Allan C. Cecil, USAF Retired, age 74, of Gulfport died Thursday, May 21, 2015 in Gulfport.
He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio and had been a resident of Gulfport since 1979. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served in Vietnam and retired as Major with 20 years of service. He was an active member of St. John Catholic Church in Gulfport and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Mr. Cecil was preceded in death by his wife, Diana L. Cecil and his parents, Charles Cecil and Rose Cecil.
He is survived by two daughters, Margaret (Michael) Drongowski and Ryan (Steve) Winters; two sons, Mark A. Cecil and Robert M. (Alexandria) Cecil; three grandchildren, Tara Cecil, Robert Cecil, II and Michael A. Cecil; and three great-grandchildren, Jacob A. Kuhn, Haley N. Kuhn and Dakota S. Winters.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 12 noon at St. John Catholic Church, Gulfport where friends may visit beginning at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery with USAF military honors.
Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements. View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com.