Obituaries
Stephen Lee Karr
Jan 17, 2026
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 Karr and Jean Karr. He graduated from Addisan High School in 1991. He enjoyed watching movies, cowboys, Star Wars, painting, wrestling, and history on the World Wars...
Hoan Hoang
Feb 4, 2026
Hoan Hoang, 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, surrounded by love.
Born in Vietnam, Hoan and his family immigrated to America in 1979 under the sponsorship of a Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, with the hopes of building a better future for his kids and generations to come. After braving several Minnesota winters, he relocated his family...
William Burton Mauer
Feb 4, 2026
William Burton Mauer, “Mr. Bill,” gained his heavenly reward on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. A man who walked with the Lord, he loved greeting at First Baptist Church, Ocean Springs, where he was a member for the past 47 years.
Born in Pensacola, Florida to Charles and Minnie Ernestine Green Mauer on May 19, 1946, he grew up learning master gardening...
Farolyn "Lynn" Mullin
Feb 3, 2026
Farolyn Grace “Lynn” Mullin, age 87, passed away on February 3, 2026. She was born on July 4, 1938, in Bay City, Michigan.
Lynn married William (Bill) Clarence Mullin of Mississippi, and they began their family in San Francisco, California, where their first two children were born. The family later settled permanently along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where Lynn became a...
Eulean (Junior) Clement Holliman, Jr.
Feb 3, 2026
Eulean (Junior) Holliman, 73, of Biloxi passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, with his family by his side. He was born on August 17, 1952, in Biloxi, MS to Eulean Sr. and Pearlie Mae Holliman.
Eulean grew up on old Back Bay at a time when kids played outside, running through the streets, riding bikes, and enjoying the simple...
David Kent Raymond
Feb 3, 2026
David Kent Raymond, age 78, of Biloxi, MS, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, in Ocean Springs.
David was born on March 11, 1947, in Biloxi, MS, to Elbert and Louise Raymond. He was a graduate of D’Iberville High School and worked for Huntington Ingalls, from which he retired. He also served his country as a member of the National...
Thinh Van Nguyen
Feb 3, 2026
Thinh Van Nguyen, 77, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 in Ocean Springs.
Visitation will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Howard Avenue in Biloxi on Wednesday, February 11, Thursday, February 12, 2026 and Friday, February 13, 2026 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Vietnamese Martyrs...
Mark Leonard Akins
Feb 1, 2026
Mark Leonard Akins, 72, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026. He was born July 22, 1953 in Biloxi, MS to Gill and Doris Akins.
A memorial service will be held at 11 am on Monday, February 9, 2026 at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home. Friends are invited to visit one hour prior.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home...
Harvill Payne Richardson, Sr.
Feb 1, 2026
Harvill Payne Richardson, Sr., 83, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2026 in Biloxi.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 11:00 am. Friends may visit from 10:00 am until Mass time. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to...
Adolph Boniface "Bud" Mevers III
Jan 31, 2026
Adolph B. “Bud” Mevers III, age 84, of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
Bud (That is what everyone called him) was an avid tennis player for years; then pickleball as he aged. Of course, dancing was his greatest joy; and he and his wife loved doing ballroom, 50’s, and Bud often got crazy with free style with the...
Jack Benny "J.B." Willis, Jr.
Jan 31, 2026
Jack Benny “J.B.” Willis, Jr., age 71, of Moss Point, Mississippi, departed this life peacefully on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Jack was born on October 18, 1954, in Heidelberg, Mississippi, to Lonnie and Catherine Plummer.
Jack Willis lived a life full of love, laughter, and kindness. Jack will be remembered as a devoted husband and dad. He was known for his...
Claudia Engbarth Eyer Perley
Jan 31, 2026
Claudia Engbarth Eyer Perley, 80, a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2026, and entered into the eternal arms of her Lord and Savior.
Claudia lived a life rooted in faith, family, and service. She was deeply devoted to her community and was always actively involved in the lives and schools of her sons,...
Robert Tindall Crosthwait
Jan 30, 2026
Robert Tindall Crosthwait, age 74, of Biloxi, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026.
Mr. Crosthwait was born in Drew, MS. He was of the Catholic faith, he previously served in the U.S. Navy, and was retired from the construction business.
He is survived by two sisters, Kay Wheeler and Margaret Ann Brickey; and two brothers, Frank O. Crosthwait and James “Jim”...
Lenora Catherine Stoeffler
Jan 30, 2026
Lenora Catherine “Kitty” Stoeffler passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026, in Biloxi, after a brief illness.
Kitty was a resident of Saucier and Gulfport since January 1991 coming from Mayport, Florida, when her husband was assigned to a new Navy station. She was born in Brunswick, GA and grew up in Palatka, Florida. She was a 1965 graduate of Palatka...
James Benedict Redding, Jr.
Jan 30, 2026
James Benedict “Jim” Redding, Jr., 66, of Saucier, MS passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026, in Gulfport.
Jim was born in Bay St. Louis, MS to James B. Redding, Sr. and Ruth Snodgrass Redding on February 6, 1959. He graduated from Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, LA and enlisted in the US Navy. He was a Machinist Mate...
Marie McManus Moore
Jan 28, 2026
Marie McManus Moore was born on June 5, 1931, to Ceila and Andrew J McManus in the Bronx borough of New York City. Educated in New York City schools, she received her RN from Fordham University and later her B.S. in Nursing Education from Columbia University. After joining the Air Force, she met her husband Patrick Moore at Andrews Air...
Ora Reynold "Renny" Harbison
Jan 28, 2026
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 High School and MS Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston, and lifelong parishioner of Nativity BVM Cathedral.
He’s preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Jeanne; and his parents, Ora...
Tina Louise Jones
Jan 27, 2026
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 kindness to others and her love of animals, especially her little dog, Dobbie. Tina was so loved by everyone who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her father,...
Michael Courtney "Mike" Burke, Sr.
Jan 26, 2026
After a courageous battle with cancer, Michael Courtney Burke, Sr. “Mike”, aka Pop-Pop, died on Monday, January 26, 2026, at his home in the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi. Mike was 85 years old. He was born in Hoosick Falls, New York, on September 11, 1940, to the late Thomas Morgan Burke and Julia Frances Power Burke.
Mike was...
Andrew Albert Lechner, Jr.
Jan 25, 2026
Andrew Albert Lechner, Jr., 84, of Vancleave, MS passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026. He was born August 27, 1941 in Biloxi, MS to Andrew and Sarah Lechner.
Andrew was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He retired from Ingalls as a welder and was a long-time volunteer and former chief of the West Jackson County Volunteer Fire Department....
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