OBITUARIES
Charles Shows
Jun 21, 2007
Charles Hansford Shows, age 81 and a resident of Biloxi, MS, died June 21, 2007, in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Shows was a native of New Hebron, MS, and a resident of Biloxi for 13 years. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II. He served as a deacon at Bay Vista Baptist Church from 1995 until 2006,...
Harry Tapp
Jun 20, 2007
Rev. Harry Lewis Tapp, 77, of Gulfport, died Wednedsay, June 20, 2007 in Gulfport. He was born in Somerville, Tennessee on November 13, 1929 to Estell and Louis Tapp. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Herman and Jimmy, and one grandson, James T. Culpepper. Brother Tapp served six years in the U. S. Air Force. After...
Evelyn Thompson
Jun 20, 2007
Evelyn Maxine Bragg Thompson, a resident of Diamondhead, died on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at her home in Diamondhead. Mrs. Thompson is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Leon Thompson; her daughter, Janet Lynn Cantrell; her son-in-law, Laverne Cantrell; mother, Stella Faye Johnson and her stepfather, George Fred Johnson. She is survived by her loving daughter, Sharon Lee Wolfe...
harry l. Tapp
Jun 20, 2007
Rev. Harry Lewis Tapp, 77, of Gulfport, died Wednedsay, June 20, 2007 in Gulfport. He was born in Somerville, Tennessee on November 13, 1929 to Estell and Louis Tapp. He was proceeded in death by his parents, two brothers, Herman and Jimmy, and one grandson, James T. Culpepper. Brother Tapp served six years in the U. S. Air Force. After...
Bonnie Pierce
Jun 19, 2007
Bonnie Anne Pierce, 79, of Long Beach, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in Long Beach. Bonnie was an avid horseback rider and rode barrelracing in many local rodeos. She loved nursing and earned an LPN degree shortly after volunteering with the American Red Cross. She then went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from USM...
Joseph Davis
Jun 19, 2007
Joseph (Joey) Thurman Davis, age 40 and a resident of Ocean Springs, MS, died on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in Ocean Springs. Joey was preceded in death by his grandparents and his Father, Ronald Thurman Davis. He is survived by his Mother, LaNelle Miller Davis, Long Beach, his children, Lauryn Davis and Alyssa Davis, Gulfport, his sister, Sonja Gaddy and...
Doyle Chandler
Jun 19, 2007
Doyle Shaw Chandler, age 74 of Gulfport, died on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Chandler was a native of Gulfport and had been a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He had worked for the Gulfport School District, was a member of the Plumber's and Pipefitter's Association and The American Legion. He served in the United States...
Curtis Bauer
Jun 18, 2007
Curtis R. Bauer, age 82, resident of Long Beach, died, Monday, June 18, 2007 at home. Mr. Bauer was born in Dubuque, Iowa. He was a resident of the coast for over 30 years. Mr. Bauer served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and the Korean War and was a Pharmacist's Mate Second Class in the US Navy and Marines....
Charlotte Moore
Jun 18, 2007
Charlotte McMurtray Moore, 63, of Gulfport, died June 15, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Moore lived most of her life on the coast and was a member of First Baptist Church, Gulfport. She was a graduate of USM with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and retired from Saucier Elementary. She also worked for the Department of Human Resources in the...
Jack Hughes
Jun 18, 2007
Jack H. Hughes, age 70 of Pass Christian, died on Monday, June 18, 2007 in Pass Christian. Mr. Hughes retired from the Ferro Corporation Chemical Plant in Baton Rouge, LA after many years of service. Mr. Hughes is preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, Betty Lee Hughes. He is survived by his two stepchildren, Wesley Draughn of...
Matthew Shaw
Jun 18, 2007
Mr. Matthew Gill Shaw, II, left this world to be an Angel, Monday, June 18, 2007 in Long Beach. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, John Gill Shaw, Corey Rae Peterson, and H.F. """"Shorty"""" Platts. Survivors include his loving parents, Matthew Gill Shaw and Wendy Vickers, a sister, Gabrielle Ranae Vickers, his grandparents, Mary DeIorio, Phyllis Shaw, and...
Aaron Foy
Jun 17, 2007
B. Aaron Foy, age 87 and a resident of Gulfport, died Sunday, June 17, 2007 in Gulfport, MS. He was born November 28, 1919 in Meadville, MS to John M. Foy, Sr., and Sula Bankston Foy. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his brother, John M. Foy, Jr. Mr. Foy is survived by his loving wife...
Stone Dossett
Jun 17, 2007
Mr. Stone Dossett, age 26, and a resident of Kiln, MS died on Sunday, June 17, 2007, in Kiln. Mr. Dossett was born in Gulfport and was raised in the Catahoula and Kiln communities. He was a 1999 graduate of Hancock High School and attended Ole Miss and USM. He graduated from Pearl River Community College with a degree in...
George w. Everett
Jun 17, 2007
George W. Everett, age 93 and a resident of Gulfport, MS, passed away at home on June 17, 2007. Mr. Everett was born on October 16, 1913 in Nashville, TN to George Washington and Mary Washington Everett. In 1932 he went to Ada, OK to attend East Central State Teacher's College where he met the love of his lifeâ₦Edith Marie...
George Everett
Jun 17, 2007
George W. Everett, age 93 and a resident of Gulfport, MS, passed away at home on June 17, 2007. Mr. Everett was born on October 16, 1913 in Nashville, TN to George Washington and Mary Washington Everett. In 1932 he went to Ada, OK to attend East Central State Teacher's College where he met the love of his lifeâ₦Edith Marie...
Richard Johnson
Jun 17, 2007
BUC Richard Franklin """"Dick"""" Johnson, U.S. Navy Seabees, Retired, 72, of Long Beach, died Saturday, June 16, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. Johnson was a native of Illinois and has live don the coast for 28 years. He retired from the U.S. Navy Seabees and as a Supervisor with Alcan Cable. He was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church and...
Willard Ivy
Jun 17, 2007
Mr. Glen Ivy, age 57, a resident of Saucier, MS passed away Sunday, June 17, 2007 in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Ivy was a loving husband and father who worked hard to take care of his family. He was a local entrepreneur and was a generous friend to all. He is preceded in death by his father Alton Ivy and his...
Doris toni"""" Marney
Jun 16, 2007
Doris L. """"Toni"""" Marney, age 84 and a resident of Biloxi, died Saturday, June 16, 2007, in Biloxi. Mrs. Marney was a native of Fort Worth, Texas, and a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. She traveled with her husband, Ray, during his career in the U.S. Air Force. They were married 56 years until his passing ten years ago....
Winona Bryant
Jun 16, 2007
Winona """"Winnie"""" Leah Walker Bechtol Bryant, died on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at 83 years of age. She was a U.S. Marine in WWII, one our our """"Greatest Generation"""". She made her contribution to her country through her children. She mothered seventeen grandchildren, thirty seven great grandchildren, a President of the United States Jaycees, two sons that served honorably in...
Herman Mccall
Jun 15, 2007
Herman P. McCall, age 97 and a resident of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2007 in Gulfport. Mr. McCall had been a resident of Gulfport for the past 44 years. He was an avid baseball fan and fisherman. Mr. McCall was a Mason and a member of the Joppa Temple Shriners. He was a devoted and loving husband,...
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