Obituaries
Kenneth Richard Fontenot
May 19, 2023
Kenny "The King" Fontenot, 76, of Pass Christian, MS, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023.
Kenny was born in New Orleans, LA on October 30, 1946. He was a Vietnam Veteran in the U.S. Navy and retired from Heineken U.S.A. He was a member of the Pass Christian Isles Golf Club.
Kenny loved golfing, fishing, and spending time with...
June "Bug" Ann Caillouet Partlow
May 12, 2023
In Loving Memory
June (Bug) Ann Caillouet Partlow was hospitalized at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center May 7 and passed away May 12, 2023 from heart complications with loved ones close by. She was born to the late Jane Vena Parnell Webb and Gerald Edward Caillouet in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 19, 1958. She was married to Richard Partlow of 28...
Arthur Monroe Miller III
May 12, 2023
Arthur Monroe Miller III, 70, of Long Beach, MS passed away Friday, May 12, 2023 in Gulfport, MS.
Arthur enjoyed fishing, and watching football, wrestling, and movies. He was a very loving and dedicated husband, father, brother, and uncle who will live eternally in our hearts and he'll be sadly missed by his family and friends.
He was preceded in...
Georgia K. Breland
May 11, 2023
Georgia K. Breland, 60, of Bay St. Louis, MS peacefully went to be with the Lord with her children by her side on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
Georgia was a member of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church and Bay-Waveland Jaycees. In her early years she worked as an educator for the Bay-Waveland School District. After teaching, she went...
Karen Joyce Francis
May 9, 2023
Karen Joyce Moore Francis, age 63 of Bay St. Louis, MS, passed away on Tuesday May 9, 2023.
Karen was born in Forest, MS on August 13, 1959 to the late J.D. Moore and Rose Moore Benton. Karen is survived by her caring husband of 23 years Ernest Francis Jr., children, Jeremy Wheeler (Daylene), Ernest Francis III (Sherry),...
James Irvin Bourgeois
May 8, 2023
James Irvin Bourgeois, 83, of Kiln, MS passed away Monday, May 8, 2023 in Gulfport, MS.
James loved to fish for Bass, take his boat out, shoot guns, and he loved making everyone laugh by being a jokester. He was a wonderful and loving father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be sadly missed by his family and friends.
He...
Christine Rebecca Garcia
May 3, 2023
Christine "Gmaw" Rebecca Garcia, 77, of Bay St. Louis, MS passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in Bay St. Louis, MS.
Gmaw was living in Bay St. Louis but was a long-time resident of Waveland.
She was the oldest standing member of Miracle Tabernacle-First United Pentecostal Church in Waveland, MS of over 40 years. She loved gardening, going to church,...
Brother Celestine Algero, S.C.
May 1, 2023
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated to honor and to pray for the reposeof the soul of Brother Celestine Algero, S.C., a Brother of the SacredHeart, who passed into eternal life in New Orleans, LA, on Monday,May 1, 2023.
Brother Celestine was preceded in death by his parents andfive of his six siblings, including, his sister Elva (Leo) Jewanis; Michael(Josephine)...
Mario Antonio Espinosa
May 1, 2023
On the afternoon of May 1, 2023, Mario Antonio Espinosa age 84 passed peacefully after an 11-month battle with aggressive cancer.
Mario was the devoted husband of 60 years to his beloved wife Rose Trahan Espinosa.
Left to cherish his memories are his children Patty Espinosa Cerise (Glenn), Mark Espinosa (Michele’), grandchildren Gabrielle Yeager (Nic), Madeline Cerise, Joshua Espinosa, his...
Patrick Louis Natal Sr.
May 1, 2023
Patrick Louis Natal, Sr., 72, of Waveland, MS, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023. He was a member of St. Clare Catholic Church in Waveland. He loved fishing, hunting, cooking, taking his late wife out to dinner for date night, and spending time with his grandchildren. Patrick was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Natal, and...
Nelda Rae Vinson
Apr 30, 2023
Nelda Rae Vinson, 63, of Bay St. Louis, MS passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023 in Bay St. Louis, MS.
Nelda loved her dogs, sewing, arts and crafts, mowing and lawncare, dancing, and listening to music. She was a wonderful and proud mother, grandmother, sister, and sister-in-law.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Priscilla Ball; sister,...
Harvey Elvin Ming Jr.
Apr 30, 2023
Harvey Elvin Ming, Jr., 90, of Bay St. Louis, MS, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Harvey was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, MS and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was a US Army veteran, having served in the Korean War and on the team that sent NASA's Apollo...
Noel Raymond Gillan, Jr.
Apr 30, 2023
Noel "Gil" Raymond Gillan, Jr. 73, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at the home of his sister.
Gil was a native of Metairie, LA, and Accokeek, MS and settled in Pearlington, MS where he resided the past 40 plus years. He was well liked and was known in the community as a savvy and avid collector of...
Laura Haas Knox
Apr 29, 2023
A star was born on December 10, 1971, and she was called to her greatest performance to sing with the choir of angels on April 29, 2023. Laura Ross Haas Knox literally sang her way through life. She was the star of her kindergarten performance of “You Light Up My Life,” a song she cleverly convinced her teacher they...
Richard "Dick" Sawyer Jr.
Apr 25, 2023
Richard "Dick" Sawyer Jr., 65, of Diamondhead, MS, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Dick worked for 30 years with, and retired from, the Richmond Public Schools in Richmond, VA. He loved golf, playing guitar, and music, His creative and artistic side was seen in the writing of songs and poems. He is survived by his...
James Denis Necaise
Apr 24, 2023
James Denis "Dennie" Necaise, 84, of Waveland, MS passed away Monday, April 24, 2023 in Waveland, MS.
He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Waveland, MS, VFW and the American Legion. Dennie served in the United States Navy. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and NASCAR. He was a wonderful and loving husband, father, step-father, grandfather and...
Thomas Autry Dean III
Apr 23, 2023
Thomas "Tommy" Autry Dean III, 76, of Pearlington, MS passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023, in Pearlington, MS.Thomas was a member of First Southern Baptist Church of Pearlington, Diamond Lodge 393, and a Veteran of the United States Navy.He enjoyed fishing.He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Autry Dean II; mother, Eva Hursey Dean; and two sisters, Linda...
Myrna Q. Ladner
Apr 19, 2023
Myrna Q. Ladner, 81, of Bay St. Louis, MS went home to Jesus on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Myrna was born to Herbert and Amelia Quarterman on February 15, 1942, in New Orleans, LA.
Myrna met her husband, Terryl Ladner in 1957 at a school dance. They married in 1960 and went on to have 4 children, Keath, Kirk, Kevin,...
Judith Ann Favre Cooksey
Apr 13, 2023
Judith "Judy" Favre Cooksey, 78, of Waveland, MS passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023 in Gulfport, MS.
Judy graduated in 1962 from St. Joseph Academy in Bay St. Louis, MS. She was a member of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis.
She loved to dance, sports, especially watching her grandson pitch and her granddaughter...
Elaine Chagnard Dahlgren
Apr 13, 2023
Elaine Chagnard Dahlgren, 70, of Bay St. Louis, MS passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023 in Bay St. Louis, MS.
Elaine was a member of St. Clare Catholic Church in Waveland, MS. She loved to volunteer at the Bay-Waveland Headstart.
She also enjoyed sewing, cooking, coloring, Facebooking, her pets, her rocking chair, and loved watching her favorite girls dance on...
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