OBITUARIES
Iris Benton Montgomery
Sep 16, 2009
Iris Benton Montgomery, age 81, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Montgomery was born in England in 1927 to the late Kenneth and Elsie Benton. She moved to Vicksburg in 1946, married John Montgomery shortly thereafter, and moved with him to Starkville. They later resided in New Orleans where they started their family....
John Woods
Sep 16, 2009
John Mack Woods(J.M.), 84, a native of Mt. Olive, MS, and a resident of Gulfport, MS died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at his residence. He was born on November 15, 1924, in Smith County. When he moved to Gulfport, he established a 56 acre ranch, where he enjoyed raising all types of animals, and where he planted a garden every...
William R. Lukas
Sep 16, 2009
William R. """"Bill"""" Lukas, age 56 and a resident of Gulfport, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Lukas was a native of Cleveland, OH and has been a resident of Gulfport for the past 42 years. He was a dedicated Social Worker for the past 25 years and was employed with the Department of Human Services....
Bernice Ellen Lizana
Sep 16, 2009
Bernice Ellen Lizana, 85, went to meet her Lord and Savior on September 16, 2009. Bernice was born May 6, 1924 in Gulfport MS. She was a lifelong resident of Saucier and was member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Lizana. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 55 years, Lonnie Lizana; parents Grace and Dovic Cuevas;...
Patsy Gudritz
Sep 15, 2009
Patsy Ann """"Pat"""" Gudritz, age 81, of Diamondhead, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at her residence after a serious bout with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, William A. """"Bill"""" Gudritz; her son, Rex Thomas Gudritz and wife, Pam, of Shreveport, LA; sister, Frances Kissel of Saginaw, MI; five 1/2 brothers and sisters, Michael Morrison,...
Kendall Webb
Sep 15, 2009
Kendall Webb, 64 of Pass Christian and Owner of Wolf River Painting, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2009 in Long Beach. Mr. Webb is survived by his wife of 24 years, Joan Fiore Webb of Pass Christian; his children, Steve Webb (Keitha) of Texas, Christie Jackson (Mike) of Jackson, MS, Christina King (Andy) of Long Beach, MS, Deena Shearer (Steve)...
William R. Mills
Sep 15, 2009
Mr. William Rudolph Mills, age 64, resident of Bay St. Louis, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Mills was a native of Greenville, TX, and grew up in Dallas. He served in the U.S. Navy Seabees, and later married Marion Cospelich. They lived in Dallas where he worked as a Master Carpenter with his father. He...
Richard Wayne Nellums
Sep 15, 2009
Mr. Richard Wayne Nellums, Sr., age 68, resident of Gulfport, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Nellums was born in Centry, FL to the late Aaron Richard and Fronia Shoemaker Nellums. His passion was law enforcement. He worked as a deputy sheriff, patrolman for Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Gulfport Police Department, and retired as a...
William Clark Wadlington
Sep 14, 2009
William Clark Wadlington, age 65 of Kiln, MS, a retired farmer, died on Monday, September 14, 2009, at Sullivan Healthcare in Kiln. Bill was a long-time resident of Belzoni, MS. He is preceded in death by his wife, aÌ‚â‚Å“RuthaÌ‚â‚ Yarborough Wadlington, and his parents, Lucian Ray Sr. and Catherine Clark Wadlington, as well as his brother, Dr. Lucian Ray Wadlington,...
Robert Grimes Pierce
Sep 14, 2009
Robert """"Robby"""" G. Pierce, III died on Monday, September 14, 2009, at Biloxi Regional Hospital in Biloxi, MS. Mr. Pierce was a lifetime resident of the Gulf Coast, where he lived with his sister, JoAnn E. Pierce, and niece, Christina Skadowski. He was 59, and had been a mobile welder, working shut down in coastal waters and a Jack-of-all-trades. Robert...
Frank N. Andervich
Sep 14, 2009
Mr. Frank N. Andervich, age 93, of Long Beach, died on Monday, September 14, 2009, at his home. He was born October 18, 1915 in Kansas City, Kansas where he lived until 2001 when he moved to the Coast to be with family members. He served as a Staff Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 186th Infantry in the United States Army from...
Vera Hall
Sep 13, 2009
Vera Ophelia Hall, age 64, of Gulfport, was called home to rest with our Lord on Saturday, September 12, 2009. She was a native of Shelby, MS and was a 1963 graduate of Shelby High School. She moved to the coast in 1967 and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church, Gulfport. Mrs. Hall was preceded in...
William O'shields
Sep 13, 2009
William Joseph """"Butch"""" O'Shields, 54, of Johnson Bayou, LA, died Sunday, September 13, 2009 in Beaumont, Texas. Butch was a long-time resident of Pass Christian and was currently residing in Johnson Bayou. He attended Pass Christian schools. He worked for Northrop Grumman, he loved to fish, and he was of the Catholic faith. He was preceded in death by his...
Huen Lin
Sep 12, 2009
Mr. Huen Lin, 61 of Gpt., died on Sat. 9-12-09, in Gpt. Graveside on Wed. 9-16-09, at 10am at St. Paul Cemetery in P.C. RIEMANN FMLY. F.H., 3 Rivers Road, Gpt. in charge.
Joseph W. Boardman
Sep 12, 2009
Joseph W. """"Buck"""" Boardmann, age 49 and a resident of Gulfport, died on Saturday, September 12, 2009 in Gulfport. Mr. Boardman was the only son of Rosamond N. Boardman and the late Ret. Col. Henry W. Boardman. Buck had attended Sewanee Acadamy in Tennessee and Mississippi State University in Starkville. In addition to his mother, Buck is survived by two...
Anna Mae Barnes
Sep 12, 2009
Ann Vance Smith Ford Barnes passed away September 12, 2009, in D'Iberville, MS. She was born on February 29, 1932, in Birmingham, AL, and had resided on the Gulf Coast since 1964. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in D'Iberville. Mrs. Barnes was an executive secretary for approximately forty years, a career she enjoyed very much. She...
Howard Earl Barnett
Sep 12, 2009
Howard Earl Barnett, age 70, of Long Beach, passed away on September 12, 2009 in Leakesville, MS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver S. Barnett and Clara L. Barnett; his sister, Betty Sue House; and his first wife, Barbara Ray Barnett. He is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Susan M. Barnett of Long Beach;...
Doris Hogue
Sep 11, 2009
Doris Winstead Hogue, 89, of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2009, Following a brief illness. She was born in Burns, MS and resided in Jackson, MS, until moving to the Gulf Coast in 1947. Doris graduated from Central High School, Jackson, MS in 1937. Doris was preceded in death by her husband Gordon Hogue. She is survived by...
Wallace Farragut
Sep 11, 2009
Brig. General Wallace E. Farragut, US Army, Retired, age 74, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2009 in Pass Christian. He was a life long resident of Pass Christian and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church where he served on the Vestry. He served in the US Army and the MS Army National Guard for 32 years, receiving numerous...
J. C. Parker
Sep 10, 2009
J.C. """"Toop"""" Parker, age 77, of Saucier, passed away on September 10, 2009 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Devan Parker and Mary Jane Parker; a daughter, Kimberly Parker Renfroe; four sisters, Theresa Parker, Marie Daughtery, Wynona Moran, and Martha Jones; and two brothers, A.C. Parker and J.W. Parker. He is survived by his wife, Alice...
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