Cover photo for Clara Jean Buckley Courville's Obituary
Clara Jean Buckley Courville Profile Photo

Clara Jean Buckley Courville

d. December 5, 2019

Clara Jean Buckley Courville

Clara Jean Buckley Courville, age 91, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Ocean Springs Hospital. Mrs. Courville was born on July 6, 1928, in Stringer, MS. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs. She was a wonderful cook and also enjoyed sewing, reading, painting and spending time with family and friends. She especially enjoyed the annual Buckley Family Reunions. Her smile was contagious and she never met a stranger. All who knew her loved her. Mrs. Courville was preceded in death by husbands, Robert E. Parker, Tom "Rawhide" Ray and Allen Courville and brothers, Doyle Buckley, W.D. Buckley and Ance Buckley. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn (John) Stewart and son, Robert (Deborah) Parker, both of Ocean Springs; stepchildren, Joyce (Tommy) Quinealty of Chattanooga, TN and Dale (Dolly) Courville of Walker, LA and sister, Martha Allison of Nashville, TN. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Mark Stewart, Michael Stewart, Stacey (John) Taylor, Ben (Sara) Parker, Adrianne Parker, Mitzi (Joey) Poole, Stacey (Sarah) Quinealty, Sunny Thibodeaux, Lori Courville and Kent Courville, great-grandchildren, David Stewart, Wesley Taylor, Jacey Taylor, Gage Barraza, Reese Parker, Easton Parker, Dr. Jacob Poole, Josh (Christina) Poole, Joeli Poole, Trace Quinealty, Savannah Higgins, Kate Higgins, Eli Courville, Raine Courville and many nieces and nephews. The family would like to offer a special thanks to the nurses, techs and staff at 2E Ocean Springs Hospital for their love and care to her and to the family. You all are true angels on earth. Also a thank you to Retha O'Bryant for assisting in her care at home and to the Halfway Home Sunday School Class at St. Paul UMC for their many visits and meals and especially for their friendship and prayers. Mother loved you all. Visitation will be on Monday, December 9, from 10am until 11am, with an 11am chapel service, all at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Park.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Clara Jean Buckley Courville, please visit our flower store.

Past Services

Visitation

Monday, December 9, 2019

10:00 - 11:00 am

Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home - Ocean Springs

911 Porter Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Service

Monday, December 9, 2019

Starts at 11:00 am

Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home - Ocean Springs

911 Porter Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 29

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree