952. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Gulfport. He retired as a Division Manager of Catalog Sales for Sears in Gulfport. Mr. Burrow was a veteran of World War II...
Howard Earl Monk Sr.
Sep 15, 2005
Howard Earl Monk Sr. Mr. Howard Earl Monk, Sr., 71, of D'Iberville, died Thursday, September 15, 2005, in D'Iberville. Mr. Monk was a native and lifelong resident of D'Iberville. He was an avid fisherman and supplied mullet for many charity fish fries. He is also remembered for playing sports over the years, especially softball. To many he was legend in...
Enola Mary Jermyn
Sep 15, 2005
Enola Mary Jermyn, 94, of Gulfport, died September 15, 2005. Miss Jermyn lead a full and active life, enjoying and serving her family, her church, her country and her community. Born in Gulfport on October 19, 1910, Miss Jermyn was in the first class of students at the Mississippi City School, preceding her ten brothers and sisters at that institution....
Margaret Vivian Brown
Sep 14, 2005
Margaret Vivian Brown, 89, died on September 14, 2005 in Ocean Springs, Miss. She was born in Mineral Wells, Texas, December 29, 1915. Thereafter with her parents, Eugene and Florrice Sweet and sister and brother, she moved to Southern California. Margaret lived most of her life in the Southern California area where she met and married Willis P. Brown, Sr....
Charles V. "Charlie" Polite
Sep 14, 2005
Mr. Charles V. "Charlie" Polite, age 88, of Biloxi, MS., died Wednesday, September 14, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Polite was a native and longtime resident of Baton Rouge and a Biloxi resident for the past 60 years. He helped to construct the Huey P. Long Bridge in New Orleans. As a member of the Louisiana National Guard he stood guard...
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