Obituaries

Gene Swain

Gene Swain

Aug 5, 2005

Mr. Gene Swain, age 60, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, August 5, 2005, in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Swain was a resident of the community for 19 years. He was a veteran of the US Air Force, a member of the Ocean Springs Elks Club and the Biloxi VFW. He hosted exchange students and enjoyed his work as a structural...

James Roy Miller

James Roy Miller

Aug 4, 2005

James Roy Miller, Jr., 78, of Bay St. Louis, died Thursday, August 4, 2005 in Bay St. Louis. Mr. Miller was born in Petal, Ms and was a resident of Biloxi for the past forty years. He attended Hinds Junior College. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII, serving in the Pacific and retired from the U.S. Naval Home...

Carl John Skywark

Carl John Skywark

Aug 4, 2005

Mr. Carl John Skywark, age 75, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, August 4, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Skywark was born in Waterford, PA., and enlisted in the Navy at 17. He achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officer. After retiring from the Navy he served in various capacities including Plant Manager of International Paper in Peoria, Illinois. He...

Cosimo "Gus" C. Liberto

Cosimo "Gus" C. Liberto

Aug 3, 2005

Cosimo "Gus" C. Liberto, 70, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, August 3, 2005 in Biloxi. Mr. Liberto was born in York, PA and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for 31 years. He was retired from the U. S. Air Force and was a veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Liberto was preceded in death by his son, Robert...

Thomas G. Orr

Thomas G. Orr

Aug 3, 2005

Thomas G. Orr, age 67, was born September 17, 1937 in Baltimore, MD and had been a resident of D'Iberville for 7 years. He went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 2, 2005. Mr. Orr was preceded in death by his parents, Waitman L. Orr and Elsie Glassmeyer Orr; and one brother, Waitman L. Orr, Jr. Mr. Orr is...

Deborah Anna Ladner Monroe

Deborah Anna Ladner Monroe

Aug 3, 2005

Deborah Anna Ladner Monroe, 54, of Gulfport, died Wednesday, August 3, 2005 in Gulfport. She was born in Gulfport and was a life long resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a graduate of St.John High School and a member of St. John Catholic Church in Gulfport. Mrs. Monroe was preceded in death by her parents, Norman Joseph Ladner and...

Mitchell Journot

Mitchell Journot

Aug 2, 2005

Mr. Mitchell Edward Journot, 48, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Tuesday, August 2, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Journot was a native of Kansas City, Missouri and had been a resident of the coast since 1990. He was a U. S. Army Veteran and worked as a carpenter's helper. Survivors include his daughter, Meghan Journot of Naperville, Illinois; mother, Carole...

Phi N. Hoang

Phi N. Hoang

Aug 2, 2005

Mr. Phi N. Hoang, 59, of Biloxi died 8/2/05. Visit Aug. 3, 4 & 5 from 4-8pm at Howard Ave Bradford-O'Keefe. Service Sat. August 6 at 10am at Viet. Martyr's Catholic Church. Burial in Biloxi City Cemetery.

Brian Lee Dickens

Brian Lee Dickens

Jul 31, 2005

Brian Lee Dickens, 40, of Mandeville, LA, died Sunday, July 31, 2005 in Mandeville. Mr. Dickens was a resident of the Coast for 32 years and had been a resident of Mandeville for the past 8 years. He was a member of Saucier Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Dickens was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ben McQueen, Rev. William A....

Wade Jackson Vick

Wade Jackson Vick

Jul 30, 2005

Mr. Wade Jackson Vick, 71, of Ethridge, Tennessee, died Saturday, July 30, 2005, at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbis, TN. Mr. Vick was a native of Russellville, Kentucky, but had lived most of his life in Giles County. He was retired from the U. S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant. Mr. Vick attended First Baptist Church in Pulaski, Tennessee....

Cecile Marie Tauzin

Cecile Marie Tauzin

Jul 30, 2005

Mrs. Cecile Marie Tauzin, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, July 30, 2005. She was 86 years old. Mrs. Tauzin was born August 29, 1918 in Franklin, Louisiana. She attended school in Biloxi and was a lifelong member of St. Michaels Catholic Church. She and her husband, Murphy A. Tauzin, were the owners of Tauzin's Corner Grocery for many years. Cecile...

Michael Edward Lynch

Michael Edward Lynch

Jul 30, 2005

Mr. Michael Edward Lynch, 18, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, July 30, 2005, in Ocean Springs, MS. Mr. Lynch was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. He was a 2005 honor graduate of St. Martin High School and attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville. Survivors include his mother, Sonja Broussard Lynch and his father, Michael E. Lynch;...

Marie Alberta Kitson

Marie Alberta Kitson

Jul 29, 2005

Mrs. Marie Alberta "Bert" Kitson went home to be with her Savior Friday, July 29, 2005, in Ocean Springs, MS. She was born in Nashua, NH, raised in Portsmouth, NH, and had been a resident of Ocean Springs since May, 1987. Mrs. Kitson was a devout Catholic and a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. She was a member of...

Freddie Stovall Commander

Freddie Stovall Commander

Jul 28, 2005

Mrs. Freddie Stovall Commander, 67, of Biloxi, MS, passed away at home on Thursday, July 28, 2005, after a long-term illness. Mrs. Commander was born in Houston, MS on May 27, 1938, and was a graduate of Shelby High School. She became a resident of Biloxi in 1971 and will be most remembered from Commander's Gallery. She had a very...

Charlene M. Carnes

Charlene M. Carnes

Jul 28, 2005

Charline Martinolich Carnes, 78 died Thursday July 28, 2005 in Biloxi, MS. A wife, a mother, a grandmother, a sister, a friend and a devoted Catholic, she was a woman of wisdom and character. Charline not only pulled through her own struggles with a smile, she also pulled everyone who got the pleasure of knowing her through theirs as well....

William Frances Enright, Jr.

William Frances Enright, Jr.

Jul 28, 2005

Mr. William Frances Enright, Jr., 63, of Biloxi, MS, died Thursday, July 28, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Enright was a graduate of Jesuit High School and attended Tulane University. He was a U. S. Army veteran of Vietnam. Mr. Enright was preceded in death by his parents, William Frances and Gladys Walsdorf Enright. Survivors include his sister, Catherine Enright Ferrier;...

Helen H. Bullock

Helen H. Bullock

Jul 28, 2005

Mrs. Helen H. Bullock, 68, of Biloxi, died Thursday, July 28, 2005, in Ocean Springs, MS. Mrs. Bullock was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She taught at Ocean Springs High School from 1967 through 1981 and was involved in the Ocean Springs Art Association. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and she was a former...

Veronica Chester Nguyen

Veronica Chester Nguyen

Jul 27, 2005

Veronica Chester Nguyen, 44, of Biloxi died Wednesday, July 27, 2005. Ms. Nguyen was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was a loving mother, sister and daughter. She was of the Catholic Faith. Ms. Nguyen was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Chester. Ms. Nguyen is survived by her mother Allie May Chester; three daughters, Crystal Andrea...

Paul William Bennett

Paul William Bennett

Jul 27, 2005

Paul William Bennett, 86, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005. A private graveside service was held at Southern Memorial Park in Biloxi, MS. on Friday, July 29, 2005. He was born October 14, 1918, in Huntington, West Virginia, and was a longtime resident of Biloxi and Ocean Springs, MS. He began his flying career by instructing U.S. Army Air Corp Cadets...

Robert K. Hanlin

Robert K. Hanlin

Jul 27, 2005

Robert K. Hanlin, 70, of Ocean Springs, MS died Wednesday, July 27, 2005. Mr. Hanlin was retired from the U S Air Force after 26 years of service. He was a resident of the coast since 1979. He also was a member of St Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs, McLeod Lodge # 424 F & AM in Ocean...