Obituaries
Pola M. Cannette
Feb 5, 2026
Pola M. Cannette, age 78, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
Pola was a graduate of Meridian High School. She worked for the Biloxi VA and Keesler Air Force Base, retiring with 31 years of service. Pola loved music, dancing and everything Elvis Presley.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years, Elvin Cannette; her...
William James Randolph
Feb 4, 2026
William “Bill” “Billy” James Randolph, age 87, of Gulfport, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026,
Bill was born on November 9, 1938, to William A. Randolph and Mollie T. Randolph. He was a graduate of Gulfport High School in 1957 and the Army Security Agency School in Fort Devens, MA in February 1962. Bill was a member of the United...
Alan P. Picard
Feb 4, 2026
Alan Paul Picard, 64, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away on February 4, 2026, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.
Born on September 28, 1961, in Biloxi, Mississippi, to Leroy and Ethel Picard, Alan grew up on the Point in Biloxi (Point Cadet), where the tight-knit, hardworking community of east Biloxi shaped the man he became. A 1979 graduate of...
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...
Charolett Castle Turner
Feb 3, 2026
Charolett Castle Turner, 76, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on February 3, 2026 at Singing River Hospital, Ocean Springs.
She was born on December 1, 1949 in Lowmansville, Kentucky to Amos Castle and Eulah Castle. She was a graduate of Ashtabula High School and Kent State University. She was a licensed optician. She loved traveling, bird watching, sailing, and shooting...
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...
Delores Yvonne "Lochie" Turner
Feb 2, 2026
Delores Yvonne “Lochie” Turner, age 86, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 2, 2026.
Delores was born on January 21, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, to Jessie and Bonita Walker. She enjoyed a long and fulfilling career with AT&T, where she worked for many years as a supervisor. Known for her dedication and strong work ethic, she was...
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...
Shannon Kate Pierce
Jan 31, 2026
Shannon Kate Pierce, 45, of Henderson, Nevada passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026.
Shannon attended St. John Elementary School and St. John High School. She previously served in the US Army.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Betty Pierce; and her mother, Cynthia Varner Pierce. She is survived by her parents, John and Linda Pierce; daughter, Alyssa Waytashek;...
Adolph Boniface "Bud" Mevers III
Jan 31, 2026
Adolph B. “Bud” Mevers III, age 84, of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 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,...
Nora Stevens Harvey
Jan 30, 2026
Nora Stevens Harvey of Ocean Springs, MS, born Nora Terry Stevens in New Orleans, LA, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2026, at the age of 79. She is reunited at last with her beloved son Zach, dear friends, and many beloved kitties, her ‘angels in fur’.
Nora is survived by her devoted husband of 47 years, Chester Lyons Harvey; her...
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...
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