OBITUARIES

Aug 2, 1943

Elizabeth Ann Jasper, age 75, of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019.Written by a dear friend:In her early years, she had studied poetry with Wendell Berry then held down some fascinating jobs: reported the 68 Democratic Convention alongside Hunter Thompson, arranged concert events for Elvis, Fats Domino....and William Shatner, and been close friends with the Dalai Lama's brother,...

Nov 30, 1942

On July 9, 2021, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private Andrew Joseph Ladner, missing from World War II.

Private Ladner entered the U.S. Army from Mississippi and served in an Anti-tank Company, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. In late 1942, American and Australian troops were engaged with Japanese troops in the mountainous...

Oct 26, 1920

Theresa Coleman of Kiln, Mississippi passed away on Oct 26, 1920. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Mary Maxine Weller Dove

March 18, 1934 – January 11, 2022

Mary Maxine Weller Dove was born in Deaver, Wyoming, March 18, 1934. She was the second of two children born to Virgil William Weller and Mary Poor Weller. Her sister, Wilma Elizabeth Weller Richards, was 11 years older, so Mary Maxine was...

Jeffrey Albert Taylor, 74, of Bioxi , MS, passed away of Monday , February 14, 2022 leaving his family heartbroken.

He was preceded in death by his father, Albert Taylor; his mother, Jean Koerner Taylor; and his sister, Lynn Bleck.

Jeffrey is survived by his loving wife of 22 years, Daniele Doyon Taylor; his daughter,...

Evelyn Juanita Fredrickson, age 89, of Gulfport, passed away, Sunday, January 5, 2020.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Bradford Fredrickson Sr.; her daughter, Nina Diane Cottingham; her grandson, Timothy Wade Blackburn; her parents, Samuel Rudolph and Etta Viola (Cain) Coleman; and her brother, Samuel Rudolph Jr.

She is survived by her...

Emily Michelle Webber, age 41 of New Orleans, formerly of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Emily was born in Gulfport, MS and is preceded in death by her grandfathers, Robert Cain and Lee Webber, and Dr. Roland Samson, Jr.; her grandmother, Doris Webber; her uncles Irving and Armand de Pierne; her aunt Janice Doukas; and her...