Obituaries in Ocean Springs, MS

Dorothy Anna Wehner Bernius, age 91, of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026. Mrs. Bernius was born in New Orleans, LA and had been a coast resident for about 30...

Chester Lyon Arnold III, of Saucier, MS, passed away peacefully in his home on January 18, 2026, at the age of 76. Chester was born July 11, 1949, in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was a...

Our beloved Mom and Teta Gamal “Jimmie” (Fam) Hanna passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026. Her family was grateful to be by her side when she passed in Gulf Breeze, Florida,...

Bonnie Jean Pickard Zirlott, 95, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, peacefully passed away on January 16, 2026. Born November 28, 1930, in Meridian, Mississippi, to Alex Lambert Pic...

Leonard Fredrick "Fred" Tagge, age 74, of Pass Christian, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Pass Christia...

Kathleen “Granny” Martin Karcher, age 95, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2026 in Vancleave, MS, surrounded by her loving family. Kathleen was born o...

Oberia (Vera) Jeffers Bounds, age 95, of Ocean Springs, MS, died peacefully at home on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Oberia was born in Longleaf, LA on December 3, 1930, to Arthur...

William Byron Patton, age 79, of Gautier, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Mr. Patton was a long-time resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a graduate of North Panola...

Bettye Lee Lamey passed away peacefully at her home on January 23, 2026, with her devoted sister by her side. She was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1930 to Ray and Lillie Te...

Tina Louise Jones, 67, of St. Martin, MS passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 in Biloxi. Tina was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She was known for her ki...

Stephen “Steve” Lee Karr, 53, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026. He was born on April 22, 1972, in Hillsdale, MI and adopted at 9 months old by John...

Ora Reynold “Renny” Harbison, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. A proud Biloxian, he lived almost his entire life in Biloxi. He was a graduate of Notre Dame Hi...