Obituaries

Dianne D. Boyd Carriveau

Dianne D. Boyd Carriveau

Jan 1, 2021

Dianne Carriveau, 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 1, 2021 in Ocean Springs, MS. Born in 1938, Dianne was the daughter of M. L. and Pauline Duncan of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She was a graduate of Tuscaloosa High School, Class of 1956. Dianne attended First Presbyterian Church of Ocean Springs. Married life brought her to Mobile, Alabama where she and...

Lonnie Anthony Bobinger

Lonnie Anthony Bobinger

Dec 31, 2020

Mr. Lonnie Anthony Bobinger, Sr. age 77 of Gulfport, MS passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020. Mr. Bobinger was born on May 25, 1943 in Kiln, MS and graduated from St. John Catholic School. He was a Sexton for the City of Gulfport at Evergreen Cemetery for almost 20 years. He was the co-owner of Brady’s Bait House with...

Kim Loan Nguyen

Kim Loan Nguyen

Dec 31, 2020

Kim Loan Nguyen, age 31, og d'Iberville, MS, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 6th, Thursday, January 7th and Friday, January 8th from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Howard Avenue in Biloxi. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2020 at Vietnamese Martyrs...

Michael John Gandour

Michael John Gandour

Dec 31, 2020

Dr. Michael John Gandour, 66 years old of Gulfport, Mississippi, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Michael was born on November 10, 1954 in Sistersville, West Virginia to his parents Jackson Gandour Sr. and Mary Gandour. After Michael lost his father to cancer when he was only seven, he and his mother moved to South Florida to be closer...

Retta Marie Day Cox

Retta Marie Day Cox

Dec 30, 2020

Retta Marie Day Cox, age 66, of Ocean Springs, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 in Ocean Springs. She is now in God’s care, reunited with her loving husband. Retta was born in Vicksburg, MS on October 3, 1954. She enjoyed fishing and crafting in her spare time. She is preceded in death by her husband of 36 years,...

Teddie Gene Gartman

Teddie Gene Gartman

Dec 30, 2020

Teddie Gene Gartman, Sr., age 86, of Gulfport, died on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, in Gulfport. He was born in Saucier, MS and was the retired owner of a heavy equipment construction company and always enjoyed the fact that he passed his love of construction on to his children and grandchildren. Mr. Gartman was a Veteran and served in the...

Maisie Reece

Maisie Reece

Dec 29, 2020

Maisie Reece, age 92, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in D'Iberville, MS. Maisie was a longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving wife to her husband of 71 years, Perry Reece, mother, grandmother and friend. She will be sadly missed by all that knew her. She was preceded in...

Alan French

Alan French

Dec 29, 2020

Alan French, 47, of d’Iberville, was called home to be with the Lord on December 29, 2020. Alan was born December 18, 1973. He was a lifelong Coast resident and a graduate of St. Martin High School, where he was a celebrated athlete and admired classmate. After graduation Alan enlisted and served in the United States Army, followed by a...

William Lester "Billy" Forehand, Jr.

William Lester "Billy" Forehand, Jr.

Dec 29, 2020

William Lester “Billy” Forehand, Jr., 73, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in Biloxi. Mr. Forehand was born in Biloxi, MS on November 26, 1947 to Bud and Eleanor Forehand. He graduated from d’Iberville High School and he was part of the chain crew at both d’Iberville High School and MGCCC. Mr. Forehand served in the...

Mary Genevieve Sargent

Mary Genevieve Sargent

Dec 28, 2020

Mary Genevieve Sargent, 91 of Ocean Springs, MS passed peacefully at home on Monday, December 28, 2020. She was born in December of 1929 in Bangor, Maine (ME). Her parents were William J. and Geneva S. Bohan. She had four siblings growing up on a farm in Bangor, ME. Sadly in her early teens, she lost her parents and was...

Preston Marion Reeves

Preston Marion Reeves

Dec 28, 2020

Preston Marion Reeves, age 88, formerly of Greenwood, MS passed away December 28, 2020. At age 17 he entered the Navy serving his country during the Korean War. After completing his tour of duty, he enrolled at Delta State College and graduated with a degree in Business. He married Betty Milling of Morton, MS and enjoyed a happy marriage of...

Katherine "Kathy" Theriot

Katherine "Kathy" Theriot

Dec 28, 2020

Katherine “Kathy” Theriot, 75, of Vancleave, MS passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 in Vancleave. Kathy was the owner of Kathy’s Flower Patch on the point in Biloxi. She was known as the “Queen of Darts” in the 90’s and ranked in the top 10 ladies in the world. Kathy received the Lifetime Achievement Membership Card from the MS...

Catherine Ann Flynn

Catherine Ann Flynn

Dec 28, 2020

Ms. Catherine Ann Flynn, age 65, died Monday December 28, 2020 at home peacefully surrounded by family after a joyous life. She was a woman of faith who spent many years attending Heritage United Methodist Church of D’Iberville and Coast Community Church of Woolmarket. She enjoyed Mardi Gras and was delighted to serve as Queen in the 2019 Greenbriar Mardi...

Joseph Leroy Debrowski

Joseph Leroy Debrowski

Dec 27, 2020

Joseph Leroy Dobrowski, Sr. passed away on December 27, 2020 in Pascagoula, MS. Joseph was born on September 15, 1941, in S. Kingston, RI. He was a veteran after serving in the Air Force. He worked and retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding. He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Ocean Springs for many years, and a proud member of...

David Lynn Sharpe

David Lynn Sharpe

Dec 27, 2020

Mr. David Lynn Sharpe, age 54, of Biloxi, MS passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020. David was born on July 6,1966 in Dadeville, AL. He attended Dadeville High School and had a vending machine business. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Ada Sharpe; grandfather, William Sharpe and grandfather, Sam Jinks. He is survived by his parents, Linda...

"Cathy" Anne Jenkins

"Cathy" Anne Jenkins

Dec 26, 2020

Catherine "Cathy" Anne Jenkins, age 57, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020, in Vancleave, MS. Cathy was born on August 15, 1963, in Wyandotte, Michigan, to Raymond Paul Quandt and Julia Ann Quandt. She graduated from Pascagoula High School class of 1981 and was a former paramedic and long-term employee of Hancock Bank. She enjoyed...

Thomas "Tommy" Lee Galle

Thomas "Tommy" Lee Galle

Dec 26, 2020

Thomas “Tommy” Lee Galle, Jr., age 52, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at his home in Biloxi, MS. Tommy was born on July 22, 1968 to Thomas “Bo” L. Galle, Sr. and Doris Victoria James. He was employed at Food Giant and worked in the meat department for 8 years. Tommy enjoyed photography, water sports, the beach, giving...

Richard Edward "Bro. Dick" Partridge

Richard Edward "Bro. Dick" Partridge

Dec 26, 2020

Richard Edward “Brother Dick” Partridge, age 75, of Gulfport, MS died Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Memorial Hospital. He was born in Syracuse, New York to Edward and Mary Partridge. He was a graduate of Concord High School, class of 1963. He was a member of The Mission Church in Saucier, MS and very active in healing ministry. He was...

Mary Eloise Welch Reyer

Mary Eloise Welch Reyer

Dec 26, 2020

Mary Eloise Welch Reyer, 88 years old of Gulfport, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at her home in Gulfport. Mary was born February 13, 1932 in Gulfport, Mississippi to her parents, Clarence and Susie Welch. She attended Gulfport High School. Mary worked as a secretary at First Assembly of God in Gulfport for 40 years. She worked at...

Leonard "Buddy" Forehand

Leonard "Buddy" Forehand

Dec 25, 2020

Leonard “Buddy” Forehand, Jr., age 75, passed away on December 25, 2020 in Ocean Springs. Buddy was born August 6, 1945 in Biloxi, Mississippi to the late Leonard Forehand, Sr. and Ruby V. Harris. He attended D’Iberville High School. He began his work as a welder at Huntington Ingalls in 1973, and worked there until his 2005 retirement to take...