OBITUARIES
Patrick Flynn
Feb 6, 2007
Patrick Charles Flynn, Sr., age 76 and a resident of Diamondhead, died on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Flynn was born in New Orleans, LA on November 29, 1930 and spent most of his life in New Orleans. He was a resident of the Gulf Coast for four years. He retired from New Orleans Clerk/Carriers Union, Local #1497....
Matt Thomas
Feb 5, 2007
Mrs. Matt Thomas, age 78 of Long Beach, died on Monday, February 5, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Thomas was a native of Hammond, LA and had been a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Southwestern University and she received a Master's in Art at Louisiana State University. Mrs. Thomas was a member...
Donald Poche
Feb 3, 2007
Donald Paul Poche, 59, of Gulfport, formerly of Chalmette, LA died Friday, February 2, 2007 in Gulfport. Private services will be held.
William Matkin
Feb 3, 2007
William Royce Matkin, 80, of Pass Christian, MS died Thursday, February 1, 2007. Mr. Matkin was born February 24, 1926 in Enloe, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil Burton Matkin and Dollie Deason Matkin, four sisters and three brothers. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Laurie Stephens Matkin, a daughter, Diane Matkin Gallagher,...
Betty Moreau
Feb 3, 2007
Betty Jean Moreau, 75, of Long Beach died Saturday, February 3, 2007 in Gulfport. She was a native of San Pedro, CA and lived most of her life on the coast. Mrs. Moreau was a graduate of Long Beach High School in 1949. She and Allie Moreau were married for over 50 years and she was a volunteer at the...
Vera Hartley
Feb 3, 2007
Vera M. Hightower Hartley, 75, of Gulfport died Saturday, February 3, 2007 in Gulfport. She was a native of Dothan, AL and been a resident of the coast since 1959. She was a member of Handsboro Baptist Church and served as a Red Cross Volunteer. Mrs. Hartley enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her...
Woody Weaver
Feb 3, 2007
Woodland Louis """"Woody"""" Weaver, II, 53 of Pass Christian died Friday, February 2, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Weaver was a native of Coronado, CA and lived on the coast most of his life. He was employed as an Emergency Vehicle Technician with AMR and previously worked at Goodyear and Firestone in Atlanta, GA. Woody enjoyed riding his motorcycle. He was...
Arzel Miller
Feb 3, 2007
Arzel O. Miller, 79, of Gallatin, TN, formerly of Gulfport, died Thursday, February 1, 2007 in Gallatin, TN. Mrs. Miller was a native of Lamar County, MS and was a longtime resident of Gulfport before moving to Gallatin, TN. She was a member of 15th Street Missionary Baptist Church and she enoyed doing ceramics and doing crochet. She was preceded...
Michael Martinka
Feb 2, 2007
Michael J. Martinka, 70, was called Home in the early morning hours of February 2, 2007. Michael was born January 24, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his loving wife, Virginia C. (Ginger) Martinka, daughters Jenna, husband Todd Hall and Stephanie, husband Bob Sanders. He is survived also by sisters Sister Ann Michael, Janice, husband Jim Perl, Emily,...
Howard Morgan
Feb 2, 2007
Mr. Howard L. """"Johnny"""" Morgan, age 67, resident of Saucier, passed away on Friday, February 02, 2007, in Saucier. Mr. Morgan was born in Bastrop, Louisiana to the late Howard Lee Morgan and Gladys O'Neal Morgan. He worked at Sears and Roebuck Co. for twenty-five years until his retirement in 1992. He was a New Orleans Saints faithful and was...
Joseph Saucier
Jan 28, 2007
Joseph """"J.D."""" Donald Saucier, Sr, age 54, resident of Pass Christian, died Sunday, January 28, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Saucier was a loving husband, father and grandfather who enjoyed spoiling his grandbabies. He was a lifelong trucker and drove for A & R and Template Trucking. He was Catholic and loved his horses. Mr. Saucier is preceded in death by...
Peter Shambra
Jan 28, 2007
Peter Nicholas Shambra, age 80, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. Peter was the beloved husband of Pat for the past 50 years and loving father of Pamela Shambra. Peter was a devoted Christian and proud owner of Shambra's Furniture and Appliances in New Orleans for 35 years. He was an avid Saints fan and a...
Dale Nold
Jan 27, 2007
Dale Lester Nold, age 63 of Gulfport, died on Saturday, January 27, 2007 in Gulfport. Dale was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a 1961 graduate of Central High School and attended Dakota State University both in Madison, SD. He served in the US Army and was a member of the Spider's Charity Golf Classic in...
Rufus Broadus
Jan 26, 2007
Rufus """"Ponnie"""" Broadus, 82, of Saucier died January 26, in Mountain Home, AR. He was a native of McHenry, MS, a lifelong resident of Harrison County and was a retired Mule Plower. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Stub Broadus and Edward Broadus. Survivors include his 2 sons, Brad Broadus and Randy Broadus, both of Saucier, 1 sister,...
Gerty Mcdaniel
Jan 26, 2007
Mrs. Gerty McDaniel, age 65 of Pass Christian, died on Friday, January 26, 2007 in Gulfport. Arrangements are pending at the Riemann family's GULF COAST FUNERAL HOME, Three Rivers Road Chapel in Gulfport.
Quincy Long
Jan 26, 2007
Quincy Albert Long, 70, of Poplarville, MS passed away January 26, 2007 due to complications from Parkinson's disease. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Mary Frances Long of Poplarville and three children, Mary Kristen Twedt of Hattiesburg; John Andrew Long of Long Beach and David Chapman Long of Alabaster, AL, as well as six siblings: sisters Eddie...
Albert Bond
Jan 26, 2007
Albert Bond, age 78 of Saucier, died on Friday, January 26, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Bond was a native and lifelong resident of Saucier. He served in the US Army and was a member of Saucier Church of Christ. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend who will be sadly missed by all those who knew and...
Marjorie Steiner
Jan 25, 2007
Marjorie (Peggy) Lou Gossard Steiner 77, of Strongsville, Ohio died Monday January 22, 2007, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida at the Hospice of Palm Beach County. Mrs. Steiner was born in Lima, Ohio to Chester and Belle (Hennick) Gossard and was the fifth of their nine children. She lived throughout her life with her family in Ohio and had been...
Ralph Morse
Jan 25, 2007
Ralph B. Morse, Jr. of Diamondhead, Mississippi died Tuesday, January 25th in Gulfport, Mississippi due to complications following cancer surgery. He was 77 and a native of Cranston, Rhode Island. Mr. Morse served in the Marine Reserve, United States Air Force and Air Force Reserves. He taught electronics at Keesler Air Force Base and met Joan Hart of Jackson, Mississippi,...
Dola Wood
Jan 25, 2007
Mrs. Dola Anne Wood, age 85, died on Thursday, January 25, 2007 in Rowlett, TX. A resident of Gulfport, MS since 1947, she had been residing in Texas following Hurricane Katrina. Dola was born on May 11, 1921, in Holyoke, CO, the daughter of the late Lee O. and Anna Arnold Chandler. She is preceded in death by her brothers;...
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