OBITUARIES
Denise A. Melton
Nov 13, 2010
Denise A. Melton 54, of Gulfport, died Saturday, November 13, 2010 in Gulfport. She lived on the coast most of her life and was a volunteer fireman with Orange Grove Fire Department where she was the first female sergeant in the State of MS. She was a loving and devoted mother and enjoyed gardening and cooking. She was preceded in...
Bannard Ladner
Nov 12, 2010
Mr. Bannard Ladner, age 78, resident of Pass Christian, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2010. Mr. Ladner was born in Pass Christian to Edward and Justina Peterson Ladner. He loved hunting and fishing. Castnetting and crabbing were favorite pasttimes. He was good with handwork. He enjoyed drawing, gardening, and playing the harmonica. Mr. Ladner was preceded in death by...
Robert Paul Murks
Nov 12, 2010
Robert Paul Murks, age 58, of Gulfport passed away on November 12, 2010. He was born in Anchorage, Alaska on March 11, 1952 to Archie and Rubye Murks. He graduated from Gulfport East High school and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College at Jeff Davis. Paul was employed with the United States Postal Service in Gulfport and retired with 35...
Howard Cecil Didier
Nov 11, 2010
Howard Didier, age 71 and a resident of Biloxi and a former resident of Pass Christian, died on Thursday, November 11, 2010, in Biloxi. Mr. Didier was preceded in death by his parents, Cecil & Gladys Didier and his daughter, Susan Read. He is survived by his wife, Jean Didier of Biloxi; his children, Brad Didier, Jodi Rosteck, Donna Conley,...
Dennis Dangler
Nov 10, 2010
Paul Dangler, age 50, of Saucier, passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, in Saucier. Mr. Dangler was preceded in death by his father, Henry Dangler; brothers, Johnny Raffeo and Billy Dangler; and sisters, Brenda Clink and Jeanette McKee. He is survived by his mother, Annie Dangler; his children, James Raffeo, Kathryn Sevel, Georgette Wedgeworth, Lori Dangler, Edward Dangler, Evelyn...
Anna Mae Koval
Nov 10, 2010
Anna Mae Koval, age 89 and a resident of Biloxi, died Wednesday, November 10, 2010 in Biloxi. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Grace Delong; and three sons, A. R. ""Randy"" Koval Jr., William Michael Koval, and Frederic Koval. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Lt. Col. Alfred R. Koval, Sr.; children: Tina...
Zula Pearl Slater
Nov 10, 2010
Zula Pearl Slater, age 80, of Gulfport, passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, in Gulfport. Ms. Slater was an office manager at American Red Cross in Biloxi for over 20 years. She was a giving person, often to those she didn't even know and was of the Baptist faith. Pearl was preceded in death by her parents, Gene Malone...
John Joseph Stansberry
Nov 9, 2010
Mr. John Joseph Stansberry, Jr., age 79, resident of Pass Christian, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2010. Mr. Stansberry was born in Westwego, LA to John Joseph Stansberry, Sr. and Lucia Pertuit. He married Rita Mae Irwin in 1950 and moved to Gretna where they raised their family. He worked at Todd Shipyard for over 30 years. He moved...
Hayward T. Hargrove
Nov 9, 2010
Chief Hayward T. Hargrove, Gulfport Police Retired, age 80, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, in Gulfport. Mr. Hargrove was born May 13, 1930, in Thomasville, GA and graduated from Thomasville High School in 1949. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as a Staff Sergeant. He also graduated from the...
Cecil Clinton Head
Nov 8, 2010
Mr. Cecil Clinton Head, age 71, resident of Saucier, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2010, at home. Mr. Head was born in Pearl River County to David and Tishie Head. Mr. Cecil worked for the City of Gulfport for 14 years and retired in March of this year. His hobbies were hunting and fishing, and he loved spending time...
Lowell K. Knoble
Nov 8, 2010
Lowell Keith Knoble, Sr., age 83, of Gulfport died Monday, November 8, 2010 in Biloxi. Mr. Knoble was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and retired after 24 years of service. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Mildred R. Knoble; his daughter, Barbara Byrd and her husband Chuck; his son Richard Knoble and his...
Eva I. McCaffery
Nov 8, 2010
Eva Isabelle ""Belle"" Powell McCaffery, age 84, resident Metairie, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2010, in Kiln. Mrs. McCaffery was born in Magnolia, NC to Claudie and Eva Isabelle Bradshaw Powell. She worked for the New Orleans School Board for 25 years. She of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sons, Dennis...
James A. Stewart
Nov 7, 2010
MSgt James A. Stewart, USAF, Ret, age 69, of Gulfport, passed away on November 7, 2010 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elbert and Adah Stewart; and a brother, Charles Stewart. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Maxine Stewart of Gulfport; two children, Synthia Walker and her husband, David, of McHenry, and...
Margaret Saal
Nov 7, 2010
Margaret ""Mildred"" Saal, 97, and a resident of Long Beach, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2010, in Long Beach. Mrs. Saal was born in Baltimore, MD, and was a resident of Long Beach for the past 21 years. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Mrs. Saal was preceded in death by her parents, George...
Charlea Marie Hedrick
Nov 7, 2010
Charlea Marie Hedrick, of Gulfport, departed this world to join her son in Heaven on Sunday, November 7, 2010 in Gulfport. Mrs. Hedrick was born in New Orleans and was a member of St. James Catholic Church. She was a high school graduate of St. Joseph Academy in Bay St. Louis. She graduated nursing school in 1981, and spent 20...
Margaret "Mildred" Saal
Nov 7, 2010
Margaret ""Mildred"" Saal, 97, and a resident of Long Beach, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2010, in Long Beach. Mrs. Saal was born in Baltimore, MD, and was a resident of Long Beach for the past 21 years. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Mrs. Saal was preceded in death by her parents, George...
Ida Beth Gifford Norwood
Nov 7, 2010
Ida Norwood, age 82 and a resident of Long Beach, died on Sunday, November 7, 2010, in Gulfport. Mrs. Norwood was a native and lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star, Chapter 306, in Long Beach. She retired with Sear's after 41 years of service. She...
John Henry Hall
Nov 7, 2010
John Henry Hall, age 71, was called to heaven on November 7, 2010. Born in Jackson, MS on August 30, 1939, he was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast for the past 7 years and previously lived in St. Louis, Missouri, where he retired from Wainwright Industries as a machinest. He enjoyed fishing and puzzles. He was preceded in...
Callie Berry
Nov 7, 2010
Callie Berry, 96, of Biloxi, passed away 11/7/2010, in Biloxi. Mrs. Berry was sent from RIEMANN FAMILY F.H., Biloxi, to Stringer Funeral Home, in Crystal Springs, MS.
Frances Richardson
Nov 6, 2010
Frances Richardson, 50, of Gulfport, died Saturday, November 6, 2010 in Gulfport. Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death by her mother, Joyce Ainsworth; adopted mother, Mertis Malley; and her husband Bill Richardson. She is survived by her five children, Derek Smith and wife Natalie, Frank Smith, Lawanda Smith, Chasity Smith, and Tanya Segura and husband Chris; sister Cindy Mayo; brother,...
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