Richard Oliver Mayfield

Richard Oliver Mayfield, 61, of Ocean Springs, MS died Saturday, May 10, 2014 in Pascagoula. Mr. Mayfield was a native and former resident of Ocean Springs. He resided in Houston, TX for the last 27 years. He attended Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Elementary School, Notre Dame High School and graduated from Ocean Springs High School. He graduated from Grambling University in Louisiana. Mr. Mayfield was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is preceded in death by his father, Harold M. Mayfield, Jr.; and his brother, Michael Mayfield. His survivors include his mother, Joicelyn Mayfield; his sisters, Marcia Mayfield, Francine Smith (Winston) of Slidell, LA and Jocelyn “Pebbles” Mayfield (Burt McCorvey); his brother, Harold “Huffy” Mayfield; six nieces and nephews; and three great-nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Friends may visit from 10:00 a.m. until Mass time. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Ocean Springs. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.