Obituaries

Callie Marie Hall

Callie Marie Hall

Jan 31, 2021

Callie Marie Hall passed away at her home in Diamondhead, MS unexpectedly on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at the age of 46. She was a graduate of the Mississippi School for Math and Science, the University of Georgia and the graduate program at the University of Southern Mississippi. Callie was an oceanographer with NASA at Stennis Space Center for 20...

Betty Seymour

Betty Seymour

Jan 30, 2021

Mrs. Betty Seymour was loved and cherished by her friends and family as forever giving and an eternally loving spirit and will be missed by all that knew her. She was born on January 21, 1934 in Biloxi MS. She left her remaining family on January 30, 2021 as she passed to be reunited in spirit with her late husband...

Dustin Lawrence Fayard

Dustin Lawrence Fayard

Jan 30, 2021

Dustin Lawrence Fayard, age 24, died January 30, 2021 in Biloxi, MS. He was a lifelong resident of the MS Gulf Coast. Dustin attended Sacred Heart Elementary School, St. Patrick Catholic High School, and was a graduate of the National Guard Youth Academy. He loved fishing the Gulf waters by pier, bridge, or kayak. He was born with a green...

R.J. "Jay" Bellew

R.J. "Jay" Bellew

Jan 30, 2021

R.J. “Jay” Bellew, Jr., age 76, of Gulfport, MS died Saturday, January 30, 2021 in Gulfport. Jay was born in Harrison County, MS and was a lifelong resident of the Coast. He graduated from Perkinson High School and was the retired owner of Bellew Welding. Jay enjoyed horseback riding and kayaking. His hobby was showing off his 1933 Ford pickup,...

Helen Jackson Russell

Helen Jackson Russell

Jan 30, 2021

Helen Jackson Russell, age 91, of Biloxi, Mississippi, peacefully passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021 in her home surrounded by family. She was the daughter of Charles and Hannah Jackson of Quentin, MS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Oscar L. Russell, her son, David Earl Russell, and her son-in-law, E. Dixie Beggs III. Helen is...

Joe Seward

Joe Seward

Jan 29, 2021

Joe Seward, age 91, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he lived for 49 years. Joe was born in Denison, Texas and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He completed a career in the United States Air Force where he was a pilot, instructor pilot, flight examiner, and a logistics officer. After retiring from...

Dr. George Robert "Bob" Robinson

Dr. George Robert "Bob" Robinson

Jan 29, 2021

Dr. George Robert (Bob) Robinson of Gulfport, Mississippi, died Friday, January 29, 2021, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. Born on February 25, 1942, Dr. Robinson was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Thomas Robinson and Euzede Robinson and by his brother, Dr. Tom Robinson. At the age of fifteen, Dr. Robinson graduated from Drew High School in Drew, Mississippi. He...

Cherie Ann Cooley

Cherie Ann Cooley

Jan 28, 2021

Cherie Cooley, age 75, of Ocean Springs, passed on from this life on Thursday, January 28th, 2021. She was lifetime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and a graduate of the Biloxi High Class of ‘63. She was a parishioner of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Cherie never met a stranger, and enjoyed being constantly out and about driving around Ocean...

Debra "Debbie" Bowman Gibson

Debra "Debbie" Bowman Gibson

Jan 26, 2021

Debra “Debbie” Bowman Gibson, age 62, passed away while surrounded by her family on January 26, 2021, from complications of Covid-19. Debbie was a current resident of Gulfport and lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She was a graduate of MGCCC at George County Campus where she received her LPN degree. In 2001, she graduated from Excelsior College with...

Mary Vaughan

Mary Vaughan

Jan 26, 2021

Mary Vaughan, 88, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 in Biloxi. Mrs. Vaughan was born in Center, MS. She was a great wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Vaughan was of the Baptist faith and loved her Heavenly Father. She was a strong Christian and devoted follower of Jesus Christ. Mrs. Vaughan’s survivors include her husband, Oliver...

Patsy Ruth Foster Speaks

Patsy Ruth Foster Speaks

Jan 25, 2021

Patsy Ruth Foster Speaks, age 74 of Gautier, MS passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021. She was born on January 23, 1947 in Detroit, AL. Patsy was a former longtime resident of West Bank, NO. She had been a resident of Gautier for the past twenty-four years. Patsy was a former employee at Boomtown Casino as a Floor Supervisor....

Elinor Claire Hansen Lorona

Elinor Claire Hansen Lorona

Jan 25, 2021

Elinor Claire Hansen Lorona was born March 1, 1934 in Shreveport, LA. Raised by her father, Raymond J. Hansen who was in the United States Air Force and step mother Barbara H. Hansen, they moved extensively throughout her childhood to other duty assignments. While stationed at Keesler Air Force Base and attending Gulf Park College where she earned her Associates...

Hilda Mae King Payne

Hilda Mae King Payne

Jan 25, 2021

Hilda Mae King Payne, age 86, of Gulfport, MS, passed away on Monday January 25, 2021 at the home of her daughter in Corbin, KY where she was surrounded by her loving family. Born in Mt. Olive, MS, she was a daughter of the late D A King and Inez Clark King. Hilda was a former employee of Sam's Club...

Gail Patricia Inserra

Gail Patricia Inserra

Jan 24, 2021

Gail Patricia Inserra, age 78, passed away on January 24, 2021. Visitation will take place on Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home, Ocean Springs, with a service at 1:00 PM. Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the Inserra family.

Major Larry Joseph Mattina (Retired USAF)

Major Larry Joseph Mattina (Retired USAF)

Jan 24, 2021

Major Larry Joseph Mattina (Retired USAF) born in Biloxi, MS on August 9, 1939, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021 in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Mattina graduated from Biloxi High School in 1957. He attended and played basketball at Perkinston Junior College from 1957 – 1959 and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1961 where he was a...

Andrew Parker

Andrew Parker

Jan 24, 2021

Andrew Parker, Sr., age 78, passed away on January 24, 2021 in Biloxi, MS. Andrew was born and raised in Biloxi and was a lifelong traveler and adventurer. He traveled and lived throughout the U.S. from Florida to California and loved the Colorado Mountains. He was a highly skilled electrician, an avid reader, fisherman, bird watcher, gardener, and lover of...

William "Bill" Louis McKay II

William "Bill" Louis McKay II

Jan 23, 2021

William “Bill” Louis McKay II, age 64, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at his home in Ocean Springs. William was born on March 15, 1956 at Ramstein Air force Base in Germany. He attended Miami Killian High School, and proudly served his country for 20 years in the Air Force. He loved music, cooking, fishing, watching movies, taking...

Ronald Wayne Feldman

Ronald Wayne Feldman

Jan 23, 2021

One of the really good guys has left the building. Suddenly. Unexpectedly. Ron Feldman had just celebrated his 79th birthday with a homemade apple pie but died at home the morning of Saturday, January 23. His family and friends are stunned. Ron was born in Peoria, IL, on January 19, 1942, the second child of Nina Hitchcock and Floyd Feldman....

Linda Mary Davi

Linda Mary Davi

Jan 23, 2021

Linda Mary Davi, 77, of Glenwood NJ, passed peacefully at home surrounded by her loving husband Richard of 58 years and family, Saturday, January 23, 2021. Raised in Elmwood Park NJ to Dorothy and Alfred Ferraro, she was one of eight children; Lois Wright and husband Bill, Barbara Procko and husband Paul, Fred Ferraro and wife Patricia, Len Ferraro, Paul...

Curtis Eugene Jackson

Curtis Eugene Jackson

Jan 23, 2021

Curtis Eugene Jackson passed away at 94 years of age on January 23, 2021 with family by his side after a long, happy, and healthy life. Curtis was a WW2 Veteran. He retired from the US Navy. He was later retired from Air Traffic Control position at Dannelly AFB in Montgomery. Curtis continued to volunteer full time in many positions....