Obituaries
Elbert "Boy" Meaut
Feb 25, 2022
Elbert “Boy” Meaut, age 86 passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 25, 2022, at Ocean Springs Hospital.
Mr. Meaut was born December 24, 1935, in Biloxi, MS to the late Elbert Clinton Meaut and Dorothy Baker Meaut. He retired after 35 years of service from Mississippi Power Company. He was a member of Blessed Seelos Catholic Church,...
Sandra Fortson Jenkins
Feb 25, 2022
Sandra Fortson Jenkins, 81, passed away after a courageous 6-year battle with ovarian cancer at her home on February 25, 2022. Sandra was born as a blessing from God in Elberton County, GA on February 11, 1941, and later moved with her parents to Marietta, GA. In 1951, at the age of 10, Sandra was awarded the Rotary Club 100-yard...
Zebulon "Zeb" Vance Beck, Jr.
Feb 24, 2022
Zebulon “Zeb” Vance Beck, Jr., age 93, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022 in Biloxi, MS.
Mr. Beck was a native of Charlotte, NC. He was the son of Zebulon Vance Beck and Anna May Bowen Beck. Mr. Beck was a graduate of Florence High School in Florence, SC and the Citadel, Charleston SC (Class of 1950). He served...
James David White
Feb 24, 2022
James David White, age 80, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2022 at his home in Gulfport.
James was born on August 19, 1941 in Rayville, LA. After high school, he attended Palmer Chiropractic College and was employed as a safety coordinator at Dow Chemical. His hobbies were fishing, dancing, family time and vacations.
He was preceded...
Juanita Balius
Feb 24, 2022
Juanita Balius, 93, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022. Juanita was born May 7, 1928 to James Fleming and Lillie Mae Dallas in Philadelphia, MS.
Juanita was a former resident of Delta City, MS. After moving to the coast, she worked at Biloxi Medical Regional Center where she stayed until retiring.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Conrad...
Laura Jackson
Feb 24, 2022
Laura Jackson, 89, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022 in Gulfport.
Mrs. Jackson will be transferred from Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Howard Avenue in Biloxi to Lewis Funeral Home in Milton, FL for services.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Laura Jackson.
Ginger Fay Reynolds
Feb 23, 2022
Ginger Fay Reynolds, age 72 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in Ocean Springs, MS.
She was born on July 14, 1950 in Jackson, MS to Neville and Mabel Reynolds. Ginger moved to Ocean Springs as a teenager and graduated from high school in 1967. After attending MGCCC at Perkinston and the University of Southern...
Louis Gene Kruse
Feb 23, 2022
Louis Gene Kruse, age 61, passed away on February 23, 2022, in Biloxi, MS.
Louis was born on July 19, 1960, in Palacios, Texas to Weldon Roy Kruse and Jean Louise Kruse. He was the youngest of five children.
Louis spent most of his life as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Phillips 66 Refinery in Texas. His favorite activities were...
Thomas Paul Tatlow
Feb 23, 2022
Thomas Paul “Tom” Tatlow, 78, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away peacefully on February 23, 2022, after battling a progressive neurological illness for over a year. Tom was a native of Point Pleasant Beach, NJ and lived in many locations throughout his life including Biloxi and Columbus, MS while serving in the US Air Force. He moved to Ocean Springs...
Thelma Louise Gartman
Feb 23, 2022
Thelma Louise Gartman, age 87, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Singing River Gulfport Hospital. She was a housewife and mother who enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Mrs. Gartman was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. Her happiest times were when surrounded by her family, often saying, “I love my...
Stacy Rene Gatlin
Feb 22, 2022
Stacy Rene Gatlin passed away on February 22, 2022 surrounded by her husband, father and children after a valiant fight against cancer. She was just 37 years old.
Stacy was born on April 9, 1984 in Puyallup, Washington to Paul and Deborah Blinn. She was the baby in her trio of sisters and brother. She moved from Washington to Oklahoma,...
Novella "Nona" Tandy Feeney
Feb 22, 2022
Novella “Nona” Tandy Feeney, age 71, passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Singing River Hospital in Gulfport.
Nona was born on November 22, 1950 in Jennings, Louisiana. She grew up on Beach Blvd. In Gulfport, where she spent her childhood riding horses on the beach. She attended Gulfport High School and later Draughns Business...
Wanda J. Lizana
Feb 21, 2022
Wanda J. Lizana, 82, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS.
Mrs. Lizana was born in Biloxi, MS on January 24, 1940 to Olga Mae and Edward Lamey. She went to Biloxi High School and was previously employed with K-Mart, Ingalls, Isle of Capri Casino and Home Instead. Mrs....
Lois King Ferguson
Feb 20, 2022
Mrs. Lois Ferguson, 84, a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on February 20, 2022 surrounded by those closest to her. Lois was one of eight children, born on April 4, 1937, in an old house along the Fort Bayou shoreline. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leona Hughes King and Henry Aaron King; and by...
Joseph F. Fasold
Feb 20, 2022
Dr. Joseph F. Fasold, 90, of Gulfport, MS died Sunday, February 20 2022.
Private services will be held.
Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home, O'Neal Road, Gulfport is honored to serve the Fasold family.
Joycelyn Davidson Barlow
Feb 19, 2022
Joycelyn Davidson Barlow, age 94, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022 in D’Iberville.
Joycelyn lived her life on the Comfort Place family compound, an East-Biloxi Street named after her grandparents. Joycelyn was a graduate of Biloxi High School before meeting her husband, George, when he was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base.
Joycelyn is preceded in death by her...
Horace Gordon Howze
Feb 19, 2022
Horace Gordon Howze (he referred to himself as “old baggy-eyed Gordon”), age 85, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at his home in Gulfport, MS. Gordon had been sick for many years, but managed to live his life with activities. He peacefully died surrounded by his good friends, Greather and Jason, and his neighbors.
Gordon was born on November...
Helen Bertha Cecich Roberson
Feb 19, 2022
Helen Bertha Cecich Roberson, age 90, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2022. She was born on December 31, 1931 in Biloxi, MS to Bertha Marinovich Cecich (1890-1937) and Joseph Peter Cecich (1888- 1965), both Croatian immigrants.
Helen was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was also a force to be reckoned with. Helen spent most of her adult...
Charles Anthony Durso Sr.
Feb 19, 2022
Charles was born in Washington, D.C. to the late Frank R. Durso and Mildred Durso Atchison.
Charles was a retired construction worker, a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, and a big supporter of the Ocean Springs Greyhounds and little league baseball. He spent many hours on the ball fields helping the youth of Ocean Springs.
In addition, to...
Master Chief Petty Officer Peter Robert Madson
Feb 18, 2022
Master Chief Petty Officer Peter Robert Madson, age 96, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on February 18, 2022. Peter was born in Hewitt, Wisconsin on June 29, 1925 to Peter Hans and Genevieve (Kneizel). Peter married his first wife, Marilyn Elizabeth (Leinberger) at Christ Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, WI on July 14, 1956 and remained happily married until Marilyn’s...
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