Obituaries
Anthony Douglas "Doug" Husley Sr.
Mar 19, 2022
Anthony Douglas “Doug” Husley Sr., 75, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022. Doug was born February 13, 1947 to Teodia E. Husley and Zora Z. Husley.
As a lifelong resident of the coast, Doug graduated from D’Iberville High School. He worked at a Midas Muffler and served in Vietnam for 6 years as a SP4 in the Army. Doug was...
Larry Edward Cox, Sr.
Mar 19, 2022
Mr. Larry Edward Cox, Sr., age 74, of Biloxi, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022.
There are no services scheduled at this time.
Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Larry Edward Cox, Sr.
Lenora A. Beyersdorf
Mar 19, 2022
Lenora A. Beyersdorf, age 99, of Bay St. Louis, MS passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022.
There are no local services. She will be transferred to Prasser-Kleczka Funeral Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Lenora A. Beyersdorf.
Pamela Dale Googe Schiefer
Mar 18, 2022
Pamela Dale Googe Schiefer, age 66, of Ocala, FL, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022.
Pamela was born in Biloxi, MS on October 2, 1955. She was a graduate of Gulfport High School. Pamela was an Airman First Class in the U.S. Air Force and later worked as a civil servant. She enjoyed collecting porcelain dolls, sewing, and...
Francis Patrick Garrity
Mar 18, 2022
Patrick Francis Garrity, age 88, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022.
Arrangement are incomplete at this time. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home 15th Street, Gulfport is honored to serve the Garrity family.
Brittani Marie Russ
Mar 17, 2022
It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the death of our Brittani Marie Russ. Brittani passed away unexpectedly on March 17, 2022. A beautiful young lady, with a heart of gold, she will be missed by all of those who knew her.
Brittani Marie was born on April 13, 1992, to parents, Sharon Thompson and Bobby Russ in...
Kenneth Jerald Varnadoe
Mar 17, 2022
Kenneth Jerald Varnadoe, age 87 left this earthly life peacefully, March 17, 2022, in his sleep after a day spent doing his favorite thing…Fishing!
Kenneth was a native of Lumber City, Georgia, one of six children born to Earl and Lettie Mae Varnadoe.
Kenneth, Ken, Kenny was a loving husband to Joyce and a role model father for Kimberly,...
Alfred Edison Rushing
Mar 17, 2022
Alfred Edison Rushing, age 92, of Ocean Springs, MS died peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 17, 2022.
Al “Grady” Rushing was born on October 9, 1929 in Biloxi, MS. He was a Protestant. He was a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Biloxi, MS and attended Draughon’s Business School in Jackson, MS. Al served in the...
Mary Edna Norton
Mar 16, 2022
Mary Norton, 93, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Heavens Harbor Care Home on the blessed care of SAAD’s Hospice.
Mrs. Norton, a native of Leclaire, Iowa, has lived in Ocean Springs since 1997. She retired as an administrative secretary to the administrator of Pleasant Valley Iowa School District. She was a member of the Ocean Springs Hospital...
Michael Wilburn Kirkland
Mar 16, 2022
Michael Wilburn Kirkland passed away on March 16, 2022 in Gulfport, MS.
Michael was 37 years old, born in Ocean Springs on December 30, 1984. He was a caring, kind-hearted individual with a zany sense of humor and an extreme intellect.
He received his Specialist degree in Education in 2020 and was working on his Doctorate at William Carey College....
Robert Lee Jones
Mar 16, 2022
Robert Lee Jones, 70, of Gulfport passed away on Wednesday, March16, 2022.
Robert was born in Biloxi on October 20, 1951. He was an Army veteran who was proud to serve his country during Vietnam. Robert was a very kind man and was always offering to lend a helping hand. He found and gave comfort to a small dog,...
Thomas E. Simmons
Mar 16, 2022
Thomas E. Simmons, 85, of Gulfport MS has taken the last flight West in the company of his family on March 16, 2022.
Award winning author, aviation enthusiast, sailor, aerobatic pilot, holder of the Wright Brothers Aviation Medal and home town raconteur, Tom Simmons lived live to the fullest. Tom was a former member of the Rotary Club, Chamber...
Willard John Lamb
Mar 15, 2022
Willard John Lamb, 86 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on March 15, 2022.
He was born January 11, 1936 in Lockport, NY. He graduated from Lockport High School and Kansas University in 1964. He was a well-known author, candle master, black belt in Akido, and invented Lap Siding also known as “Aluminum siding.” He served in the U.S. Army...
Thomas Milton Van Devender
Mar 15, 2022
Thomas Milton “Tommy” Van Devender, 72, passed away March 15, 2022 in Ocean Springs, MS. He was born at home on August 21, 1949 in Bentonia, MS, the oldest child of Lester (Pete) and Dorothy (Dot) Van Devender, and was a long time resident of Ocean Springs, MS.
Tommy was valedictorian of his class at Bentonia High School, and...
Doris Freida Klein Ishee
Mar 14, 2022
Doris Klein Ishee, age 91, of Gulfport, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at Memorial Hospital. She was born March 24, 1930, in Gulfport, the daughter of the late Gulfport Chief of Police, Ernest Edward Klein and the late Lillie Virginia Chadwick Klein.
Doris was a 1948 graduate of Gulfport High School, where she was a member of...
Edna "Ruth" Cruse
Mar 14, 2022
Edna “Ruth” Cruse, 66, of Biloxi MS went to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, March 14, 2022.
Ruth was born on Wednesday, March 23, 1955, in Cottontown, TN to Forrest Edward Jones and Bobbie Jane Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Jones went on to have 5 more beautiful daughters and Ruth was blessed with a childhood full...
Marie Covich Frentz
Mar 14, 2022
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."
Invictus- By William Ernest Hensley
This insightful and predictive quote was chosen by Marie at the age of 17 to accompany her senior photo in the 1946 Biloxi High annual. It encapsulates her life.
Marie Covich Frentz, 93, died on March 14, 2022, after a long,...
Louise Turpel
Mar 13, 2022
Louise Turpel passed away in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on March 13 at the age of 99. She was independent, still living alone, still driving, with an active social life. This was a life well-lived.
Louise was born in Lynn, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston) where she grew up and met the love of her life, Joseph, at a...
Mark Edward Damron
Mar 13, 2022
Mark E. Damron, age 60, of Biloxi, passed following an extended illness on Sunday, March 13, 2022. He was at his home and in the company of his family at the time of his passing. Mark was born in West Point, Mississippi, on July 1, 1961. He graduated from Oak Hill Academy in West Point and attended Mississippi State University....
Kailee Conrae Kitchens
Mar 13, 2022
Ms. Kailee Conrae Kitchens, age 26, of Gautier, MS passed away on Sunday. March 13, 2022.
There are no services scheduled at this time.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Ms. Kailee Conrae Kitchens.
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