OBITUARIES
Terri Murphy
Jul 31, 2010
Terri Williams Murphy, age 53, of Gulfport, died Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Gulfport. She was a graphic designer and worked for Magnolia Printing and was currently employed at Signal Graphics. She was a member of Bayou View Baptist Church and she enjoyed collecting old records and her trips to Ireland. She was preceded in death by her father, Allen...
Jerry Dwayne Snapper Walters
Jul 31, 2010
Jerry Dwayne """"Snapper"""" Walters, age 64, of Saucier, passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2010. Mr. Walters retired after 36 years from Struthers Industry in Gulfport. He was of the Baptist faith and was a Mason. He loved music and fishing. He could play his piano and bass guitar and was always singing. He had an outgoing personality and never...
Norman Fairley
Jul 29, 2010
Mr. Norman Rew Fairley, Sr. age 91, of Saucier, and formerly of Kreole, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Mr. Fairley was born in Basin, MS to Knox and Gertrude Rew Fairley. He served during WWII in the U.S. Army, where he received a Purple Heart. He worked for International Paper for many years before his retirement. He was...
Alice Dauro
Jul 29, 2010
Alice Ruth Dauro, age 74, of Long Beach, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Gulfport. Mrs. Dauro was a lifelong member of St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Church and she loved spending time with her family and doing genealogy. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Ruby Randolph, a sister, Annie Rose Crankey, and a brother, Robert...
Mary Finley
Jul 29, 2010
Mary Mildred Shirley Finley, age 84 and a resident of Biloxi, died on Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Gulfport. Mrs. Finley was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of Fernwood Baptist Church in Gulfport. She enjoyed visiting and staying-on-the-go! Mrs. Finley is preceded in death by her husband, Allen Ray Finely and her parents, Tom & Bama Brown...
Betty Jean Brown
Jul 29, 2010
Betty Jean Brown passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Garden Park Medical Center at the age of 84. She was a retired LPN and a graduate of Jefferson Davis Community College. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Anderson Brown, Sr. and her loving daughter, Jane """"Miller"""" Credeur. Mrs. Brown is survived by her...
William Spence
Jul 29, 2010
Mr. William Gaston Spence, Sr., age 91, of Pass Christian, MS, passed away peacefully at his home in Long Beach on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Bill was born on September 3, 1918, in Pass Christian, MS, in his family home on the beach. He was the third of seven children and was preceded by one sister and one brother later...
Robert Randolph
Jul 29, 2010
Robert """"Bob"""" Randolph, age 88, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Gulfport. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Joann Randolph; daughter, Phyllis Randolph Goodwin and husband, Doug; and two granddaughters, Samantha Goodwin and her two children, Jessica and Nathan; and Angela Goodwin Roberts and husband, Mick, and their two children, Ethan and Jillian. Graveside Services will be held at...
Stanley Fulton
Jul 28, 2010
Stanley Raymond Fulton passed away on July 28, 2010. He was born on June 24, 1927, and was the youngest child of seven. He was a graduate of Union High School and Mississippi College where he lettered in football, basketball, and track. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps before entering college. He coached and taught school in Brooksville...
Lillie Marie Hoda Saucier
Jul 28, 2010
Lilly Marie Hoda Saucier, age 80, life long resident of Lizana, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. She is preceded in death by her parents, Emile and Melidgia Ladner Hoda; her sister, Hilda Hoda Cuevas; and her brothers, Leroy and Renelder Hoda. Mrs. Saucier was a homemaker and a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church, Lizana. She is survived...
Howard Ladner
Jul 28, 2010
Mr. Howard J. Ladner, age 84, resident of Long Beach, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, in New Orleans. Mr. Ladner was born in the Vidalia community to Francis and Clozenia Ladner on August 11, 1925. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. After his military service, he went to work for Mississippi Power in 1947....
Edward Maslowski
Jul 27, 2010
Edward William Maslowski, 86, a resident of Gulfport and Woolmarket, passed away on July 27, 2010, at his home. He was born on April 29, 1924, and was raised in Cloquet, Minnesota. He was a member of the U.S. Air Force from June 1942, to December 1952 with an honorable discharge. He was a Purple Heart recipient of WWII for...
Robert "Bobby" Howard
Jul 26, 2010
Robert C. """"Bobby"""" Howard, age 74, of Gulfport, died Monday, July 26, 2010. Mr. Howard was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired from Civil Service, then worked at Beauvoir in Biloxi for 11 years. He was an avid Nascar fan and was a member of American Legion Post 119. Survivors include his wife of 53 years Marge...
Ralph Revere
Jul 26, 2010
Ralph Revere, age 79 of Gulfport, died on Monday, July 26, 2010, in Gulfport. Mr. Revere had been a resident of Gulfport since 1977 and was a member of St. John Catholic Church. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he received the Purple Heart. Mr. Revere retired from MS Power after 17 years of service....
Mary "Jean" Mcatee
Jul 26, 2010
Mary ""Jean"" McAtee, loving wife, mother, and ""Mummum,"" passed away on Monday, July 26, 2010, at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport after an extended illness. She was born on August 27, 1933, in Riffle, WV, and was a resident of Gulfport, MS since 1965. Jean enjoyed spending time with her loving family. She was an avid bowler and was a member...
Walker Franklin
Jul 25, 2010
Mr. Walker Stevens Franklin, age 84, resident of Biloxi, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2010. Mr. Franklin was born in Union Springs, AL to Jerome and Virginia Jolly Franklin. After high school graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy and was a Radioman in the South Pacific during WWII and later during Korea. After his Navy service, he joined the...
Bille Fred Miller
Jul 24, 2010
Bille Fred Miller, age 72 and a resident of Biloxi, died on Saturday, July 24, 2010, in Gulfport. Mr. Miller had been a resident of Biloxi since 1971 and was a member of Bay Vista Baptist Church. He retired after 20 years of service with the U.S. Air Force, where he served during the Vietnam War and then retired after...
Ophelia Johnson
Jul 24, 2010
Ophelia P. Johnson, age 95, of Winter Garden, FL, former resident of Biloxi, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 in Winter Garden, FL. She was a resident of Biloxi for 30 years before moving to Florida and she attended pass Road Baptist Church. Mrs. Johnson loved being a mother, grandmother and staying at home. She was preceded in death by her...
William Johnson
Jul 24, 2010
William """"Bill"""" Johnson, age 77 and a resident of Biloxi, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2010, in Biloxi, with his family at his side. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Johnson and two daughters, Debra Johnson and Cindy Shorder. Survivors include his granddaughter, Michele Johnson; his grandson, Johnny Pitts; his granddaughter-in-law, Lorie Pitts, and his great...
Darlene Deschamp
Jul 24, 2010
Darlene Deschamp, age 49, of Necaise Crossing, passed away on July 24, 2010 in Gulfport. She was a lifelongresident of Hancock County and member of Steep Hollow Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Willard Page, and her paternal grandparents, Ben Deschamp and Cardelia Malley. She is survived by her maternal grandmother, Bevelee Page of Necaise...
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