All Obituaries

Mrs. Joyce Lee O'Neal, 74 of Bay St. Louis, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday afternoon, surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was born September 12, 1944 in Moss Point, the third of four children to Henry Eugene & Ruth Elizabeth (Myers) Reus. She grew up in the Dixie community of Forrest county, graduating from FCAHS, and attended LSU for a bit as well. Joyce was working in Little Rock, AR in the mid 60's when she met a young man named Mike O'Neal. He was...

Mr. Laird Ivan Siegel, 68 of Ocean Springs, passed away Friday, June 12th at Merit Health in Biloxi. Laird was born September 10, 1950 in Buffalo, NY, and was the oldest of two children adopted by Arthur B. & Arlene H. (Weiner) Siegel. The Siegel's owned an toy store, and raised their children in a Jewish home. Laird grew up and spent most of his life in and around Atlanta, GA, where he came to love fishing. He also lived in Israel for six years, searching out his heritage and...

Mr. James Edward "Rube" Dickinson, 75 of Lumberton, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, July 11, 2019. He was born on July 19, 1943 to Lavelle and Loretta (Stuart) Dickinson in Hattiesburg, MS. He was blessed with a stepdad, Woodrow Owen, that came into his life when he was 4 and raised him. He was a man that wore many hats in his day. Rube, as his family and friends called him, was a fixture in Lumberton. Everyone knew to go see...

Sheila Faye Biehl, age 62, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at her home in Picayune. Sheila was born on February 20, 1957 to Robert and Waline (Stockstill) Hayes. Sheila was a good momma who loved to cook. You couldn't go by her house without her trying to get you to eat something. She had many adventures traveling around with her husband of 14 years while he was on the road working. She enjoyed her time working at the old folks home in Poplarville, watching the dolphins on the beach in...

Scott Andrew Steiner, age 36 of Theodore, AL, passed away on July 8, 2019 in Perkinston, MS. Scott was born to Ronald and Karen (Jackson) Steiner on July 15, 1982 in Mobile, AL. Scott missed his calling when he went into the tile and granite business, he should have been a comedian! There was never a dull minute around Scott, just something about him. He was always into something and making sure everyone was laughing. You couldn't help but smile when he was around. While Scott loved to...

Tambrey Lynn Scruggs, 54 and life-long resident of Wiggins, passed away Sunday morning at her home. She was born January 27, 1965, one of four and the only daughter to Jessie H. & Jeanette A. (Strickland) Harrison. Tambrey grew up and spent her life in Wiggins, a true country-girl tomboy from the very beginning. As a young girl, she took piano lessons and was a member of the Stone High Pride marching band. Tambrey was a member of the SHS Class of 1983, and went on to MGCCC for two years....

Darryl Howard Bond, 57 of Saucier, passed away at Garden Park Hospital July 1st. Darryl was born November 3, 1961 in Poplarville, the youngest of three sons to Robert J. & Sarah (Fairley) Bond. A shy and reserved young man, he was always smiling no matter what. Maybe it was because he was the baby, and always getting his older brothers in trouble. He loved to hunt and fish, and eventually began making his own lures. Darryl went to work in the oil exploration field, and travelled quite a...

Ms. Dorothy Elizabeth Simmons, 70 of Gulfport, passed away peacefully Friday morning at Darlene's Personal Care Home in Kiln. Dorothy, or "Dot" as she was affectionately known, was born February 23, 1949 in Kosciusko, MS, the daughter of Walter H. & Katie (Womble) Jenkins. Dot was an outgoing lady with a friendly, charming personality. She never met anyone who didn't become her friend, and remain so for life. She will be missed by so many, both in New York and here in...

Mr. Shelby Paul Ladner, 63 of the Standard community, passed away Thursday at his home. Shelby was one of five children of Hollis J. & Estelle (Dedeaux) Ladner. He was born April 30, 1956 in Gulfport, and spent his entire life in the Standard community. From an early age, he had an affinity for dirt track race cars, mostly working on them but he also drove some as well. Shelby was a welder by trade, and had a small shop at his home, where he was the "community welder". Any time...

Mr. Michael Allen Rhodes, age 43, of Ackerman, MS passed away on June 26, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Michael was born on November 6, 1975 to Billy and Dona Rhodes. Mike as he was known to his family and friends, always tried to help others. He was determined to make everyone smile even on his worst days. Even at the hardest and darkest of times, he would try to bring light, love and sunshine to those around him. He never knew when to give up, a fiercely loyal friend,...