Lydia (De La Parte) Garcia
Nov 10, 2022
Lydia Garcia, 99, passed away November 10th, 2022 at Azalea Gardens Nursing Center in Wiggins, just 5 days shy of her 100th birthday. She was born November 15, 1922 in Tampa, FL, the only child to Hipolito and Esperanza (Hernandez) De La Parte. Lydia grew up in the Tampa area, graduating from Hillsborough High School with the Class of...
Douglas Dean Blackwell
Nov 8, 2022
Douglas Dean Blackwell, 71 and lifelong resident of Stone county, passed away November 8th, 2022 at Azalea Gardens in Wiggins. He was born July 17, 1951 in Hattiesburg, MS, the oldest of two boys to Dempsey Douglas and Lanell (Parker) Blackwell. The family resided out on Wire Road East on a small family farm, raising cattle, some chickens, a...
Rayford Odell Lumpkin Iv
Nov 8, 2022
Rayford Odell Lumpkin, IV, 26 of Wiggins, passed away November 8th, 2022 in Wiggins. Rayford was born on January 30, 1996 in Gulfport, the oldest of two children to Rayford Odell, III and Gloria Ann (Ellis) Lumpkin, III. He grew up in Carnes where he loved to hunt and fish. Ray was straight country and stayed in the woods...
Charlene Ruth (Benz) Wilder
Nov 6, 2022
Charlene Ruth Wilder, 64, passed away November 06, 2022 in Wiggins, MS. She was born on February 05, 1958 in Kansas City, KS, the second of six children to Charles and Susanne (Benz) Hicks. She grew up in several states, moving around while her father served in the military. She spent time in Kansas, Alaska, Maine, Missouri, and other...
Carolyn Irene (Thorp) Raymond
Nov 5, 2022
On Saturday, November 5, Carolyn Irene Raymond, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away in Gulfport, MS. She was seventy-seven years of age. Carolyn was preceded in death by her mother, Alice Spratley Paszle, her father, Robert Thorpe, and sister, Pat Thorpe Forehand. She is survived by one sister, Cathy Paszle Kahl, and seven children (Sylvia, Joe, Adam, Beverly, Angela,...
Wilson Gerald Wilkerson
Nov 5, 2022
Wilson Gerald Wilkerson passed away November 5th, 2022. Mr. Wilkerson was born to Auden and Woodrow Wilson on May 17th, 1941. Wilson was raised in the Union community, until his family moved to Meridian in 1969. As a kid he would spend summer days fishing out of ponds enjoying the great outdoors and was known to be a jokester....
David Lee Shoemake, Jr.
Nov 4, 2022
David Lee Shoemake, Jr., 27, passed away in a tragic accident November 04th, 2022. He was born June 16, 1995 in Hattiesburg, MS, a twin and one of three children to parents David Lee Shoemake, Sr. and Dorothy Eileen (Sullivan) Graves. Jr., as he came to be known, was the youngest, born three minutes after his sister Nancy, something...
Dave "Son" Whatley, Jr.
Nov 4, 2022
Dave Whatley, Jr., 78 of Franklinton, LA, went home to glory Friday afternoon, November 4th at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington. He was born at home in McHenry on June 14, 1944, the oldest of three children to Dave, Sr. and Vivian "Tip" (Parker) Whatley. Called "Son" from the time he was born, he grew up in Perkinston...
Michael Clyde Ainsworth
Nov 4, 2022
Michael Clyde Ainsworth passed away on November 4, 2022 in Wiggins, MS. Michael was born December 22, 1962 to Michael Douglas and Helen Mae Ainsworth in Biloxi, MS at Keesler AFB Medical center. Mike grew up in the Pascagoula community where he enjoyed the outdoors. Amidst the ladies, he enjoyed hunted and fishing regularly. Mike was raised Baptist, and...
Farrell Lamar “Butch” Stiver, Jr.
Nov 2, 2022
Farrell Lamar Stiver, Jr., 75 of Gulfport and known to those who truly knew him as "Butch", passed away Wednesday afternoon, November 2nd at Memorial Hospital. He was born August 25, 1947 in Goshen, IN, the oldest of eight children to Farrell L., Sr. and Doris Maxine (Holmes) Stiver. For the first few years, Butch grew up in Indiana,...
Tarence John Everidge
Nov 1, 2022
Tarence John Everidge, 36, of Bay St Louis, MS. passed away at home, November 01, 2022. Tarence was born in New Orleans to Lawerence Williams and Jennie Everidge on June 23, 1986. He will be remembered as a kind loving man by all who knew and loved Tarence. Tarence is preceded in death by his father Lawerence Williams and...
Larry Edward Treadway Sr.
Oct 31, 2022
Larry Edward Treadway Sr. age 65, passed away on October 31, 2022 in Poplarville, MS surrounded by his loving family. Larry was born on November 11, 1956 in Russellville, Alabama. Larry was born in Alabama, but he grew up in Buras, Louisiana after his father moved there to work in the oil fields. While in Louisiana in 1982 he...
Kristy Cheyanne Creamer
Oct 30, 2022
Kristy Cheyanne Creamer, age 27, passed away on October 30, 2022 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS. Kristy was born on July 10, 1995 in Biloxi, MS to Alan Ray Mallett and Tina Louise Creamer. Kristy was born in Biloxi, but she was raised in Vancleave. Kristy loved kids and decided after high school she would become a...
Charlotte Michelle Wall
Oct 28, 2022
Charlotte Michelle Wall, 54, passed away October 28, 2022 in Jackson, MS. She was born march 23, 1968 in Jackson, the daughter of Arthur Wall and Faye Carr. Charlotte grew up in the Pearl and Jackson area, raising two daughters and creating many beautiful friendships along the way. She was the type that never met a stranger; anyone that...
Starr-Lyght Ann Delancey
Oct 27, 2022
Starr-Lyght Ann Delancey, 21, of Yazoo City but originally of Saucier, was tragically lost in a vehicle accident Thursday afternoon in Yazoo City. Starr-Lyght was born on February 2, 2001 to Angela and Paul Delancey. She was so full of life and personality. Starr loved spending time with family, friends, and being outdoors. She enjoyed fishing, the beach, taking...
Mrs. Brooke Raliegh (Mccrory) Burnham
Oct 27, 2022
Brooke McCrory Burnham, 30, of Vancleave, MS., passed away peacefully in her home October 27, 2022. Brooke suffered from hemorrhagic brain stem stroke, secondary to testing positive for Covid-19, and came home to be with her family under the care of St. Joseph Hospice. Brooke was a dedicated mother and wife. She loved her family and her "OHANA" family...
Derek Leo Vance
Oct 27, 2022
Mr. Derek Leo Vance, 44, of Gulfport, passed away on October 27, 2022, at Memorial Hospital. Derek was born on September 14, 1978, in Pascagoula, MS to his parents, Billy and Rachel (Broadus) Vance. Derek is survived by his two daughters, Selena and Lillie Vance; his father Billy Vance of Gulfport; his mother Rachel Green of South Carolina; and...
George August Phillips Jr
Oct 25, 2022
George August Phillips Jr. passed away October 25, 2022, in Bay St Louis, MS. He was born in New Orleans, LA on August 31, 1959, to George and Shirley Phillips, Sr. Booboo, as his friends and family called him, was raised on the West Bank, where he enjoyed running the roads. As a young man he enjoyed local Mardi...
Michael Brett Stephenson
Oct 24, 2022
Michael Brett Stephenson, 64, passed away October 24th, 2022, at his home in Pass Christian. He was born April 25th, 1958 in North Carolina, the son of Albert Paul, Jr. and Lillian LaVerne (Henry) Stephenson. Growing up in Mableton, GA, Brett was the outdoors type and was pretty active in sports. He ran track, played baseball, and football as...
Beverly Jean Ann (Warfield) Creed
Oct 23, 2022
Beverly Jean Ann Creed, 78 of Biloxi, passed away October 23, 2022 at Merit Health in Biloxi. She was born December 20, 1943 in Gulfport, one of three children and the only daughter to Earnest, Sr. and Irene (Picheu) Warfield. Beverly grew up in Gulfport and attended St. John High School. She was married shortly after high school and...