Wallace David Carpenter

Mr. Wallace D. Carpenter, 76, of Biloxi, MS, died Friday, March 29, 2013, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Carpenter was born in Chicago, IL and had been a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He was a U. S. Army Veteran and retired from the I C Railroad as senior executive in management after 42 years of employment. He was preceded in death by his parents, Julia and Ira Carpenter, and brother, Ira Carpenter, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Jean Carpenter of Biloxi; son, Bryan (Holly) Carpenter; sister, Anna Reynolds; and brother, Charles Carpenter, Sr. Funeral services will be 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi where friends may visit from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery.