Obituaries

Michelle Dam Pham

Michelle Dam Pham

Oct 13, 2022

Michelle Dam Pham, 54, of Gautier, MS passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022.

Visitation will be held at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Howard Avenue in Biloxi on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Thursday, October 20, 2022 and Friday, October 21, 2022 from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic...

Ellen Marie Ransom Denney

Ellen Marie Ransom Denney

Oct 13, 2022

 

Ellen Marie Ransom Denney, 79, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022 in Gulfport.

Mrs. Denney was born in Charleston, WV and was a resident of the Coast since 1997. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Biloxi.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John L. Denney; and her parents, Clyde...

Mary Kay Huska

Mary Kay Huska

Oct 11, 2022

Mary Kay Huska, 70, of Biloxi, MS passed away October 11, 2022. Mrs. Huska was born October 30, 1951 to John Huska Sr. and Merrill Huska. Mrs. Huska was a native and life-long resident of the Gulf Coast.

She is preceded in death by her parents, John Huska Sr. and Merrill Huska; and brother, John Huska Jr.

Survivors include her...

Wayne Paul Baye

Wayne Paul Baye

Oct 10, 2022

On Monday, October 10, 2022, Wayne Paul Baye, loving husband and father of two children, passed away peacefully at the age of 78. He was transferred from Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home to Mothe Funeral Home in Marrero, LA.

Wayne was born on November 5, 1943 in Marrero, LA to Adrian and Eula Sevin Baye. He was a lifelong machinist who enjoyed...

Zula Jane Wilson Kimble

Zula Jane Wilson Kimble

Oct 10, 2022

Zula Jane Wilson Kimble, age 70, of Meridian, MS passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 in Biloxi, MS after suffering a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease and dementia.

She was born on July 4, 1952 to James Elton Wilson and Mary Pauline (Maten) Wilson in Meridian, MS. As a native of Meridian, MS, she graduated from Meridian High School. After...

Alexander Lee Olier

Alexander Lee Olier

Oct 8, 2022

 

Alexander Lee Olier, 22, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022.   

Alex was a gifted writer and musician.  He enjoyed writing poetry and composing unique, completely original songs and music.  Alex was an amazing skateboarder for many years, performing feats that many others would not attempt.  He also enjoyed playing video games and producing videos of...

Linda R. Craighead

Linda R. Craighead

Oct 7, 2022

Linda R. Craighead, 74 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022.

She was born on December 8, 1947 in Attalla, AL to Arey and Mary Yates. She graduated from multiple Northeast Alabama Facilities. She was employed with child care and assisted living services. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, sewing, and knitting.

Linda was preceded in death by...

Tamilita "Tami" Tyler Schayot

Tamilita "Tami" Tyler Schayot

Oct 7, 2022

Tamilita “Tami” Tyler Schayot, age 59, of Metairie, LA, passed away during the early morning hours on Friday, October 7, 2022, in her home with her children.

Tami was born on September 1st, 1963, in Atlanta, GA. Her parents, Tomie and Shirley, moved the family to Louisiana soon after she was born. The Tyler family grew up the majority of...

Wallace Eugene Blanchard

Wallace Eugene Blanchard

Oct 7, 2022

 

Wallace Eugene Blanchard, Sr., age 86, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022.

Mr. Blanchard was a long-time resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  He was retired from the United States Army, and was a veteran of the Vietnam War.  Mr. Blanchard was also a retired civil servant of the Veterans Administration. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. ...

Mrs. Loyce Smith Hire

Mrs. Loyce Smith Hire

Oct 7, 2022

Mrs. Loyce Smith Hire, age 89 of Biloxi passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022.

Mrs. Hire was a longtime resident of Biloxi. She was born February 10, 1933 in Lake Village, Arkansas, to Idell Wells Smith and William Hance Smith.  She moved to Biloxi in the mid-1950s.  She loved to cook especially with her twin sister.  Another enjoyment was...

Ethel Lynn "Gigi" Lott

Ethel Lynn "Gigi" Lott

Oct 6, 2022

Ethel Lynn “Gigi” (Stolica) Lott, age 60, of Vancleave, Mississippi, passed away unexpectedly on October 6, 2022.

 

Lynn was born on January 29, 1962 in Gulfport, Mississippi. She was a life-long resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast where she graduated from Long Beach High School in 1980. She met her husband of forty-three years in 1978 and married on...

Willis N McNeil

Willis N McNeil

Oct 5, 2022

Willis N. McNeil, 73, of Gloster, Mississippi, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at the Veterans Home in Biloxi, MS. He was transferred from Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home to  Brown Funeral Home in Gloster.

Mr. McNeil was born December 25, 1948 in Gloster, MS. to Willie J. and Perlie Price McNeil. He served in the Vietnam War and was of the...

Polie "Danny" Daniel Ainsworth

Polie "Danny" Daniel Ainsworth

Oct 5, 2022

Polie Daniel Ainsworth was born on December 01, 1950 in Laurel, Mississippi. Better known as “Danny,” Polie grew up in Biloxi and attended public school, where he learned to play the trumpet while in elementary school. Throughout his years at Biloxi High School, Danny was a member of Prof Carpenter’s superb marching band. Danny was band Captain and named most...

Curtis Joseph Bourgeois

Curtis Joseph Bourgeois

Oct 5, 2022

 

Curtis Joseph Bourgeois passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at the age of 87.

Mr. Bourgeois was born in Biloxi, MS. He retired from the Biloxi Fire Department as a firefighter after 26 years of service.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lelia and Oswald Bourgeois; and his daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and...

Hattie Jean Reagan

Hattie Jean Reagan

Oct 5, 2022

 

Hattie Jean Reagan, 85, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 in Biloxi.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan C. Reagan; her parents, George Lewis and Bell Brown Robertson; her brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Margaret Robertson; and her daughter-in-law, Carolyn Reagan.

Mrs. Reagan’s survivors include her children, Linda (Paul) Rieder, Thomas Reagan...

Sharon T. Doudna Jones

Sharon T. Doudna Jones

Oct 4, 2022

 

Sharon T. Doudna Jones, age 62, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 4th, 2022, in Gulfport.  Sharon was born on Nov. 20th, 1959, in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.

Ms. Jones was a longtime resident of Gulfport, both before and following her twenty-year military career.  Sharon was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend and a compassionate caretaker...

James Franklin Dooley

James Franklin Dooley

Oct 4, 2022

James "Jimmy" Franklin Dooley, age 70, of Gulfport, MS passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at his home in Gulfport.

James was born in Gulfport to James and Fannie Dooley.  After attending high school, he served in the US Army as a paratrooper.  He was later employed as a brick mason and welder.  James loved fishing, river life, family and...

Mary Kathryn Houston

Mary Kathryn Houston

Oct 3, 2022

Mary Kathryn Houston passed away October 3, 2022 at her home in Biloxi. She was transferred from Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home to W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors in Tupelo.

A native and longtime resident of Lee County, she was born April 4, 1928 to Johnny Newton Witcher and Myrtle Gilliland Witcher. Kathryn was primarily a homemaker, and cherished taking care of her...

Judith Ann Rodden Littleton

Judith Ann Rodden Littleton

Oct 3, 2022

 

Judith Ann Rodden Littleton, age 75, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2022 due to congestive heart failure. She was born October 4, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri to Russell and Ruth Rodden. She married her best friend and love, Dolen Wade Littleton, on November 26, 1966, who preceded her in death on October 11, 2009.

After traveling the...

Preston Louis Blaine

Preston Louis Blaine

Oct 3, 2022

Preston Louis Blaine, 73, of Biloxi, MS, died peacefully on Monday, October 3,2022, at the Mississippi State Home for Veterans, Collins, MS.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Preston and Mildred Thompson; and his father, Louis I. Blaine.

Survivors include his mother, Helen Thompson Blaine; three sisters, Beverly (Roger) Berry, Donna Dickson, Karen (Michael) Farry; and two...