OBITUARIES
Roxie Leonard
Feb 11, 2007
Roxie Leonard, 80, of Long Beach died Sunday, February 11, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Leonard will be sent to Mountain City Funeral Home (Telephone (423) 727-9700) in Mountain City, Tennessee for services. The Riemann family's GULF COAST FUNERAL HOME, Three Rivers Road Chapel, Gulfport was in charge of local arrangements.
Elizabeth New
Feb 10, 2007
Elizabeth O'Brien New, age 68, of Gulfport, died in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her parents, Josephine and William O'Brien, Sr. Survivors include her siblings, Laura, Mary Marti, William O'Brien and Margaret; and numerous nieces and nephews. Elizabeth was a native of New Orleans, LA. She was born there on July 27, 1938. she was a very loving...
Evelyn Moyer
Feb 10, 2007
Mrs. Evelyn Sinclair Moyer, age 94 of Pass Christian, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Moyer was a native and lifetime resident of New Orleans where she was a member of the Junior League and Colonial Dames. She had been a resident of Pass Christian since 1985 where she was a member of the Pass Christian...
Geraldine Farragut
Feb 10, 2007
Geraldine S. Farragut, age 88, of Pass Christian, passed away on February 10, 2007 in Fort Worth, TX. Ms. Farragut was born in Bloomington Half, Canada on September 5, 1918. She attended Trinity Episcopal Church in Pass Christian, MS. She transcribed medical records with Los Angeles General and Gulfport Memorial Hospitals for 40 years. Geraldine was known as """"Gramma"""" or...
Theo Smith
Feb 8, 2007
Theo Smith died at her home in Gulfport on February 7, 2007 after a long illness. She was a long time resident of Gulfport. Born in Luverne, MN to Robert and Edith (Fugate) Leicher, she was the fifth of six children. Mrs. Smith relocated to the Gulfport area originally in 1966 with her second husband, Louis Bickford (deceased) and family....
Kenneth Bell
Feb 8, 2007
Kenneth Richard Bell, age 40 of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2007 in Biloxi. Ken's daily confession was II Corinthians 5:17; """"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away, all things are become new."""" He was a great encourager to all who knew him and his goal was to...
Ellen Rodriguez
Feb 7, 2007
Ellen Cullifer Rodriguez, age 90, of Gulfport, died on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Rodriguez was a member of St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church, she loved arts and crafts, crocheting, yard work, and was a seamstress and a resident of Gulfport for over 75 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin A. Rodriguez, Sr.;...
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...
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