James Freeman Teakell

James Freeman Teakell, age 72, died Sunday, June 24, 2012. Mr. Teakell was born on November 5, 1939in Walters, Oklahoma. He graduated from Walters High School in 1958. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 until 1991. Mr. Teakell was stationed at Keesler Medical Center, Wright Patterson Medical Center, Wiesbaden Air Force Base in Germany, Andrews Air Force Base in Kadena and Air Force Base in Okinawa. He retired out of Norton Air Force Base, California, where he served on the Air Force Inspector General Team. After retiring from the Air Force, he was employed by Prudential Insurance Company for a few years. He is preceded in death by his father, Freeman F. Teakell. Survivors included: his loving wife, Josephine; one son, Matthew; mother, Olamae Teakell of Montgomery, AL; one sister, Karla Gentry of Hope Hull, AL; and many nephews and nieces. Visistation will be held at The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Homes on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. with procession leaving at 10:30 a.m. for an 11:00 a.m. graveside service at Biloxi National Cemetery with full military honors.