Linda Diane Laethem, 62 of Biloxi, passed away Tuesday morning at her home. She was born August 17, 1959 in Galva, IL, the youngest of two children to Donald and Wanda (Frazier) Doubler. Linda grew up in the small town of Galva and was a friendly, outgoing young lady. She participated in 4-H along the way, graduating from Galva...
Robert Polk, age 68, passed away on February 7, 2022. Robert was born on June 10, 1955 to the late Andrew Wilkin and Bernice Polk in Prentiss, Mississippi. Robert was a kind and caring person that liked to make new friends. He was loved by his friends at his nursing home. Robert was kind of a jokester that enjoyed...
James Terry Martin, better known as "Kink", broke the bonds of this world and took his heavenly flight on February 5, 2022. He was born March 9, 1953, the second of eight children of John and Bessie Dee Martin. Kink grew up in Lumberton, MS where he went to school until he got old enough to work. He worked...
Stella LayVonne Ladner, 83 of Kiln, passed away Saturday, February 5th at Slidell Memorial Hospital. She was born October 24, 1938 in Hancock County, the third of six children to Harbert and Mary Opal (Lee) Lee. Stella met the love of her life, Kermit Ladner, in 8th grade while playing basketball. Though it only started out with a lot...
Derik Keith ladner, 50 of the Lizana community, passed away at his home Saturday, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 31st, 1971 at Gulfport Memorial Hospital, the only child to Marlin Keith Ladner and Doris Ann Schivers. Derik grew up in Saucier and loved to hunt both deer and ducks, fish, and listen to his country...
Lloyd Dumas, whose passion for life, sense of humor, and unbreakable spirit, brought joy and inspiration to all who knew him, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at the age of 72 at his home in Canton, MS. Born in Bellefontaine, Ms. on Sept. 1, 1949 to Larine Taylor Dumas and Avery Dumas, Lloyd was an identical twin,...
George Waldo Holland, 68 of Saucier, passed away January 31st at Singing River Hospital in Gulfport. He was born July 9, 1953 in Gulfport, MS, the second of seven children in all, the first five to Winford George and Louise (Allen) Holland, and the remaining two with her second husband, Jimmy Sample. George grew up in Long Beach where...
James Roy "Boo Boo" Easley, 68, passed away on January 30, 2022 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS. Roy was born on December 3, 1953 in Hattiesburg, MS to parents James and Weenanah Easley. He was raised in Lumberton, MS and in 1981, he met his lovely wife Carrie and they raised five children together. Roy worked in...
Sandra Susan Barnett, 79 of the Baxterville community, passed away January 29th in Gulfport. She born April 12, 1942, one of six children to Milton and Emma Stevenson. Sandra was born and grew up in Ohio, moving to South Mississippi in the 80s. She started out in Columbia, then to Baxterville where she has been for more than 20...
Raelan Nevada Lawhon, a blessing to Patrick and Sabrina Lawhon, entered this world on October 23, 2000 in Gulfport, MS. She was ushered home on January 25, 2022 at the age of 21. If you enjoyed the blessing of knowing Raelan, you'd have experienced her contagious love of dancing and singing. Maybe you watched her sing in the choir...
Dana Wayne Hilton, 55 of Saucier, passed away January 20, 2022 at Canon Hospice in Gulfport. He was born September 02, 1966 in Gulfport, the oldest of two boys to Claude Henry and Mary Alice (Ladner) Hilton. Dana grew up between New Orleans and South Mississippi, and enjoyed playing baseball and football, but his passion was hunting and fishing....
Jesse Bryant Helveston, 72 of McHenry, passed away Thursday morning, January 20th at his home, surrounded by loved ones. He was born December 2, 1949 in Hattiesburg and grew up in Gulfport, where he enjoyed working with his dad in the family business, Helveston Paint and Drywall. Jesse will be remembered for starting youth football in Saucier, coaching many...
James Kendall Erkhart, 53 of Gulfport, passed away on January 20, 2022 at Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 08, 1968 in Gulfport, the only child to James "Bo" and Susie (Deschamp) Erkhart. He grew up in the Lizana community where he enjoyed hunting, fishing and racing. From go-karts to dirt track cars, Kendall loved racing. He attended...
Joan Christine Ladner, 84 of the Necaise Crossing community, passed away Wednesday morning in Hattiesburg. She was born December 4, 1937 at the family home in rural Hancock county, the middle of three children to Chandler and Eula (Cuevas) Ladner. Joan grew up there in Necaise Crossing, through some tough times in the post-depression era where folks didn't have...
George Oscar "Shorty" Mitchell passed away, surrounded by family at the age of 80, January 18, 2022 in Carriere, MS. George was born on December 5, 1941, in Picayune, Mississippi to late George Bingly and Carrie Elizabeth Mitchell. George was a kind and loving person that treated anyone in his life like family. He always put others first. He...
Lonnie Elwood Beall, 74, passed away on January 18, 2022 at University Medical Center in Mobile, AL. He was born on November 01, 1947 in Lumberton, MS the only child of Levy Elwood and Florine (Parker) Beall. He grew up in Lumberton an outgoing and adventurous young man. He worked from an early age, managing not one but three...
Linda Joyce Saucier, 66, passed away January 18, 2022 at her home in Gulfport, surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 08, 1955 in Biloxi, the sixth of nine children to George and Estelle (Lewis) Breland. She grew up on the Coast, mostly in the Pass Christian - Long Beach area, where she loved to draw. Pictures,...
Darrell Lee "Thomas" Stivers, known to most as "Pops", age 65, departed this life on January 16, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was born into a coal miner's family on October 27, 1956 in Logan, West Virginia. He fought a hard and lengthy battle with cancer, doing so with dignity and unmatched bravery. Darrell was a strong and...
Regina Catherine Necaise, 80, passed away on January 15, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 31, 1942 in Bay St. Louis, MS, the middle of three children to Authur Reginald and Pearl (Couest) Moran. Regina grew up in the Bay, calling it home for her entire life. Her family owned horses...
Peggy Ann (Haas) Ladner, 67, of the Kiln, passed away Friday afternoon at Slidell Memorial Hospital. Born on September 16, 1954, at Southern Baptist Hospital in New Orleans, Peggy was the oldest of six children to Wesley Leroy and Myrtle Mae Haas of Kiln, MS. Intelligent and ambitious, Peggy lived a very interesting life. Graduating from Hancock High School...