Obituaries

Shirley Alexander White

Shirley Alexander White

Jun 21, 2022

Shirley Alexander White, 93, passed away in her daughter’s home on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. A loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend, Shirley will be remembered for her beauty, zest for life, great sense of style and love of family, friends and faith.

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Mercedes Ann Kees Clack

Mercedes Ann Kees Clack

Jun 21, 2022

 

Mercedes Ann Kees Clack passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning June 21, 2022 in Ocean Springs, MS.  She was born September 9, 1935 in Alexandria, Louisiana and was preceded in death by her parents, Ida Marie Jewell Kees and James Lafayette Kees of Pineville, LA; two brothers, James Lynn Kees and Phil Albert Kees; her husband, Hubert Gondran “Bud” Clack,...

Brian Paul Bronis

Brian Paul Bronis

Jun 21, 2022

Brian Paul Bronis, 45 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on June 21, 2022.

He was born on September 2, 1976 in Elmhurst, IL but has resided on the MS Coast for many years. He was employed with Firestone. His passion was to be on the water boating and fishing and vacationing with his family at the beach. He leaves...

Bret Wilson Brewer

Bret Wilson Brewer

Jun 20, 2022

 

Bret Wilson Brewer, 59, almost 60, of Latimer, MS passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 in Latimer.

Mr. Brewer was a native of Illinois, born on August 14, 1962 to Mary Sue Crowder and Thomas Brewer. He was raised in Mississippi, graduated from St. Martin High School and received a scholarship to college for baseball. Mr. Brewer served...

Danny Marcus McFarland

Danny Marcus McFarland

Jun 20, 2022

Danny Marcus “Danny Boy” McFarland, 64 of Gautier, MS passed away on June 20, 2022 in Gulfport, MS.

He was born on June 4, 1958 in Pineville, LA to Denny Marcus McFarland and Peggy Joyce Pierce. He was employed as a truck driver. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, playing piano and guitar, singing, writing music, and playing drums.

Danny was...

Johnnie Sue Blackledge

Johnnie Sue Blackledge

Jun 20, 2022

 

Johnnie Sue Mize Blackledge, age 86, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 20, 2022. She was a longtime resident of Gulfport, MS.

Johnnie Sue was born February 5, 1936, in Weathersby, MS and raised in Magee, MS. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and teacher. Johnnie Sue enjoyed the life she and...

Carl A. Pelaez

Carl A. Pelaez

Jun 20, 2022

 

Carl A. Pelaez, 83, of D’Iberville, MS passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 in D’Iberville.

Mr. Pelaez was born in Biloxi, MS to William and Olga Pelaez. He served in the Army National Gard and was retired from the International Paper Company. Mr. Pelaez was an avid golfer and hunter and a member of the D’Iberville Moose Lodge...

Linda Susan Wenzel

Linda Susan Wenzel

Jun 20, 2022

 

Linda Susan Wenzel, age 71, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 in Gulfport.

Linda was born on March 9, 1951 in Rochester, NY to Carol Juanita Lowrey and William Lowrey.  She had a degree in education and was employed as a Head Start teacher and a Salvation Army Soldier.  Her hobbies were scrapbooking, card making...

Jessie Pauline Bograd

Jessie Pauline Bograd

Jun 19, 2022

Jessie Pauline Bograd died June 19, 2022, at the age of 96.  Jessie was born to James and Jessie Etherington of Middleton, Manchester, England, on March 11, 1926.  Her teenage years spanned the Second World War with the threat of bombing in an industrial city, but she and her friends made the best of their lives.  After school, she trained...

Annemarie Redman

Annemarie Redman

Jun 19, 2022

 

Annemarie Redman, age 81, passed away peacefully in her home, in Gulfport, on Sunday, June 19th, 2022.

Annemarie was born on March 27th, 1941, in Germany. At the age of 19, she traveled to America under a sponsorship, ultimately making it her home. Soon after arriving in the states, Annemarie met and married her husband of 61 years, Kenneth...

Francoise Rolande Marchal Walley

Francoise Rolande Marchal Walley

Jun 18, 2022

 

Mrs. Francoise Rolande Marchal Walley, 82, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022. She was born March 2, 1940 in Liverdun, France to Henri and Anais Marchal. Mrs. Walley was a long-time resident of D’Iberville, MS.

Mrs. Walley graduated high school at the age of 16 in Liverdun, France. She was a survivor of War World II, the invasion of...

David Dean Gemmill

David Dean Gemmill

Jun 16, 2022

 

David Dean Gemmill, age 67, of Biloxi, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Ocean Springs surrounded by family.

He was born on December 24, 1954, in Biloxi to Walter Earl and Camille Dean Gemmill. David accepted Christ as a child at First Baptist Church Biloxi where he participated in the youth...

Nancy Horton Mozingo

Nancy Horton Mozingo

Jun 15, 2022

 

Nancy Horton Mozingo, age 94, of Gulfport passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Gulfport.  She was born in New Orleans, LA and was a resident of Gulfport since 1957.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Gulfport and a member of various garden clubs and the PEO.

She was preceded in death by her...

Howard McKinnon Daniels, Jr.

Howard McKinnon Daniels, Jr.

Jun 12, 2022

 

Howard McKinnon Daniels, Jr., age 86, of Long Beach, MS passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022 in Gulfport.

He was born on July 28, 1935 in Big Springs, TX to Howard McKinnon Daniels, Sr. and Ester Daniels.  Howard attended Southern Adventist University and served in the US Army.  He received the Paul Harris Award for Rotary International and...

Jose L. Leos

Jose L. Leos

Jun 11, 2022

Mr. Jose Luis Leos, age 70, of Ocean Springs, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022.

Joe was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. He loved riding his motorcycle, fishing, and woodworking. He proudly served in the US Navy for 20 years.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Eudelia Leos; his wife, Marian Leos; and...

James Earl Lindsay

James Earl Lindsay

Jun 10, 2022

 

James Earl Lindsay, age 72, passed peacefully into God's heaven next to the love of his life on Friday, June 10, 2022.

James joined the United States Coast Guard in 1968, leaving his mother and siblings in Leavenworth, Kansas for duty on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It was happy fortune that in May of 1969 while stationed in Gulfport...

Thomas Earl Parr

Thomas Earl Parr

Jun 9, 2022

Thomas Earl Parr, age 79 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022.

He was born on December 21, 1942 in Davenport, Iowa to Earl Nicholas Parr and Jeanette Margaret Miller. He graduated from Assumption High School in Davenport, Iowa. He was employed by Farmall/Navistar and retired after thirty years. He served in the 1608th Air Transport...

Claire Bernice Boucher

Claire Bernice Boucher

Jun 9, 2022

Claire Bernice Boucher, age 90 of Ocean Springs passed away on June 9, 2022.

No services will be held.

Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Ocean Springs is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Claire Boucher.

Leonard Truman "Newt" Newton Jr.

Leonard Truman "Newt" Newton Jr.

Jun 8, 2022

Leonard Truman “Newt” Newton, Jr., 93, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Biloxi.

Leonard was born on September 14, 1928 in Managua, Nicaragua to Leonard T. Newton, Sr. and Elsie M. Richard. He served in the U.S. Air Force, retiring on September 1, 1974 as a Senior Master Sergeant. Leonard was an Air Borne Radio...

Carol Ann Bato

Carol Ann Bato

Jun 8, 2022

 

Carol Ann Bato, age 61, of Gulfport, MS passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Gulfport.

Carol was born on August 4, 1960 in New Orleans, LA to Walter Gervais, Sr. and Marie Hilton.  She enjoyed crocheting, coloring and spending time with family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Armando Bato and a brother...