Obituaries

Archie Holmes

Archie Holmes

Aug 26, 2021

Archie Holmes, Jr., age 65, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021. There are no services scheduled at this time. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the Holmes family.

Richard Dewayne Aiken,

Richard Dewayne Aiken,

Aug 26, 2021

Richard "Rick/Ricky” Dewayne Aiken, Sr., age 52 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Ocean Springs, MS. He was born on June 30, 1969 in Mobile, AL to Robert L. Aiken, Sr. and Martha Jean Aiken. He was a graduate of Pascagoula High School and completed the apprenticeship program at Ingalls. He was employed with...

Rose Etta Yackley Bearson

Rose Etta Yackley Bearson

Aug 26, 2021

Rose Etta Yackley Bearson lost her battle with Lewy Body Dementia on August 26, 2021. She was a “mystery woman”. Every life she touched told a different story of who she was. A Mississippi girl for the past 45 years, we’ll give her a pass for still saying “poor boy” and “Bill-oxy.” Occupations? There are many conflicting stories. Her husband,...

Richard Wiley "Hippie" Woods

Richard Wiley "Hippie" Woods

Aug 26, 2021

Richard Wiley “Hippie” Woods, age 66, of Gulfport, MS died Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Gulfport, MS. He was born March 12, 1955 and was a lifelong resident of the coast. Richard retired in 2019. Prior to retirement, he was a welding foreman and commercial truck driver. After retirement, he enjoyed his antique vehicles, fishing, working outdoors, traveling, and spending...

Emil Raymond Telschow

Emil Raymond Telschow

Aug 26, 2021

Emil Raymond Telschow, Sr. left this earth on August 26, 2021, at the age of 91, while being cared for at the Singing River Hospital in Gulfport, MS. Ray was the second child born to his father, Emil Herman Telschow, and his mother, “Minnie” Othiela (Frenzel) Telschow on September 10, 1929, in Houston, TX. As a child and in his...

Frederick John Lusk, Jr.

Frederick John Lusk, Jr.

Aug 26, 2021

Frederick John Lusk, Jr. passed away peacefully at his home on August 26, 2021, surrounded by friends and family. Fred was born on February 26, 1945, to Frederick "Freddie" John Lusk, Sr. and Vera Baker Lusk. Fred grew up on the "Point" in Biloxi, along with his two siblings, Frank R. Lusk and Ann E. Lusk. After graduating from Biloxi...

Infant Reggie Dunaway

Infant Reggie Dunaway

Aug 26, 2021

Infant Reggie Dunaway passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, from 2-3pm with a memorial service at 3pm. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the Dunaway family.

Richard Wilkinson Plummer

Richard Wilkinson Plummer

Aug 26, 2021

Mr. Richard Wilkinson Plummer, age 64, of Gulfport, MS passed away on August 26, 2021. There are no services scheduled at this time. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi, is honored to serve the family of Richard Plummer.

Linda Hoots Roberts

Linda Hoots Roberts

Aug 26, 2021

Linda Hoots Roberts, 70, of Latimer, MS passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Roberts was a native of Jacksonville, IL and a resident of Mississippi for 35 years. She was the former manager of Discovery Learning Center in Biloxi. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Ruth Wilson Hoots; and her brother,...

Sammie Lee Pate

Sammie Lee Pate

Aug 26, 2021

Sammie Lee MaGill Pate, age 75 of Gulfport, MS passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021. ' She was born August 31, 1945 in New Orleans, LA to Samuel Herbert MaGill and Irma Lee Burrage. She was a longtime resident of Gulfport, MS. Sammie was of the Baptist faith. She was a member of the Red Hats and a member...

Linda Wainwright

Linda Wainwright

Aug 26, 2021

Linda Wainwright, age 80 of Gulfport, passed away on August 26, 2021. There are no services scheduled at this time. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the Wainwright family.

Henry Lee Overstreet

Henry Lee Overstreet

Aug 25, 2021

Mr. Henry Lee Overstreet, age 56, of Vancleave, MS, passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Overstreet, a simple man, was born on November 13, 1964, in Biloxi, MS to Charles Overstreet and Nellie Bang Overstreet. He loved the simple things in life, his family being the most important. Henry loved telling stories about his childhood,...

Patricia May Carpenter Brooks

Patricia May Carpenter Brooks

Aug 25, 2021

Patricia May Carpenter Brooks, age 67, of Pass Christian, passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Gulfport, MS. Patricia was born on February 2, 1954 in Port Sulphur, LA to Glen Drew and Betty Lou Ragas Carpenter. She worked in finance and retail. Patricia enjoyed arts and crafts, music, and being with family and she loved her grandchildren. Patricia...

Infant Lopez

Infant Lopez

Aug 24, 2021

Infant Lopez, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. There are no services scheduled at this time. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the Lopez family.

Arnold "Arnie" Andrew Toth

Arnold "Arnie" Andrew Toth

Aug 24, 2021

Arnold "Arnie" Andrew Toth, age 87, of Biloxi, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Arnie was born on December 4, 1933 in Garfield, NJ. He graduated from Pope Pius the XII High School in 1951. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran that served our country for 26 years. He was assigned to Keesler AFB in July 1969, one...

Michael Whitehurst

Michael Whitehurst

Aug 24, 2021

Michael Whitehurst, age 56, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 in Gulfport. Mr. Whitehurst will be transferred from Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Howard Avenue in Biloxi to Radney's Funeral Home in Alexander City, AL for services. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the Whitehurst family.

Curtis Brian Snider

Curtis Brian Snider

Aug 23, 2021

Curtis Brian Snider, 63, of Queen City, Missouri and Gulfport, Mississippi passed away Monday, August 23, 2021 in Gulfport MS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford Snider and Lola (Wheeler) and two infant brothers Douglas and Joseph. Curtis was born September 26th, 1957, in Kirksville, Missouri. He graduated in 1975 from Schuyler R-1 High School in Lancaster,...

Betty Sadler

Betty Sadler

Aug 23, 2021

Mrs. Betty Jeanette Moses Sadler, age 90, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021. Mrs. Sadler was born on January 12, 1931 in Cross City, FL. She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Bart Sadler; and by her sons, Gary Sadler and Mark Sadler. Survivors include her daughters, Judy Sadler, Nancy Gillard (Richard), and...

Marc Fabian Miller

Marc Fabian Miller

Aug 23, 2021

Marc Fabian Miller, a devoted father, son, brother, friend, and free spirit, passed away unexpectedly Monday August 23, 2021 at the young age of 46. Marc is survived by his mother Sheila; wife Tyna his fiancé Hayden; his children Valerie, Victoria and Alisa; 6 grandchildren; his sisters, Ilene and Renee and his brother Jeff. He is predeceased by his father...

Phyllis Ann Marchese

Phyllis Ann Marchese

Aug 23, 2021

Phyllis Ann Marchese, 83, of D’Iberville, MS, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2021 in Ocean Springs, MS. Phyllis was born in Chicago on March 6, 1938. She married Peter Marchese in 1956 and relocated to Biloxi, MS in 1980. After Katrina, they spent nine years in Hattiesburg before relocating to D’Iberville. Their final move in 2019 was to Lighthouse...